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Simon Lees - Weston Beach Race - Leukaemia Research
Simon Lees is taking part in the Weston Beach Race on 21st October 2007. He is raising money for Leukaemia Research, and has set his sponsorship target at £1000, but doesn't want to reach it - he wants to smash it!!! He has created a website - www.riderappeal4leukaemia.webeden.co.uk - to try and raise more sponsor money and has also designed a race shirt which is being signed by many famous people from the motobike world like brad anderson, james noble, mike brown and hopefully valentino rossi, casey stoner, john mcguiness and many more. This shirt will then be auctioned or raffled off to raise even more money. Simon is raising money for Leukaemia Research because a member of his family has recently been diagnosed with a very rare form of the disease and he wants to raise more awareness of it - did you know 1 in every 3 people will suffer from some form of cancer?! Makes you think doesn't it. Please visit the website and donate as much or as little as you can - every penny helps. Thank You.
GridGear Sponsors Double Vision Racing in BSB 2007
GridGear are pleased to announce that they will be sponsoring Sam & Alex Lowes (Double Vision Racing) in the British Supersport 600 Championship, two of the hotest prospects in British Road Racing!
GridGear will be supplying all of the lads technical riding gear for 07. RST Leathers, boots and gloves, AGV Titech Evolution Dart helmets.
Sam & Alex are the youngest riders in the 600 championship this season (16yrs old!) and will be riding 07 CBR 600RR Hondas. Ron Haslam, one of this countries greatest ever road racers has been so impressed with the lads progress to date, he has taken them under his wing for 07.
We will keep you informed of the twins progress throughtout the season.
Any questions or information you would like from Double Vision Racing please do not hesitate to email Libby. libby@gridgear.co.uk .
We would like to wish the team all the best for the season.
Sam Lowes #12 - Sponsored Rider
Sam Lowes #12
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Sam Lowes
Place of birth: Lincoln
Home town: Lincoln
Martial status: single, looking!
Height: 165cm
Weight: 10st 8
Hair colour: Brown, blonde.
Eye colour: Blue
Hobbies: Cycling, golf, squash, skiing + snowboarding, gym, football.
Likes: Anything with engine, competition, females!
Dislikes: Losing, traffic jams!
Own car: Not old enough, but would be a Ferrari (obviously with enough room to get a bike in the back!!)
First road race: Three sisters Wigan, 2002
First Win: Cadwell Park 2003
Favourite circuits: Oschersleben, Cadwell and Outlon Park
Best Moment: Winning at Oulton park in British 125GP in 2006. At the age of 15.
Ambition: To be world champion, To be the best and Love riding bikes.
Favourite All Time Riders: Valentino Rossi, James Toseland, Ron Haslam
Most respected rivals: Them all.
Alex Lowes #21 - Sponsored Rider
Alex Lowes #22
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name: Alex Lowes
Place of birth: Lincoln
Home town: Lincoln
Martial status: Single
Height: 167cm
Weight: 10st 9
Hair colour: Brown, Blonde
Eye colour: Blue
Hobbies: Cycling, Golf, Squash, skiing, football.
Likes: Bikes, Extreme sports, girls!
Dislikes: Losing
Own car: None, But would be a lamborghini.
First road race: Anglesey 2002
First Win: Darley Moor, 2002
Favourite circuits: Hockenheim, Brands GP, Cadwell.
Best Moment: 2nd place at Brands hatch in British 125GP 2006.Participating in Britsh GP as a wildcard.
Ambition: Moto GP world champion
Favourite All Time Riders: Valentino Rossi
Most respected rivals: Samantha Lowes!
Sam Lowes #12
GridGear Sponsors Hydrex Honda
GridGear will be sponsoring SMR Hydrex Honda for the second year in British Superbikes.
Hydrex Honda will be running Karl (Bomber) Harris in British Superbikes on a Honda Fireblade and Guy Martin on a CBR 600RR Honda in British Supersport, and a Honda Fireblade for the TT, Northwest, and Macau.
GridGear are manufacturing and supplying Hydrex Honda with their team clothing and mechanics with Scott mechanics wear, and Fox trainers.
All clothing worn by the Hydrex team will be avaialble as official merchandise online from gridgear or at any of the Bristish Superbike Rounds.
We would like to wish Hydrex Honda all the best for 2007.
If you have any questions you would like us to ask the team please email Libby, libby@gridgear.co.uk.
