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Josh Hiatt tells about his 2020 season

08/11/202009/11/2020 By admin Comment Closed

Josh Hiatt was one of three riders that joined Wilson Racing at the beginning of the 2020 season. Here are his thoughts of the season just ended. "The 2020 season wasn’t the easiest due to my neck problems, but I still thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity and would like to thank everyone at Wilson Racing for the help this season, as they helped out in every way possible. With the shortened season we didn’t end up going to my favourite track Knockhill. However, I really enjoyed riding Brands Hatch due to the changes in elevation and flow of the track, which made it very enjoyable to ride on the moto 3 bike. Another thing that I’ve enjoyed this year is learning more about the technical side of the bike, the changes that can be done to the bikes and the effects which they have on the bike. Working with Ian by watching track-side and going through data has also helped me to understand...

Moto3 season ends brightly for Wilson Racing

19/10/2020 By admin Comment Closed

The British Talent Cup Moto3 season concluded at Brands Hatch last weekend with all three team riders back on track. There were two races over the weekend with James Cook finishing 6th in his best of the weekend and Ryan Hitchcock was 10th. Josh Hiatt returned from injury and successfully completed both races. Qualifying All the British Talent Cup riders were sent out on wet tyres for qualifying. There had been rain overnight and the cold temperature of the morning had left the track damp. This was the first time for Hitchcock and Cook on the 2.7 mile GP circuit. It was the returning Josh Hiatt who qualified best of the trio. He lined up 14th on the grid for the first race. James Cook was two places further back in 16th and Ryan Hitchcock posted the 19th best time. Race One Unfortunately for Hiatt his neck issues returned almost immediately the race got underway and he began to slip backwards going on to...

Successful Snetterton

24/08/202024/08/2020 By admin Comment Closed

Wilson Racing continued their positive start to the British Talent Cup season with Ryan Hitchcock taking two top ten finishes, Josh Hiatt picked up his first championship points and James Cook recovered from electrical problems in race one to finish 11th in race two. Qualifying Friday had seen to very wind-blown free practice sessions. It was proving tough for the young riders on such light-weight machines both all three did well. Saturday morning the weather was bright but the wind was still strong for qualifying. James Cook was rewarded with a 12th place spot on the grid for race one after clocking a 2:08.939 lap time on his Honda Moto3. Ryan Hitchcock would line up 14th and Josh Hiatt 23rd. Race One All three riders made bright starts to the first British Talent Cup race of the weekend. Cook moved up to 11th, Hitchcock to 13th and Hiatt made up four places as he looked to recover after his difficult qualifying session. By lap two James...

3 top-ten finishes for Wilson Racing

09/08/202009/08/2020 By admin Comment Closed

James Cook and Ryan Hitchcock took three top ten finishes between them at Donington Park, for the Dronfield Moto3 racing team. The Honda British Talent Cup finally got underway at Donington Park last weekend. Wilson Racing has always been a team to provide an environment in which to develop young motorcycle racing talent. This year’s line up of three riders would all like to go on and emulate previous team members like Max Cook and Scott Ogden who have gone through Wilson Racing and on to Moto3 Junior World Championship, just one stop below World level. Qualifying James Cook was the fastest of the three new riders clocking 1:20.409 to qualify 9th for race one. Team mate Ryan Hitchcock clocked the 12th best time. Both riders were promoted one grid spot after an infringement from another rider. The number 57 Josh Hiatt would start 22nd on the grid. Race One On Saturday afternoon, it was Josh Hiatt who made the biggest impact on the opening...

Wilson return to UK with three-rider line up

06/03/202007/03/2020 By admin Comment Closed

Wilson Racing return to the UK to take on the challenge of the British Talent Cup with a three rider line up and a new title sponsor in Fwd Motion. FWD Motion is an experienced, full-service creative agency, specialising in boosting brands for global, national and local organisations. They have provided a completely new look for the 2020 Wilson Racing Moto3 machines. The Barnsley based team won the British Motostar standard class Moto3 title in 2017 with Max Cook, whilst last year they took to the podium in the ultra-competitive European Talent Cup. Restored to the BSB Paddock for 2020 they field a completely new rider line up. 17-year-old Josh Hiatt from Cannock has two year’s previous experience of a standard Moto3. Last year he finished fifth in the British Motostar standard class. Hiatt is joined by two 12-year-old racers who will embark on their first ever competitive races on a Honda NSF250R this year. James Cook (The Captain), is the younger brother of Max...