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Team Allspeed, Harold Wood (2026)

04/06/2026

CRMC Snetterton 2026

The next round of the CRMC Championships took us to sunny Snetterton in Norfolk. Second closest track to home and it was just a short trip up the A11 on Friday afternoon to the track. With the UK enjoying a heat wave, the forecast was looking cooler and maybe some rain over the weekend.

#33 Greg Wright had been at the track since Wednesday evening. He did a track day Thursday as it had been a few years since he had raced at the circuit and stayed over till the weekend. #32 Dan Kift was next to arrive with his Yamaha OW01. He had taken the opportunity to stop off at OW01 Specialist Peter Day on his way up and grab a few new parts he needed. Including a higher seat unit as used by Terry Rymer back in the day. This hopefully will make racing the OW01 a bit more comfortable for Dan.

Saturday and James joined the team for the weekend on the spanners. Same as before the Supersport 600 and Superbike 750 are sharing the same race/grid. Bit easier for us as we only have the one race to worry about.

Qualifying and both guys went out in glorious sunshine. Dan managed to qualify 16th overall and 6th in the 750 class. Whilst Greg put in a great few laps to finish 3rd overall and 2nd in the 600 class. A great result getting on the front row.

Race 1 for the guys and we went to warm up Greg’s Ducati 748 ten minutes before the start. Only no one told the Ducati this was our plan. It wouldn’t start, no sign of life at all. We looked at all the obvious things, but nothing. Whilst Greg was pulling off bodywork, etc. James and I pulled the Honda CBR600 out to use. We had it sitting on wet tyres and settings just in case of any sudden showers. Somehow, we swapped the wheels, fuelled it up and changed the suspension settings to something Greg could ride in the dry in about 5 mins. Greg made the grid with seconds to spare. The garage looked like a bomb had gone off, but he made the race.

Lights out and away they went. Gregs first few laps were very cautious, he hadn’t ridden the CBR in the dry for a while and the tyres were cold. He soon got into it and managed to claw himself back up the leaderboard. He finished 8th overall and 4th in the class. Only missing out on a podium finish by half a second.
Dan’s race was much more controlled; he was comfortable with the new seat unit and the bike running well. Retaining his 16th place overall and 5th in the class.

Once back to the garage we spent the next couple of hours checking components and the wiring on the Ducati. It felt like an electrical issue. Starting with the obvious things like the tilt switch, fuel pump, etc. Greg changed the ECU and the bike fired into life. Must be the problem.

Second race of the day and as they left the garage, we said to Greg we will have the CBR600 warmed up and waiting in pit lane if the Ducati doesn’t work right. As he came round from the warmup lap he went pass the pit lane took to his grid position. Great bike fixed. However the Ducati had different ideas, the bike cut out as he stopped and would not start. We couldn’t see this as we were quite a bit away from the start line.

Next thing we see is Greg running down the pitlane. James grabbed the CBR and took it up to Greg. By now the race has started and the riders have gone out of sight and round the first corner. Greg jumped on the Honda and took off after the pack. Seconds later the leaders came back round into sight and completed their first lap.

Greg got the bit between his teeth and just pushed to get some points. Main thing was to get a good lap time, so he had a decent start position on Sunday. Whilst this was going on Dan was pushing away in the 750 class. Having another good ride and finishing 14th overall and another 5th in class. Greg almost got himself back up to Dan in the race, however somehow the results showed he was a lap down. Can only assume his transponder didn’t register the first lap as he started in pit lane. Meaning on the paperwork he had finished 23rd overall and 12th in the class. That may get sorted out as there was several issues with the timing on the day, most important his lap time put him back where he should be on the grid for Sunday.

Racing over for the day and we turned our attention back to the Ducati. Assuming it was the ECU again. Greg drove the two hours back home to take an ECU off his road Ducati 748 and grab some other parts we may need. Returning Sunday morning, so he could get a good night’s sleep in his own bed.

James gave the bike a look over in the evening and checked some more things. He changed the fuel pump filter and primed the pump back up. The bike fired into life. We thought we have found the issue. Everyone went to bed thinking it was fixed.

