Elliott fast but luckless at Brno. Rea narrowly misses podium finish.

Racedays Kawasaki rider Josh Elliott stormed qualifying in the STK 600 class of the Brno World Superbike round, posting the fastest times in all three sessions. A great start in the race saw him break away with championship leaders Jereme Guarnoni and Florian Marino with Josh leading for several laps. Unfortunately a loss of grip in the later stages of the race dropped him to 3rd place. With two laps to go Josh pushed hard, setting the second fastest lap of the race to close onto Marino's Honda, but a small mistake in the uphill chicane saw the young Northern Irishman thrown from his Kawasaki ZX6R with one lap to go. Although disappointed not to finish after such a strong showing, the team and Josh are very happy with his performance and are confident that Josh will be at the front for his home round at Silverstone in two weeks time.

Racedays supported rider Gino Rea was unlucky to miss out on a podium finish in the Supersport class following a fantastic ride, finishing in fourth - his highest position to date. 

 

Encouraging test for Elliott

Josh Elliott has enjoyed a succesful test at Brno prior to the WSB STK 600 race. This was the first opportunity the young Northern Irish rider has had to experiment with the settings on his new Kawasaki ZX6R race bike and he was able to reach an optimal setup fairly quickly, assisted by his friend Gino Rea and technical ace Andy Stone. With transponder timing available Josh was pleased to be able to record times consistently in the low 2,07 seconds on worn tyres. Comfortably under last years fastest STK 600 times. The t
eam and Josh are hopeful that this positive test will lead to success on race weekend.

 

Strong 8th for Elliott at Misano

Josh Elliott finished in a credible 8th place on his first visit to Misano circuit. Despite suffering grip problems on the hot and slippery track Josh overcame a poor qualifying with a great start then a gritty performance to hold off riders Lombardini and Major. He finished as first circuit rookie and won the Pirelli prize for most places made up in the race. The team heads to Brno next, a circuit Josh knows and will be able to test at before the race.

 

Josh Elliott to WSBK


Josh Elliott, acclaimed by the biking media as one of the most promising racing talents in the UK, will be competing in the 2010 World Superbike Championship's Superstock 600 series.

Elliott, who has been racing since he was nine, astonished race followers after a series of stunning rides in the IDM Supersport championship last year. Josh scored points in the tough German series at only 14 years old and went on to became the youngest ever podium finisher in a national Supersport championship.

Riding again for the Racedays Honda team he is currently the only British rider entered into the WSBK Superstock classes.

 

Positive seasons end for Josh Elliott

Teenager Josh Elliott made a storming return to fitness at the IDM German Supersport finale at Hockenheim. Despite qualifying relatively far back at 13th on the grid, a last minute change to suspension in the warm up period allowed Josh to use his late braking and high entry speed to the maximum again. He battled his way to 6th place and at half distance was one of the fastest riders on track.
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Disappointing Assen for Team Superbike Academy

The Assen weekend proved tough for young rider Josh Elliott as he returned to Supersport racing following a hefty fall at the Salzburgring in July. Still suffering from lower back pain Josh persevered throughout the weekend to produce a brave ride for 19th and 21st positions. Josh's new team mate for this meeting, Glenn Irwin felt at home immediately on his first time out with the Honda CBR 600 and posted an impressive 5th fastest on race tyres in first qualifying.
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Irwin to German Supersport

The Jeremy McWilliams Superbike Academy team will field two of Northern Ireland's hottest young racing talents at Assen this weekend in the penultimate round of the IDM Supersport Championship. 19-years-old, Carrickfergus rider Glenn Irwin will ride McWilliams' Honda CBR, following the ex-MotoGP racers move to the KTM Superbike team.
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McWilliams back on the podium

Jeremy McWilliams enjoyed a hard-earned second place for the Superbike Academy team at the Salzburgring IDM round this weekend, following a titanic 6 rider battle over the 14 lap race distance.

The first of the weekends Supersport races took place Saturday evening on a still wet track with the majority of the grid opting for dry tyres.

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Record breaking double podium for Elliott

Racedays rider Josh Elliott continued to break new records in the IDM German Supersport championship this weekend at the Nurburgring, becoming the youngest rider ever to get on the podium in this class in only his third meeting. Riding for Jeremy McWilliams Superbike Academy team the Northern Irish youngster, who has only just turned 15, finished 2nd in race one and narrowly missed a repeat in race two after chasing down second placed factory Kawasaki rider Sebastian Diss.
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Racedays rider Elliott progressing rapidly

The second pre-season test for the Racedays Superbike Academy team saw 14 year old Josh Elliott continue learning to ride a 600 cc machine. Josh spent the three days at the pro-racer only Valencia test with Racedays sports manager Jeremy McWillliams.
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