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10 minutes with... Karen Higgins
By Harriet Ridley on 24/10/2007 15:43:00
Receptionist Karen Higgins spends her weekends clearing accidents, dodging bikes and avoiding aggressive confrontations with crashed and concussed riders. And she does it all for free. Is she mad? Nope, she's a volunteer Bemsee race marshal...
Receptionist Karen Higgins spends her weekends clearing accidents, dodging bikes and avoiding aggressive confrontations with crashed and concussed riders. And she does it all for free. Is she mad? Nope, she's a volunteer Bemsee race marshal
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Amputee marine to go racing
By Visordown News on 26/03/2012 10:12:42
Inspirational former marine to race a ZX-10R despite having amputated leg
in 2011 after 10 years, Mark decided to commit to his racing ambitions. His first competitive race will be in the Bemsee series, riding in the rookie class on a Kawasaki ZX-10R with an adapted gear shift and support from motorcycle insurer Bikesure
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UK motorcycle club racing calendar by circuit
By Visordown on 11/04/2012 09:59:45
2012 motorcycle club racing circuits and dates
June 4 Wirral 100July 14-15 Derby PhoenixAugust 18-19 NG Road RacingJuly 28-29 Wirral 100August 26-27 Thundersport GB (Coastal)October 20-21 Wirral 100Brands HatchApril 14-15, Bemsee (Indy)July 28-29 Bemsee (GP)September 29-30 Bemsee (Indy)Cadwell Park
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UK motorcycle club racing calendar
By Visordown on 12/03/2012 14:00:23
Dates for the 2012 UK motorcycle club racing series
March 24-25 Bemsee, Snetterton 300March 24-25 Thundersport GB, Donington Park GPMarch 25 Wirral 100, AngleseyAprilApril 7-8 CRMC, PembreyApril 8 EMRA, Mallory ParkApril 14-15 Bemsee, Brands Hatch IndyApril 14-15 Derby Phoenix, Cadwell ParkApril 21
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Visordown regular races into record books
By Visordown News on 11/05/2007 16:26:14
Club racer Sarah Jordan thunders to success
VISORDOWN regular Sarah Jordan raced into the record books with a storming performance at the fourth round of the UK Thunderbikes series.Sarah became the first solo female race winner to lead from start to finish in a Bemsee/MRO race meeting
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New ZX-10R beats Cadwell lap record
By Visordown News on 12/04/2011 09:50:48
17-year-old breaks Superstock 1000 lap record on 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R
in a Bemsee-MRO event, lapping quicker than the lap record in practice and taking the quickest lap by dropping the time to 1:29.946 in the race.Speaking on the lap record Buchan, who is a graduate of the Team Green youth programme, joked: “I’d be well
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Triumph announce Daytona 675 one-make series
By Visordown News on 13/03/2007 18:44:22
Triumph's bike of the year to star in British shootout
respectable times. Other riders entering the championship include Brigestone's 'Rider of the Year 2006' AJ Hutchinson and many Bemsee/MRO Riders including: SuperSport 400 champ Greville Ball, Mike Collins (brother of British Superstock Cup champ Bob), Mike
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Bluffers Guide...Club Racing
By Jon Urry on 21/10/2010 16:52:36
Ever watched MotoGP and thought “I could do that if I had the breaks...”? Well stop dreaming and get racing. Here’s the inside line on the curious world of the British club racing scene...
-£390). Once you’re confident, contact the BMCRC (bemsee.net 01708 509161), get on their training course to learn the ins and outs of racing and pass your compulsory competence exam. It’s not hard!HeroesTom Sykes – BritishACU road riding academy graduate, now
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First Person: Roger Simmons, Suzuki GB
By Visordown on 20/10/2010 13:04:22
He knows his way around a swear word or two, he's Suzuki GB's head mechanic and former European development rider from 1982 to 2005.
-stroke single in a Tony Foale cantilever chassis which I raced twice and put myself in Canterbury hospital twice. I was BEMSEE Clubman 500 champion in 1983, but that was the end of my racing career. I had a divorce and there was no money left for anything after
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The Reality of racing – Josh Wainwright
By Josh Wainwright on 18/02/2008 10:58:09
17 year-old Josh Wainwright is racing the hard way. sometimes you have to sacrifice everything in life for the chance of going all the way...
you to ride for me,” they say “I want you to ride for me, it will cost you £25,000.” You have to buy a seat and we can’t afford it. If you have the cash you can get a ride. I got Best Young Rider of the Year at MRO and Bemsee, Cal Crutchlow’s name
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