Brands Hatch report

Wayne and Mark were 94 points in use lead so this weekend was a good chance to gain places and earn as many points as possible! Qualifying 2nd fastest overall next to the substantially bigger machines of the Formula 1 outfits, they were ready for an unexpectedly eventful race.

They got a holeshot at the start and were going really well, but Sean Reeves was catching them up throughout the race. The team went wide at Surtees on the last lap and Reeves went past, but they slipstreamed him back and regained the lead at the next corner. At Sterlings, near the end of the race, Wayne felt the number 35 outfit make contact and he managed to get past but going into the last corner, they both passed a back marker on the same side and Reeves must have misjudged Wayne's position as he tried to cover a move that hadn't taken place. The boys were holding they're inside line when Reeves appeared on their left hand side and this left no where for Wayne to go so unfortunately a collision occurred which saw Reeves upside down in the gravel. Luckily, Wayne was able to pull away from the 35 machine and get out of the gravel, and cross the line, at this point the red flag was shown and the race win was decided from the previous lap meaning Real Racing took 1st place.

Neither Wayne or Mark were injured luckily, and Reeves and Wilkes were treated at the scene, recovering we are told. 

The outfit had substantial damage to the fairing, wheel arch and exhaust, so the boys only had a couple of hours to get her fixed for the next race.

Race 2 was a good start and they had a great race with one of the F1's out on circuit. Some clean overtaking moves and a enjoyable race, where the team came in 17 second in front of Ilaria who is the nearest rival of the championship and they set the fastest F2 lap, taking the win.

sunday brought the stormy conditions and an extremely wet race 3, resulting in red flags due to spinning off by other outfits. Race re-started after dinner with a drier track but still poor vision. Eastell and Lacey made a careful and well performed manoeuvre to take the win and although Wayne could of got past at some point, with the conditions being so bad it wasn't worth the risk. They had rode well and deserved the win, also they are well away from the top spot so no need to challenge them. Dryer conditions for the last race, much to everyone's relief. Wayne and Mark had altered the gearing to give a better top speed which proved a good move as they won the last race of the day. 

A great weekend with some unexpected and eventful racing!!

Many thanks to all the sponsors and the Team.... The wife, little moose-May, Sarah, and the totally mad Mark, aka 'SHADOW'!

We hope to take the outfit to Moreton show again but this is weather permitting, otherwise, we will be doing a full weekend at Snetterton instead of just the Sunday.

Come along and see the Team, the bike and get a sticker. Donations to the fibre glass fund would be much appreciated!!

Cadwell Park report

Saturday qualifying

Wayne had a new engine to run in as it had been refreshed after the TT by Kieth Whiting, so they took it steady and ended the session in 12th overall.

1st race

This was a wet race, which was good for the engine but difficult to see ahead as the boys were middle of the pack! (Check out the pictures on Racingline photography!)  They steadily picked their way through the field ending up with a respectable 3rd.

2nd race

Got away well, a great start which, in turn, led to a great race with Shaun Reeves, but ended up handing him the lead on the last lap by running wide at the bottom of the mountain. :( Front tyre overheating? Or maybe it was just a driver error!! Sorry Mark!! Finish 2nd despite a bit of a hic-up!!

Sunday 1st race

Wayne thought they might make a couple of suspension changes to try and stop the front end pushing on, then adjusted the gearing, just to see if an improvement could be made. Really warm out there and ready to get off the start. Making a good get away, and keeping the race on track,  until, unfortunately, made another silly mistake at the bottom of the mountain again and the number 35 outfit of reeves didn't need another invite, so they took full advantage and went on to win the race. Mark, you are allowed to give your driver a drifter if he does it again!! That's permission from mrs bob!!!

2nd race

This was it! The last chance for a win!! A race long battle with number 35 ensued and after a bit of a coming together at Hall Bends. Number 35 got in front but the boys out breaked them at the end of the back straight to take back the lead and go on to win the final sidecar battle!! It was a hard fought race and a well earn't win. Thanks Mark and all the team!

Brands Hatch GP circuit next,  if any sponsors or followers would like to go, please phone or email and I'll try and get a ticket sorted!!

Southern 100 Results

Saturday 5th July and it was time to give the bike a last run through before she was loaded up to head for the island. After running her up to temperature twice, Wayne noticed a bit of smoke from the exhaust and the breather pipe, so he decided to change the oil and filter. Something which would have been done anyway but the presence of smoke made it more of an urgency!

So, oil and filter changed, 2 more runs up to temperature, but more smoke!!! Arrrggghh! Only one thing.......

Yep, engine blown!!

