The Beautiful Game...

Talk about keeping it in the family! Rikkie Jeacock, Leon's younger brother, can be seen on the football pitch sporting the familiar number 55. Rikkie currently holds a place in the Nuneaton Town Community FC reserves team, and is aiming for a first team place in the not too distant future. Well done Rikkie, and good luck from everyone at BMC Racing...


(Guess which one is Rikkie!)

A PR update...

Well, news has been getting out and about thanks to Jane Bird at 'In Touch Sports Media & Marketing'. Jane has been working the media hard for Leon these past few weeks and has managed to really create a buzz around Leon's successes this year. Here are some links to some of the articles that have run recently:

http://blogs.coventrytelegraph.net/cgi-bin/mt421/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=387&tag=leon%20jeacock&limit=20

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/tags/leon-jeacock/

http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/coventry-evening-telegraph-england/mi_7969/is_2009_Nov_19/jeacock-throttle-clear-awards-board/ai_n42165266/

http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/coventry-warwickshire-sport/other-sport/2009/11/19/leon-jeacock-sweeps-the-board-at-the-east-midlands-racing-association-annual-trophy-presentation-92746-25200003/

And here's an article that ran in the Coventry Evening Telegraph:



Well done Jane, you've been doing a sterling job!

EMRA presentation night...

Last weekend we were all out in force at the end of year EMRA dinner, dance and trophy giving ceremony. And this year we were again privileged to have Cal Crutchlow, World Supersport Champion, and John Reynolds, three times British Superbike Champion, handing out the prizes. It was a fantastic evening for the BMC Racing/Jeacock gang. Not only did we seem to have the largest turn out, we also seemed to pick up more awards than any other team. Between them, Mike and Leon picked up a whopping thirteen trophies! Here's a list of what they picked up...

Leon :
Formula 600 Championship Winner (2 trophies)
Superstock 600 Championship Winner (2 trophies)
Co-Ordit Relay Championship Winner (2 trophies)
Tony Bouncer Trophy Winner (2 trophies)
Buildbase Mallory Trophy 3rd position (1 trophy)

Mike:
Formula 400 Championship Winner (2 trophies)
Paul Vincent Trophy Winner (2 trophies)

Now that's a lot of metal! Except for the 'Tony Bouncer Trophy', which is made out of glass and has a value somewhere in the region of £3000...so Leon gave it back after having his photo taken with it. Very wise move Leon!








(Nice Work lads!)

Latest BSN report...

Here's a link to the latest BSN report on Leon's recent outing at Mallory Park. And it's a good one! Shame there's not a pic of him on the new R6 though, but I'm sure there will be plenty in good time: http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=JEACOCK_ENDS_CLUB_SEASON_ON_A_HIGH_1

New career moves?

There seems to be hidden talents among us BMC Racing folk. Becoming Chippendales isn't the most obvious of them though! But check this link out for proof that Mike, Leon, Freddy, Simon and myself have what you need to strip off and take to the stage: http://sendables.jibjab.com/view/T6JQ6C9vZBMN7cii

(Thank you Leon for making the video.)






(What a fine looking bunch we are!)

BMC Trainers...

To celebrate the end of a very successful season I decided to treat myself to some new trainers. Sounds weird I know, but these are no ordinary trainers. These are NIKEiD trainers that I designed in the colours of my very own RVF Honda. I think they're ace, and will be wearing them a lot over the coming weeks...

Create your own on the Nike website: http://store.nike.com/index.jsp?cp=EUNS_KW_NS09_UK_Google_B_LP_Test_Homepage_Exact&country=GB&lang_locale=en_GB#l=shop,nikeid



(They fit like a glove, I mean trainer.)


(And I've even got my race number on them!)

Leon at Mallory with 'New Era'...

This weekend Leon was out on his new Superstock R6 with the 'New Era' club at Mallory Park. It was a good opportunity to test the bike out and get a feel for the set-up. And he went very well! A first and a second in class saw his maiden voyage on the new bike as a success. It means he can take his learning's of the new machine in to the winter break and work towards the new racing season in 2010...

Here's a press release which explains what happened on the day:





And here are a couple of pics:




(Leon's the guy in the middle.)

Oulton Park - Splash, Bang, Wallop!

Last weekend (Oct 24th) saw us up at Oulton Park for the day with the Wirral 100 club. And the weather played a major part of the days action. One minute it was absolutely throwing it down and blowing a gale, the next it seemed to brighten up and appear quite mild! All very confusing really. But the day stayed wet all day, and it proved to be a very eventful day indeed...

Leon was out on the 400 for a change, along with Mike and myself. It was a full grid, so it was going to be pretty hectic out on track. The day started with a fifteen minute warm up to settle in to the day. That went relatively uneventful, apart from Leon's back wheel moving around on an old wet tyre. Simon Edmondson kindly stepped in though to help Leon out with a new one.