Karl Harris
PERSONAL DETAILS
D.O.B - 21/10/79
Place Of Birth - East Yorkshire
Home Town - Sheffield
Martial Status - Married to Jane
Height - 170cm
Weight - 76 kg
Hair Colour - Blonde
Eye Colour - Blue
Hobbies - Boxing, Golf, Motocross, Cycling
Likes - Spending time with pets
Dislikes - Clearing up after dogs
Own Car - Land Rover Discovery
First road race - 1996 Donington Park
First Win - 1996 Knockhill
Favourite Circuits - Brands Hatch, Oulton Park, Cadwell Park
Best Moment - Finishing 4th World Supersport Race 1999
Ambition - Moto Gp Champion
Favourite All Time Riders - Mick Doohan, Barry Sheene, Rossi
Most Respected Rivals - Leon Haslam
Guy Martin #8
Three podiums at North West for Martin.
Guy Martin and his Hydrex Honda team got their road racing season off to a superb start at the Kennedy International North West 200 in Northern Ireland. Martin scored three podium finishes and two top tens at the high speed pure road race which was attended by 150,000 strong crowd.
The first race of the day was the DeWalt Performance Tools Superbike race and Martin finished in 4th. The race was heavily interrupted with two red flags one of which was caused by Bruce Anstey high siding. Despite his crash he was still included in the results which didn’t please Martin. “Bruce caused the red flag so I don’t think he should be in the result and there are a few folk who are thinking the same. I got fourth which is alright; we had a bit of trouble with the bike over heating as they held us a long time on the grid, so maybe it was a good thing the race getting stopped. I wanted a third but that is how it goes,” he said.
The next race out was the Club SOI Supersport race and Marin took a fighting 3rd place. He was thrilled with the result saying, “That race was spot on really, I had to battle for it, I had to do some do or die manoeuvres on the last lap but it all paid off and I got a podium.”
The CP Hire Limited Superstock race didn’t get off to a good start as Martin explained, “Finnegan put his hand up as he had a problem so I thought it was going to be stopped so I pulled the clutch in and next thing everyone was away. So I tried to rev it off the line and nearly stalled it like Finnegan and I went backwards to about twentieth.” However he pulled it back to finish in 3rd place. “I was going steady and plugging away, I wasn’t really riding the wheels off it. There were all these boys who couldn’t keep up with my Honda. It handles well, we’ve had Javier from Pro-Shock in Spain over and he has it set up so well. What we lack on speed we make up on handling,” he explained.
The second Superbike outing of the day the Blackhorse Finance NW200 feature race saw Martin battle hard with the leaders to take 2nd place. This race was also interrupted with a red flag when Cameron Donald crashed out. “I thought I could win it, I lead it from the start, couple of boys came passed me into University and I sat and watched what they were doing. Then Plater made a break on McGuinness,” he said, “I was trying to pass McGuinness as Plater was getting away so on last lap I did a do or die move on him into the Corona Chicane and by then it was too late to get passed Plater. I caught him towards the end of the lap but it was too late, I could have used another lap. I’m happy enough with second.”
The last race of the jam packed day was the Ballymoney Council Supersport race where Martin finished in 8th. “I’m a bit gutted. It went off song and just petered out. We are learning and need to tweak the electrics for the TT. The motor is good it is just the electrics letting it down but we will get there with it.”
The North West is a good indicator for the TT and that is Martin’s aim this year. The next stop for the Hydrex team is the Snetterton round of the Bennetts British Superbikes where Martin will compete in the Supersport class, “I just want to go and learn a bit more and get ready for the TT that is what it is all about. Everything is in place for a good job at the TT,” he concluded.
The fifth round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship and the Metzeler National Superstock Championship will take place on the 18th – 20th May at Snetterton.
DeWalt Performance Tools Superbike race
John McGuinness Honda 123.01 4:22.401
Bruce Anstey Suzuki 122.38 4:23.748
Steve Plater Yamaha 123.28 4:21.834
Guy Martin Honda 122.51 4:23.464
Club SOI Supersport race
Bruce Anstey Suzuki 118.41 4:32.598
Steve Plater Yamaha 118.22 4:33.038
Guy Martin Honda 116.51 4:37.045
CP Hire Superstock race
Bruce Anstey Suzuki 121.90 4:24.785
Alastair Seeley Yamaha 121.03 4:26.688
Guy Martin Honda 119.65 4:29.764
Blackhourse Motorcycle Finance NW200 Superbike race
Steve Plater Yamaha 124.02 4:20.268
Guy Martin Honda 123.66 4:21.023
Michael Rutter Kawasaki 123.53 4:21.300
Ballymoney Borough Council Supersport race
Bruce Anstey Suzuki 118.98 4:33.352
John McGuinness Honda 117.75 4:34.128
Michael Rutter Kawasaki 117.87 4:33.844
Steve Plater Yamaha 117.32 4:35.134
Ian Lougher Honda 117.59 4:34.483
Ian Hutchinson Honda 116.27 4:37.617
Stuart Easton Kawasaki 116.25 4:37.654
Guy Martin Honda 115.96 4:38.360
Dean Ellison
GridGear are continuing to sponsor Dean Ellison for 07, who has moved from Slingshot racing in British Superbikes, to riding for Team Pedercini on 999 Factory Ducatis in World Superbikes.
