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Overall Results:

Thunderbike Ultra Championship 鈥� 1st place.

Clubman 1000 Championship 鈥� 2nd place.

Thunderbike Ultra

– Qualifying 鈥� P4

– Race 1 鈥� P3

– Race 2 鈥� P3

– Race 3 鈥� P2

– Race 4 鈥� P2 (lap PB 鈥� 49.047)

Clubman 1000

– Qualifying 鈥� P12 on grid, P2 in class

– Race 1 鈥� P2

– Race 2 鈥� P1

– Race 3 鈥� P1

– Race 4 鈥揚1 (Lap PB 鈥� 48.922)

鈥淚 needed 19 points to secure the Thunderbike Ultra championship and aim for P2 in the Clubman 1000 championship. The weather forecast for Sunday wasn’t looking good, so I decided to wrap up the championships by the end of Saturday. I took a conservative approach in qualifying and in each race.鈥�

Saturday

鈥淚n the first qualifying session of the day, Thunderbike Ultra, I aimed to go out for a few laps to set a competitive time and preserve my tyres for the main race. This effort resulted in me securing the fourth position on the grid. Following that, in the Clubman 1000 qualifying, I encountered heavy traffic on the track, making it difficult to find a clear space. Despite this challenge, I managed to secure the 12th position overall and the second position in my class after completing one clear lap.鈥�

Thunderbike Ultra

鈥淚n the first race, I started in 4th place on the grid. I had a good start, I didn’t push too hard and settled back in 4th聽place, closely following the rider in 3rd聽place. On the last lap, the rider in 3rd place made a mistake, giving me the opportunity to overtake and secure 3rd place, earning 16 points in the championship. In the second race, I started in 4th place again and only needed 3 points to secure the championship. After another good start, I followed the same rider and the race ended with a similar outcome to the first race finishing in 3rd聽place and securing the points I needed.鈥�

Clubman 1000

鈥淒uring the first Clubman 1000 race, we started on a wet but drying track. I chose to use wet tyres, but since the forecast predicted wet weather on Sunday, I didn’t want to wear them out prematurely. I got off to a good start, but as the track dried up, I didn’t want to push too hard and risk damaging my tyres. My main goal was to finish the race safely, and I ended up finishing in P7 on the track and P2 in my class. The next race was a dry one. I started this race in P9 on the grid. Unfortunately, I didn鈥檛 get a good start, and it quickly became apparent that the suspension setup was incorrect. This made the bike very difficult to ride, and I couldn鈥檛 maintain a fast enough pace to keep up with the leading pack. I finished the race in P8 on the track and P1 in my class. Despite this I had gained enough points over these 2 races to secure 2nd聽position in the championship with 1st聽place out of reach.鈥�

Sunday

鈥淲ith both championships decided on Saturday I was in the fortunate position to go out and enjoy Sunday’s racing with no pressures.鈥�

Thunderbike Ultra

鈥淒espite some early morning rain, the track had dried enough for us to use slick tyres for the first race of the day. I started the race in P5 on the grid, had a good start, and was leading by the first corner. After a lap, the battle was between Kieran and me, and we had pulled away from the rest of the pack. The race was stopped early due to a red flag for an accident and sudden rainfall. I finished the race in P2. In the second race, I started in P3, had another good start, and began a close battle with Kieran. I set a personal best lap time of 49.047, but ultimately couldn’t overtake Kieran and finished in P2.鈥�

Clubman 1000

鈥淭he track had completely dried up in time for the first race. After a visit to TW Suspension, we made an adjustment to the suspension. I started this race in P7. I didn鈥檛 get a good start off the line and even though we had made adjustments, it still wasn鈥檛 enough to bring me to the leading pack. I finished this race in P6 on the grid and P1 in my class. Before the last race of the season, I made another visit to TW to make some more adjustments. I started this race in P7 and got my best start of the weekend on this bike, leading into the first corner. The bike felt a lot better, not perfect, but it gave me more confidence to run with the leading pack. This race was full of battles for 4th聽place on the grid. I had a good final race and brought it home in P4 on the grid and P1 on track, with a personal best lap time of 48.922.

鈥淎 huge thank you to Cigma Racing for the 拢40 spot prize I received on Saturday evening.鈥�

Vince Bennett Memorial Trophy

鈥淎fter the race, I was surprised to hear my name being called over the PA system to go to race control to be presented with the Vince Bennett Memorial Trophy. I am incredibly humbled to receive this trophy, which is awarded to 鈥楾he rider with the best overall performance of the meeting鈥�. This was a huge surprise, something I really wasn’t expecting. What an honour!

鈥淲hen I returned to the garage I was then presented with a gift of sweets from Bec鈥檚 Sweet and Callum Manley for being the overall winner of the Clubman class. Much appreciated, especially for the drive home.鈥�

Season Thanks

鈥淚 would like to express my gratitude to everyone at Bemsee, including the marshals and the medics (thankfully I didn鈥檛 require their services this year), for another great season. I also want to thank Kieth and Bradley for their witty commentary throughout the season. Additionally, I am thankful to all the photographers who have braved all types of weather to allow the use of their photos across the season. A special thanks to TW Suspension for all his help throughout the year and to my 2024 sponsors.鈥�

Next Season聽

鈥淣ext season, I plan to elevate my racing career by moving to the聽(BSB) Superstock class for the 2025 season, using my聽Honda Fireblade.听 I am excited for the adventures that lie ahead.鈥