A  phone call to a legend of engines, the one and only Mr Horst Walczak, who was, at this point, already on the boat heading for the Isle of Man, and Wayne had an engine to borrow!

If Horst or Wayne had needed a spare, there was only Wayne's standard left which would of had to of been Horsts firsts. 

By Sunday morning, the bike was loaded and all spares boxed up. Hope the weather holds up!!

Meeting Mark and Sarah at Liverpool Docks ready to go, they discussed the problems and decided on an early start to get the borrowed engine fitted!

Garage set up and spanners out! First practice at 7.45pm ish, so no stopping.

The weather was good and a steady run was all that was needed to bed the engine in and settle Wayne and Mark for their first Southern 100 together. After a good run, they reflected on the practice commenting on how sweet the engine was running and what a selfless gesture it was for Horst to lend it! Hopefully they could do it justice!! Out for second practice and another good run, tyres bedding in well, liking the road, getting good grip, bike smooth and the boys eager to get on!

Tuesday, rain and lots of it! However, it dried up enough in the evening for the third practice which saw the team have an even smoother run.

Wednesday, race day. 

Weather was beautiful all day which, in turn, led to low sun for the late starting race. The race was predominately 6 outfits in front of Wayne, Bells, Holden, Molyneux, Harrison, Bryan and Bennett, Holden was forced to retire with electrical problems which left the grid open for Wayne and Mark. An incident involving Bryan and Bennett, saw Wayne nudge the back end of Carls outfit,  which meant some traffic got passed. Although there was a hard fought battle with some eye squinting manoeuvres by the number 21 outfit of Lindley, Wayne managed to hang on to 5th place which was not an altogether pleasing result but a top six finish was a good start.

Thursday, 2nd race.

A consolation race for the outfits who finished outside the top ten from race 1, meant we all had the chance to watch some cracking racing and cheer on our Mr Horst who was putting on a great show and giving the race of his life!! His ambition over the many years of racing at the Southern 100, has been to do a lap at 90+ mph, having ever only got up to 89. Something the last couple of years, we all cheered him on so loudly!!

So when Horst and his passenger Shaggy, made it across the line in 2nd place with a time of 89.997, we we're all so proud but knew he had one more chance in the championship race to do it!

Championship Race....

Wayne and Mark got ready for the off, sun high in the sky and a very hot day. Starting in row 4, nice and quick, 2nd place away first lap, round again the 4.250 mile course, all smooth, engine good. Lost a couple of places due to the heat, but still having a good race. The usual outfits up front, however, Holden once again had to retire, leaving Conrad in first Wayne back up to second and Moly third.  Last couple of laps saw another eye squinting move by Moly around the back of the course and after a slight coming together, Wayne let the experienced old fella past, proving to be the right move as he was out of sight pretty quickly!! An incident with Darren Hope meant that the race was red flagged on the last lap, thankfully, driver and passenger ok, arm and leg injuries but will mend. Best wishes boys!

Across the finish line in....

1st... Conrad and Jason

2nd.....Moly and Benjamin

3rd......Wayne and Mark

A PODIUM FINISH!!!!!

Fastest lap time was 96.425 on lap 4 and average speed of 95.112. All lap times down slightly due to the heat of the day but good results!

Well done from us all!! You both deserved that place and deserve to be up there! 

And Horst........ 9th place with a lap time of 90.358!!!!!!!! You BEAUTY!! Well done Horst and Shaggy!! Well earn't!!

Thank you to all involved in this meet, especially Horst. We couldn't of done it without you!!

Sarah.... Thanks soo much for my party! Awesome!! Dawn..... Thanks for the cups of tea!

Great to see Jonny, Gaz and little Dong, Cloey! Hope you've changed your screen saver on the mobile Cloey!!!  You lucky thing!!!

Southern 100 .....2014.... 3rd place..... Wayne Lockey and Mark Sayers.... Ireson WRP Honda

See you at Cadwell!!

Donnington report...

With the sun beaming down over the circuit, everything was set to be a good weekends racing!

Qualified 2nd F2. Start of the race, got hung out to  dry on the outside of Redgate and lost a few places but got straight back on the gas down Crainer Curves. Started to have gear selection problems at this point which, in turn stopped the team from making a decent challenge for the win and ended up finishing 2nd F2 behind Sean Reeves.

The pigeons were right and waynes toes were very painfull after trying to slam the gears in throughout the race, so alot of work to do for sundays race!

Race 2..

