Luca Wilkinson aka El Loco #76

Round 1 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淔riday practice was OK. I didn鈥檛 feel great in the new leathers and had a small issue with the electronics on the bike (quickshifter and blipper), but it was OK. In qualifying I only got two laps in as the clutch failed, so we qualified at the back of the grid.

鈥淩ace 1 鈥� Great start from last up to 14th and trying to push forward, but the new leathers really caused me pain. I鈥檇 never had arm pump and it was the worst feeling. I eventually had to retire on lap seven as it was becoming dangerous. So disappointed, but the right decision.

鈥淩ace 2 鈥� Starting from P14 I had another brilliant start up to P8, settled in and was battling for P9, but the engine started overheating and I eventually got meatballed (black and orange flag). A really disappointing weekend, but the team worked so hard and we鈥檝e now resolved the mechanical issues that were causing the problems. Roll on Donington Park.鈥�

Round 2 鈥� Donington Park

鈥淪traight from my exams, it was a mad dash to get on track. Three laps to settle, then Nick pulled me in, told me what I needed to do, and I beat my previous PB by 2.1 seconds with a 1:41.9 to sit P9 by the end of the session. In qualifying I got onto the pace straight away and on my fourth flying lap went quicker still for a new PB of 1:40.8, putting me ninth on the grid. Really happy with a top-ten grid spot.

鈥淩ace 1 鈥� A wet race! Not the best start as I spun up off the line, and on the first lap through Starkey鈥檚 a rider ahead lost the rear and sent me across the wet grass at 100mph 鈥� new underwear time! I jumped the access road and managed to rejoin just before Coppice, dead last. The safety car came out and caught the riders in front, so we lost the pack and I was 12.5s behind at the restart. I settled in, pushed as hard as I could, had a few little slides but brought it home in 9th, setting a time that put me on the front row in P2. Well pleased.

鈥淩ace 2 鈥� I got a good start but Marley overtook, then up towards McLeans I dived up the inside of Ben to take P2, which I held until he got back past into the Esses. The first couple of laps we were all swapping positions, but with about five laps to go I got back into 2nd and tried to catch Marley. Unfortunately it started to rain slightly and I had a slide out of Melbourne which knocked my confidence, so I dropped back from the leading three. On the last lap Lewis came up my inside into Melbourne, then into Goddards I made a late dive up the inside and held it to the line, with Lewis only 0.01s behind. Very, very happy with the weekend and I can鈥檛 wait to go again at Knockhill.鈥�

Zack Weston 鈥� #35

Round 1 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淒efinitely not the weekend I thought it would be 鈥� a bit of bad luck with technical issues that made the bike really difficult to ride. I did what I could in the races and brought it home. Donington is next weekend so we go again there. Thank you to everyone who makes it 辫辞蝉蝉颈产濒别.鈥�

Round 2 鈥� Donington Park

鈥淥verall we made a good step with the bike. The team did an amazing job every session, solving technical issues and putting together set-ups. Qualifying wasn鈥檛 amazing as I couldn鈥檛 get into a rhythm, but I got stuck in during the race and moved forward. Race 2 started well and I was battling with a group of riders, but I struggled with rear grip in the latter stages. A massive thank you to the team for all their hard work this weekend. Roll on Knockhill, and thank you to everyone who makes it 辫辞蝉蝉颈产濒别.鈥�

Craig Dance

Round 1 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淎 difficult weekend getting used to the bike and bedding in all the new gear in FP1 and FP2. Qualifying was decent in P30. I had pace and felt confident, but something felt wrong with the bike as I was basically last in every speed trap, which is unusual for me 鈥� we鈥檙e looking into it.

鈥淩ace 1 鈥� DNF. On lap one a rider ahead had an issue and unfortunately I was directly behind him. I just managed to swerve in time but still ripped my fairings off, which meant I was shown the meatball flag to retire the bike. Race 2 鈥� P31. I definitely felt I could have done a lot better, but it is what it is and we roll on to Round 2. Thanks to the team for getting my bike ready and looking fresh, and thank you to my sponsors who make all this 辫辞蝉蝉颈产濒别.鈥�

Hudson Cooper 鈥� #27

Round 1 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淭he weekend at Oulton Park started on a very positive note as I continued to build confidence and pace in my debut season in the Moto4 British Cup. After running around the top ten in class throughout free practice, I qualified an impressive P7.

鈥淚n Race 1 I had a great start and was running competitively inside the top five. Unfortunately my race ended on the penultimate lap while running P5, after I lost the front through the dip in the chicane and crashed out of contention. I鈥檇 also like to apologise to Luke Fitchett, who hit my bike during the incident.