Sunday and the weather were still warm and sunny, none of the showers that were forecast to hit us.
Greg returned with a bag of parts and went to start the Ducati again. Nothing, not a thing! To make matters worse the CBR600 had starting to get clutch slip in that last race. We thought we are in for a bad day here.
Greg asked Lee Marks to take a quick look and give his opinion. Lee as well as being at the front of the Supersport 600 class on his Ducati 748, he also works at Luigi Moto Ducati Specialists. First thing spots is the tilt switch still on the bike. He says remove that and bypass it. We tested it yesterday; however, Lee says they can play up randomly. Tilt switch removed and bike fires into life. The Ducati is back 😊

Also, today the guys have the ACU 750 race, starting with qualifying for this. Very handy as it gives us a good session to make sure the Ducati is fixed. Greg fired up managed to finish 4th, whilst Dan put his OW01 in 11th position.

First race of the day and Greg finished 7th overall and 3rd in the 600 class. Showing the bike is well and truly fixed now. Dan almost didn’t get out. When we took his bike off the stands to leave the garage, the forks didn’t feel right. Quick look at them and they were sticking down. I backed off all the settings, and they worked but felt awful. Putting the settings back in the forks appeared to work ok. Dan went out after the grid had done their warmup lap and started from the back of the grid. The plan was to use it as a test lap. Dan finished the race in 15th overall and 6th in his class. Not bad considering.

Once back in the garage Dan swapped the springs in the forks as he had put a different set in to try. We were thinking this maybe the issue. Seemed to do the trick and no problems from then onwards. Dan sat out the ACU race out whilst he did this.

Greg went out for the ACU race and finished 5th place in the end. More importantly he was the first 600 out there, so gave him some confidence for the last race of the weekend.

Both guys back out for the last race and both got their best results of the weekend. Dan finished 12th overall and 4th in the 750 class. Whilst Greg crossed the line 5th overall and 2nd 600. A great way to finish the weekend off.

A few weeks rest for the team now till the next CRMC round at Brands Hatch on 4th/5th July. For us this is our local track and our favourite. Will be busy in the workshop getting bikes ready for the event. As well as the race bikes we also plan to take along a couple of bikes from the collection to display and parade as part of Brands Hatch’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Hopefully we will have our ex World Endurance & BSB Yamaha YZF750SP, as well as our ex TT Superbike Yamaha YZF-R1 at the weekend.

Before Brands we do have another important event to attend, team rider #43 Adam Carson’s wedding. Best wishes to Adam and his bride Daniela on their wedding day from everyone in the team. Honeymoon at Brands Hatch maybe 😊

13/05/2026

CRMC Round Two Pembrey

Second race meeting of 2026 took us to Pembrey in South Wales. Long trip from Essex and on a Bank Holiday Weekend to make things worse.

Before this meeting we managed to get to a track day at Brands Hatch so the team could try Also gave our mechanic James a day on the Yamaha TZR250 as a thanks for all his hard work last season. A very successful and enjoyable day for the team and set us up for Pembrey well.

Friday and Greg had the test day to get used to the track as he hasn’t raced here for a few years. Also joining him on rack was #32 Dan Kift on his OW01. A last-minute addition was #43 Adam Carson, who took the opportunity to keep himself up to speed with the test day on our TZR250.
The day stayed good weather wise, and all had excellent time on track. Roll on the race weekend.

Saturday and the forecast rain was still not with us. The meeting again the SS600 and Superbike 750 classes were sharing the grid. Greg and Dan were out in qualifying together. Greg put in a great lap towards the end of the session and managed to put it on the front row. He was 2nd overall and first in the SS660 class. Dan finished 6th in Superbike 750 and 17th overall.

They lined up for their first race of the weekend, still in dry weather. Greg didn’t get the best of starts; Greg is struggling with getting the Ducati off the line. Something we are looking into how it can be improved. It’s more to do with the bike than the rider. With the whole season in mind, Greg was happy to not push too hard and finish 4th in the class. Dan was struggling with the gear changes on his bike and kept his head down to finish 5th in the Superbike 750 class.

