鈥淲e have just completed the penultimate round of the 2025 season, heading back up to Oulton Park for Round 10.

“After Luke put a lot of effort into his recovery, he managed to gain back the strength in his shoulder and was back on his Honda to take part alongside Jamie.

“Friday started off with both Free Practice sessions. Luke finished P7 in both of these after showing great pace. We also then had a Pre-Qualifying in which he took 11th place automatically being put through to Q2. A brilliant start to the weekend!

“As for Jamie, his engine blew after a few laps of FP1, resulting in an engine change for the team and now limited track time鈥� The team managed to get the engine swapped before FP2, however a technical gremlin meant he only competed 3 laps in the second session.

“Saturday morning, we were supposed to be out for our FP3 session, the horrendous rain however put a halt to any proceedings until further notice. Eventually we got out at 12:50 for the 10-minute session.

“We were ready to go for Qualifying. Jamie made his way out for Q1, he completed 4 laps with a best of 1:54.624. He would start race 1 from 22nd.

“Now it was time for Luke to go out. He was sat in P3 for most of the session but finished in P9, this was a 3rd row start and a great performance by Luke. His best lap time was a 1:46.084, just 1.463 off of pole.

“Race 1 was shortened to 14 laps after a red flag for rain. Luke had a great ride and finished in 12th, bringing home more points. Jamie didn鈥檛 make the end and pulled in due to a slight issue with the bike.”

“Sunday we had to 2 more races鈥� Race 2 Luke started from 16th and Jamie 23rd. We got underway and a few laps in then the red flag got shown due to contamination of the track.

“After a lengthy delay we got a rescheduled 8 lap sprint. Both Luke and Jamie were setting steady and consistent lap times and came across the line in 16th and 20th. 聽

“For the third and final race of the weekend we were 17th on the grid with LH, and 22^nd with JD. Luke circulated 4 times before making his way down pit-lane with a technical issue.

“Jamie was still out to complete the race and was right on the back of a battle between B. Baker and J. Van Sikkelerus marginally ahead of him. He stayed with them throughout the whole race and took the flag 0.9 seconds behind them.听

“Overall, a very good weekend for the team despite the weather conditions.”

鈥淩ound 5 of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship took place at Brands Hatch in Kent, England.

鈥淥n Friday afternoon, we went out on track at 1pm for our first session, and 4pm for Free Practice 2. After both of the two 40-minute sessions ran smoothly, both Luke and Jamie were happy with how the bikes felt ahead of the rest of the weekend coming up.

鈥淭he next morning, we were out early at 9am for a 10-minute FP3. Luke finished P14 and Jamie P21.

鈥淏oth of our Honda machines were out for Q1; Luke went out for six circulations, setting a best of 1:26.221 鈥� just missing out on Q2! Jamie set seven laps 鈥� a 1:27.605 his fastest.”

鈥淲e started the first race of the weekend from 16th and 24^th respectively. We had a dry track under us for Race 1. Following on from Luke鈥檚 point scoring streak, we hoped to gain a few more this weekend; he rode a great race to bring home another point in P15.

鈥淛amie finished 22^nd; he was feeling very confident in the bike and happy with finishing the 20-lapper. We still had more to come!

鈥淥n Sunday morning, we headed out early for the warm-up session ahead of the two races later on in the afternoon.

鈥淒ue to Race 1鈥檚 lap times, Luke lined up 16th (1:26.605) and Jamie slotted in 23rd (1:28.107). This race was strong from both of our riders. On the #23 side of the garage, Luke scored his best finish this season, crossing the 12-lap sprint race in 13th after battling with Swann, Stacey and Mcconnell. On Jamie鈥檚 side of the garage, he took half a second off his best lap time and crossed the line P20; a brilliant race for both of our riders and a great setup for us headed into the final race.

鈥淟uke started P14 and Jamie 21st for Race 3. Luke had another very strong race, fighting throughout the whole race for another point finish. He finished 14th 鈥� less than half a second off Mconnell.”

鈥淎 little unlucky on Jamie鈥檚 side as he pulled into the pit after a mechanical issue.”

“Overall, a very strong weekend from both of our riders. A haul of points added to the riders鈥� Championships, with both feeling confident and happy with how their bikes feel and the direction we are heading in. Roll on Thruxton!鈥�

鈥淎fter eight rounds, 1200 miles, 23 pistons, two cranks and one high-speed get-off, I’m the BMCRC 2022 Bluehaze GP Champion.