鈥淒uring the crash I suffered a significant laceration to my neck after contact with the screen of the bike, as well as a knock to the head. The British Superbike Championship medical team were outstanding, providing exceptional care both at the circuit and during the assessments that followed. I was later diagnosed with concussion which, under championship regulations, ruled me out for 20 days 鈥� meaning I sadly missed Round 2 at Donington Park.

鈥淲hile it was disappointing not to line up, the positives from Oulton Park far outweigh that. Qualifying P7 and battling with the front group for a top-five position showed the progress we鈥檝e made and confirmed we have genuine top-ten pace in this highly competitive championship.

鈥淚 still attended Donington Park for Round 2 and took part in the Moto4 rider fitness test. It was great to support the NW Racing team all weekend, and I was also invited onto the BSB Radio commentary team for the Moto4 class, which was a great experience.

鈥淢y focus now turns to recovery. I鈥檒l keep working on my fitness programme with my personal trainer at Storme CrossFit Ashby and come back stronger, fitter and even more motivated for the next round at Snetterton. A huge thank you to everyone who has messaged and offered support since the crash 鈥� it鈥檚 been massively appreciated. Thanks also to the entire NW Racing team, my chief mechanic Simon from Powertech UK, my sponsors, and everyone who continues to support me on this journey.鈥�

The whole team now looks ahead to the next rounds at Knockhill and Snetterton, with everyone at 91传媒 wishing Hudson a speedy recovery.

Image credits: Torq Media

Luca Wilkinson aka El Loco #76

Friday Practice

鈥淔riday鈥檚 practice went well. Small issue with the bike, but it wasn鈥檛 affecting my lap times, so we just rode around it.鈥�

Saturday

Qualifying

鈥淲ent out and pushed on a bit, I knew I didn鈥檛 have to put it on pole, so I just rode smart and pushed for a few laps and put it on P2 with Ollie Sims on P1, with our lap times separated by 0.03 of a second.

Race 1

鈥淪tarted the race but I noticed Ollie hadn鈥檛 gone to the grid. I pulled an 8-second lead after 3 laps and just brought it home in 1st place. Unfortunately, I came in to find out Ollie had crashed in the Minitwins qualifying and broken his collarbone.

Race 2

鈥淧retty similar to race 1; a good start, pulled a big gap and just kept at a consistent pace and brought it home in 1st place and secured the championship win.鈥�

Sunday

Race 3

鈥淚t was cold so I had to think about how to ride so I didn鈥檛 overdo it. I put a gap to 2nd and brought it home in 1st place.鈥�听

Race 4

鈥淢y 1st wet race! Good start and just rode smart but after a few laps I caught some back-markers and lost a lot of time letting a few other riders catch. Sean took me into turn 1 after I ran wide, but I retook the position and pulled a little gap to bring it back home in 1st for the last time of the year and with the championship win.

鈥淔antastic last round with 4 from 4 wins. Big shout out to Ollie who I鈥檝e battled hard with all year, not the way I wanted the year to end. GWS mate.

鈥淭hank you each & every one of our sponsors supporters and friends.鈥�

鈥淎 real test of character. We made a last-minute decision to upgrade the front forks and rear shock on the back of strong rides at Snetterton. Must give massive thanks to Advanced Moto, as the speed and service we received were great. Nothing was too much trouble for Neil. I was so looking forward to getting a good setting with the new stuff.

鈥淭est day was not ideal for this, with 60 bikes on track and only 3 x 15 minutes sessions. We had to hope it would feel right from the start in race conditions.

鈥淨ualifying – Being way off the pace, we made no adjustment, so into qualifying we just tried to push on. Set a 1:42.8 secs. which put us 10^th on grid.听 This wasn鈥檛 bad, but having to force the steering, we knew we couldn鈥檛 maintain it for a full race.

鈥淩ace 1 – We made a small change and just tried to run with it, but to no avail.听 These were the hardest laps ever on the R1. Finished 12^th with a best lap of 1:42.7.

鈥淩ace 2 – Made bigger changes to try and make the bike turn quicker. It did feel a little better, but still having to wrestle it round created arm pump. Losing proper throttle control, had a massive slide coming out of Druids so pulled in after 6 laps. Early laps in 1:43鈥檚.”