Then the rain came as forecast, a few delays and their second race was held over till Sunday.

Next day and the wet weather were still with us; it was drying but the track was still wet. First race they both started on wets. Greg took our Honda CBR600 out as it was sitting there on wets. Good safe rides from both and Greg finished 3rd in class and Dan 6th.
Thankfully that was the last of the wet weather, a few showers here and there. However, the track remained dry enough to not use the wets again.

Second race of the day and another shocking start from Greg, meaning he spent the rest of the race getting back to the front of the class, eventually finishing 5th in the 600’s. Dan decided to play it safe and retired from the race a few laps in as his gear change issues seemed to be getting worse.

Next race for both was the ACU 750 race, the long 12 lapper. Dan decided to sit the rest of the day out and preserve his bike. The gearbox issues need looking into further. So just Greg to start. His start was much better this time, and he had good pace all race, eventually finishing 4th.

Last race of the weekend and Greg put a new rear tyre on as his was looking very worn. Warm up lap to scrub it in and he was away. However, coming out of the last corner on the first lap, right in front of us all on the pit lane his rear let go and somehow, he managed to stay on the bike. We were scared by it, so what it felt like on the bike on Greg will know.
He got his head down after loosing several places from this moment. Greg got himself back up to 4th in the SS600, when on the last lap another moment cost him two places. Finishing 6th in the end.

Overall, a good solid weekend. Greg maintains his 2nd position in the Supersport 600 Championship. Dan has a bit of work to do on his OW01 before the next meeting to make sure his gearbox issues are not major.

Next up for the team is a weekend at Donington BSB for #11 Scott Carson’s first meeting of the season on the Cryosol BMW F900R.

Then Snetterton for the next round of the CRMC Championships.

14/04/2026

Something a little different to us this year, minimoto racing.

Team member #43 Adam Carson and his brother Scott Carson both started out riding bikes on minimoto’s back in the day. Therefore, when their nephew William Green was taken along to a try out session in the winter it was no surprise he got the racing bug. William has been coming along and cheering on his uncles and the team since he was born. Now it was our time to cheer him on.

William took part in his first ever race meeting with Fab Racing at their first round of the AC40 Rookies Championship held at Lydd Kart track down in Kent. Only his 3rd time riding on an outside track. These race weekends are run like a BSB weekend. Practice Friday, qualiflying and 1 race Saturday and two races Sunday. Quite a lot for a 6-year-old to take in.

The bikes are all the same and are restricted for the rookie class. Ages range from 6- to 13-year-old. With 29 lining up on the grid, it was the biggest class of the weekend.

William racing under the number 3 this season and on his own Blata minimoto that we prepared a couple of weeks ago in team colours.
He lined up on the grid looking quite the part. William was knocked off in his first ever race on lap one. However, he got up and back on the bike to finish a very respectable 20th place.

Sunday and race 2 he had picked up the pace a little. Finishing in 14th position at the flag. Every time he rides the bike he is learning and improving. Final race of the day and William had a race long battle to stay in front of a fellow competitor, finishing 18th.

A great weekend and an honour for the team to support William and his family. We will be following him as much as we can this year and making him part of the team, he has followed all his life.

Well done #3 William Green. You are now a racer 😊

06/04/2026

This weekend we got the 2026 season off to a start at the first round of CRMC Championships at Cadwell Park.

Our first weekend as a team with new members #33 Greg Wright and #32 Dan Kift. Greg was riding his Ducati 748 in the Supersport 600 championship and Dan his OW01 in the Superbike 750 championship
Both riders did the track day Friday to blow the winter cobwebs off. It was a damp morning, so Greg took our Honda CBR600 out on wets to get a feeling for the bike. We plan to have this bike ready to use all season should there be any issues with the Ducati. Few tweaks made to suit Greg, otherwise he was generally happy with the bike.
Dan skipped the first couple of sessions and waited for it to dry, sensible when you are racing such a rare machine like his.

