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GPFAX-Equipped Racer Continues NGRRC Campaign at Pembrey

Sam — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:32:15 +0000

EBC-equipped Neville Otter is competing in the 2024 HM Racing Clubman 600 class

Motorcycle racer, Neville Otter, is currently competing in the HM Racing Clubman 600 class of the NGRRC.

Otter uses 91��ý’ GPFAX brake pads and XC-Series floating discs on his Kawasaki ZX6-R race bike.

The first two rounds of the year were something of a rollercoaster for Otter, who is still recovering from an accident in the off-season. Round 3 took the roadshow to Pembrey Circuit in South Wales, where the racer saw a lot of promise with some great rides that put him in good stead for the rest of the season ahead.

Read how he got on in his own words below…

“After a journey in excess of eight hours due to closure of M4 near Cardiff, we arrived at Pembrey on the Thursday evening, in readiness for the following day’s testing.”

Testing

“Yet another troublesome test day, still finding it hard to re-gain my lost confidence, managing a 1:07.4 lap in one of the afternoon sessions��– some 3+ seconds from my track PB.”

Saturday (Race Day)

“Out in qualifying session one soon after 9am, and set a disappointing 1:08.623 qualifying time, not that it mattered as it happens…”

Race 1 (Saturday)

“Due to an unfortunate incident during one of the later qualifying sessions, the schedule got pushed back by over an hour. And due to poor comms at the circuit, we hadn’t realised my race had been called, panic set in as we hastily got ready to go out. By the time I’d reached the assembly point, the rest of the riders where on their warm-up lap, and I was told to filter in after they’d passed and to start from the back of the grid P35!

“A decent start saw me pass three riders off the line, and a further four by the time we exited turn one!

“The rest of the race was uneventful, but I did improve my time to a 1:06.4, bring it home in P24, (P12 in class).”

Race 2 (Sunday)

“Starting P24 was an improvement from the previous day. Not such a good start off the line this time, but was hopeful of making places up at turn one again.

“Going on the outside (my preferred option), I got caught up in the mele and was forced wide onto a damp patch on the outside of the corner. Unperturbed, I manged to hold on to a decent position circa P17, achieving my fastest lap of the weekend on lap�� 2 (1:05.744), but unfortunately couldn’t hang on to those in front of me, and faded towards the end, losing a couple of places in the process.

“Finishing P19 & P9 in class, I was buoyed by the improvement.”

Race 3 (Sunday)

“Starting P19, I was hopeful of continued improvement, but a poor start and then running off the circuit on the exit of turn one put me in all but last position. We managed to pull a few places backs by the end of the race, finishing in P18 (P7 in class).

“In summary, an inconsistent weekend, but starting to feel more at one with the bike again, with a few more points added to the tally.

“With this weekend’s results, I have moved up to eighth position in the Clubman 600 championship, moving onto Brands Hatch in four weeks’ time, hoping that the improvement continues in Kent countryside!”

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91��ý Attends Demon Tweeks Supercharged Event

Sam — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:28:33 +0000

The firm joined the North Wales-based ‘cars and coffee’-style event earlier in March

The 91��ý team recently headed to Wrexham, North Wales, for ’ latest ‘Supercharged’ car meet on its vast HQ – one of many popular ‘cars and coffee’-style meet-ups that will take place here throughout the year.

The team was joined by firms such as and ,��with no less than 300 impressive display vehicles present – many of which were sporting 91��ý components.

It was great to see cars such as Milltek Sport’s G81 BMW M3 Touring, complete with 91��ý Racing’s fully-floating discs installed, as well as the firm’s Mk8 VW Golf GTI with an EBC Apollo Big Brake Kit upgrade.

The EBC team talked to a large number of attendees on the day from their stand – thanks to everyone who took the time to head over.

Be sure to check out Demon Tweeks’ socials for more info on the next Supercharged event…

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EBC-Equipped Junior Max Kart Racers Show Promise at First Super One 2023 Round

Sam — Mon, 17 Apr 2023 10:55:17 +0000

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson competed in the Junior Max class at Glan-y-Gors in Wales

Jensen Powers and Milo Manderson are both competing in the various kart championships throughout 2023, with their first outing in the Super One series taking them to North Wales’ Glan-y-Gors circuit in April.

Both drivers continue to entrust 91��ý pads in their karts, with varying weather conditions leading to some challenging drives across the weekend, as you can read below in the team’s own words.

Milo Manderson

“An amazing start to our Super One campaign in Junior Max for Milo. We have had to move from our usual #77 to #82 which was��Milo’s granddad’s racing number and it has brought us some luck!��

“Milo��only went and put it on pole in timed qualifying! We did not quite have the pace in the heats or final to trouble the front two, but a 4^th and a 3^rd left us with P3 for the final.��Milo’s side of the grid got away poorly and he dropped to 6^th, only to fight back for P3.

“Milo��drove his socks off and delivered some great results.��One pole position, two third-place finishes, two seconds a DNF, Milo also drove from 16^th to 6^th in the Sunday final, leaving him P5 in the championship standings with not a mark on the bodywork all weekend! On to Rowrah at the end of the month for Rounds 3 and 4.”

Jensen Powers

“And so this weekend, the Super One circus commenced with the opening rounds at the most picturesque Glan-y-Gors Kart Circuit in North Wales.

“Friday was practice day, and we yielded little really with rain on an off throughout the day. Saturday was Round 1, which was a far better day weather-wise and performance-wise.

