EMRA Final Round September 20th

Cheers Becky!

R.S.V.P :- EMRA 20th September 'Final Round'

All 3 Championships Leon currently leads come down to the Final Round, with both Races being Double points!!

He currently Leads:-



Superstock 600 Championship by 34 points

Formula 600 Championship by 48 points

Co-Ordit Relay Championship by 34 points

and currently lies 3rd in the Buildbase Mallory Trophy on 40 points.



All are welcome to join us in the paddock for free Tea and Coffee, the BMC Team and Leon will make you welcome.

Our fingers are crossed and will update as soon as the last Round is over!

Leon makes a Good Impression

Leon with his 'Rider of the Day Trophy'

Taking a Rest during a 'Red Flag' Incident

Big Thanks to All the BMC Sponsors

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Big Thank you to Andrew Downs and the Cross Keys

EMRA Round 5 16th August

How did Leon do then?

First up was the 'Buildbase Mallory Trophy'.

Race one, the shorter six lap sprint, saw Leon finish a fantastic sixth position. Not only was he, again, the leading 600cc machine, but his lap time of 55.187 was the third fastest of the race. A great effort in amongst the 1000cc machines. Brilliant!

Race two followed a similar path with Leon finishing a very credible seventh place, and in doing so edged out Lee Statham on his 1000cc Suzuki by just 0.001 seconds! This served to further underline the class and natural ability that Leon obviously has in abundance. Well done Leon, I'm sure you made a few people sit up and take note with that result!

Moving on to the Superstock 600's, and Race one saw Leon in a brief tussle with Dean Brown before taking the lead on lap three. He then lead convincingly from the front to take victory by a gap of 2.246 seconds. And, of course, the fastest lap of the race which was just outside the Superstock lap record!

Race two was a very similar story, only this time Leon took the lead over Richard Wardle on lap four to then go on and take victory and maximum points for the day. And again he had the fastest lap of the race - 55.024 seconds which gets ever closer to that lap record! Leon moves on to 138 points which is some 34 points ahead of Richard Wardle on 104 points, and a monstrous 96 points ahead of Dean Brown in third place on 42 points! Very mpressive stuff indeed!

Finally the Formula 600's.

Well, what a couple of rides these turned out to be.

Race one saw Leon fly off the line to take an early lead. He then put in some very consistent lap times to bring home the R6 to yet another race victory. Leon was also the only rider to break the 55 second barrier which, considering Leon was on the same front tyre all day, is simply exceptional! The gap at the finish was almost 6 seconds - there was no doubt about who was going to win this one!

Race two was probably the best race of the day.

Leon found himself in a scrap with Jody lees who had taken the early initiative. Midway through the race Leon got baulked at the hairpin which allowed Jody to pull out a gap. Leon then stuck his head down and got stuck in. Lap by lap Leon kept closing the gap until on lap nine he was close enough to make a move. And between the 'Hairpin' and the 'Bus Stop' on lap nine Leon made his move and took the lead. He then went on to take the victory by just 0.337 seconds! And he got the fastest lap of the race again. But get this - his lap time of 54.776 seconds would have smashed the Superstock 600 lap record!

Still, it was a truly amazing victory that had the crowd on their feet. And it was Leon's fourth victory of the day which was enough to earn him the 'Rider of the Day' award. A thoroughly justified and superb result. Oh, and his very impressive total race time of 9:18.442 is the best he's ever raced over ten laps...well done Leon!

Leon now has a handsome lead in the Formula 600's too. He now has 142 points, ahead of Jody Lees who has 94 points. An unbelievable lead of 48 points to take in to the final round of the championship. Gary Arden lies a distant third place with just 60 points. Supreme!

Anyone have one of these!!!

What a Beautiful bit of machinery, even more so because Leon's Dad sold his pride and joy an Aprilia RSV1000 'Colin Edwards Rep' to buy Leon his R6 to race, so if anyone has one we could lend for awhile, just to see what it goes like!!!! Sounded awesome!

More Pics from WSB Thanks to PLJ Photography

WSB Donington Park Support Races

Many Thanks to Team Trasimeno for all your Help and Advice

The Souvenirs

Leon crossing the finishing line

Leon Haslam, Leon Camier, Leon Jeacock...all could be seen racing hard at Donington Park last weekend. No you're not seeing things - the World Superbikes were in town, and Thundersport GB had managed to grab a couple of support races, the Aprillia Superteens and the Superstock 600's. So Leon was out on his R6 to learn the track and mix it with the big boys. Having never raced here before, this was the ideal setting in which to get to grips with a new track and work on the set-up of the bike. I was there to join the fun and take in all the weekends racing action.So how was it?