After working the night before to solve the gear selection problem, it was put down to the quickshifter jamming. They stripped it and gave it a good clean, re-assembled it, and although it was damaged, it was still servicable for the race. They had the option to use standard manual gear change if needed, but this was working for now! When they missed the warm up lap due to an electrical fault, it looked like being a useless race, it also meant they had to start from the back! This turned out to be an interesting and exciting race and saw the boys coming in at 4th place F2. Gearing now working at around 75%, so not totally useless!

Race 3...

Got down to Redgate on the inside and tried to challenge Reeves for the win but he made a fair and contolled move which allowed him to pull the pin and gave him 1st place with Real Racing coming in at a respectable 2nd. This give us a few more points and retain a good lead in the championship!

After having to deal with the gears and badly worn tyres, we now have a huge amount of work to prep the bike for the next road race on the Isle of Man, the Southern 100, on the 7-11th of July.

Many thanks to Racingline Photography for this awesome shot of the boys in action!!

Thursday 4th June

The before shot!!

Bray Hill here we come!!

Race day on Wednesday was cancelled due to the cloak of manannin, had crossed from Ramsey and was bringing with it some more lovely rain!!

So, here we are, Thursday, race day.

Rain throughout the night had left the course damp in places, so Wayne and Mark set off down Bray Hill under caution and tried to gas it where possible without getting caught out! Not the place for mistakes and trophy eyes! Damp through Glen Helen and as they approached the mountain around waterworks, Wayne took the tear off from his visor and they all came off so he now had flies squashed on the visor which wasn't good for his vision! They we still on the noise though and came through the grandstand at 105.452.

Lap 2...... The road surface had improved slightly now and they gassed it up to Ramsey. A shower meant Wayne was able to rub his glove across his visor and clear the view a bit and take a better time of 107.639.

Lap 3.......with Greg Lambert and Kenny Cole in sight, and a clear road now, they opened the bike up, through to Glen Helen at 5.07, then off up to Ballaugh. Wayne had the number 10 outfit in close quarters at Rhencullen and all across the mountain section, down into Cronk ny Mona, until the got to The Nook and a gear slip saw a second lost, letting Greg finish just in front, but with the team finishing a fantastic 8th, with a lap speed of 109.154. 

A great TT for Wayne and Mark, 6th and 8th, silver and bronze replicas. Of course they're not totally happy with the engines as the gear boxes need attention, something we will get sorted as soon as possible. (Funds permitting!)

As for the head shave......they did it!! And, raised over £1000 for the Rob Vine fund, which provides medical care and equipment for injured riders and motor sports on the island. A worthy cause. Well done lads!!

I'll try and load some pictures of the whole event soon, be patient!!

We would just like to say a huge 'Thanks' to everyone who has helped support this TT and hope you will continue to follow us throughout the season. We are at Donnington Park on the 21/22nd June and then at the Southern  100  on the 7th/11th July.

Carl, we need some repairs!! We had a safe journey home and had no more damage to the caravan, but it's still poorly from the outward trip!! Oops!!

Many thanks all.

To Spike, Greggers, Nick and Tim, Doc, Ted, John and Min, and every else who came, not only to see us but to watch the racing, so glad you came and thanks for your support! Good to see you!

Tuesday 3rd June

Today was supposed to be an extra practice day as some of the sessions had been cut short, however, another sad day in the diary, after former British super sport champion, Karl Harris, lost his life on the mountain, just before Joeys. He had a coming together with another rider, who remains serious but stable. Condolences from us all and speedy recovery for  Joe.

Tuesday 3rd June

We have had a delay with the internet, so I will fill in the gaps very soon!!

Sorry!

Monday 2nd June

Out for practice at 4pm, a little bit late due to an incident at Balluagh, where sadly, Stroud man Bob Price lost his life. Very sad. Condolences from us all at Real Racing.

Wayne had changed the engine due the the fact the gear box wasn't quite as responsive as he'd of liked, so to refrain from over revving the engine and damaging it, he decided to change motors. However, this engine is running a treat, according to data and they are both happy with the practice lap. 105.12, just to run the engine in! A couple of tweeks here and there but generally all good for Tuesdays practice/qualifying lap.

Monday evening, awards at the Villa!! A very proud moment for all of us on the team. Thanks to Ted and Doc for managing to come down too. Hope you enjoyed the night! Seeing Wayne and Mark collect their silver replica was a fantastic moment and hope to have another good race on Wednesday!

Saturday 31st May

Here we go!

Perfect conditions, bike in mint condition and Wayne and Mark on good form. Start time was 2pm and it was all running fairly well to plan, a 2 minute delay and then the boys were off down Bray Hill.

Lap 1........ 05.14.989 to Glen Helen, bedding the bike in on the first lap, they had a good run up to Ramsey,  clear skies up on the mountain gave them a great run across to the Bungalow and then the decent to the Cronk ny Mona, crossing the Grandstand with a lap time of 20.47.89 and speed of 108.845.