“A lottery draw gifted Jensen only 23rd place to start on the grid for qualifying, not the greatest start to the day. Jensen drove well in the qualifying session and gained a further five positions. So, starting now in 18th for Heat 1, it was all systems go. Turn 3 and 4 have been very much Jensen’s Achilles heel at all previous outings at Glan-y-Gors, but today was different. Micro-modulating his 91��ý, Jensen nailed several undertakes and at last finally was ‘giving as good as he had got’.

“Heat 2 saw much the same and as a result Jesnen gained 13th place on the grid for the final. A couple of places lost at the start but the with hard driving, JP picked off the drivers in front and crossed the line in 9th position. Alas though, a little over confidence attempting yet another undertake from just a wee bit too far back going into Turn 3 led to rubbing bumpers with a rival and afforded Jensen a five-place penalty.

“Sunday was another fine day weather-wise, and now 11th place in the new championship meant this would be Jens’ grid position for qualifying. Qualifying though not so fruitful as the previous days still awarded 15th place for the heats. A multi-kart battle in the first corner in Heat 1 pushed us down to 19th place, but again Turns 3 and 4 was the turn of choice to grab places back and Jensen finished in a well-deserved 12th.

“At this point, the weekend had been a bit of a cracker, but the proverbial kick in the wheel ‘nuts’ spoiled the party. An ill-fitting wheel ripped a stud from the front hub and a DNF was the reward for the ‘mighty minnows’ valiant efforts ALL weekend.”

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EBC-Equipped Gigglepin Off-Road Team Wins Inaugural TORR Event

Sam — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:20:56 +0000

The outfit’s heavily modified V8-powered Defender-based off-roader features 91��ý Bluestuff pads all-round

The Gigglepin off-road team were back out in force recently, for the first ever Tactical Off-Road Racing [TORR] event held by organisers The Welsh Xtrem in the scenic Presteigne, Wales.

Once again piloted by company owner, Jim Marsden and with Alex Wilson in the co-driver seat, Gigglepin’s ‘Bad Penny’ – a 6.2-litre V8-powered Defender-based off-road weapon – muscled its way to outright victory across the weekend, coming out above over 40 rivals from across the UK and Ireland.

Gigglepin opt for 91��ý’ Bluestuff pads all round on their Bad Penny machine.

You can read how the weekend unfolded in their own words below.

“Tactical Off-Road Racing is right up our street. Think racing meets extreme off-road and you have discovered TORR 2022 – a new event at a new venue in Wales devised by the legendary The Welsh Xtrem crew.

“It was time once again to take Bad Penny into battle and we could not wait to get started.

“With a field of over 40 of the best teams from across the UK and Ireland, this was going to be three hard-fought days in searing 30-degree heat, with the sun beating down on the normally rain-soaked valleys.

“Alex Wilson was back on co-driving duties, with Gigglepin technician Jack and his dad, Tom Saunders looking after Bad Penny in the pits. Staci Reeson takes care of tactics and Jim takes control of the beast they call Bad Penny.

“We love this new style of racing; you can be tactical and devise your attacks. With each heat, you have one hour to complete the three laps and at the end of each lap your clock stops so you can then plan your next assault. It’s like chess with V8 race cars.

“After a random hat draw, we leave the line in 16th position and soon catch lap traffic and heavy dust as we battle to the finish to find we had only managed sixth position. It’s not a great start and we have work to do.”

Saturday

“The sun is still with us and the whole team is smiles as we line up for another day of racing.”

Heat 1

“This time, we are leading out and make the most of the clear track to deliver another first place.

Heat 2:

“We are not having it our own way this time and the boys from Blackbird steal the heat win away from us by nine seconds as we get caught in lap traffic. This race is on! And only the final to go.

“Now it’s really racing; two laps back-to-back and everyone lined up behind Bad Penny hoping that we make a mistake.

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Sunday

“The sun is shining once again and it’s time to get the party started.”

Heat 1:

“We start sixth and battle hard, finishing first on adjusted time and it’s just the start we need.”

Heat 2:

“Again, we start in sixth and pick up the pace to fight through the pack to be first on adjusted time.”

Heat 3:

“And we are flying! Bad Penny is chewing up the miles and we make it a clean sweep of first-place runs after some great battles out on track with some tough winching required.

“We thunder off the line, our 6.2-litre V8 engine howling as Fox shocks soaking up the terrain as our Maxxis Trepador tyres find the grip to carry us she hammers the Welsh hills. Alex is working like the pro he is and has us clear of the winch sections before anyone can challenge us, and we stay hammer-down into the final lap. Bad Penny is a car like no other and she sprints to the finish to take the win at the very first TORR race against a skilled driver line up.

“It’s fantastic to be back on the top step and winning again.

“A massive thank you to everyone that turned up to support this event. A bigger ‘Thank you’ to the event staff and marshals for making it happen.”

“And a huge ‘Hell Yeah!’ to our sponsors and supporters for always believing in us and giving us the tools we need. Plus, our families at home that support us and allow us to race hard.

“But most importantly, this one is for a special friend that Jim started off-roading with over 25 years ago. The man who sadly left us recently. Ben Sugden we miss you every day and wish you could have seen us fly, how you would have laughed and smiled. That win was for you.

“Now it’s time to get our new car, ‘Mistress’ ready for the Ultra4 King of Poland. We’ll see you there…”

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