Cock of the north...Pole...24th/25th July

The RMKD team were anxious about the debut meeting of their newly finished ER6 Supertwin as they headed to Olivers Mount. A few laps of Cadwell Park 3 weeks earlier had showed its potential but hardly a shakedown and with Ryan Farquhar, Adrian Archibald,Ian Lougher and Ian Pattinson in the line up it was going to be a tough call.

Free practice showed a few flaws in the suspension set up and adjustments were made. Timed qualifying was next up and Dan Frear was on the money...setting pole and dipping under Farquhars lap record. Everything going to plan and more ! unfortunatly whilst leading from the off Dan encountered a slight problem with the throttle and had to retire, the 'problem' which we thought we had cured then occured again in Sundays race and again he retired the ER. A little bit dissapointed but not disheartened by the 'straight out the box' potential.

Dan also rode the RMKD ZXR 398cc and the results were a formality,no one getting within 4 seconds of his lap time and he brought the little Kawasaki home untroubled some 20 seconds ahead of his nearest rival James Cowton on his Honda.

Thundersport is go !.... Cadwell Park 29th/30th May

This meeting was supposed to be the debut outing for the long awaited Kawasaki 650 supertwin/GP2 machine we have been developing over the winter. A very busy work load has ment our own bike has had to take a back seat and we narrowly missed the deadline.

Having the option of the the reknown zxr 398! or the stock engined er6 Dan Frear opted for the ever competative zxr. With only 5 laps completed of the 20 minutes timed qualifying Dan was happy to take his front row position, only being pipped by the Alan Percival. Race one saw the lead change several times eventually Dan taking 2nd place behind Marty Lennon and his rapid ER650 with Alan Percival 3rd. A slight engine fault in the 2nd race saw Dan pull the little Kawasaki up and retire from the race.

Monday saw the heavans open and the RMKD team opted for the 650 Kawasaki, a good decision as the first race saw Dan take a solid 3rd after a few close calls in the appauling conditions and take a well earned win in the 2nd race after a race long battle with Marty Lennon on a much quicker bike.

Mondays racing is due to be televised on Motors TV 16th June.

Will.i.am the F400 man...... Cadwell 20th March 2011

Will Leanings RMKD debut couldnt have gone any better, showing maturity beyond his years he lead the first f400 race but slowed on the last lap allowing his elder brother Josh to take the win prefering to start the trophy and points races from grid 3 and the 'better run up coppice'. His plan worked and he won both the remaining races putting in the fastest laps of the day. All three f400 races went to the Leaning brothers,Josh on the RMKD powered zxr400 had a few 'gear selection problems' settled for using his track time as a steady warm up for the NG event in April. Will was trouble free on the RMKD number one bike...ususally ridden by Dan Frear....and made the most of his rapid mount. In fact he even had the now 'usual' mutterings of 'big bore....and 440' banding about...amusingly enough from riders who arnt in the same league talent wise and 'pit crew' who could hardly prepare a spoon for an 'egg and spoon race'.

To all the doubters outhere...fill in the official 'protest form' and bring along £350 and we will gladly remove the cylinder head and let you measure our 398cc rocket...

Highs and lows. Thundersport Cadwell Park 7th/8th August

Dan Frears return to the RMKD team didnt quite go to plan, after breaking his foot badly whilst competing in the prestigious BSB superstock at Cadwell he could have done with a bit of luck to make his track return.Opting to ride the 750 Kawasaki in view to running it at Scarboroughs Gold cup in September. Not the latest machinery from the Kawasaki factory but certainly not short on bhp and pedigree, he was hoping to raise a few eye brows. With only a 20min qualifying session to get aquainted with the bike,but a flat battery cut that short...in fact 5 laps and a qualifying position of 17th, it was going to be hard work to carve out a result. Undetered Dan was getting more familiar with the bike as the weekend went on. In Sundays last race he was in a podium postion untill his ankle injury plagued him and he had to settle for 5th which was his best result of the weekend, not bad for a 15year old zxr750!

Graham 'Bud' Frear didnt have much luck either,choosing to ride the newly finished GP2 spec zxr4 he was in a similar position to Dan having only 20mins to learn and qualify on the bike, but he pitted after one lap with a 'tight' engine...as we hurriedly aborted plans to use the new bike and run the F400 bike we returned to the paddock to realise we had robbed the battery for the 750. Which gave him just 3 laps to put a qualifier in and a position of 20th on the very competative grid. The luck did turn tho and a best result of 5th and his best time ever on a 400 of 1m37.7 was impressive.

Alex Huchinson with an RMKD powered zxr was also in impressive form in the GP2 class with two wins and two seconds and a best lap of 1m36.4! Undoubtedly the best lap by a zx4 round Cadwell ever ! Alex now has a comfotable lead in the GP2 championship over Alex Heaton.

Sea of green! Cadwell park Auto66 24/10/09

The leaves may have gone brown and fallen to the ground but it was all green at the Cadwell Bonanza.
RMKD was expertly represented in both the f400 and formula lights classes by (shown from left hand side) Mark Leaning (124), Alwyn Dalton (49), Will Leaning (32), Dan Frear (25), Arran Hopper (87) and Richard Connole (98).
All riding RMKD zxr400s the top six places were almost exclusively owned by these guys all weekend, Dan Frear taking 9 wins from ten starts, and somehow getting on lap record pace despite only having a racing line 2ft wide due to leaves on the track. 16 year old Novice Will Leaning followed suit, screaming through the leaves to take a string of fine 2nd places and even dipping into the hallowed 1m40s bracket. 17 year old rookie Arran Hopper also grabbed a second place. With Alwyn Dalton and Richard Connole both on the podium over the weekend and Mark Leaning making a rare appearance, delivering a superb 4th place there really was a lot to shout about, in fact, the last f400 race resulted in the entire top 5 being made up of RMKD machines, what a way to sign off for 2009.

"Kings Blings" (Derby Phoenix Cadwell 19-20 sept)

Silverware ahoy for 15 yr old Kingsley Ruddy, 2009 Derby Phoenix F400 champion.
Rarely do you see riders this young with such consistency but Kings has shown the numerous ex champions in this class a display of not only superb pace but extraordinary maturity on track.
The title was already won prior to this, the final round and Kings set out on track complete with winners shirt over his leathers for race one. In a cruel twist of fate the youngster suffered his only crash of the season whilst in a fierce battle at the front, tearing his commemorative vest in the tumble. Race two saw Kings piloting his RMKD ZXR400 on a spectacular charge through the field from dead last to 2nd behind the ever rapid Alan Armour on his trusty Suzuki RGV 250.
Sundays races both saw Kings first over the line but an unfortunate 5 sec penalty in the final race for finding the ultimate line through the chicane put him 2nd on corrected time behind another talented youngster, Josh Leaning (also RMKD ZXR400).
Many congratulations Kings and good luck to a bright future!

Will Power! (Derby Phoenix Cadwell 19-20 sept)

16 year old Will Leaning wrapped up the Derby Phoenix F400 novice championship in great style last weekend.
With a 95 point cushion at the head of the table Will could have been forgiven for playing it safe at the season finale and scavenging just enough points to make the title his, but no, Will fired his RMKD tuned ZXR400 to 4 class wins, bringing his times down considerably and even scoring an overall 3rd place. Bearing in mind the experience and pace of the competition congratulations really are in order for such a performance.