鈥淩ace 3 – We put the settings back as close to those on the old front forks and finally it started to feel like my bike again. Felt like I could do 15 laps not 4! P13 on the grid, but not the best start and we lost 4 places through Old Hall. 听Soon got these places back and 1:44鈥檚 took us into 12^th with clear track and closing on the pack in front. Braking into Island Bend there was a hell of a bang. The chain had snapped and jammed in the rear sprocket. Luckily, managed to stay upright, got it stopped and parked up. Fair bit of damage including the swing arm.

鈥淎 weekend to forget, but WOW, have learnt a lot. Good to be back in the JR Performance awning with old friends 鈥� so thanks Joe. Also, thanks to Fin Arscott. We did a track walk and Fin pointed out his racing lines 鈥� very helpful.听 Being stranded out on track, watched Fin and the other JR Performance boys complete the race and they were brilliant. Wish them every success in the BSB National Superstock.

鈥淣ow to repair the bike ready for Brands Hatch and get back on a good run again. Massive thanks to everyone who help make this possible 鈥� it means the world to me.”

Luca Wilkinson

Round 2 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淪o, after the incredible (until it wasn鈥檛) weekend at Brands, it鈥檚 been a full-on two weeks to get the bike fixed & ready for听Bemsee听Round 2听Oulton Park.

鈥淲e owe a massive thanks to Team听NW Racing听and a lot of other people for the huge effort to sort the bike 鈥撎齳ou sure are the best!

鈥淲ith beautiful weather, it was amazing to be at this iconic track for Luca’s first time.

We knew we would have some teething issues with the bike having such a big rebuild, but the team worked flawlessly and by the last three sessions, we were in a good position.

鈥淔riday Qualifying went great, finishing P8 鈥� P3 in class.

鈥淩ace 1 – Great race with Luca taking the F400 lead and finishing P9 鈥� P3 in class. Very happy with that, having never ridden the track before and knowing the calibre of the riders in the F400.

鈥淩ace 2 – Another great start and again fighting for 3rd, Luca finished P4 in class behind the flying听Team Marshall Racing.

鈥淩ace 3 – Great start and into the class lead down into Cascades, Luca pushed hard and again managed a P3 in class behind听David Lindemann and听Craig Dance.

鈥淲e are so happy with the results, learning every lap, following some amazing riders who are happy to help and give advice to help Luca improve 鈥� we have to say a huge thanks for this it鈥檚 an incredible gesture and much appreciated. Each race Luca managed to close the gap to the class leaders, which is our aim this year.鈥�

Zack Weston

Round 2 鈥� Oulton Park

鈥淨ualifying – After a good practice, I was feeling good on the bike and was happy with the setup. I didn鈥檛 get out at the front, but I was still able to set my laps on my own and put it on the front row!

鈥淩ace 1 – I got an amazing start from P2 and pulled the holeshot. After leading for a few laps and setting good pace, Nathan Harrison came past so I stuck in and tagged onto the back of him, finishing P2.听

鈥淩ace 2 – After a good race 1, I was hoping for the same in race 2, it was a good first half of the race starting in P2 and pulling on P3, but the second half I struggled really bad with rear grip and dropped back into p3.听

鈥淩ace 3 – After a disappointing race 2, I put everything into race 3. I didn鈥檛 get a good start, dropping back to P3, so I sent it into the lead down cascades T3. After a lot of moves and close racing, it came down to the last corner. I tried to drag it to the line but missed out on P1 by 0.03 seconds.

鈥淥verall, a great weekend of racing, time with family and friends and some of our amazing sponsors.

鈥淗uge thank you to all of my sponsors.鈥�

Image credits:

Luca Wilkinson

鈥淭he dust has settled on the first race weekend on the new听Kawasaki UK听ZX-4RR at Brands Hatch and what an amazing weekend it was.

鈥淔irst, we have to thank the听NW Racing听team for all the support coming into this weekend. We have worked hard and everything was in place with the setup looking听great.

鈥淲ith the weather bright and sunny but very cold, in Friday practice we just chipped away. Happy with progress and with the whole team having put in good times, we were ready for qualifying.

鈥淩acing on a mixed grid consisting of SuperTwins, Thunderbike Sport and the F400s made for an interesting mix of bikes. Qualifying went really well and Luca ended up P6 overall and P2 in class behind the ever-quick听Craig Dance.

鈥淩ace 1 – Great race where Luca ended up in P1 in class and 11th overall. Not a bad start.

鈥淩ace 2 – With the sun setting, it had gone very cold. Luca carried on pushing and put in a PB but didn鈥檛 have the pace to go with Craig and came home P2 in class and P12 overall.

