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PalliMoto Mini Bike Racing Long time motorcycle riding and racing enthusiast’s dream; to win a motorcycle race! Could it happen?

06/10/2026

Turkish and the Delights - Plop Enduro Team Plop Enduro Yvonne Williams Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn

Bit of a catch-up from Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn a few weeks ago for the Plop Enduro: First opportunity I’d had to do ...
06/10/2026

Bit of a catch-up from Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn a few weeks ago for the Plop Enduro: First opportunity I’d had to do an endurance race this year and despite the lack of track time compared to last year, I felt really fit and agile despite the cramped conditions of a Honda C90 with rearsets and clip-on bars, with the ever-popular Turkish and the Delights - Plop Enduro Team. But for an unlucky ‘off’ in the early laps of the race from a team member and subsequent repairs, between us, we had genuine podium-pace. Came away immensely proud of the team; everyone has stepped-up a level and the formula to get the bike perfect is so, so close! They will be on the podium next season and I’d love to be part of that, so hopefully will have me back next year for another go!? 🤞

The weekend wasn’t without incident for me personally though! The pre-race familiarisation laps quickly acquainted me with the lack of grip in the final turn and brought the back-end from under me, very unexpectedly! 🤦‍♂️ 😂 No harm done - the graceful low-side laid me down gently, though keeping hold of the bike might not have been the best move! Luckily, immensely talented photographer Yvonne Williams was there to capture the moment and a few more besides. She’s a regular at Anglesey so if heading there, be sure to say hello and she may just have some absolute beauties of you having a great time and, as I found, getting it wrong! 😂 📸 Thank you!

Welcome to Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn for Plop Enduro’s final round of the season - a real privilege to make it here. T...
27/09/2026

Welcome to Anglesey Circuit / Trac Môn for Plop Enduro’s final round of the season - a real privilege to make it here. The hat is super-necessary! It’s raining sideways and the rain coming inland off the sea is making riding conditions ‘interesting’ and already had an ‘off’ in the practice laps! 😵‍💫😂 All ok tho. Thank you yet again to Turkish and the Delights - Plop Enduro Team for allowing me to ride with them, it’s been a fantastic weekend so far! 🏍️💨

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5, Whilton Mill Race Day. 🏁 Wouldn’t have seen this coming if you’d paid me. A bik...
06/09/2026

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5, Whilton Mill Race Day. 🏁

Wouldn’t have seen this coming if you’d paid me. A bike ‘thrown together’, uncompliant suspension modified trackside late last night to make it rideable, yet, we come away with not only our first bit of silverware in any series but, two! 2nd in both Veterans Races. It really hasn’t sunk in yet and my body is in tatters. When 2026 had been the toughest of all, especially away from the track and nothing seemed to go right on it, this blows my mind.

Way too many people to thank, who have helped me along the way but it would be wrong if I didn’t state some of those who allowed me to take an opportunity to get on track.

Firstly, I was only able to jump on one of these bikes thanks to the awesome work of Chiropractor Artur, of Cedar Tree Chiropractic, Burton. His work put me on the path to recovery and the Minibike Racing gave me a fun, affordable way to work on myself.

All the guys from Turkish and the Delights - Plop Enduro Team…had (some? 😂) faith in me and gave me a ride on their endurance bike early last year. This proved to me, with a competitive machine, I could ride better than I first thought and success was achievable. 🏍️💨

Craig Louth of PlazCutz Racing for his encyclopedic engineering knowledge that enabled me to understand these bikes quickly and his assistance trackside has been priceless. ⚡️🔧

Jamie Smith, Aiden Walker, Adam Hilton, Team Linley Racing for making the racing paddock a pleasure to be part of. 🎉

Parker Racing Pit Bike Supplies for parts, advice and generally rinsing my bank account! 😂💰

Brian Hewson and Pauly Miller for constant support and belief, encouraging me when times got the toughest and giving up seemed like the easy option. 🎯

Don’t give up….

🥈 🥈

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5 Whilton Mill Kart Track, Daventry. Day2.Quick update from yesterday! Was a busy ...
06/09/2026

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5 Whilton Mill Kart Track, Daventry. Day2.

Quick update from yesterday! Was a busy one! Practice went well setting my fastest time round here with the inclusion of the last chicane which, has caused a lot of riders problems including myself. Qualified 3rd in the Veterans Class after a whole load of problems!

Massive thanks to:

Brian Hewson for the assistance getting the brakes and gearing sorted, whilst noticing that although ‘on’ the rear tyre warmer had failed!

Big thank you to Aiden Walker for lending me a spare set of warmers!

And the ever-busy Craig Louth of PlazCutz Racing for encouraging me to do a quick fork improvement with new oil and some preload spacers at 10pm! 😂😇 The bloke is a machine!!!

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5, Whilton Mill. Final round of what has been a frustrating season for reasons on ...
05/09/2026

British Mini Bikes Championship Round 5, Whilton Mill. Final round of what has been a frustrating season for reasons on and off track, both contributing factors. However, a track you’ve never been to means expectations arriving were modest. We aim to end on a high though - Whilton Mill is a great facility and the layout is already one of my favourites after just one day. 👌🏻

DAY 1: Free Practice. With the track clearing the early morning rain, grip could be found in the right areas and exceeded any expectations I could have had. As per usual, some components from ‘the Far East’ decided they didn’t want to function any more but with a bit of quick diagnostic work alongside Barry from Team Linley Racing and Craig PlazCutz Racing we managed to finish the day strong as the bike was now sliding on corner entry and exit in one or two corners, with several observers saying how soft the suspension looked….would explain why! So heading into day two, a few changes to firm-up suspension to find extra grip in and out of corners and allow Otto change direction even quicker is essential. A few basic maintenance bits to keep the bike healthy and we head into official practice and qualifying with a clear and positive mind. 💡🧠 🚀

ARRRRRGH. Where to start with the weekend’s racing!?!? A tail of two halves, negative and positive.The negative: missed ...
04/08/2026

ARRRRRGH. Where to start with the weekend’s racing!?!? A tail of two halves, negative and positive.

