12/04/2026
Round 2 of the Bemsee championship at the spectacular Oulton Park did not disappoint!
Again Haydon was taking part in both the 2T engineering Open 500 class and Yamaha Past masters, this time onboard Paul Whitbys TZR that he kindly lent Haydon after putting himself out of action at round one. Get well soon mate!
Despite taking a few steps forward with the KR1S Thursday it was evident that Haydon would go better onboard Paul’s bike even though he had never ridden it before. Credit to Paul and Andy Ball for building this machine, it really is a great bike.
It was a clean sweep of wins for Haydon in the 2t open 500 class extending his championship lead heading into round 3🥇🥇🥇🥇
In the YPM class it was a weekend of fantastic racing. With it only being Haydons second time at Oulton park he was really chuffed to get in the mix with the lads at the front. A big shout out to class legend and all round top guy Kev Wholey who spent a lot of time throughout the weekend sharing his expertise with Haydon.
P2🥈P2🥈DNF and P4 were Haydon’s finishing positions. Some fantastic battles with David Ball, Mark Haigh, Richie Welsh and Kev Wholey over the 4 races.
In a damp race 2 Haydon repaid Kev for all the help by making life difficult for him up until the last corner of the last lap🤣Kev’s race craft and experience demoted Haydon from the lead to a very respectable P2 just 0.184 back.
Unfortunately Race 3 saw Haydon slide out of a comfortable p2 at cascades. Slightly off line and a gust of wind put an early end to his race. Luckily the damage to the bike was minimal, a bit of duct tape and some straightening got Paul’s TZR back out to finish the remaining races of the weekend.
Returning to Oulton Park after 26 years Nick initially struggled getting to grips with the combination of an unfamiliar track and machine. As the weekend went on he gained confidence, relaxed and started to enjoy the CBR. P9 P7 P7 and p5, respectable results on a strong Thunderbike sport grid.
Special mentions for this round go out to Paul Whitby for the use of his fantastic TZR😁to Andy ball of 2t engineering and Tom Bedford for their help over the weekend.👊
As always thank you to our sponsors and friends who’s support allow us to continue competing in the sport we love so much.
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