The new season is almost upon us and we've just finished getting all the envelopes ready with all the seasons Entry Forms, Supplementary Regulations and a nice coluor wall-planner to help you keep track of all the important events during the course of the year. Everything will be picked up by our local sorting office at 11.00am tommorrow (Monday 8th Feb) so hopefully they will be landing on your doormats on Tuesday/Wednesday.
Once again, it's looking as though it's going to be a busy season, so it might be a good idea to sit down and fill out your seasons entries all at once (or do what I used to do and get the wife to do them). We don't debit any funds until at least 3 weeks before each individual event, so there is no financial penalty in doing it this way. You can then get on with the business of concentrating on your racing.
All Race and Test Day Entry Forms will soon also be available in the Download docs section (about 3-4 days time).
Awards Night Photos
Friday, 15 January 2010
Johnny Rotten, Huggy Bear and a random pimp
After a delay in which I had to have an operation to have my "Fear of the Internet" gland removed, I have now managed to publish the photos from our 2009 Awards Night.I remember most of the evening, but I wonder just how many of the 450 other guests can recall much of what happened beyond midnight.
I apologise in advance, both for the delay and the formatting, but I still have my "IT" L-plates on. Photos can be accessed by clicking on this link http://davidstewart.jalbum.net/Awards%20Night%20Photos/ It was a great night and no one entered into it more than the Thundersport 500 nutters pictured. All photos courtesey of John Ward.
Syd, Jeremy and Ian with Overall 2009 Champion Mike Price
Our overall champion Michael Price is also pictured with one of our special guests Jeremy McWilliams, who didn't touch a drop all evening, (honest guv!) along with Ian Newton and the inimitable Syd.
Please feel free to download and share these images, including the one of our number one compere Steve 'the stud' Day having a sneaky fag break (but don't tell his mum or he won't be allowed out to play for a week!).
We are now almost ready to send out the Entry Forms and Regulations for the new season (should be sent out by 5th Feb) so that we can start the whole championship ball rolling again, which will culminate in us celebrating a whole new set of champions at the same time next year!
Come and Join Us!
2010 Championship Rounds
Monday, 11 January 2010
GP3 action from 2009
Now the New
Year break is over, it’s time to start thinking seriously about the return of
the sunshine and the new racing season. Now that all our race dates and TV
slots for 2010 have been confirmed we are able to release the championship
dates and venues for all classes. Most classes take part at 9 out of 10
meetings, with Aprilia Superteens taking in all 10, whereas F1 Sidecars and
Supermono take in 8 meetings each.
We have
published this information in Download Docs under “2010 Class Information” in
two separate formats for ease of reference.
We think
2010 is going to be an absolutely fantastic year for Thundersport GB and all of
our competitors, marshals, officials and friends. To make it easier to keep in
touch with all the breaking news and inside information, why not join Steves
new Thundersport GB Facebook group by clicking http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=24483685446&ref=ts
The Sound of Distant Thunder
Saturday, 19 December 2009
Superstock 600 Pembrey
At the beginning of 2009 the
Thundersport GB bandwagon really started to pick up momentum and we’ve just
rounded off our second season with an evening of celebration during our annual
awards night at MalloryPark.
All of our registered riders
should by now have received their copy of the Thundersport GB Winter Magazine,
but if you haven’t yet got a copy you can download it from the Download Docs
section of the website under Registration Forms.
During the course of the
2009 season it became clear that we had already become one of the largest and
most successful motorcycle racing organisations in Europe, and therefore the world. We already have applications from riders from
more than a dozen countries wanting to come and compete in the series next
year.
Our thoughts now turn to 2010
and we already know that we will be busier than ever, welcoming 3 new
championships to our package. This has begged the question of how we’re going
to fit it all in without anyone losing out on the quality track time that we’ve
become reknowned for. So I thought now might be a good time to lay out our
plans for the new season.
Ian Newton, Jeremy McWilliams and seven former Aprilia Superteens (well actually six ex-teenies plus “Will Simoncelli”) took a pair of the new RRV450s to the Spanish circuit of Almeria with one mission in mind; to destroy as many tyres in the allocated time as possible. Tyre consumption is one of the biggest costs involved in modern racing and the ability to keep some sort of lid on the number of tyres used in the course of a season could make the difference between being able to finish a championship and having to quit your championship assault early.
Of course, the other point of the exercise for the 7 young hopefuls (Will Hodgson, Ben Gautrey, Connor Tagg, Liam Shellcock, Acea Webb, Phil Canessa and Danny Murphy) was to see just how good this stunning little bike really was. Everyone who has seen it in the flesh agrees that it is an absolutely gorgeous piece of kit, but unless it could actually cut the mustard on track it would be no more than a beautiful ornament.
The 2010 Thundersport GB Registration Form and 2010 ACU Licence Forms are now available in Download Docs / Registration and ACU Forms section. These will also be sent out by post once the current industrial action by the Communication Workers Union has ended.
Please note there are now two levels of Registration, "Premier" and "Standard" for you to choose from. Riders intending to contest the whole championship can register with the "Premier" registration and save £20 on the cost of each individual Race Entry resulting in a net saving of £110 over the course of the season. This works along the same lines as a loyalty card, rewarding regular competitors for their support. If you are unsure of how many events you intend to enter, you may still wish to use the "Standard" registration facility.
To save you getting the calculator out and doing the sums:- If you contest 4 rounds or less you are better off using the "Standard" registration, whereas if you contest 5 rounds or more you are better off using the "Premier" registration. Neither choice will affect your points or awards as both are valid registrations and we will treat all competitors equally.
We will also be continuing with our discounts for non-English/Welsh based riders, giving 25% discount on Race Entries to SACU Licence Holders and Isle of Man/Channel Islands based riders and 35% discount to MCUI licence holders based in Ireland (these discounts are only valid with a "Premier" registration). In addition to this, we are extending a 20% discount to serving members of the RAF, Army and Royal Navy who hold a "Premier" registration as part of our continuing support for the armed forces and we will continue to support Help the Heroes charity at all Thundersport GB events.
THUNDERSPORT GB 2009 AWARDS NIGHT
Friday, 23 October 2009
Leon Camier & Troy Corser with Superteen podium at WSB
The 2009 season is now complete and it's time to celebrate the achievements of the champions and their main challengers. The awards night will once again be held at Mallory Park, but this time in the biggest corporate marquee we can fit onto the site, as we have been so successful that we have outgrown all the main buildings. If the atmosphere is anything like last year, it will be an evening to remember.
It takes place on Saturday 12th December, starting at 7pm with drinks at the bar and the booking form can be found in Download Docs under Registration Forms . We have room for just under 400 people and the event looks set to be a sell out as everyone joins in the celebrations to acclaim the winners.If you're worried about the post, please fax 01455 841117 or scan & e-mail to Bernadette
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Dramatic finale at the Rock
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
PLJ Photo
In one of the most dramatic finals to a championship ever, the circuit of Rockingham in Northants supplied spectators with a feast of tense and entertaining affairs this weekend with highs and lows for all riders involved.
It was the first bike action to take place at the venue since 2003 and to add to the mix, no motorcycles had ever raced on the National circuit, providing a level playing field all round as the final championship positions were decided.
Despite a sharp breeze and a chill in the air, the weekend remained dry too, which for some was a bonus and for the wet weather specialists, unlucky, as they reflect on a season where we only saw rain at one of the nine rounds spread evenly across the country.