As the track dried Greg took the Ducati out and we set about trying some different settings on the suspension. This is a learning curve for us this season, as we have no experience of running a Ducati. Our trusty mechanic James was with us this weekend to assist Greg, as well as Greg’s son Jarrad. Therefore, Greg can concentrate on his riding this season. This is his first full season for 7 years, and he wants to give his all.

Dan got out after lunch and put some good sessions in on his freshly rebuild OW01 and was all ready for the race meeting. When the bike decided to not play ball and something was causing the carbs to jam when fully open. Thankfully this was spotted when the machine was be checked over by CRMC, otherwise it could have gone very wrong on track. After an inspection it was put down to some O-rings swelling inside the carbs. Sadly, something we had no replacements for on us or a job we wanted to do at a dusty track. The bike was parked up for the weekend.

Dan had also bought along another OW01 that he had spent all winter restoring and wanted to try out on track to make sure it was running ok. This is an ex Dennis Trollope Racing bike that was ridden at World level and at the TT. A lot of history with this bike and something that really should be paraded. Now it was being raced again since being parked up over 20 years ago.

Saturday and time to race. Greg and Dan although in different classes were in the same race this meeting. So made left simple for us knowing when to have them ready. New for season at CRMC we were also allowed to use tyre warmers. Fortunately, not new to us or the riders, as we have used them at clubs we have raced with in the past.
Qualifying practice and the track were dry. Greg finished 4th in the 600 class and Dan 9th in his. Both happy with these results. They both also were taking part in the ACU Post Classic 750 race and this practice was on of the last of the day. Both improving on their lap times in it. Greg ended up 13th on the grid and Dan 24th.

Race 1 and the weather was turning for the worse. The wind was picking up, and the skies were looking grey. The main thing was no rain. Lights out and the race was on. Unfortunately, a crash bought out the red flag after only 3 laps. Greg finished the 600 class in 3rd position and Dan 7th in the 750 class. Not a great way to finish the race, however we will take that a third place in his first race of the season.

As we waited for the second race of the day the wind was getting stronger, more tie downs on the awning as we were going to end up in Louth at this rate. Soon after the club called a meeting of riders to let them know that racing was cancelled for the day, the wind was just too strong to carry on. In the paddock it felt ok, however when James took a cycle out to the far side of the circuit, he came back saying it was too dangerous on the push bike, let along racing. A good decision by the clerk of the course and CRMC to end things for the day.

Saturday night the wind really did build up. Storm Dave hit us and at times it felt the caravan would tip over. Yet we woke to sunshine and calmer winds. So racing was on for Sunday.

That sun soon disappeared and April showers hit us. The first race we were in two minds what tyres to use, wets or dry’s. We decided wets at the last minute and when they got to the collecting are the heavens opened. Clearly the right choice. However, the race was suspended for 15 mins to allow people to change tyres. Something most of the riders were not happy about.
When the race was recalled, the sun was out and the track drying. Still was wet tyre weather, but a drying track wrecks expensive wet tyres. Frustrating as it would have been so much safer for everyone in the fully wet conditions originally. Greg took the CBR600 out on wets and Dan decided it was not worth crashing his priceless OW01 in the wet.

Lights out and Greg didn’t get the best of starts. To be expected as he never had tried to launch the CBR before. A good steady ride and he counted off the laps in tricky conditions. A few fell in front of him showing how slippery the track was. He eventually finished in 7th place just loosing a position on the line to Lee Smith ironically racing our old wet CBR we sold last year. Maybe I sold the wrong bike 😊
Still at this point of the season, we were all happy to get a finish and keep the points stacking up.

Next up was the ACU 750 race. Dan sat this one out as well, not happy with the conditions. With the track drying now Greg lined up on the Ducati on dry tyres. This seemed to be the whole grids decision apart form the odd one or two. A longer 10 lap race this gave Greg time to try some other things, and the plan was to use it as another practice session and do nothing silly. A mix up with his race number meant he started from the back of the grid rather than his actual position. He had a good race getting himself back up to his original position and taking on the 750’s. A good finish and 9th place. He also tried a few things that seemed to improve his lap time.