Well, Friday saw Leon struggling with his brakes but still managing to qualify 15th on the grid for race one on the Saturday. A new set of pads were fitted overnight, but the lack of any practice time meant that Leon would have to bed the brakes in on the warm-up lap. The start to race one was hectic! With Leon starting on the right hand side of the grid, the first corner was always going to be tough. And getting over to the racing line in time for the first corner took some confident moves from Leon. Settling in to the mid-pack after 'Redgate' he then looked to work on the riders in front. However, a near race ending collision at the 'Esses' and an excursion across the grass had left Leon well down the pack in 28th position by the end of the first lap. But not one for quitting, Leon quickly got stuck in, and set about salvaging something from the race. And some performance it was too! In the nine laps remaining he managed to claw his way right back up the field to finish 17th in the race and an amazing 12th in class. He also put in a very credible lap time of 1:42:689. Brilliant!

We then had the night to reflect and work on improving the set-up of the bike for race two the following day. And it was later on that evening, while walking round the paddock, that we got some very useful advice indeed. We were all admiring the italian outfit of 'Team Trasimeno' (a world Superstock team) when all of a sudden they turned up and invited us in to have a look. Mike, Leon and Rod then started talking fluent 'bike' with them. The language differences didn't seem to make any difference...they all seemed to understand each other perfectly. They very kindly offered some crucial gearing knowledge too, which was great of them! We can't thank them enough...passing on experience to smaller teams like us is a true credit to the italian way of working. And they certainly know how to breed great riders over there too!

Armed with the extra piece of knowledge, Sunday arrived and the R6 was given it's refinements. Race two wasn't until the end of the day so we had time to relax and soak up the atmosphere and enjoy both Superbike races. And what a treat it was too. Ben Spies was in a league of his own, Biaggi looked slick on his RSV4 Aprillia (until he dropped it at the 'Melbourne Loop' that is!), and the brits put in a fine display - most notably Leon Haslam who finished a fantastic 2nd place in race two. Awesome!

With the main event over, attention turned to Leon's second Superstock 600 race. I decided to watch from the infield grandstand to get a good view of the start. Again it was hectic off the line with Leon getting off the line well. It got a bit of crowded in to 'Redgate' with Leon briefly colliding with another rider before settling in to 13th place. He then got stuck in and set about catching and passing as many riders as he could. And that's what he did, with the new gearing and Leon's ability to learn more from a track with each passing lap, he slowly started picking them off one by one. His lap times kept getting better and better as Leon eventually clawed his way up the field to an amazing 8th place and chasing hard two riders ahead who were having a good battle. The final lap soon came round and 8th place seemed to be where Leon would finish. That was until the two riders ahead (who he was catching) collided and fell at the very last corner. This left Leon to pick up the pieces and finish the race an amazing 6th overall and 5th in class. And he had brought his lap times right down to an incredible 1:40:919. It was the perfect end to an excellent weekend.

Very well done to Leon, yet again proving that he can be very competitive on any track. It's just a matter of learning them all now!

EMRA 'Round 4' 14th June

'Leon makes the Front page of the EMRA Programme'

Well, last weekend we were at Mallory Park for round 4 of the EMRA championships. The sun was out to play all day, and all the fast food vans ran out of water. So the conditions were great and set the scene well for the days racing.But let's start with the programme shall we...Leon was the cover boy this time, and it was designed in pink to compliment the R6 colours. Looks like it's starting to catch on! And Mike made the centre pages too...it was almost like looking through the BMC calendar. The write up from the last round was very complimentary too...here are a couple of quotes:'Leon Jeacock is getting further away from his rivals in the Supersport class, so far that he could score nil next time and still be on top.'

Leon got stuck in to his Qualifying sessions and put in some solid lap times.

In the Superstock's he did enough to put himself third on the grid.

The F600 was a little more challenging but still Leon managed to stick his R6 on row two. And his lap times were good enough for the front row in the 'Buildbase Mallory Trophy'. Top draw stuff!

Leon continued his push in the 'Buildbase Mallory Trophy' with a couple of solid rides.

Race one saw Leon make a demon start and was third at the end of the opening lap. But after a tough fight throughout the race he found himself drop back through the pack to finish an excellent eighth place, and was the leading 600 finisher.

Race two was always going to be tough from the second row, but Leon got away well on the opening lap only to be crowded out at 'Edwinas'. He pushed incredibly hard for the rest of the race and managed another eighth place. This consolidated his lead in the Co-ordit Relay championship, for all the 600cc riders, and now leads by a massive thirty points. Awesome!

Next up, the Superstock 600's.

Race one saw Leon make his trademark blistering start from third place on the grid. By the time they reached 'Edwinas' Leon was in front and had already pulled a gap on the chasing pack. And, well, that was it really! Leon led for the entire race to take a comfortable victory by nearly 3 seconds ahead of Richard Wardle. He made it all look so effortless too!

Race two was a little more exciting though. Again Leon made a quick start, but this time Wardle stayed hot on his heels. They both quickly pulled a big gap from the pack. It was to be a two man battle right to the end. Wardle tried on numerous occasions to outbrake Leon in to 'Edwinas', but Leon was having none of it with some breathtakingly late braking of his own. And this appeared to be how the race might finish, until they started to reach the backmarkers that is! Wardle took the lead a couple of laps from the end with a backmarker playing his part. Again backmarkers held up Leon a lap later round 'Edwinas', giving Wardle chance to pull out an advantage. However, a lap later Wardle found himself held up through the 'Esses' allowing Leon to close right back in. It was then a tense sprint through the final parts of the lap to the chequered flag. And what a finish it was too, with Leon just missing out on the victory by just 0.092 seconds. A terrific spectacle for the crowds, and helped Leon extend his championship lead to 26 points.

