Dez began Racing in 1997, after a series of Road
"Incidents" convinced him that racing would be 
safer, cheaper, and prolong his life span.
On a TZ350, a novice for only 10 weeks, 
a Clubman for only 13 weeks, 
and Dez finished the season 3rd Overall,
in the New Era "Forgotten Era" Championships.

In the search for more reliability, but staying 
with the Historic theme,  an Ex Fred Merkel
 F1 VFR750 was run for a whole year in the
 Superstocks class.
With three wins under his belt, and a 
couple of engine rebuilds to boot, 
the season ran to a very close 3rd overall.
Missing first by just 4 points !

Also in 1998, the VFR was taken over to the 
Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man, 
where it was the oldest bike on the grid 
by over 10 years ! To finish a creditable 16th
 overall and in a time that qualified 
for a Silver Replica was a major achievement.

Determined to do better, the VFR was re-vamped by Dave and the 1999 season went far better than expected. Despite some disappointments we 
took the title of
Superstocks Champion.

For 2000 , Frettons offered a National  ride in
Suzuki's Bandit 1200 Championships.
Ending the Season 5th overall in this hard fought series.
Consistency was the key, scoring points in Every Round
of the Championship while all around him the 
Win-It-or-bin-It Crew made him very nervous.
The bike proved as reliable as the rider, a fine season at 
National Level was a steep learning curve for everyone
involved but proved very enjoyable too.

2001 saw Dez on a real pedigree machine,
Aprilia RSV1000cc "V" twin.
Dez again proved a Reliable proposition, 
The Italian Bike proved quite a handful
on the track and in the garage, requiring
 far more input than could possibly have
 been imagined. The 1998 machine was struggling
 to compete with Factory Backed 2001 Bikes, 
and the difference was obvious. 
With Dave's knowledge of suspension and 
machine set up, they made a total 
commitment and shone through all adversity. 
Finishing a disappointing 11th overall, 
but claimed the title of 
ONLY rider to score points in all 12 ROUNDS. 

When I'm not racing Motorcycles I'm contracted out to the Automotive Sector
as a Design Consultant.
"CADDS", "PDGS" and "C3P IDEAS"
are used to create Solid models for rapid prototyping. Projects run from cradle to grave and encompass all aspects of automotive component design.
Call me, see what I can do for you.