鈥淩ace 3 – Great start and into the class lead down into Paddock Hill, after that Luca lead from start to finish to get P1 in class and P6 overall.

鈥淩ace 3 鈥� Again, last race of the day and the sun was going down and the temperature was again dropping. Another great start and following Craig who was setting a great pace. Hitting PBs on every lap, Luca took advantage of a back marker and managed to pass Craig on the Brabham Straight. Unfortunately, that鈥檚 where the weekend went down fast. Coming into Graham Hill Luca lost the front on the brakes. He was fine but the bike decided to protest.

“Overall, it was a fantastic weekend for not only Luca but the whole team.鈥�

Zack Weston

鈥淧ractice: I went out thinking it would take some time to get up to speed, but I felt really comfortable and confident on the bike, and I was able to get up to speed straight away, surprising myself and the team.

鈥淨ualifying: After a good practice, I was confident going into qualifying. I didn鈥檛 quite get out where I wanted to but I was able to dig in and set a lap time that put me on the front row!

鈥淩ace 1: After an amazing qualifying, I was ready for race 1. I didn鈥檛 get the best start but it was a long race so I knew it was fine, it was a difficult race as it was 18 laps and I was struggling with rear grip but I managed it to the end and missed out on a podium by 0.1 seconds, to achieve P4.

鈥淩ace 2: After missing out on a podium in race one, I went for it in race 2, I got a good start getting into P2 into turn 1 and then taking the lead into turn 2 鈥撎齣t was a good race with lots of changes in positions and I was able to get up into P2 and finally get the podium.

“Race 3: After a good start, I had a huge slide out of T3 and dropped back 6 positions, I thought my race was finished, after a couple of laps I got back into my rhythm and picked riders of one by one, going onto the last lap I was in p4 and gave it everything and was able to get P3 on the line.

鈥淥verall, a great weekend with some amazing racing, time with friends and family along with a some of our amazing sponsors and Club35 members.鈥�

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听place, closely following the rider in 3rd听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听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听position in the championship with 1st听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听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听

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

鈥淟ast weekend, I competed in something a little different: I was invited to join an endurance team at Anglesey Circuit.

The NLR鈥檚 鈥楳otul ACU National鈥� endurance race last weekend at听Anglesey Circuit saw me team up with the 鈥榊ou 2 Are Bullies鈥� team, along with David James and Keith Stringer, for a three-hour endurance race.

鈥淒uring the team qualifying on Saturday morning, each of us had a stint on the track. Our best lap time was 1:11.01, which put us in P2 in our class, and we started in row 9 on the grid.

鈥淚n the afternoon, the race began. We decided on a strategy of longer stints at the start and shorter stints toward the end, with each rider doing approximately 45 minutes before swapping. Unfortunately, a red flag at a crucial moment caused us to lose time. Despite this setback, we were determined to catch up.

鈥淎fter David’s stint, we were 42 seconds behind the leader in our category with only 35 minutes left. Instead of risking more time in pit stops, we decided to do a final stint and go all-out to close the gap to the leader. As we saw the time gap decreasing on the pit board, we gained belief that catching and passing the team in P1 was possible. With seven laps to go, we managed to overtake and took the lead in our class.

鈥淲e finished the race as winners in our class and P7 on the track!鈥�

BEMSEE Round 5 鈥� Cadwell Park

Thunderbike Ultra

Qualifying

Race 1 鈥� P1

Race 2 鈥� P2

Race 3 鈥� P1

Clubman 1000

Qualifying

Race 1 鈥� P1 (lap PB of 1:34.68)

Race 2 (cancelled due to weather)

Race 3 鈥� P1

Saturday

鈥淭he Great British weather played a part in this weekend鈥檚 race format. Due to the expectant rain, the decision was taken on Friday evening that Saturday鈥檚 races would convert to one long race (12 laps) for each class, with points taken after 6 laps and again at the chequered flag. Sunday鈥檚 races would then run as two 6-lap races for each class.

鈥淭he first qualifying session of the day was for the Thunderbike Ultra. The track was wet, so I went out on full wet tyres. I managed to put a decent few laps in bringing the time down to a 1:50.44, putting me on pole. Next up was the Clubman 1000 qualifying. The track had begun to dry a little. I only had the choice of slicks or wets, so I went out for a single lap on wet tyres putting it on 7th. Any more laps would have destroyed the tyres.

鈥淎fter qualifying, the game of how quickly you can swap between wheels began for the weekend.