Race one was a qualifying race and so the grid positions, after the first two rows of championship leaders, were seemingly picked at random. As it happens, Leon, Mike and I were all placed on to row four. And with another six rows behind us, the first corner had the potential to be a little crowded. As we all got away I noticed that Andy Whitehead was struggling to get off the line, I then saw Mike narrowly miss running in to the back of him! He quickly managed to change direction at the last moment, but by doing so put himself in to the path of a rider on his outside. They collided hard, which Mike somehow managed to recover well from, and kept himself upright! As we all rounded the first corner things were, as expected, very busy. There was a rather large puddle that had appeared on the inside from all the rain, and as we hit it I saw Mike lose the front for a moment which meant he was briefly leaning on the rider on his inside. Again he managed to (somehow) get it under control and settle in to the race. However, as we came round towards 'Island Bend' the red flags were out. Someone had actually run in to the back of Andy Whitehead on the start line which had ended in a bit of a mess. We then cruised round and were stopped as we came down to 'Lodge Corner' while they tidied the track up ahead. Stopping for Mike, however, was rather tricky. It was only by the time that he got down to 'Lodge' that he realised he had no clutch - the collision at the start of the race had snapped it off. He manage to get back to the pits though and quickly put a new one on while the marshals cleaned up the start line. And, thankfully, I believe both riders are ok.

So we had a restart of race one, only it was to be a shortened four lapper. This time we all got away well and settled in to the race. I remember seeing Mike and Leon push from the off and were soon up with the leading group towards the sharp end of the action. I managed to hold my position and settled in mid-pack. The wet weather still played its part and claimed a handful of victims throughout the race. But we all finished well, Leon rode a blinder to finish fourth and put himself on the front row for the points race, Mike also went well to finish seventh and I managed to jump two places from my grid slot to finish in fourteenth. Not bad positions at all, considering it was a full grid!

There was then a bit of a gap until the second race, and the weather teased us with some sunshine. But then in a blink of an eye it would turn to a short-lived torrential downpour. I lived in hope of a dry race two, but really I knew it was always going to be wet. When we were finally called down the rain had stopped, but the wind was gathering a bit of pace. On the warm-up lap it seemed that there was a dry line appearing round most of the track, but was still quite wet in the usual places. And there was a rather alarmingly high amount of leaves blowing across the track at 'Druids' too. Anyway, we all got away well from the start, and again I could see Leon and Mike up ahead getting well and truly stuck in. I again held my position and looked forward to a good race. Lap one was going well, but as we came out of 'Hislops' and headed up the hill towards 'Druids' I saw the yellow flags come out and get furiously waved about. There was obviously an incident up ahead, so I approached with caution and to do a bit of rubber-necking. I soon noticed that Mike had gone down and was lying next to his bike in the gravel on the outside of 'Druids' corner. He was right in the line of fire should anyone else go down too! I also saw a couple of other bikes down too...something big had just happened! Mike seemed to be sitting up (albeit slowly) so that was good to see. I then looked to see if they were going to red flag it, my head always goes after seeing an incident like that, particularly as it was a team member that was down. No red flags were shown, so I assumed all was well and tried to settle back in to my rhythm. I raced reasonably hard but didn't really push as hard as I knew I could have done, but managed to make a couple of passes and have some fun. I managed to finish tenth! Which I guess was mainly due to fact that some of the leaders had gone down on the first lap. Leon was on fire though, and again put in a performance that we expect these days to finish second. Brilliant! But he was lucky to avoid an accident when Christien Peck went down in front of him (yes you guessed it, at 'Druids'), and very nearly took Leon with him. Very well avoided Leon! And very well ridden too.

After the race, we came back but there was no sign of Mike. So we all headed down to the medical centre to see how he was. He was in the observation room, covered in mud, being looked at by the medics. He was in pain, but the adrenalin still pumping mixed with the gas and air was probably holding back the worst. It was a suspected broken collar bone! And so he would need to head off to hospital for an x-ray. The team quiclky jumped in to action and before you knew it the van was packed up and we were all ready to head off. The x-ray confirmed the break, and now Mike is left with no right arm for up to six weeks...nightmare! Oh well, could have been much worse considering the speed at which he was travelling at the time. It's just a shame that we never got to see the Mike Dorey wet weather magic. That's racing for you though!


(Mike with his knee, elbow and shoulder down!)



(Everyone was at it!)


(Mike walking away from a very rare accident.)


(Leon narrowly missed joining the 'Druids' club.)


(Leon shows off next years new helmet design.)


(The family were out in force to support us.)

Latest BSN write-up...

The latest edition of BSN has a rather splendid write-up of the final round of the EMRA championships. Leon, quite rightly, gets the majority of the limelight, with Mike's Formula 400 championship also getting a mention. Oh and even I get my name in the results listings. So everyone's happy. Shame it doesn't mention the lap record though!

