Some local press...

Well, we got a rather unexpected write-up in last weeks 'Whitchurch Herald'. It's a great article and fills half of the back page - brilliant! Both Freddy and Gordon get their pictures in and I get a mention too...which can't be bad. It's also on the Herald's website too for you to have a read - http://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk...A big thanks goes to all the sports staff involved...and here it is in all it's glory:


(I was the one taking the photo)

EMRA Awards night...

Last night we all gathered at the Sketchley Grange Hotel in Hinckley for the EMRA Annual Dinner and Presentation of Awards. And what a night it was! We drank, we danced, we chatted and we collected a barrow-load of trophies!

Presenting the awards were racing stars from past and present...John Reynolds, Tom Sykes, Cal Crutchlow and Paul Young. A great line up I'm sure you'll agree. So how did we do? Well, we pretty much cleaned up...here's a list of what we picked up:

Formula 400 Championship - Leon,

Formula 400 3rd place - Mike,

Superstock 600 Championship - Leon,

Formula 400 Invitation (Paul Vincent Trophy) - Leon,

EMRA Clubman of 2008 - Leon...

Amazing! And Leon became best mates with Tom Sykes by the end - with Tom quoted as saying 'Not you again Leon!'...how funny!

We ended up with eight trophies on our table by the end of the evening - and enough metal to build a replica of the Golden Gate Bridge! It really was a night to remember for everyone. And to top it all off, we did pretty well in the raffle afterwards too. It doesn't get any better, although I'm not quite sure what to do with my new 'Motion Photo Frame'. Anyway, well done again to everyone involved, especially to Leon for delivering such terrific results throughout the season. We certainly deserved this night out!

I will upload some pictures soon, but in the meantime, I created this logo to sum up how this season has been for us all:

And here, as promised, are some choice pictures:

(Leon and Mike pick up their F400 trophies)

(Leon with Paul, Cal, John and Tom...what a line-up!)

(The gang, proud as punch, with Tom Sykes!)

BSN - Race Of The Year!

The latest BSN has a write-up of the last round of EMRA by Steve Gough. And guess what...the headline is all about Leon's double championship - "TWO EMRA TITLES FOR 'KING' LEON JEACOCK!" Now that's cool! There's also a rather fetching picture of Leon wearing his crown, the one that seemed to be permanently stuck on his head following his successes...how very photogenic!

Name in lights...

There's a healthy fast food place just across from where I work, it's called 'Leon'. And it has a rather lovely sign outside. It shines proudly (and very brightly) on these darker evenings. I think it's rather appropriate...get used to it!


(We have so got to get one made for the awning!)