Last race of the weekend and Both riders out for this one. A fully dry track now. As they took to the grid, we realised the two leaders of the 600 class had not made it out there. Suddenly we realised we could be on for a good result here. Greg started further down the grid than he would like after that 7th place finish in the wet. Lights out and away they went. Dan was having a great race with a couple of the 600’s. He could take them on power, but the newer lighter bikes could fight back in the corners. Whilst Greg was getting on with the job and was leading the 600 class after the first couple of laps and was busy trying to catch one of the 750’s in front of him. Then another red flag and the race was over. Greg taking the 600 win and Dan finishing 6th in the 750’s.

What a great way to end the weekend. Our first win of the season and Dan’s beautiful OW01 still looking perfect.
As a team we had a great time. New members, new bikes and new riders. Yet the same fun was had by all. Roll on Pembrey in a few weeks. We have a trackday booked in a couple of weeks to test some more bits and get James out on track for his first ride on the TZR250.

Big thanks to James and Jarrad for all their help.

Big thanks must go to Richard Llewellin at Louigi Moto for his time and help making sure Greg’s Ducati 748 was at its best for this season. Was great to see and be part of Louigi Moto get their first ever 1,2,3 in the 600 class at CRMC.

18/03/2026

The new race season is approaching fast.

Couple of busy weekends here at the team HQ. Plenty going on, sorry we haven’t been updating the page much.

In the SS600 class, preparation for the season is going well. Greg Wright has been out in Europe getting some good riding time on his Ducati 748. Soon as he returned the bike was down to us and the engine was swapped for his freshly build Louigi Moto race engine. A great chance for us to learn how these Ducati’s go together and what we need to do to keep on top of it at the track. Greg has a few more things to do to the bike and a couple of UK trackdays to get it run in and set up for the first CRMC meeting at Cadwell Park over Easter.

Making sure we don’t forget our Yamaha roots, Dan Kift has been down last weekend as well. Dan has just finished a full restoration/rebuild of a rather special Yamaha OW01. This bike has raced at world level in the past and Dan will be lining up on it in the Superbike 750 championship this year. We had the pleasure of spending the day running this and his spare OW01 in on the dyno. Then checking the set up of them both. Few little jobs for Dan to finish them off and he is ready to go.

In between the race bikes we have also started a restoration of one of the bikes in the Team Allspeed collection. This FZR600R is just a chassis now, some of the key components are coming together and the bike will be out in the CRMC GP Parade’s at Donington Park in the summer. We hope to get it out at some other events as well this summer if times allows. It’s keeping Adam Carson busy and his mind off not riding for now 😊

Just 3 weeks to go and 2026 season is go.

06/02/2026

Our plans for 2026 season.

After initially thinking we would have a quiet season and do just a couple of meetings at the end of the year. Things soon took a change, and we will be in the CRMC paddock for the full 2026 season.

We are proud to announce we will be working with Greg Wright (Wright Racing) in the Supersport 600 championship. Greg has dipped his toe into the class a couple of times in recent seasons and wanted to do the full championship this year.

Having known Greg for a few years from our time in the BEMSEE paddock. When he approached us, we were more than excited to be involved with this opportunity.

The plan is to assist Greg at the meetings with the running of him and his Ducati 748. This will allow Greg to concentrate on his riding whilst we look after the bike. Whilst back in the workshop we are building a spare 748 with Greg so the team can learn all about the Ducati’s. A bike that we have no prior knowledge of to be honest. Its exciting times for us. Rich at Luigi Moto is looking after the engines for Greg and will also be involved to guide us through the season.

You may well ask what about Adam Carson? Well, you will see him on the spanners. Adam is as keen as us to be part of this project and is in the workshop with us every weekend working on the bikes. Will be very hard for him to sit out watch the races but hopes he will learn a lot from Greg’s experience as a rider. Will also be joined by James Boakes in the garage, who has been such a help in running the bikes last season.

Adam will be back on track in August hopefully, we are still preparing the teams bikes for his return. You never know you might see one or two of our bikes out before then with some guest riders.