And finally we move to the Formula 600 machines.

With Leon starting eighth on the grid you would probably think this could be a huge struggle. But instead we witnessed two absolutely top class rides by Leon.

In Race one he flew off the line and settled in to second position by the time they had reached 'Edwinas'. But Leon, as always, was looking to go one better. And the start of lap two saw Leon take the lead round 'Gerrards'. He then majestically led for the rest of the race, throwing in some consistently quick lap times, to take a sublime victory.

Race two in the F600's was surely the best race of the day. Leon, as expected, got away well. Only this time he was to be very closely followed by Jody Lees. And, an almost exact copy of the earlier Superstock race, we saw Lees try on many occasions to outbrake Leon in to 'Edwinas'. Leon held off every challenge right to the last lap when Lees just managed to sneak past as they tipped in to the left hander. But Leon dug deep, obviously with the earlier race on his mind, and immediately fought back to retake the lead at the hairpin. The final charge through the 'Bus stop' and down the 'Elbow' brought the crowd to their feet as Leon took an amazing victory (his third of the day) by just 0.013 seconds.

It was a joy to watch and the commentator seemed to thoroughly enjoy it too!

Leon also extended his advantage in this championship and now leads by an incredible 42 points. Well done Leon, you rode a blinder!So there you are...with four rounds completed Leon and the BMC Racing team can feel very proud of themselves indeed!

ThundersportGB Oulton Park June 6th

Leon didn't do so well on the R6 at Oulton, the Weather was horrendous and didn't stop raining all day, we had no set-up for the R6 (suspension and gearing) and being a one day event meant we would have no practice time, still Leon managed to qualify in 19th Place with a lap time of 2:12.418.

He came 10th in the race with an amazing lap time of 2:02.867 in such horrendous weather conditions, Leon seems to learn the Tracks very quickly and made quite an impression on everyone.

These were the only picture's I could find of the Horrendous weather conditions!!!

Thanks to PLJ Photography

EMRA Championship standings after Round 3

EMRA 'Round 3' May 17th

Leon had a Brilliant Day at Mallory.

First up was the 'Buildbase Mallory Trophy' six lapper.

Starting from the front row Leon seemed to get away well. But the conditions were tricky and Leon soon found himself down amongst the traffic in seventh place. And although his wet suspension settings weren't ideal, he held this position to the end of the race ahead of most of the 1000cc's.

Race two was a ten lap race, and Leon would start on grid number seven. Again it was wet, so it was always going to be tricky, but Leon got away well and was up to fifth by the time they entered Edwinas. He pushed hard for the entire race and had held sixth position for most of the race until a strong challenge from Gary Arden. It was a close finish (just 0.216 secs) and another seventh place finish for Leon.

Superstock 600's

The first race turned out to be a dry race. It was touch and go though and this uncertainty mean't that there wasn't time to change to a dry front tyre. But, as expected, Leon got stuck right in and immediately lead the race. However, the wet front made it difficult to hold off the challenges from the two riders behind him, with Leon soon finding himself in third place where he stayed for the rest of the race. Still, he managed to stay in touch with the guys in front and, in doing so, pull out a massive 20 second gap over the fourth place finisher. A terrific result considering the circumstances!

The weather really kept us on edge all day, but Race two was a wet one. Starting from the front row on grid three, Leon soon pushed his way to the front on lap two. And with some very smooth and consistent riding, this is where he stayed for the rest of the race. Leon now leads the Superstock championship by 26 points. Marvelous!

Formula 600's,

Race one had its drama! Leon flew off the line and was leading as he approached the end of lap one. But, just as Leon came down the 'Elbow' for the first time, the R6 seemed to step out on him to cause a rather 'squeaky bum' moment. We all looked on, holding our breathe, as Leon wrestled with the tank-slapper. Luckily it all seemed to calm down just as quickly as it had started, and he avoided going off the track. Leon then re-grouped and carried on. It was amusing to watch him glance over at us immediately afterwards though, as he flew passed us all watching him from the viewing tower. Anyway, undeterred Leon quickly tucked back in and set about the two riders who had just passed him. And what a race he rode! It wasn't long before the near highside was a distance memory and Leon was looking at picking off the riders in front. With a little bit of patience and a lot of determination Leon soon took the lead and started to pull out a gap. A red flag brought the race to a conclusion a lap or two earlier, but by that point Leon had easily done enough to win the race...an impressive victory!

Race two began very wet, but the sun was out to play by the end of it. Leon took the early initiative and lead well for most of the race, but got passed by a couple of riders towards the end to take his fourth podium of the day. Leon now leads this championship by a massive 36 points too!And get this..., Leon also won the 'Tony Bouncer Trophy' too.