After a short lived racing season for the boss, due to injury and illness the shop manager entered the first of the A.R.T Richard Kell Memorial series on the Dalton Barracks runway track – the last time out Stephen made it to nine laps within the pack but with 3 left was dropped leaving him to ride solo home. But that was before the introduction of his coach, Stu from Sun Sport Coaching and strict training plan.

The last time Stephen raced was at his heaviest and since then has dropped weight and developed Z1, Z2 base fitness – this time out he had only 2 aims to “stay safe, as always & to hold onto the pack the whole way round – no drop” and he certainly managed that. Riding in with a top 10 and earning his first BC point!!

“I’m buzzing – genuinely wanted to finish off this first year on a high and targeting the Top 20 seeing as the last race here I got dropped and finished 24th. I’m looking forward to getting my head back in the pain cave through out the winter and coming back in 2024!
Great set up by ART and all the riders on the track, always such a fun race day – I’m heading back to the store to sell some bikes now!”

-Stephen