to Bainesy-Racing!

By day I am an electrical maintenance contractor at a Large Chemical Factory in North Wales.  After a couple of accidents riding on the road I decided to make the transition to bikes without lights and haven’t looked back since, except when I’ve just passed someone!

Towards the end of 2001 I invested in a race prepared Yamaha FZR400RR, leathers and boots etc and after sorting out a stiff clutch I was ready to start the 2002 motor cycle racing season. 

This web site includes a diary of events and results from the race meetings I have competed in.  It also includes a gallery of pictures and a sponsors section.

After my race engine blew up at Aintree on the 13^th July 2002 in only my third meeting, I raced with the bikes spare engine until the beginning of 2004 which was virtually standard and considering this, I was really pleased with the results I achieved.  For 2004 though, I put together another engine with the top end bought from Tim Kermode which certainly helped matters. 

With the help of my girlfriend Sophie, family, friends and work colleagues I had a really good first season (only 7 meetings though) winning my first trophy for ‘Novice of the day’ at Anglesey in only my fourth meeting and a third place trophy at the Anglesey Grand with the Wirral 100 club.  2003 started well with another two third placed trophies from the opening 3 meetings, only for a crash in my fifth meeting of the year, also at Anglesey, to put me out until 2004 due to financial difficulties in repairing the bike.

2004 was a much better and more involved season where I competed at a lot more meetings and picked up my pace dramatically, taking not only my first win but three victories in total at both Tonfanau and Anglesey as well as fastest laps at both tracks.  I also managed to take a couple of 3rd's at Aintree which was by far my best results there.  Throughout the season I won a total of 12 trophies, from 13 meetings (2 of which I didn't race at due to engine failures) and took 3rd in the Wirral 100 Club Championships.

2005 went really well (apart from two crashes in the opening two meetings and an engine blow up in the fifth) and from the 13 meetings I entered I won 15 races, took numerous podiums, set 3 new lap records at Tonfanau and also beat Dave Baths' F400, 7 lap race record at the Anglesey Grand (although he went out the following day and beat me and my newly set record!).  I managed to win another 8 trophies throughout the season, and finished 2nd in the Wirral 100, Nantwich and District, Crewe and South Cheshire and the overall Cheshire Centre Championships.

In 2006 I have been competing in the New Era Superclub Championship which takes me all around the UK to some of the great racing circuits we have.  I am also contesting the Wirral 100 Championship again in a bid to go one better than 2005 by winning it!

Thanks for looking and enjoy the rest of the site.

Bainesy.  

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