Next round of the F250 is at Snetterton 22/23 July

Saturday is ACU Stars so not only two rounds of the F250 we also have the ACU Stars Formula 125 round and GP125 (these are all the budding Rossi's most are so small they need a step ladder to get on the bikes)

Also in the Thunderbikes/Open 250 a TZ750 has been entered; not often you see these out nowdays. Worth going just to hear it on full chat

F250 Snetterton July 2006

After the long break since the last round at Donington, July brings us to Snetterton for rounds 7 and 8 of the F250 championship.

With its long straights a fast machine is essential at Snetterton. Though speed isn’t everything; to get a good lap time the long curves at Corams and Richies plus the exit from Sear’s, which is important for speed down Revetts straight, do require a bike to handle well.

The battle at the front is expected to between championship leader Alan Armour (#4) on his Suzuki RGV VJ23 and, fresh from his win at Donington, a rejuvenated Mark Jordan (#96) on his Kawasaki KR-1S. We know Mark’s Kawasaki is fast - having come top in Performance Bike’s 250 shoot out in 2004 – but will its speed make up for the better handling of Alan’s more modern VJ23.

An unknown quantity will be Steve Saint (#44) and his Aprilia RS250. Steve’s machine is known to be very fast, it came 3rd in the Performance Bike competition even though it had seized a piston earlier in the day and its combination of speed and good handling should be ideally suited to Snetterton. However, a question mark remains as to its reliability. Steve has been plagued with machine problems this season – missing the Croft rounds and the last race at Donington.

Aprilia’s are well represented with James Booth (#62) on his beautifully prepared Dave Cooper tuned machine, Iain McDonald (#137) having made the long trek down from East Kilbride (Scotland), the ever young Andy Slinn (#22) and young Michael Booth (#89) on his RS125 Aprilia.

With Jody Lovatt (RS250) not defending his lead in Division II of the F250, second placed John Hawkes (#47) on his Kawasaki KR-1S will be looking to take the lead. John who until this round had been running a standard KR-1 engine, will be using a new KR-1S race engine and will certainly appreciate the extra speed this gives; especially here at Snetterton. If you see him on circuit give him a wave as John has just celebrated his 60th birthday. The old Kawasaki’s are also well represented with Lee White (#70), Kevin Tiernan (#7 and Dan Bateman (#147) back on a KR after a very good ride on a friend’s Yamaha R6 at Donington – first time on the bike and only his second race meeting.

With Chris Smith (RGV VJ22) changing to a ZXR400, Alan Armour is the only man left flying the Suzuki flag.

Championship Points http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/teamsparrow/results/f250_2006.xls

Thanks for the updates MJ. Sounds like a few good battles going on in there!
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Yeah, good to get an update, thanks!
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