Joining us for the weekends will be Dan Kift on his beautifully prepared OW01 and YZF750. Dan will be running in the Superbike 750 class, and we will help him over the weekend as well. We couldn’t have no Yamaha’s in the garage 😊

See you at the CRMC Test Day in March, the season is approaching fast.

16/01/2026

Some exciting news coming soon about the 2026 season. Seems our idea of a quiet season has gone out of the window :)

As they say a change is as good as a rest.

arrivederci

24/12/2025

Merry Christmas and a Happy 2026 from everyone in the team.

2025 has been a busy year for us and a very enjoyable one. Thank you for everyone’s support along the way.

We have been busy working away in the workshop on the bikes since the season ended and do have some new projects on the go as well.

However, we don’t have any plans currently to race in 2026. It’s not a decision any of us have taken lightly. Adam Carson #43 has a very important 2026 personally and financially cannot commit to racing. Sadly, racing is not cheap and without the help of others this year he wouldn’t have made it through the whole season. For these reasons we have decided to take a rest as a team and return when we can.

We will be about in the paddock of course; we have made friends over the years that hopefully we can help and generally pester all season 😊 We will also still be in the BSB paddock assisting Scott Carson #11 in the BMW F900 Cup.

We have plans and ideas of what we want to do in the future and hopefully with some sponsors on board we can get these into action and on track as soon as we can.

It’s not a goodbye from us, more of a pause for breath before we come back stronger than before.

Thanks for all your support in 2025.

Claire and Tony

12/12/2025

2025 CRMC PC750 Champion

Another season done for the team and another championship won by Adam Carson. A great result 3 championships in a row in only 4 years of racing. CRMC 125, SS400 and PC750. Showing Adam is at home on a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke machine.

Long winter now, but we have been busy working away in the workshop since the end of the season and we have several of our bikes in bits at the moment. The FZR600R and YZF750SP are both having their engines refreshed. The TZR250 is having a much deserved rest for now.

As well as the current bikes we are building some new machines. Finally added a FZ750 to the stable and this will be out at some point next year. Also finishing off a 1998 R1 which if all goes well, may well be our new Classic Endurance bike. Something we have wanted to get back to doing for a couple of seasons.

We have also started a couple of race bike restorations and plan to get these out for some parades in 2026.

Working on our plans for 2026. Anyone wanting to get involved or sponsor the team please get in touch. We have many plans, just time and money dictates what we can achieve.

Massive thank you must go to Classic Racer magazine for the articles you have run on our teams adventures.

Thanks for everyone's support this year and hope to see you all in 2026.

13/10/2025

A last-minute opportunity came up for Adam Carson to race a Yamaha YZF750 he had been drooling over all season.
Dan Kift the bikes owner and regular rider has built an amazing motorcycle along with parts and advice from Peter Day. Dan offered Adam the chance to race the bike at NG Racing’s “King of Combe” meeting at Castle Combe circuit.
If Adam can ride the bike as quickly as he said yes, we are onto a winner here 😊 An entry was put in the next day.

We arrived at Castle Combe Friday afternoon. Too late to get an entry on the test day, Adam was going into the meeting blind. This is a circuit he has never ridden, on a bike he has never put a leg over and at a club he has no experience at. Thankfully Dan has been a regular at NG Racing for years, so he knew the paddock and what we had to do.
Adam arrived after dark, so a track walk was not even possible. To make things worse he was first out on track in the morning. 8.40am he was due to roll out of pit lane.

Saturday morning and we all had early starts so we could get the bike scrutineered, Adam signed on and the bike on tyre warmers. Another part of the weekend Adam was not used to. At CRMC tyre warmers are not allowed, so he has very little experience of using them. We choose to stick with his regular tyres. The use of warmers meant we could have used better tyres but wanted to keep something the same for Adam.

8.40am and it was dry, chilly and a little misty. It felt damp in the air. Dan’s YZF although is the same bike as our YZF750. It has many more trick parts on it. The NG Racing rules meant he could put parts back on that he can not use at CRMC. Dan had had a busy week re-fitting the Brembo front brakes and quick shifter.

Adam rolled out of pit lane cautiously and put the laps in at a reasonable pace. He was much slower than the other bikes in the class, but this was free practice, and he just needed to use the time to learn as much as he could.

