Category: On this day

1. Happy Birthday Tom Sykes!

   Posted on 9:00am Wednesday 19th Aug 2015

   Born 19th August 1985 in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, England.
   
   A World Superbike rider, currently riding for Kawasaki Racing Team. 

   He is grandson of Peter Brooks, who first introduced a young Tom to the delights of motorcycle riding, who can remember (aged 6) riding around the local woodland on his motorbike. 

   
   
   
   

   Tom Sykes, Jonathan Rea, Sylvain Guintoli and Chas Davies enjoy an ice-cream at the Isle of Man Mountain TT course.

2. Happy 50th Birthday Carl Fogarty!

   Posted on 9:00am Wednesday 1st Jul 2015

   Born July 1st, 1965 in Blackburn, Lancashire and the son of former motorcycle racer George Fogarty.

   The former World Superbike racer won four World Superbike Championships (1994, 1995, 1998 and 1999). His greatest success came with the Ducati team.

   He also won the fourteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! in 2014.   

3. Happy Birthday to Dan Kneen!

   Posted on 10:00am Friday 26th Jun 2015

   Born on 26th June, in Douglas, on the Isle of Man. 
   
   Currently riding in the British Superbike Championship. 

4. Happy Birthday to Ronald Haslam!

   Posted on 10:00am Monday 22nd Jun 2015

   Known as 'Rocket Ron' the British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer, has over 30 years of racing under his belt, where he won 3 World titles and 4 British championships...
   Father of Leon - who is nicknamed 'Pocket Rocket'.

5. Happy Birthday Leon Haslam

   Posted on 9:00am Sunday 31st May 2015

   Leon Lloyd Haslam, born May 31st, in Ealing, London. 
   
   He began racing at an early age, encouraged by his dad 'Rocket' Ron Haslam and has the nickname of 'Pocket Rocket'.

   Currently riding for Team Aprilia Racing and here he is on the podium at Motorland de Aragon, Superbike.