Lap 2...... Same time to Glen Helen, would of been faster but an incident, involving the Birchalls, meant they had to slow up to pass. The Birchalls had ended their race, so now the leaders were Moly, Conrad, John, Tim and the Bells. Through to Ramsey from Balluagh with a time of 03.54.522 and on to the mountain. 8 seconds up on the last lap, 20.39.68 with a 109.567 lap speed.

Lap 3...... Moly crossed the grandstand with an engine misfiring and had to retire, leaving Conrad in the lead. Wayne and Mark trying for a flying lap now, up 6 seconds to Glen Helen, less fuel, less weight, more speed! Conditions still good, working well together. We could hear the coming down from Governors dip and the checkered flag was out!!!

Plenty of screaming and jumping around from the team, the boys came into pit lane return, dripping wet, swollen and elated! They didn't realise at that point that they had finished in 6th position and done a lap speed of 110.334, the best for both of them!! 

For the 110 lap, they both have to have their heads shaved! If you are on face book, check out Sarah Wells, Marks partner, and there are details regarding raising money for charity for having their heads shaved. This will take place after Wednesday's race, just in case Marks helmet doesn't fit properly!! 

With an average lap speed of 109.579, and a race time of 01:01:58:646, the team takes a silver replica and an awesome first race result. A huge well done  to Conrad and Mike on their first win! So pleased for you both. Congrats to John for 2nd and Tim for 3rd. All good results.

Thank you to EVERYONE who has helped make this possible. Thank you to Paula for your help during the race and we'll stock up on fairy dust for Brian in 2015!!!

No racing on Sunday, there is a parade lap in memory of Evesham's Simon Andrews to which huge numbers attended. 

Working on the bike to prep it for Mondays practice, hopefully the boys can bring home another great result on Wednesday. Just hoping the rain stays away!!

Friday 30th May

Wayne and Mark went out to check the gearing and see if they could gain a few seconds, conditions were good, cloud coverage so no low sun. They got held up over the mountain slightly, but managed to put in a lap time of 21.13.281 at a speed of 106.6755 for a finish position of 9th.

All good, ready for race day!!!!

Thursday 29th May

No practice on Wednesday due to an incident during the solo's session.

Sidecars out for first practice Thursday evening.

Rain Wednesday night left the roads through Glen Helen damp and a cloudy evening all over. We had been for a lap in the van in the afternoon to see where we could lose a few seconds, Mark and Wayne were keen to get out. Leaving on start line, they were timed as 2nd at Glen Helen behind Moly, and 3rd at Ramsey. As they approached Waterworks it was wet and from Guthries through to the Bungalow it was very wet, slow traffic in front and the spray from the outfit in front meant they're speed had dropped down as low as 50/60 mph. This wrecked they're lap being one of the fastest to date, but they still managed a 104.069, lap time of 21.45.166.

Wayne wanted to keep the engine fresh so they only did the one lap. After a short delay at Quaterbridge, due to a medical emergency with a spectator, some of the remaining sidecars went out for a second lap.

Weather good for Fridays practice and they are due to be first out again.

Tuesday 27th practice

Perfect conditions around the course, a couple of outfits missing due to mechanical problems, however, an awesome looking grid of slideys!

Wayne and Mark  cleaned and re-fueled and the bike was ready to head off. The sun was low again but the course was totally dry, mountain clear and a very busy turn out with the crowds.

The team wanted to do 2 decent lap times tonight but an incident at Kerimore meant that lap 2 was halted, red flagged and the practice session was ended. A passenger on outfit 35 took a tumble and is being treated in hospital, not too serious, thankfully! 

Lap 1, however, went very well, although they were held up a bit, the boys saw a 107.493 from standing start. A lap time of 21.03.600.

With rain forecast for Wednesday evening, we'll get everything ready and hope it blows over before the start of practice!

First practice, Monday 26th May

After a rainy couple of days, we finally managed to get out for practice. Very sunny evening which poses it's own problems for the riders. Low sun across much of the course meant that the team had to work extra hard concentrating on the roads. Wayne just needed to run the engine in and bed the tyres in, so kept it around the 12 thousand revs for the first lap, a quick stop at the Nook with Teddy to adjust the chain, then back out for a second lap at around 14 thousand revs. Mark settled in well and Wayne happy with the bike and first time out, rolling across the start/finish line with a time of 104.53. 

Bike number 29, Tony Thirkell and Nigel Barlow, had an incident at the end of Sulby straight and unfortunately passenger Nigel ended his practice session in Nobles with a broken ankle! Tony and bike ok. 