The negative: missed out on a first podium in Race 1 by a hair to Michael Judkins who rode super smooth and consistent, used some very clever racecraft to keep me behind in 4th - genuinely, well done mate. 👏🥉

Race 2, bike misfired and ‘kangaroo’d’ it’s way out of the holding area for the sighting lap but appeared to clear by the point of reaching the start, to form up. As the revs rose in anticipation of the lights going out, the misfire returned and just about got it launched but was obvious going into turn 1 and 2 that something was definitely wrong. Persevered with it, got on the back of Mike and Dean Poulter and had a great battle with them until exiting Hyde corner on lap 5 when the revs just dropped, but bizarrely, would idle? Race over. The pink/blue bullet connector to the CDI loom had come loose and was barely connected. The pace was there for another podium battle. Gutted.

The positive: was able to compete for a podium, on a borrowed bike, unfamiliar brakes and suspension - much, much firmer than I’m used to, underpowered engine didn’t help but looking like we have the fix for that. Learned a lot about riding around problems, pushing my levels of perseverance, some decent compliments from fellow competitors about how far my riding has developed, considering the lack of seat-time this season, with everything else going on away from track.

Massive thank you again to Aiden Walker and his girlfriend, Grace for the use of the rolling chassis - saved my weekend, for sure. To Jamie Smith for all his technical assistance in getting the bike straightened out as best as it could be, and keeping me calm when everything went wrong! 😣😂 Also to Michael Medd who put in plenty of Dyno time and advice to assist resolving all the issues. And, to Team Linley Racing for bits borrowed, and general mockery & banter to get me through the weekend! 😂

Great shots from BMB Snap Shots as ever. 😎

Ok, British Mini Bikes Championship round 4 at Three Sisters Circuit…bit late with the updates, it’s been a busy one! Th...
02/08/2026

Ok, British Mini Bikes Championship round 4 at Three Sisters Circuit…bit late with the updates, it’s been a busy one! The story so far:

1) Friday free practice - really starting to get to grips with the Malcor 160cc bike, especially at my favourite circuit. Tried a few different settings with the suspension and managed to do my best ever lap time of a 1:02.6. However, I chose to have the bike Dyno’d and discovered it to be 0.3-0.4 over the HP limit, so an engine change for the spare 145cc engine was to be needed for the Saturday practice/qualifying and Sundays racing. During this, it was discovered the frame had cracked in a critical area and the decision was initially made to withdraw. Luckily, thanks to the generosity of Aiden Walker and his girlfriend, Grace, they were able to lend me her Symoto SYK rolling chassis - so in went the 145cc.

2) Saturday Official Practice and Qualifying - having not ridden this particular bike and with suspension settings far firmer than I’m used to, this was a challenging day learning its behaviour and what I could as quickly as possible, to push it as fast as I could, ending the day with a best of 1.04.6. The engine didn’t feel particularly healthy and a Dyno session with a jetting change could only give a disappointing 13.8 HP.

Taking the positives, to set that lap time on a bike I’d not ridden, underpowered, with much firmer suspension than used to is something I’m damn proud of. My riding, considering lack of seat time this year has come-on, far, far more than I could have wished for. Also, the debut of the absolutely amazing DRC Race Leathers in the 2003 Valentino Rossi-inspired colours are absolutely amazing. Fit, comfort and almost certainly an addition to the confidence to push-on a little more. Thank you, Jay. # # # #@@

Race day Sunday, and the task at hand is nothing short of enormous for a decent result, so we go out to enjoy the day and what will be, will be but rest assured, it won’t be for lack of trying! 🥊

So, Norasport British Supermoto Championship Round 5….Went with zero expectations, a ‘new’ bike, no setup time with a bi...
16/07/2026

So, Norasport British Supermoto Championship Round 5….Went with zero expectations, a ‘new’ bike, no setup time with a bike that was ‘as built’ and wow - absolutely blown away by my own performance and that of the bike. With seat-time being the greatest necessity, the pace I could run and results from this weekend were far, far beyond what I could have reasonably expected. Started every race brilliantly, save for getting boxed-out into turn one, in race 2.

Race 1. Great battle with Aiden Walker, just pipping him to 5th after a nasty crash in front of us put us both on the grass, taking avoiding action.

Race 2. Boxed-out into turn one from the start left me losing momentum and was passed by Craig Louth who did the best defensive ride I’ve ever seen and just couldn’t get past - well done! 👏 finished 7th.

Race 3. From 12th on the grid to finish 3rd in class after an amazing battle with championship leader Adam Hilton, missing out on 2nd by only 0.060! A wheels-length over the line! Without doubt, the best experience I’ve ever had on a bike, my best finish to date and first ‘podium’ finish.

Missed out on 3rd overall for the day by only a few points to Neil Taco who was so smooth and consistent the whole weekend - thoroughly deserved, Neil!

With a few changes and tweaks, some more seat-time there is potential to achieve some incredible results in future. What a journey this has become. The lows have been very low, but it’s days like that this that instil real belief. We look forward to British Mini Bikes Championship, also at Three Sisters Circuit (full layout) at the start of August in the veterans class, go in with significantly improved confidence. The dream is very much still alive. 🥇🥈🥉

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