Brit Tunstall To Race Full Supersport World Championship In 2006

Brit Tunstall To Race Full Supersport World Championship In 2006

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Tom Tunstall is delighted to confirm that he will be racing in the World Supersport Championship in 2006 onboard the Hardinge – Ice Valley Motorsport Honda. Tom, aged 27, from Huddersfield enjoyed one of his best season of racing in the highly regarded British Supersport Championship in 2005. On the strength of his results along with his World Supersport wild card performances at Brands Hatch and Silverstone he has received increased backing from his sponsors Hardinge Bridgeport Machine Tools and Ice Valley Natural Mineral Water. This has enabled him to become a full time professional motorcycle racer, live his dream and race a full season in the world championship. “It’s a dream come true to be a full time rider competing at this level in a world championship.” explained Tom. “I’ve ridden as a wild card in a number of World Supersport events and have achieved strong results and a lot of attention from the media. We’ve proved we can be competitive at the UK tracks so now I’m well up for the challenge and can’t wait to start racing on some of the best circuits in Europe and the rest of the world.” he continued The 13 round season gets underway in the Middle Eastern desert of Qatar on 23rd to 25th February before heading to round two at the spectacular Phillip Island circuit in Australia. The team, once again backed by sponsors Hardinge Bridgeport, the global machine tool company and Ice Valley the fastest growing mineral water brands in the UK, have only been able to complete a single days testing on the new 2006 bike at Cartegena in Spain due to poor weather, but are optimistic about their fourth coming season. “It would have been nice to have got more time on the bike before we had to ship them to Qatar, but the combination of bad weather and an early start to the season, meant we couldn’t test as much as we’s have liked. I’ve ridden a CBR600RR for the past two years, so at least I know what to expect from the bike and with help from the Ten Kate Racing engine developers I’m confident we can be competitive.” explained Tom. Tom and the Hardinge – Ice Valley Motorsport Honda team are set to receive additional support from the title winning Ten Kate Honda engine tuners after building a strong relationship over the past two years. Ten Kate produce are arguably the best Supersport bikes in the world and have won the last four World Supersport titles and Tom will be able to benefit from their knowledge of engine development and bike set-up throughout the course of the season. Tom will be the only British entrant in to the World Supersport Championship in 2006, which will guarantee him prime coverage on British Eurosport television in addition to national and regional press. The World Supersport Championship runs alongside the prestigious World Superbike Championship, which received over two billion television viewers and a million spectators in 2005. For further information on the teams racing activities and photographs please contact. Tom Tunstall on [email protected] Rider Profile Age: 27 Date of birth: 21st June Height: 1.80m Weight: 70kg Marital Status: Single Nationality: British Place of birth: Huddersfield, UK Home: Denby Dale Occupation: Motorcycle Racer and Turbocharger Development Engineer Hobbies: Cycling, Running, Supermoto, Gym 2006 Calendar February 25 Qatar Doha March 5 Australia Phillip Island April 23 Spain Valencia May 7 Italy Monza May 28 Great-Britain Silverstone June 25 San Marino Misano July/ 23 Czech Rep, Brno August 6 Great-Britain Brands Hatch September 3 Netherlands Assen September 10 Germany Lausitz October 1 Italy Imola October 8 France Magny-Cours October 22 South Africa/ Tba

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