Adam returned to the paddock. He was not happy with the suspension. It felt too hard for him, so much so he was struggling to hold on. Dan set about softening the bike up for him and he was ready for the qualifying session.

NG Racing run their meetings more like BSB. So, you get a free practice, qualifying and 1 race on the Saturday. Then 2 races Sunday. Great idea if your new to the track like Adam.
Adam was riding in the Golden Era Superbike class. Rules here allow some slightly newer bikes to what we race at CRMC. The grid has Kawasaki ZXR750 and ZX7R’s, Suzuki GSXR750 SRAD and Honda Fireblade and SP1, plus the odd Aprilia RSV1000 as well. The YZF750 is a little older than most, but still a good bike to be out on.

Qualifying and Adam took to the track again. His times had improved some what and he ended the session in 8th place with a 1min 19.6 second lap. Very happy with that, out target for the weekend was a 1min 20 second. Adam was already below that.
He was now happy with the front suspension, just felt the rear needed to be softer. The rear shock ended up being softened off as much as it could be for the race. Let’s see if that helps.

Race 1 and the lights go out. We were all a bit worried about how Adam would get the YZF off the line. Dan’s bike runs race Flat slide carbs, something we don’t use as they can be tricky to pull away with. We didn’t need to worry about this at all, setting off from 8th on the grid, Adam was leading the race into the first turn, which at Castle Combe is further away than most tracks as it is at the end of a very fast straight (which is not straight I will add).
Adam led for half a lap, then the red flag came out. Someone had crashed behind him and left a lot of oil down on the track. Everyone was sent back to the paddock whilst the clear up on track was happening. None of us could believe Adam’s start. No one more than Adam. Trouble is he had to try and do it again!

30 mins later the grid was reformed, and the race was away again. Another cracking start for Adam, he was in the lead and was still there at the end of the first lap. As the race went on, he lost position at one of the chicanes around the back of the track we could not see. Dropping to 4th place by the end of the race. Still a great result in his first race and his lap time was down to a 1 min 18.4 sec.

Saturday evening Adam took the chance to have a cycle round the track and look at the chicane he was losing out at. He could see why and worked out a better line. Dan also gave Adam some tips for the track and now he had ridden it all seemed to make sense. Still not happy with the rear suspension on the bike, Dan did offer to drive home and get the parts required to put a softer spring in the rear. Adam decided to stick with it and concentrate on his riding.

Sunday morning and first race again, bit colder and damper than the previous day. On the grid at 9.15am was certainly a way of waking you up on a Sunday!

Lights out and with Adam starting from 4th on the grid today he was into the lead again, this time pulling quite a gap by the end of lap 1. Lap 2 and Adam were still in the lead. An amazing effort, lap four and Adam lost the lead, and he had a bit of a mid-race drop. Going back to 4th position. He got back into it and was chasing down 3rd place. Adam just could quite do it and crossed the flag in 4th place. A much better ride and his lap times were down again by half a second.

Last race of the weekend and another great start from Adam. However, it was not enough to get the lead, he slipped into 2nd place and held onto the leader for a lap. Before dropping back to his 4th place again. On lap 5 one of the leaders fell and Adam moved up to 3rd place. He was now in a podium position. Not happy with this Adam kept on pushing and made a move for 2nd place on the last lap but could make it stick and had to settle for 3rd place over the line. What an amazing effort.

Another half a second quicker and his lap times were now down to 1 min 17.9sec. Way better than we had hoped for at the start of the weekend and a podium finish.

What a weekend. Absolutely made up for Adam and Dan. A first for Dan letting another rider out on a machine he has built and developed. The first time Adam has ridden for someone outside of our team. This took a lot of trust from Dan and a lot of respect from Adam.
Big thanks to both, you should be proud of what you achieved this weekend.

Massive thanks must go to James our trusty pit mechanic, James gave up his weekend to come along and help again. He was busy cycling out to the back of the track every session to give us updates on how Adam was going and videos so Adam could see what he was doing right or wrong.

That is our 2025 season over and done. Honest.

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