Weather permitting, back out tonight and give a bit more gas!!!!

Simon Andrews

Condolences to family and friends from us all at Real Racing. :(

Wayne's journey, TT update

Wayne arrived Wednesday morning on the Island, safe and sound, less can be said for the caravan which had a difference of opinion with the ferry, the ferry won! (Sorry Carl!) Anyway, the bike is fine!!!! 

Arrived in the paddock and set to making camp! With the garage awning up and Wayne settled in, time to get the bike ready. Teddy's been helping with the meticulous cleaning process and the two of them have started prepping the engine ready to load it into the frame. (Teddy, friend and chief in the paddock workshop of Real Racing!)

Mark, passenger, and Sarah Wells, the mrs, arrive tomorrow. First practice is on Saturday. 

The Echo did a write up last night about the Silverstone result and there will be a spread for the TT preview  in tomorrow's echo. (23rd May) (Many thanks Mike Yeind, international journalist to the stars!) 

The passenger in the picture is clearly not the regular one, but another lap would be good!!!

Buy the paper and keep checking in, I'll be updating on a regular basis.

Bring on Bray Hill!!!!!

Silverstone International report

Arrived Friday evening, lovely circuit, great set up, all the bikes garaged. 

Went out Saturday morning for qualifying, we did a 1 min 19.663, for a 3rd F2 and 8th overall. Never seen or raced on the international circuit before and a lot of the other teams had been there for Friday test/practice day, so all in all a good start. Track was a bit greasy so took it steady for first few laps until we got settled in. 

Race 1

Good start, was 3rd place into first bend from 4th row and settled down, stayed out of trouble, finishing 3rd for a good first race.

Race 2

Steady start, had a good dice with the F1 outfit of Kev Cable. Was a good safe ride and had a respectable 3rd place to end the day.

Sunday and race 3

Started on row 4 on the outside and got away well, everyone on the noise today! Got down into 1.16's, should be in 1.15's except very windy along back straight, all against you. Started in 9th place overall and finished in 7th overall with with an F2 finish of 2nd place.

Race 4

Again, row 4, good start, pushed our way up the front and everyone else was gunning for it now! Running as smooth as we could, keeping a consistent pace and getting in the 1.15's. Had a couple of back markers just in the power on places so made it a bit tricky to pass and challenge for the win. However, a great result, 2nd place, and a safe, steady race. 

We had a brilliant weekend, thanks to Mark for doing his job so well, and for Lynda (the wife) Sarah (Marks partner), Stu (Marks dad) and Louisa, (our little princess!) for all working so well together as a team. 

Great to see Clive and Carl. Glad you could make it, hope you enjoyed your day!

See you all at the 2014 TT!!

Brands Report

Wayne and Mark hadn't managed to do a test day so this was a good time to see how they worked together! With a dry track, they went out and the duo set the best time for pole position, so, in the first race, a win was the perfect test result for them!! As the British lot were racing that weekend too, it meant that the day was delayed slightly, and race 2 was postponed to sunday morning. The weather had changed and a wet track meant a that a 5th place for race 2 wasnt good enough so they opted for a set of intermidiate tyres, which saw another win on race 3. The last race of the day, the track had dried in places but they stuck to the inters as it was damp in places, the grip was good, and they hung on to a sound lead until the last but one lap and pipped at the post by another f2, so 2nd place was the result!

All round, an awesome first time out for the new partnership, all working well together. The bike running well, Wayne and Mark talking and working well together and happy with weekend results. Roll on Snetterton!!

Snetterton Report

Saturday morning qualifying saw Wayne and Mark as fisrt F2, and in race 1, continued to take the lead and finished in the the number one postion for the f2's.  Race 2, on dry track, with the duo on a high from the first win, they were determined to continue the pace and it paid off to take another win! 

Sundays weather held off despite the report of rain, and a good start, leading for the first 2 corners, until the powerful F1's crept up on them, and took the overall lead. However, as the leading F2, they continued to push as hard as they could, as it seemed all the teams were doing on sunday, and despite a hard battle with the second place team, Wayne and Mark managed to fight till the end of the race to take the win.

Race 4 and they gassed it from the start, knowing that the other close, challenging teams would try to stop the quadruple win! They had made a few adjustments to the gearing and set a stratergy to enable them to hold off the competition and it made it all worth while as they took 'WIN 4' of the weekend! Bettering they're times by almost a second!

Mark worked so well in only they're second meet together, and proves that, as a team, Wayne and Mark have a winning formula!

Pretty sure that 4 out of 4 aint bad!! See you at Silverstone!

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