Paton Racing #80

20/10/2026

With A couple weeks passing since the last meeting of the year I’ve had time to reflect on the 2026 season and what a rollercoaster of a season it was. We had some brilliant highs and a couple of lows but As always we take the positives.

* A good pre season with 1 track day, 2 test days and a meeting down south to get some good bike time before round 1 of the Scottish
* Best start to the Scottish season I’ve had with being able to be straight in the mix at round one
* My first wildcard at a British superbikes round in the BMW f900 cup, qualifying straight into the main race without going through LCQ race
* Setting a new pb time at east fortune (half a second faster than previous)
* My first road race at Oliver’s mount
* Fighting for 4th in the knockhill championship before my injury (highest in the championship I’ve been able to fight for)
* Getting back on a bike after injury and competing in last Scottish championship meeting of the year

I am chuffed with what we have achieved this season and none of it would be possible without all the people that help out. So many people step in and help wether its with advice, with fixing the bike, helping at the meetings or financially. I truly appreciate everyone for everything.

Now we look forward to 2027

05/10/2026

Knockhill final round of 2026

Qualifying - 10th - 1.01.665
Race 1 - 14th
Race 2 - 14th
Race 3 - 11th
Race 4 - 8th

Well that’s the end to the 2026 season. It was brilliant to be able to make the last round after thinking we wouldn’t. After a crash on Friday in testing with thanks to many people we managed to get the bike sorted for Saturday morning warm up. Saturday was a day full of braking problems but come Sunday we had managed to get it sorted and able to start chipping away at my times and getting comfortable on the bike again.

A big thanks to William shand who without I wouldn’t have been on the grid this weekend and to everyone who offered parts and help to get the bike sorted.

A lot of work over the winter with building a new bike for next season but looking forward to getting it done and getting back out next year

Thank you to all the sponsors and helpers that made this season possible

STARK
Dragonfly Driver Training
Alana Sellar
Crawford racing
Slipstream Compression
2 wheels developments / bill shand

02/10/2026

Well that’s not how testing was meant to go today. Little bit of rain come down during the session and made the kerbs less grippy than I thought they would be at that point. I’m okay and the bikes fixed ready for tomorrow’s morning practice. Massive apologies to William shand for putting his bike down the road

02/10/2026

Knockhill final round

Set up and ready for some practice sessions this afternoon. It’s good to be back. Looking forward to seeing how we do this weekend

Massive thanks again goes to William Shand for allowing me to use his bike. Without him I’d not be out this weekend

27/09/2026

Today we headed up to knockhill for a track day to see how the thumb was after the recovery. Managed to get 4 sessions. 1 dry and 3 wet but at lunch the organisers decided with how bad the weather was to call it a day.
The good news is the thumb held up well, I was straight back to feeling comfortable on the bike and was setting some good times .
We initially thought the season was over but after today the thumb has healed better than expected so I have now entered the final round of the Scottish championship at knockhill

I’d like to say a massive thanks to William Shand for letting me use his bike today and for the last round

Thanks to DJM Racing who put me in contact with Inverness Biker Gear who sorted me out with a new set of leathers

I’d like to thank Slipstream Compression for coming on as a sponsor. Im looking forward to wearing there base layers at race meetings

Thanks to all my sponsors
Dragonfly Driver Training
STARK
Alana Sellar
Crawford racing
Slipstream compression

25/09/2026

Buzzing to see that in my visit to Oliver’s mount this year I managed to get in the top 30 fastest newcomers of 2026 placing in 18th 😁

https://roadracingnews.co.uk/olivers-mount-2026-stats-quickest-newcomers/ - follow the posted link.

31/08/2026

Update ‼️

Today the cast was removed and pins taken out. The doctors confirmed they were happy with how the bone had healed and that after a week of getting movement back in the thumb I could get back to work. Over the next few weeks I’ll also be receiving physio on the thumb to get the full strength back. Id like to thank everyone who has helped me during the past 6/7 weeks. It’s greatly appreciated

23/07/2026

Update ‼️

So what was thought to be a simple break and normal recovery changed yesterday when I was phoned and told to come in today for an operation on my thumb. The doctor said he wasn’t happy and wanted to wire it together to give it a better and quicker chance of recovering. Naturally when he asked if I had any questions the only question I had was “doc, how long till I can ride my bike again”. 😂Apparently a couple months which sadly brings my season to an early end. He did say the cast should come off in 6 weeks though so hopefully back to work before the couple months.

This being said I’d like to take the time to thank everyone for there kind comments and well wishes. I’ve been blown away with everyone’s kindness and generosity of offering help weather it’s for me or help getting the bike sorted. It’s not gone unnoticed

I’d like to thank the marshals medics and officials at Oliver’s mount for there quick actions and professionalism during and after the accident

Thanks again to everyone who helped during the season and that weekend

Thanks to this year’s sponsors that made it all possible
Dragonfly Driver Training
STARK
Alana Sellar
Crawford racing
Paul Brydon

20/07/2026

Oliver’s mount

Well not the weekend we wanted or expected. Saturday was good with 3 new rider laps, 3 practice laps, a 15 minute qualifying session and one race. In every session getting faster and more comfortable and enjoying every lap.
Then came Sunday. Not really sure how the race went as memory is a bit shot from today after having a big crash on the last lap of the first race of the day. Come away with some concussion and a broken thumb with doctors saying it’s a 4-6 week recovery.
The bike also took a fair rattle and will need a lot of work done to it.

I’d like to thank Cody, Louisa and the keirnans for sorting my stuff and loading van for me while I was at the hospital. Thank you to Lauren, Nicola, mylie and mylies mum for coming and collecting me and the van from the track. Without you all I’d be very stuck

A big thank you to my sponsors
Dragonfly Driver Training
STARK
Alana Sellar
Crawford racing

Not sure what’s next with recovery time and a bike to sort but I’ll keep you all updated

17/07/2026

All set up in scarbourgh at Oliver’s mount ready for my first go here. Looking forward to it and lots to learn