I started riding bikes when I was 12 years old riding and racing motorcross but I always had the desire to move into road racing and in 2004 I did so, when I started racing an 80cc motorcycle along with rides on a 125cc bike. In my first year racing I finished 3rd in the EMRA 80cc championships and finished 4th in the national championships as well.

After the season we decided to move up to 125cc category as it it’s good class to develop your racing skills, we moved up to the New Era Honda Super Club championship, it was going to be difficult but after a successful pre season test in Spain I was ready for the challenge. It was a tough season where I was riding as hard as I could (the bike was 8 years old and hardly competitive) but the results were not showing how hard I was trying, but regular top 10 finishes out of starting grids of thirty plus, I couldn’t really complain but unfortunately I had a crash at Donington Park and broke my leg so that ended the season, I ended up 9th in the championship which wasn’t so bad considering I missed the last 4 rounds but it taught me a lot about how to ride a bike.

After the 2005 season we all sat down and decided where to go from here and after a lot of debating we decided to go to the Supersport series. We bought a 2003 Honda CBR600RR bike which was a proven supersport championship winning bike so there would not be any excuses on the bike front anyway if I didn’t at least compete towards the front of the field. After discussions with friends we decided to contest the Derby Phoenix Motorcycle Club formula 600 championship.

I went out to Spain again to preseason test and get myself accustomed to the new bike, the fact it was a four stroke instead of a 2 stroke and it had triple the power I was used to. It was my hardest season so far as the supersport class is regarded as the toughest class in motorcycle racing, but after a tough start it started to come together towards the end of the season where I was fighting towards the top end of the grid and improving my skills and racing with riders who normally race in the British supersport class. I ended up finishing the season in 11th place out of forty riders so I was fairly happy but knew I would have to prove myself next season.

We kept the same bike for the 2007 season as we knew the bike would be competitive, it was just down to me. We went out to Spain again to try and get me ready for the season and it was another good test as I went a lot quicker than the previous year so I was happy. We decided to stay with the same racing club as 2006 as it was very competitive and they visited the best tracks in the country. It turned out to be a really good year and I developed my skills both on and off the track, learning a lot more about the technical side of the bike along with riding as we were a lot quicker now and finding the last couple of tenths is down to fine tuning the bike and rider. It was another difficult season with more of the British championship riders riding with us it was hard to keep up with them as they had better machinery and tyres but we gave another good account of ourselves with regular top 10 finishes to round off the season.

Looking forward to 2008 season we are looking to go up a series to the MRO series which is the feeder ground to break through to the national championships. This is where the top riders come from and go forward to bigger and better things. This is where it starts to get serious in the paddock because at the club rounds you get some competitors who just do this for fun but when you get to this level everyone is there to do one thing and that’s to win. This is where all of the rounds are televised and shown on channels such as Sky Sports and Motors TV. This where I want to be and then depending how I get on, going on to the national championships.