Here's how the first paragraph reads:

'HAT-TRICK OF TITLES FOR JUBILANT JEACOCK
Having won two EMRA Club Championships last season, a jubilant Leon Jeacock went one better this year with a hat-trick of successes on his BMC Yamaha as the 20-year-old from Nuneaton, Warwickshire retained his Superstock 600 title that also earned him the Co-Ordit Relay Championship crown, and he also topped the points table in the Formula 600 class...'

Bloody marvelous!


(A great article from Steve Gough.)

Whitchrurch Herald...

BMC Racing's local newspaper, the 'Whitchurch Herald' has a write-up about our recent successes. It's pretty good, but they got the bit wrong about winning two championships on separate bikes, which was last year. And it's a shame there's no photo with the report. Anyway, click on the link and take a look for yourselves: http://www.whitchurchherald.co.uk/whitchurch-sport/sports-news-results/2009/10/08/motorsport-leon-s-treble-triumph-is-a-family-affair-for-whitchurch-team-bmc-107606-24882181/

BSN report...

There's a great write-up about Leon's multiple successes at EMRA this year on the BSN website. It's well worth a read! To find it just click on the following link and you should get taken straight there:
http://www.bikesportnews.com/articles/article.html?id=JEACOCK_TAKES_THREE_TITLES_SMASHES_LAP_RECORD_1


(Leon on his way to three championships.)

Birthday boy Leon...

It's not every day that you turn twenty one. So to celebrate Leon's big day, I've put together a short celebratory film. And using the footage of Mike and Leon spraying champagne on each other on the last day of the EMRA season, seemed to be rather appropriate.

Anyway, we all wish you a happy birthday Leon, and hope you have a splendid day indeed...



(I couldn't resist designing a logo too!)

Final EMRA tables...

Here's the final top six positions of all the EMRA championships that BMC Racing were involved in this year. As I'm sure you'll agree, a very impressive set of results indeed...

EMRA Rd6 - The Awesome Foursome!

Last weekend saw us all at the final round of the EMRA championships at Mallory Park. And what a weekend it turned out to be for the BMC Racing team, winning no less than four championships in total. Oh, and a lap record too! Here is a list of what we won:

Leon:
Formula 600 championship.
Superstock 600 championship.
Co-Ordit Relay championship.
Formula 400 new lap record of 56.835 secs.

Mike:
Formula 400 championship.

It really has been an unbelievable season, the way that Leon and Mike have progressed this year is incredible. They have worked tirelessly week in, week out, all season to produce a set of consistently high level results. And with consistency comes results. We really couldn't have wished for a better year.

So, what happened on the day then? Let's start with qualifying...in the 400's we were put out with the Earlystocks, so it was a busy session, and finding a clear lap was going to be tough. And an Earlystock had dropped a link pipe on the exit of Gerrards that the marshals didn't seem to spot! But that didn't stop Mike from doing the usual and sticking himself on Pole, and was the only rider under a minute! Well done Mike! Freddy's session was another story though. He was going well and was building up to a fast lap, when an Earlystock rider went down in front of him round Gerrards. Freddy tried to go round the outside but simply ran out of space and went on to the grass. Down he went and broke his right collarbone. So that was it for the day for Freddy even though he had done enough to put himself twelfth on the grid. The session was red flagged and restarted for a further four minutes, and the link pipe was removed from the track. Simon Edmondson was out on his newly set-up and liveried BMC Honda, and he was flying! He managed to stick himself third on the grid...a brilliant effort! And I managed to get a clear lap after the restart to put myself tenth on the grid.

With Leon chasing three championships, it was important to Leon to put in some solid qualifying performances. And that's exactly what he did...in the Superstock 600's he went out and stuck in a sub 56 second lap and put himself a comfortable third place on the grid. The Formula 600's saw Leon again go out and put in some quality laps good enough for a third place grid slot. And, to quote De La Soul, three was definitely the magic number when it came to the Buildbase Mallory Trophy, as Leon's times were again good enough for grid position number three. Terrific stuff!

Before we get to the races, we need to reflect on an unfortunate incidence during the Formula 600 qualifying session. Richard Saunders, Mikes main Formula 400 title rival, had a terrible incident at the hairpin. The crash resulted in Richard being air lifted to hospital for emergency treatment. This meant that Richard would play no further part in the days action, and giving Mike the opportunity to claim his first championship title. But more importantly, it reminded us all of the dangers that we all face when we pull on our leathers and head down to the start grid. We wish Richard all the best and hope he makes a full recovery, it was certainly poised to be an exciting finale to the Formula 400 season, and one that I know Richard was very much looking forward to.