Dean will be wearing Fox casualwear supplied by GridGear which is availabe online or on our stand at the UK rounds of WSB and BSB.
Dean will be available for autograph signings on our stand in the exhibition centre, Donington WSB Round on Friday 30th March at 4:30 pm and Saturday 31st March at 5:30pm.
If you have any questions for Dean please email Libby, libby@gridgear.co.uk.
We would like to wish Dean all the best.
DEAN ELLISON - PROFILE
D.O.B - 14/11/77
Place Of Birth - LANCASTER
Home Town – KENDAL
Marital Status – SINGLE WITH GIRLFRIEND
Height – 5,6
Weight – 64KG
Hair Colour – BLACK (GREY COMING THROUGH STRONG).
Eye Colour – HAZEL APPARENTLY, I THOUGHT THEY WERE GREEN.
Hobbies – CHANGES EVERY YEAR, I ENJOYED MOTOX BUT SOMEONE STOLE MY BIKE WHEN I WAS IN QATAR.
Likes – CHOCOLATE.
Dislikes – CIGARETTE SMOKE.
Own Car – CURRENTLY WITHOUT WHEELS.
First road race – 1996, THREE SISTERS IN FORMULA 125cc.
First Win – 1999 AINTREE 250cc, STILL HOLD THE LAP RECORD I THINK.
Favourite Circuits – SUZUKA, OULTON, DONINGTON AND IF I GET TO GO BACK TO PHILLIP ISLAND THEN THAT MIGHT BE ON THE LIST.
Best Moment – SIGNING WITH PEDERCINI AND SIBONI MOTORI DUTTORI.
Ambition – TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION.
Favourite All Time Riders – SCHWANTZ, WAYNE GARDNER, JEAN MICHELLE BAYLE(very gifted), MY LITTLE BROTHER HAS DONE GOOD ASWELL.
Most Respected Rivals - BAYLISS AND TOSELAND THIS YEAR.
Sponsored Rider Craig Fitzpatrick #75
2007 will see Craig competing in the British Supersport championship under the banner of BLDS Racing onboard a Yamaha R6 07 with an even stronger team behind him than last year. He has had one test in Spain so far and was very happy with the bikes he was 1.2 sec faster on the 600cc than on the 1000cc!!
Gridgear are very pleased to be sponsoring Craig again this year and would like to wish Craig all the best for 2007
Sponsored Rider Richard McDermott #52
Richard, 16, has been riding a Honda CRF 250 in 2006. He competed in the BSMA School Boy Nationals, Northampton Schoolboy MotoX and Northampton Adults MotoX. Gridgear are very proud to be sponsoring this talented youngster.
Next year Richard aims to ride in the GP, British Under 21’s and KWS
Results for 2006
15th/16th July - Brookthorpe - BSMA National - 8th
5th/6th August - Landrake, Cornwall, BSMA finals, clutch went and lots of bike problems.
12th/13th August - Little Silver, Devon, BSMA Nationals - 9th
2nd/3rd September - Pontralis, Hereford - Selected to ride for Coventry in the BSMA team event. Team rode brillilantly and Richard was fantastic having 4 rop ten finishes, and a 12th and 13th.
10th September - Badby, Coventry club championships. Richard finished 1st !!
16th/17th September - Pontralis - BSMA Nationals, rode brilliantly finishing 4th overall.
1st October - Mildenhall - Coventry Club Championships = 3rd.
15th October - Long Buckby - Northampton adults. Finished 1st overall, had a win and a second and gained a valuable 7 points towards his expert licence.
29th October - Toddington - Luton & District adults. Had 2 wins, won the meeting and gained another 8 points. Richard is now an expert!!
6th November - Phil Goodwin memorial meeting Stratford - 1st !!
Richard has had a brilliant year finishing 8th overall in the BSMA Nationals.
He also won the Coventry Club Championships for 2006 - Senior Group.
Richard was awarded the Chairmans award for outstanding riding during the year, both at the club and outside club meetings.
GridGear would like to congratulate Richard on a outstanding year and obtaining his expert licence. We are very proud to be sponsoring Richard and wish him all the best for 2007.
We will keep you updated on the news page throughout the new year of Richard`s progress.
2007 Events Diary
This is a list of Motorsport events that we are hoping to be at in 2007. We will keep you updated as to where we will definately be each week.
Cadwell BSB 26-27 August
Donington BSB 22-23 September
Silverstone BSB 6-7 October
Brands Hatch BSB 13-14 October
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