3UpRacing Race Diary

Well, they say that the next season starts as soon as the chequered flag falls on the last race of the current season. The easy decision was going to be where to race in 2009. However, Thundersport GB has just announced that they will no longer run the GP2 class for 2009! Diminishing grids this year can’t escape commercial reality. Shame, really, but alas. So, that leaves us with a bit of a dilema.

Maybe we can get into Derby-Phoenix Thunderbikes, although we really want to run it against GP250 bikes. We’ll see what we can arrange.

Another alternative is to race it with Thunderbike UK run by Ben Shaunessy. This 4lbs per HP (or 1.816kg/rwhp) series would likely accept our unique machine. However, we would have to add over 40kg or race it with a bog standard engine makine less than 70 HP! Hmmm…not sure that will really be in the spirit of the project.

Stay tuned!

Thundersport GB have scheduled their launch date for Friday, February 29th. The venue is Mallory Park. This is not a race day but rather a day to sort out any niggles, which I am sure we’ll need.

And, of course, we’ll be there with the 95Racer to make its track debut after a lot of hard work over the winter. Now that the engine has undergone more work, it will be interesting to see how if goes. Recent dyno work would suggest rather well, but you never know until you ride around a track.

If you happen to be there stop by and say hello. You’ll know the bike by now. We’ll post our experiences soon after.

June 20-22 marks the return of the world championship 125cc, 250cc, and MotoGP racing to this iconic circuit which is the only MotoGP championship stop on the British Isles.

Thundersport GB has just announced that one round of their GP2 and Aprilia Superteen classes will take place during the British MotoGP at Donington. And, it’s the GP2 class that we will be racing in this year!

More details here!

As you can imagine, we are quite excited about the prospect of sharing the same track during the same weekend with the world’s best motorcycle racing show. Let’s hope we don’t embarass ourselves too badly.

Look for a full race report shortly after the event. And, wish us luck! We’ll need it!

We have now finalised our 2008 race calendar. We will be racing with a new club that has now exactly the kind of class we’ve designed and built our 95Racer for. The club is Thundersport GB and the class is called GP2. Eligable machines are non-production 250 cc two-strokes, e.g. Honda RS250, Yamaha TZ250, Aprilia RSW, etc. as well as prototype 4-stroke up to 600 cc twin. It looks like the club racing scene has caught up with after 2 years. It’s certainly gratifying that we’ve got the formula exactly right and are now able to race in a class that was our aim all along.

The following dates are still provisional.

• 29 Feb: Pre Season Test & Launch Day - Mallory Park - Test Days
• 16 Mar: Spring Cup - Mallory Park - Championship Races
• 05 Apr: J&S Accessories Earl of Oulton - Oulton Park Championship Races
• 17 May - 18 May: King of the Mountain - Cadwell Park - Championship Races
• 31 May - 01 Jun: Race of the South - Brands Hatch - Championship Races
• 28 Jun - 29 Jun: Race for Aces - Snetterton - Championship Races
• 27 Jul: Summer Trophy Meeting - Mallory Park - Championship Races
• 23 Aug - 24 Aug: Celtic Cup Rounds 1 & 2 - Pembrey - Championship Races
• 13 Sep - 14 Sep: Celtic Cup Rounds 3 & 4

Launch day is leap day, 29th of February at Mallory park!