After the disastrous none event at Brands Hatch a fortnight ago (caused by freak weather conditions including several inches of snow) TABOO Motorsport will make the journey to the Thruxton circuit in Hampshire this weekend for what will now be the opening round of the 2008 British 125cc Championship. After launching the team’s new look in style at Croft at the end of March, the new look team (consisting of team owner / rider Michael Hill and up and coming youngster Dan Moreton) had hoped for continued good form at the season opener but a few small technical issues coupled with the awful weather ended any such hope.
Team Manager Michael Hill commented “After Croft both Dan and I were up for the challenge of Brands Hatch and the opening round to the season but the weather left the organisers no option but to abandon the event. In some ways this did Dan and I a favour as it means that none of our rivals have gained any advantage and we can look back on the practice and qualifying sessions as extended testing with the small technical issues behind us”.
The team’s new engine supplier FRS are flying in from Japan especially for the event which coupled with the already excellent technical support from renowned technician Pete Banks (with whom TABOO have a 3 year association) should see a progression in terms of machine development and overall placings.
Action at Thruxton starts for the 125cc competitors at lunch time on Friday with the free practice session ahead of Saturday qualifying and a Sunday race.
Dan Moreton (33) and Michael Hill (19) in action in Free Practice at the cancelled Brands Hatch event.
The new look British Championship calendar is as follows:
2008 Races:
Round 1 - 18th - 20th April - Thruxton
Round 2 - 3rd - 5th May - Oulton Park
Round 3 - 10th - 11th May - Brands Hatch (Re-Run), Kent
Round 4 - 24th - 26th May - Donington Park, Leics
Round 5 - 13th - 15th June - Snetterton, Norfolk
Round 6 - 27th - 29th June - Mallory Park
Round 7 - 18th - 20th July - Oulton Park, Cheshire
Round 8 - 8th - 10th August - Knockhill, Fife
Round 9 - 23rd - 25th August - Cadwell Park, Lincs
Round 10 - 12th - 14th September - Croft, North Yorkshire
Round 11 - 26th - 28th September, Silverstone, Northants
Round 12 - 10th - 12th October - Brands Hatch Indy, Kent
