Brands Hatch - Indy Circuit

This should have been the opening round of a spectacular season, with some big names from overseas joining the series this year, including Nori Haga, Freddy Foray and not forgetting Josh Brooks. However, it was spectacular for other reasons.


Bad weather and bad luck made Easter Monday a bit of a wash out, with fuel being spilled on the track during the Supersport Race causing the race to be red flagged and then abandoned, also causing the cancellation of the second SuperBike race as well.


Steve's shot into the lead with some wise BSB choices, and Bel's dropped down for similar reasons, only exactly opposite....


I've already put this on Facebook, but if you're not on it, or haven't read it, give it a go here.


James East is a young motorcycle racer from Royston, in Cambridgeshire. He is currently riding a 600cc Kawasaki in the British SuperSport Cup. This is a national series and is one of the support races for British SuperBikes.
James is riding for MackRory Racing http://www.mackroryracing.co.uk/

and https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mackrory-racing-ltd/326225530734082. A team owned and run by Steve Bennett of MackRory Demolition. They are on a really tight budget. At the moment Steve is providing the motorbike, fuel, tyres, etc., but James needs to find some more money to be able to compete for a whole season.
To give you an idea of costs, Steve has laid out in the region of £30,000, just for one bike, and the team are trying to run two bikes. This outlay doesn’t include anything else that’s required to race, such as the team truck, race entry fees, fuel, tyres, crash damage (which hopefully won’t be too much), engine repairs (they had an engine let-go at Brands Hatch), etc.
For the first race (at Brands Hatch) James qualified 21st (4th in Class). In the first race he finished 11th (2nd in class) and in the second race he finished 10th (2nd in class). He’s currently leading the BSS Cup. This is MackRory’ Racing’s best result to date, and they are really hoping to build on this throughout the year.
James needs to raise £10,000 to be able to compete for the whole season, so he has started the James East 100 Club. He is asking 100 people (or companies or groups) to donate £100 (or more) each. You will get your name (or whatever name you want to display) added to his 100 Club wall, which is in the centre of the MackRory Racing Hospitality suite.
I would like The Silver Knights Bike Club to become a member of James’s 100 Club, but I don’t think the money should come from club funds, therefore if you would like to be part of this, please contact me or Noddy to donate any amount you would like (your donation will remain anonymous if you prefer) to the 100 Club so that we can help James and get The SKBC name on the board.
James has huge potential, he is currently being mentored by two times World SuperBike Champion Troy Corser, who has seen some talent in James. Look at Cal Crutchlow, Scott Redding, Bradley Smith, Danny Kent, Danny Web, et al, and just imagine, if and when James gets there too you’ll be able to say “I helped him get there”.

MotoGP Losail

Has Rossi lost it? He says the bike's still not doing what he wants, but who knows. The next few races will show. Foggy (on Twitter) reckons if the bike doesn't improve Rossi won't finish the season, and what with racing a Ferrari in a couple of weeks.......


Well done Cal. Not only equalling his best race finishing, but beating his extremely experienced team mate.


Anyone got any money on Marquez hurting someone before the end of the season, he's already had a good shot at sticking Luthi into the wall. There hasn't been anything said or done by MotoGP yet, but Luthi was so unhappy he actually hit Marquez on the slowing down lap... watch this space.


Bel's still leading, so I'm already starting to loose interest.


BSB from Brands Hatch coming soon.

Round 2 2012 - Imola WSB

Looks like BMW and Leon might be getting their act together this year. And Kawasaki and To Sykes. And Checa is continuing his act from last year.


Bel's leapt into the lead, followed by someone who didn't give me their name on their team sheet, followed by Sophie Pickle Wilson.


It's getting exciting already.


Thoughts and prayers (if you like) must go to Joan Lascorz who had  a crash on Monday whilst testing, he hit the barrier and has a broken spine. Although not yet confirmed by anyone, someone has announced on Twitter that he is now paralysed from the neck down.