鈥淭he cost of keeping my TZ going this year has been something I鈥檝e tried not to think about until now. But I have noticed my bank account doesn鈥檛 seem to be so depleted now the season has finished.

鈥淲e changed pistons so often this year we ended up calling them ‘tear-offs’. These pistons are supposed to be changed every 150 miles聽鈥� this might sound a bit mental, but I have had them crack and fail shortly after this mileage. The reason for this short interval is that this TZ is fitted with an SJK kit; an over-the-counter power-up kit that increases horsepower by allowing the bike to rev higher.

鈥淏ut this extra rpm takes the standard 300-mile service life for pistons down to 150 miles. The same goes for the crank, which drops from 1000 miles before a rebuild to around 600 miles. The bike will cover around 125 racing miles at just one BEMSEE meeting, sometimes less, so popping new pistons in for every meeting is a logical thing to do when prepping the bike.

鈥淧lans for 2023 are already being made. Amazingly there are a load of things I need to look into for improvement. First of all, I have some new exhausts being made by Tony Green, not that the old ones are poor, but they鈥檙e an old design. In my experience new pipes always make better power, and I鈥檓 confident that Tony鈥檚 latest expansion chamber design will bring an improvement. I seem to remember someone telling me that when Aprilia ran their RSW250 in Grands Prix they fitted new pipes for every meeting. I won鈥檛 be going to that extent, but you see what I鈥檓 trying to do.

鈥淚 also have to spend some more time optimising cylinder volumes and ignition timing. At the moment, I am using the standard dimensions of the cylinder heads, volumes at 11.8cc and squish set to 0.7mm.

鈥淥ther updates will include a complete new set of bodywork, aiming for improved aerodynamics. The front of the fairing is sleeker, with narrower side profiles, and it extends further forward too. The seat is also heavily modified, now curving down at the back, with extended side skirting. This style of bodywork was used by a few teams that competed in the All-Japan Championship, and it鈥檚 also similar to the Tech3 factory Yamahas from 2000.

鈥淏ig thanks (as always) to: Bilstein UK, Roland at HCR, Rock Oil, 91传媒, BIKE IT and Stevelin Motorcycles.鈥�

鈥淎fter booking a motorcycle track day on a bit of a whim, I knew there was only one thing I had to do to my bike to get it ready: fit some EBC brake pads!

鈥淚 spoke to the team at EBC and after some advice on the best pad compound for my first day, I fitted some EPFA and Double-H pads to the front and rear of my Triumph Street Triple RX respectively.

鈥淭he pads were bedded-in nicely on the ride to Silverstone in the morning, ready for a day on circuit. From the first session, I didn’t have to think about the brakes, as the feedback and performance were spot-on straight away. This was perfect, and exactly what I wanted for the day so I could instead just focus on riding the bike.

鈥淎s the day progressed, I leaned harder and harder on the brakes while also trailing them deeper into the corner, gaining confidence with every lap. By the end of the day, I was still amazing myself with how late I could brake with no issues. At one point a small lapse in concentration meant I braked into Copse Corner almost at my Caterham braking point, but still to my surprise, the bike slowed without a worry!

鈥淭o know that I was nowhere near the limit of the brakes was really reassuring, and confirmed I had made the right decision to fit the EBC pads for the day.

鈥淭hanks once again to 91传媒 for helping me stop, whether it be on two or four wheels!鈥�

鈥淥nce bedded-in, the lever feel and braking power was incredible; it filled me with confidence knowing that I would be able to slow down enough for corners when on a spirited ride.

鈥淚 had a track day booked at Donington Park 鈥� known for being heavy on the brakes. I had full trust in the EBC products recently fitted. Whilst doing the sighting laps, I was making sure the brakes were fully bedded-in and ready to go.

鈥淭he morning sessions went really well with great performance from the discs and pads. Lever feel, modulation and braking power was the best I have had on any bike so far. As the day went on and learning the track meant I was entering corners faster and braking later, the pads seemed to still be performing well.

鈥淎s an avid track day attendee and after speaking to the EBC tech team, I will be trying out the EPFA range on my next outing to take the performance to the next level.鈥� 聽

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