​Biswell gets going at Brands Hatch

​Quainton motorcycle road racer Mark Biswell started his 2024 season at Brands Hatch last weekend when he contested the opening BMCRC event of the year.
Mark Biswell pictured during the BMCRC season opener at Brands Hatch last weekend. Photo: James Beckett.Mark Biswell pictured during the BMCRC season opener at Brands Hatch last weekend. Photo: James Beckett.
Mark Biswell pictured during the BMCRC season opener at Brands Hatch last weekend. Photo: James Beckett.

​Riding a Bizzle Bikesport-entered Yamaha FZR600R, the local racer lined-up in four BMCRC Thunderbike Sport and Supertwins races across the weekend around the 1.2-mile Brands Hatch Indy Circuit.

Biswell scored two seventh place finishes on Saturday, the opening day of the race meeting, in races won overall by Matt Wetherell (Suzuki). These results saw Biswell placed fourth and fifth in the race's class results.

Starting the second day of action with a wet track due to heavy overnight rain, Biswell raced well to finish fourth overall, second in class, with James O'Mara (BMW F900R) scooping the victory spoils.

In the final event of the weekend, Biswell again rode well to once again finish seventh overall, fifth in class, with Matt Wetherell returning to the top step of the podium.

Missenden's Tim Wood was also in action, riding a Suzuki SV650 in four BMCRC Rookie MiniTwin races.

The local racer won twice on Sunday, after finishing behind only Ben King (Suzuki) on Saturday to leave Brands Hatch as an early points leader in his respective championship.

The BMCRC season continues at Pembrey in South Wales across the weekend of April 13/14th.

*Ross Gunn finished fifth in the GTD Pro class of the IMSA Sebring 12 Hours in Florida on Saturday driving an Aston Martin Vantage GT3 for the Heart of Racing team with Alex Riberas and Mario Farnbacher.

The trio were classified twenty-fourth overall in a race won by the Acura Wayne Taylor/Andretti-entered car driven by Louis Deletraz, Colton Herta and Jordan Taylor. The GTD Pro class victory was secured by the Lexus team and a car driven by Ben Barnicoat, Jack Hawksworth and Kyle Kirkwood.

Gunn said afterwards, "This wasn't quite the result we all wanted but we raced hard and we managed to learn lots more about the new 2024 Aston Martin Vantage GT3 car along the way."

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