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Aaron Clarke crashed out of his Pirelli National Superstock 600 season finale at Brands Hatch on Sunday. Kirton race ace Clarke was progressing well throughout free practice and qualifying – and the draperRACING talent started his race from the seventh row. He got away to a good start and made up ground through the first few laps to take up ...

Aaron Clarke is hoping to finish his Pirelli National Superstock 600 season with a flourish this weekend. The Kirton racer is travelling to Brands Hatch with draperRACING team-mate Tommy Philp, who is competing in the British Supersport Championship. Following their success at Assen in the last round of the British Supersport Championship – where Philp recorded a brace of eighth ...

West Pinchbeck brothers William and Benjamin Smalley had quite a weekend in the East of England Cup at Fulbeck Kart Circuit. Teenage talent William, who is 15, was crowned East of England (EoE) Cup champion, while 11-year-old brother William was third in his class. Benjamin started off what was to be a great day for Team Smalley Racing by securing ...

Kirton racer Aaron Clarke had his best weekend in recent memory at Assen. Despite crashing out in the wet on Saturday, he finished 15th in Sunday’s British Supersport Championship race to claim a point at the Dutch track. Better was to follow in the BeNeCup Championship (for Superbike and Supersport riders) in the Dutch championship, as the draperRACING ace took ...

Andy Molsom is still in with a shout of winning the Caterham Graduates Super Championship after once again finishing on the podium at Snetterton. It was a mixed weekend for the Spalding racer at the Norfolk track, as he failed to finish at round 12 before storming back to seal second at round 13. That leaves Molsom – now guaranteed ...

Johnathan Hoggard continued his hugely impressive debut in the British F4 Championship by securing his first-ever podium finish at Silverstone. After being forced to sit out the round at Rockingham due to a lack of funding, the Weston Hills teenager set the fastest time in the morning session of testing. Hoggard finished eighth fastest in a dry morning free practice ...

Aaron Clarke crashed out from a promising tenth place in the Pirelli National Superstock 600 race at Oulton Park. The Kirton racer, representing draperRACING, endured a slow to start this weekend as in the first free practice session he had no feel for the bike. Major changes were made to the set-up and his lap times improved a lot in ...

Kirton racer Aaron Clarke collected two Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship points after a 14th-place finish at Silverstone over the weekend. The draperRACING rider coped really well in free practice in the wet conditions, although qualifying was done in the dry on Saturday – resulting in him completing the session in 15th place to bag a place on the fifth ...

Aaron Clarke collected five Pirelli National Superstock 600 championship points at Cadwell Park on Sunday – but was left feeling it could have been more. Kirton rider Clarke was running well during free practice and qualifying and began his race from the fourth row. He got away to a good start and was up to eighth on the first of ...

Talented Weston Hills teenager Johnathan Hoggard showed plenty more promise in the British F4 Championship at Knockhill – but was left with little to show for his efforts. Buoyed by securing a first-ever point in the championship at the previous round, Hoggard looked set to repeat the trick for his Fortec Motorsports team before a series of collisions relegated him ...

Aaron Clarke is hoping to recapture the form he showed at Cadwell Park last year as the Pirelli National Superstock 600 heads to Louth this weekend. Kirton racer Clarke recorded a stellar seventh place at his home circuit for draperRACING last season – and, having shown a real improvement in recent rounds, he’s bidding to at last match that this ...

Andy Molsom remains in the hunt for Caterham Super-Graduates Championship glory after putting in two strong showings at Zandvoort. Spalding speedster Molsom finished second in round ten at the Holland track, before storming to victory in round 11 to go 12 points clear at the top of the driver standings. However, taking into account dropping the three worst results, he ...

The G&S Racing Kawasaki team was joined by Kevin Van Leuven at weekend for a one-off ride in the British Supersport Championship race at Thruxton. The Dutchman rode to a brace of 17th places, while Tom Fisher had an eventful two races in the Stock 1000 to finish both outside of the points. Fisher rode well during the qualifying session ...

Kirton racer Aaron Clarke was forced to settle for 17th place at Thruxton over the weekend. Qualifying in the Superstock 600 race was a fiasco as the riders only completed four laps before the rain began to fall. Although Clarke returned to the pits for a change to wet tyres, the session was soon red flagged and he was unable ...

Teenage talent Johnathan Hoggard scored his first-ever point in the British F4 Championship after a stunning performance at Snetterton last weekend. Technical problems dogged the Weston Hills ace for much of the weekend, but he still managed a tenth-placed finish in the final race to secure a precious championship point. Friday’s practice session highlighted that Hoggard was straight on the ...

Aaron Clarke makes the trip to Thruxton this weekend for round seven of the Pirelli National Superstock 600 Championship. Thruxton is one of the fastest circuits on the race calendar – and Kirton ace really likes the Hampshire circuit. He will be looking for a good race result within the top ten to boost his points tally which should move ...

A nasty ‘tank-slapper’ denied Aaron Clarke what looked like being a top ten finish in the Superstock 600 race at Brands Hatch over the weekend. Kirton racer Clarke had guided his draperRACING machine from 21st to tenth at the Kent circuit, before disaster struck with just two laps remaining. The tank-slapper, which means Clarke’s front forks violently slapped back and ...

Young American rider Brandon Paasch joined the G&S Racing Kawasaki team to ride at Brands Hatch in the Superstock 600 championship round on Sunday – and instantly clicked with the Kawasaki to record a fine 14th place. Tom Fisher also rode well through some electrical problems in the Stock 1000 class to record two strong results for the Wyberton team ...

Spalding’s Andy Molsom overcame a nightmare qualifying to keep his Caterham Graduates Super Championship lead intact. Molsom was plagued by car problems in the build-up to rounds eight and nine at Croft in North Yorkshire and started the races from the back of the grid. However, the Spalding optometrist still stormed to victory in Sunday’s second race to remain in ...

Spalding’s Liam Warren has moved closer to honours in the Thundersport GB pre-national 600 series.   Warren is up to third in the championship after the latest round at Mallory Park and is now hoping to maintain his momentum in the quest for honours.   He said: “I feel we have a good chance to keep this momentum going and ...