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Spotlight on - Beowulf Racing
The Team
About The Team In 1996 a telephone phone call from Brenda Skivier, then Race Director for the New Era racing club, lead to Andrew Stone and Paul Kearns forming Beowulf Racing with the objective of training young riders and bringing them through the system. Working with new riders each year, developing their talent, Beowulf dominated British Championship racing to take 125, 250 and 600 class wins. Brenda was massively supportive in those early years; without her Beowulf would not be here today. Beowulf began competing at club level, moving to restricted national, then full national as the team developed. 2003 saw the team move up another gear and enter international-level competition. 1996-2000 Beowulf dominate the 250cc and 600 classes. 250cc:
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2000 Beowulf’s aim was to qualify for British SuperBike (BSB) 600 Supersport class for the 2001 season. To do this the team concentrated on BSB wildcard free entries earned from race victories in Super Club. This policy cost Beowulf 1st place in the Super Club championship (they finished 2nd), but they took several top 10 places in BSB Supersport 600 to qualify for BSB 2001. 2001 Beowulf entered a two man team; one in BSB Superstock and one in BSB Junior 600. At the start of their first season in BSB Beowulf qualified on front row of the grid and were running top 5 in the Superstock championship, however injury prevented both riders completing season. 2002 With three riders, one in BSB Superstock and two in BSB Junior 600 Beowulf took 6 international podiums and were running top 3 in Superstock until a neck injury forced the rider to retire half way through season. A Beowulf prepared Suzuki GSXR1000 set 4 land speed records and Beowulf were selected by Suzuki to represent the UK at the Suzuki World Challenge in France, where they finished third. Beowulf’s performance in BSB enabled them to qualify for World Superbike’s Superstock championship in 2003. 2003 Beowulf competed for the first time at world level in World Superbike’s Superstock Championship. With rider Dave Gatenby new to 1000cc Superstock racing and new European circuits, with complex logistics and competing at world level for the first time, the team’s objective was to gain experience and lay foundations for the future. With a best place of 24th, the team recognise there is much to do. 2004 Beowulf again field a one rider team with Dave Gatenby (No 27) aboard the new Beowulf GSXR1000 K4. 2005 Beowulf start the year with three riders in the European Superstock Championships. John Laverty and Victor Cox are entered aboard Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K5's into the 1000cc class whilst Pat McDougall competes in the new-for-2005 600cc junior class. Cox is unable to see the season through to its conclusion but Laverty eventually finishes in 21st overall. In the 600cc class, McDougall ended as top Brit in 17th place which included a season best seventh-place finish at Brands Hatch. 2006 The history books have yet to be written for this season, but with top Australian Superbike privateer rider Nick Henderson aboard this year's model of the GSX-R 1000, anything could happen - and knowing Beowulf, it probably will! Info taken from http://www.beowulf-racing.com/
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