Not being one to rest on his laurels, Matt, having finished the 2019 season as the Minitwins Rookie champion at the last meeting in October 2019 knew that he could be doing even better, so over the winter, he enlisted the help of renowned motorcycle road racing coach Mike ‘Spike” Edwards who coached Matt in Andalucia, Spain. Also over the winter, Matt acquired a second bike so he now has a “wet” and “dry” bike to suit race conditions rather than frantic tyre changes and suspension tweaks of last year; the rookie championship-winning bike becoming the wet bike and the Continue reading Race Report from Round 1 – Brands Hatch Indy. March 2020→

Round 9 and Bemsee were at Brands Hatch in Kent, Brands is considered the spiritual home of Bemsee and is the track they end the season on. Matt started the weekend with 555 points with closest contender, Tommy Downes on 468, a good finish in race one on Saturday would clinch the rookie title for Matt, but this is racing, anything can happen and it ain’t over til it’s over! Matt’s first race, race 10 on the program was started, however a start line collision meant it was red flagged to be re-run later on in the program. Having qualified Continue reading Race Report from Round 9 – Brands Hatch Indy. October 2019→

This weekend saw Lamonde Automation sponsored Matt Wetherell at the well-known Lincolnshire circuit, Cadwell Park. The weather was dismal, wet, windy and everything in between, interspersed with sudden dry spells, which made tyre choice the order of the day. Those of you familiar with Cadwell Park will no doubt know about “the mountain”, where it’s not unusual for bikes to loft the front wheel as they crest the rise… Matt qualified 7th overall, and 1st rookie, placing him in the 3rd row on the grid for race 1. Race 1 for Matt was spent battling with Kevin Lilley, Matt finished Continue reading Race Report from Round 3, Cadwell Park. April 2019→