鈥淔irst up was the Thunderbike Ultra race. The race was quickly red-flagged. On the restart, I didn鈥檛 get a good start dropping back to 4th听after the first lap. The next few laps were spent moving back through the field taking the lead on lap 6 in time for full points for the first half. The second half of the race saw some tight battles with Donovan until lap 11 when a challenge for the lead resulted in a coming together. Unfortunately, Donovan went down, I managed to stop on with a bit of moto crossing across the wet grass before re-entering the track still in the lead and finishing P1.

鈥淭he last race of Saturday was the Clubman 1000 race. With the track still wet, we went out on full wet tyres. This race didn鈥檛 last long, as after 3 laps, the track was contaminated with oil. Due to how long it would have taken the circuit crew to clean the track, plus the rain, racing finished for the day. This race was carried over to the Sunday as an 8-lap race (points after 4 and at the chequered flag).鈥�

鈥淩ound 4 saw us go to the spectacular听Donington Park听鈥� another new track for Luca, but we had enlisted the awesome听NW Racing to help learn the track on Friday morning with our mega instructor, Andrew Wales, booked for the afternoon. It was tough and Luca worked really hard learning the track, especially the section from Redgate to McLeans. Pleased with the pace, we were ready to go.”

Qualifying:

鈥淲e had a target, and Luca absolutely smashed it, with his first ever qualifying pole position and 0.5 under the track record.”

Race 1:

鈥淕ot the holeshot, but this was no walk in the park. Beat the official track record with a blistering 1:21:920听and finished 2^nd behind Zack 鈥� just in front of听Kade Watt after a race-long battle which was cut short due to a red flag.”

Race 2:

鈥淕reat start and another race-long battle with Zack and Kade. Lost the lap record to Zack but gained the win 鈥� very happy with that.”

Race 3:

鈥淪traight into the lead and Luca and Zack started to pull away. With a 1.8sec lead, it was looking comfortable until Luca lost the front in the last chicane and down he went, taking Zack with him so a disappointing DNF for both but no injuries and bikes fixable.”

Race 4:

鈥淒espite the DNF, Luca and Zack were still 1 and 2 on the grid. The pace was a little slower this race which played into Luca鈥檚 hands as he settled in after the off in Race 3. Lots of place swaps ensued and with a bit of luck encountering the back makers on the last lap Luca, finished 1^st.

鈥淪o, to summarise, we went from a DNF to PRETTY AWESOME! As always, thanks to all our sponsors and all the help we鈥檝e had along the way.鈥�

BEMSEE Round 4 鈥� Donington Park

Thunderbike Ultra (GSXR)

Qualifying 鈥� P2

Race 1 鈥� P2 (PB 鈥� 1.11.663)

Race 2 鈥� P2 (PB 听– 1.11.449)

Race 3 鈥� P2

Race 4 鈥� P1

Clubman 1000 (Fireblade)

Qualifying 鈥� P7

Race 1 鈥� P1

Race 2 鈥� P1

Race 3 鈥� P1

Race 4 鈥� P1 (Class lap record 鈥� 1.10.642)

Saturday

鈥淥n this weekend, we were the first race out on the track with the Thunderbike Ultra series. I got a good start and took the lead of the race into Redgate. This race turned into a race-long battle for the lead, swapping positions each lap. In the end, Butterworth came out on top after a tight race.

鈥淣ext up was the Clubman 1000 race. I started this race P7 on the grid. I got a half-decent start, but it wasn鈥檛 long before the race was red-flagged due to a multi-bike accident in McLeans which I got caught up in (I managed to stay on the bike with a long run through the gravel pit).

鈥淎fter lunch, the race was restarted. This time I got a better start, making a couple of places up on the launch. Unfortunately, as the race went on it became apparent that the suspension setup was still not right for me and I was unable to push on due to the bike crossing itself up on the brakes. I finished this race P5 on track, but 1st in class. After the race, I took the bike to TW Suspension to try to improve the setup, where I found out it was all too soft, so I had to make the best of a bad situation for the remainder of the day.

鈥淥nto the next Thunderbike Ultra race. I started this race on the pole. I got an OK start. I dropped back to P2 and unfortunately, I only had the pace to go with Butterworth but didn鈥檛 have the pace to challenge for the lead. This race was one of hot pace and I was able to briefly break the class lap record, only for Butterworth to go and beat it again on the last lap.

鈥淭he last race of the day was the Clubman 1000. This time I started P4 on the grid. I got an OK start was still struggling with the suspension and was limited with what I could do. This was an uneventful race bringing it home in P5 on track, 1st听in class.鈥