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A mix of weather conditions this weekend led to mixed results for the Wilson Racing riders as they competed in the final round of the 2023 British Talent Cup! With Race 1 being dry it would lead to some strong results with Harrison finishing in 7th, Ben in 13th, Samual in 24th, and an unfortunate DNF for Sully as he got tangled up in an incident it was all to play for in Race 2. Race 2 and the weather had changed, from sunny and dry on Saturday to heavy rain just before the session it would prove a difficult race for some of the Wilson Racing riders. Harrison crossed the line in 24th after having fogging issues with his visor, Ben had a DNF as he highsided up the hill coming out of Starkey’s but luckily walked away after only being winded, Samuel took home a 22nd, and Sully crossed the line in 2nd to allow him to claim...

A stunning weekend by the Barnsley based Wilson Racing as they completed round 8 of the 9-round series at Oulton Park this past weekend. With lots of positives and points scored it turned out to be a great weekend for all. Sullivan bringing it back with a 1st in race one followed by a 2nd in race 2 coming only 0.006 seconds behind race winner Amanuel. Harrison managed to gain himself more points this weekend finishing race 1 in 7th and race 2 in 8th. Ben pushed hard this weekend however had an unfortunate DNF in race 1 followed by an 18th in race 2. Finally, the Wilson Racing wildcard for the weekend Greg managed a 23rd place finish in the first race followed by a respectable 26th in race 2. Free practice and Qualifying. Friday and the Wilson riders headed out for their first 2 sessions of the weekend, with it being a while since all riders had ridden their Honda...

Another great weekend had by all at Wilson Racing with more points gained and riders on form, the mixed conditions of the weekend proved for some great racing. Sullivan walked away with a 1st in race 1 and a 3rd in race 2, Harrison back in the points with a 10th in race 1 and a 5th in race 2 and Ben pushing hard to learn the tricky track coming home with 19th in race 1 and 16th in race 2. Free practice and qualifying. Free practice 1 on Friday would see the riders head out on track with favourable dry conditions. This was to be Bens first experience of this fast-flowing track with no previous experience here he would have to learn it quickly. FP1 and all riders eased back into the session after only 4 days off to recover from the previous round at Moto GP, Harrison managed to finish the session strong coming back in 8th, Ben in 22nd...

A brilliant weekend at Moto GP saw some massive highs for the Barnsley based Wilson Racing team as they competed in the 6th round of the British Talent Cup. This round would prove difficult for riders with massively changing weather conditions, from dry to wet and back to dry again this fast and tricky circuit would take skill and courage to beat. Sullivan Mounsey would take his 3rd win of the season in a very wet race 1, with Harrison managing to bring home another top 10 finish in race 2, and Ben finishing 13th in race 2 in his debut appearance at this event. Free practice and qualifying. Friday would see the riders on track for 3 sessions with both free practices and qualifying held on this day. As FP1 got underway the riders headed out on a dry track rearing to go, however problems arose for Harrison after only one lap which saw him pull into the pits, his visor...

Sullivan Mounsey rode two fantastic British Talent Cup races at Brands Hatch last weekend for Barnsley’s Wilson Racing team. He took first place in the first race and narrowly missed second in race two finishing only 0.107 seconds behind Harley McCabe. Teammates Ben Jolliffe and Harrison Mackay also rode great races battling hard for all some important championship points. Harrison crashing out of race one would go on to take 14th place in race 2, and Ben Crossed the line with his best finish of the season in race 1 coming across in 10th position, and would finish race 2 in 12th. Free Practice. Free practice 1 would see the Wilson racing riders getting used to the circuit again as Harrison and Sullivan hadn’t ridden on the track since last year, and Ben was yet to ride the track on his Moto 3 machine. Free practice 1 would see Sullivan finishing in 8th, Harrison in 17th and Ben in 14th. With the...

The first race weekend for Wilson Racing in 44 years that Knockhill hasn’t rained! Our weekend got off to a warm start on Saturday morning with FP1, as all of the BTC weekend was shortened due to GCSE’s. FP1 saw all riders on track and getting the feel for the circuit again, especially Ben as it was his first time here. FP1 finished with Harrison in 17th, Ben 19th and the all-new Smooth Sully coming in at 4th. Lunch time bought about FP2 for our riders who by now were more comfortable with the circuit, the session was the hottest of the day at 19 degrees. This session saw our riders come across the line, Harrison 17th, Ben 23rd and Sully in 5th. Finally, it was time for qualifying after an action-packed day. After struggling to find the pace in qualifying Harrison crossed the line with a best time of 55.359 seconds but would continue to improve over the next...

The weekend started with free practice one on Friday with the weather slightly cloudy but warm it was looking to be a positive start to the weekend. Free practice one saw only Harrison and a Ben hit the track as Sullivan was at school completing his maths GCSE paper that morning, leading to a finishing position for the session of 11th for Harrison and a best time of 1:43.183 and a finishing position of 18th for Ben with a best time of 1:45.277. Friday free practice day also saw the arrival of our sponsor Scimitar Custom to the circuit who spent the day taking photos of everything we do as well as learning the paddock and how it all works as well. Friday afternoon saw the arrival of Sullivan in time for free practice 2. FP2 started at 17:15 with the temperature slightly cooler than the morning and the clouds still around. The end of the session and Sullivan managed...

The first full BSB event back after a long winter break saw some good results coming from the Wilson Racing riders. On Thursday BSB organized a test day for all teams and riders, however with the weather having torrential down pours overnight and that morning, the decision was taken as a team to miss the first 2 sessions of the day. By lunchtime the weather had cleared and the track had started to dry allowing the riders the final 2 sessions of the day on a damp track. This allowed for all of the riders to get a feel for the track again as Sullivan hadn’t ridden the track for 2 years due to missing the first few rounds last year, and it being Bens first time on the NSF250r around the circuit.     Friday saw Wilson Racing back on track for FP1 and FP2 for the first round of the British Talent Cup. After a cool and dry FP1 our riders...

Race report round 9 Donington Park GP A dramatic weekend at Donington Park GP for round 9 of the Honda BTC brings an end to a successful season for the Wilson Racing team. The weekend started on Friday morning with both riders heading out for FP1 and refreshing their memory of the track. FP1 was damp leading to hard conditions as some parts of the track started to dry. The session ended with Harrison coming in 18th with a time of 1:51.475 and Sullivan coming in 14th with a time of 1:50.489. The afternoon should have been FP2 but with torrential wind and rain the organisers made the right decision to call off the afternoon sessions. With the above in mind this meant that the riders would be straight out into qualifying on Saturday morning in yet more damp conditions. Harrison managed to qualify 16th with a time of 1:48.793 and Sullivan qualified 7th with a time of 1:47.914. By Race 1 on the...