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December 23rd, 2016

23/12/2016

 

Superprestigio

Alan competed for the 4th time at the Superprestigio event at the Palau Sant Jordi Olympic arena, Barcelona, alongside such names as Marc Marquez, top USA rider Brad Baker & 10 world champions.
Alan struggled a little with bike setup and hectic first corners in his heat races. To make the finals he needed to win the LCQ r
ace, and was leading it until the race was stopped 2/3 in. In the restart Alan lead again but with the last lap flag in sight another rider came underneath him knocking him off and out of procedings. 
Alan also took part in a slide and trick demonstration with Brad Baker, USA - Masatoshi Ohmori, Japan - Ferran Cardus, Spain. The atmosphere inside the arena was great and overall the event was a great experience. 

Alan to Race at Superprestigio Event

30/11/2016

 
Alan will once again race at the 'Superprestigio' event in Barcelona next month. He will be representing the UK alongside George Pickering & Oliver Brindley. They will race alongside 10 world champions from various disciplines, including 'Marc Marquez', a lot of top MotoGP riders, and some of the best Americans in the business. ​

Alan wins 2016 British Flat Track Championship!

10/9/2016

 
It has now been confirmed that Alan has won the DTRA British Flat Track Championship. The final round of the series due to take place at Rye House, was cancelled due to bad weather. This fortunately didn't affect the championship results as Alan had already scored enough points to secure the championship after round 6, with a round to go. Alan dominated the series this year winning half of the rounds and finished on the podium in every meeting.  


Charity Stunt Show in Southport

5/9/2016

 
Alan performed a stunt show yesterday to raise money for the charity Motorcycle Outreach who help provide reliable transport to health workers in developing countries. Thanks everyone who came down to support the event, we raised £200.20. The opportunity came up to run the event only one day before, and considering the whole thing and everyone involved was organised in 24 hours it went well! Alan looks forward to organising a bigger and better show at the venue in the future.
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1st & 2nd in rounds 5 & 6 of the UK Flattrack Championship

15/8/2016

 
Rounds 5 and 6 of the DTRA UK Flattrack Championship took place at the Amman Valley half mile trotting track at the weekend. On Saturday Alan scored two firsts and a second in his heat races. In the final, he got out behind Toby Hales and was battling for the lead but couldn't get the better of him and finished second. On Sunday in round 6 Alan made some changes to the bike and put in a dominating performance, winning all three of his heat races and the final!
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Alan Takes the Win at Kings Lynn

17/7/2016

 
Alan put in a dominating performance in round 3 of the DTRA British Flattrack Championship at Norfolk Arena, Kings Lynn on Friday night. Alan qualified through the heat stages with 1st and 2nd's in the heat races gaining a front row start for the final next to Oliver Brindley, Aidan Collins and George Pickering. When the green light came on Alan took the holeshot leading the pack into the first corner and then pulling a gap on the other riders more each lap until on lap 7 there was a crash and the race had to be stopped. In the restart the riders lined up in single file in the order of position before the stoppage. Alan managed to hold off the attack of Aidan Collins in the first corner and once again start to pull away to take the victory.

Alan Finishes 2nd in Hells Race Belgium

20/6/2016

 
Alan made the trip to Belgium for the inaugural Hells Race event on Sunday. He took a first and two seconds in the heat races giving him second pick on the grid. In the final Oliver Brindley was on form and took the win, with Alan finishing in second position.

Alan Takes the Win in Round 3 at Greenfield TT

13/6/2016

 
Greenfield Dirttrack was the setting for round 3 of the DTRA British Flattrack Championship.. It was the first time a full dirt TT had been run in the UK and proved to be a big success. Alan had a big crash in heat one, beating himself up, but got up in time to make the restart and won the heat. He won the second heat and then got 2nd in the third heat from the back row, giving him pole position for the final. Alan made a great start from the inside and straight into the lead, with Oliver Brindley in hot pursuit, but Alan managed to keep it smooth and fast to the finish to take the win, putting him into 2nd position in the championship.
In the non championship race on Sunday Alan again dominated the races winning his first two heats, the rain came in for heat three turning the track to an ice rink, Alan stalled the bike and got going again to finish in 3rd with younger brother Gary Birtwistle taking a well deserved win. The final results were taken from the heat results because of the weather and Alan took the win overall with brother Gary in second. 

Championship Round 2 & Transatlantic Match Race Results

16/5/2016

 
Peterborough show ground was the setting for round two of the championship and the UK V USA Transatlantic challenge race over the weekend. In the championship round, Alan qualified through the heat races strongly, earning a front row start for the final in which he finished a hard fought 3rd position. In the Transatlantic race, the US riders headed by the Texas Tornado, Colin Edwards gave the UK team a run for their money but the Brits came out victorious, with Alan managing to win one of the finals. 

Handlebar Dragging at the MCN Live Show in Skegness

18/4/2016

 
Alan along with 6 more of the top British Flattrack racers put on a good show at MCN Live show at Butlins Skegness at the weekend. They performed demonstration races and a how low can you go competition where Alan showed off his bar dragging antics.
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