Let's start with the 400's then. Everyone got away well, and Mike soon found himself in a battle with young Sam Hornsey. Sam took the lead and Mike dropped in behind him by the time they reached 'Edwinas'. Mike then followed Sam all the way to the finish and in doing so taking the title! They were clearly pushing each other hard as both riders managed lap times below 59 seconds, with Mike recording a 58.809 circuit. Amazing! In fact the top six riders all did lap times below a minute, an incredibly quick field of riders. James Simpson, who was looking for a third place finish in the championship, brought his ZXR home in fourth place, with Simon Edmondson finishing sixth and was the final rider under the minute barrier! Elliot Stevens was also riding a BMC Honda in this race as a guest rider, and he went well! Elliot managed a sixty second lap and brought it home in a fantastic seventh. Well done Elliot, you rode well. And I didn't disgrace myself either, as I finished tenth, but more importantly, managed to beat my best ever lap time with a mid 1.01...so I was happy too! It's just a shame Freddy wasn't out there with us.

Race two saw a different story altogether. As Leon was now out on the spare bike to join in the fun. However, Leon hadn't put in a qualifying time so would have to start the race from the back of the grid. So it was going to be an interesting one! The lights went out and it wasn't very long at all before I saw Leon come flying past me and getting stuck in to the fast moving pack ahead. By the time he reached 'Edwinas' Leon was already up in to third place. Coming out of 'Edwinas' Leon got the drop on James Simpson and set about Sam Hornsey. And heading in to 'Edwinas' for the second time Leon pulled an awesome out-braking manoeuvre on Sam to take the lead. And that's where he stayed for the rest of the race. But get this, Leon also obliterated the Formula 400 lap record with a lap time of 56.835! Incredible riding Leon, well done! James rode a blinder to finish third in the race, and secure his third place finish in the championship. Mike followed James home to finish fourth, with Simon recording lap times in the mid 59's to finish fifth. After a dodgy start, and running with only five gears, I managed to scrap my way up to finish eighth, and still dropping in to the 1.01's. So I had a good day too!

Now to Leon's other races. First up the Buildbase Mallory Trophy and the six lap sprint. Leon got a blistering start and was second going in to 'Edwinas' for the first time. He then had a fight on his hands and was briefly pushed back fourth, but with some solid lap times in the mid 54's Leon stuck himself up to third to take the final podium slot. Oh, and he also took the fastest lap of the race with a time of 54.427. Simply brilliant.

Race two saw Leon ride with all the confidence of a true champion. He has his usual fantastic start saw him up to second and pushing Philip Green for the lead. And with some incredibly consistent lap times, and another brilliant out-braking manoeuvre in to 'Edwinas', Leon soon took the lead and pulled a gap on the chasing pack, and brought it home to a memorable victory for the main event of the day. And again he was the quickest rider out on track with a lap time of 54.151 seconds. This gave Leon a third place finish in the championship, just a single point behind Philip Brooks who finished in second place. Pure magic!

In the Superstock 600's Leon just needed a solid points finish to claim the title for the second year running. And he was also leading the Co-Ordit Relay category too, which gives the young winning rider free entry to next years NG series. In race one, Leon tucked in behind the flying Luke Stapleford in top second place. Luke rode a great race to win but Leon did enough to finish second, way ahead of the rest of the pack, to take both the Superstock 600 and Co-Ordit Relay championships. A fantastic result, and something for Leon to focus on for next year. Race two was a carbon copy of the first, with Leon following Luke home in second place. This time though, Leon recorded his fastest lap of the day (54.147) to stay closer to Luke by the end, and in doing so pulling an immense gap on the chasing pack.

Clinching the Formula 600 championship seemed like a formality for Leon, with his lead being what it was. But that didn't stop him from pushing mightily hard in both races to take a couple of domineering victories. Race one saw Leon being pushed well by Jody Lees and Sean Moore, but Leon soon took control and finished the race with a two and a half second gap. Race two, and being the newly crowned champion, we saw Leon sporting a Superman t-shirt over his leathers. He certainly lived up to the name too! Leon lead from start to finish and pulled a similar gap as race one by the end. A masterclass on how to ride Mallory Park.

So there you have it, a truely unbelievable days racing for everyone involved. From the grid girls, caterers, and strong family support, to the riders themselves...everyone played their part and should be very proud of this years achievments. I thank, and admire you all!


(Leon in blistering form.)


(There goes the F400 lap record.)


(Rod and Leon work on the tactics.)


(Mike and Father reflect on our best season yet.)


(Freddy nurses a broken collar bone.)


(Get in!)


(Multiple champion.)


(The grid girls were out in force.)


(More metal to polish!)


(What a waste of good champagne!)


(The dynamic duo strike again!)


(The wave of a champion.)

(Thank you Steve Lawrence for all the great shots.)

(Cake face!)








(We can't thank you all enough!)