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Alan started racing in 1999 with Bemsee and Darley Moor on a 250Lcs.

He won his 4th ever race, at Darley, and claimed numerous top 3 finishes during the season. He finished 7th and 9th overall in the respective championships despite missing several rounds.

Alan then spent 2 frustrating seasons on a Honda GP250, racing mainly with Darley Moor and although he had plenty of podium placings, he never really got to grips with the bike.

He decided to move onto an Aprilia Mille and competed in the MRO Challenge for 2 seasons. One of his highlights was qualifying on the front row and achieving his best finish of 4th place at Brands. Once again, Alan saw numerous top 5 positions in the Challenge as well as top 3 places in the BMCRC Supertwins Championship. Unfortunately both seasons finished early because of financial constraints.

In 2003, Alan entered the Manx GP as a Newcomer on the Mille. He had mechanical problems in the Newcomers race and finished 2nd to last with a best lap of 94mph. He overcame his frustration and went on to finish 40th from 110 starters in the Senior race with a best lap of 109.38mph and was awarded a Silver Replica.

Alan raced in the Sound of Thunder on a Mille with North Gloucester in 2003 and 2004. Once again, he achieved numerous top 3 finishes and set a lap record at Darley.

In 2003, he also raced in KRC Endurance Championship (Class D) with Black Cat Racing on an SP1, finishing the season 3rd in class. Alan enjoyed the endurance and returned to compete in the KRC Championships in 2004, this time with Uprite Racing where they achieved a best finish of 2nd at Donington.

Alan, however, has yet to finish a full racing season, predominantly because of a lack of funds. He has put every spare penny of his own money into his racing and now that he has decided to leave the Royal Marines after 10 years of service, the sponsorship they provided is gone.

Although he has committed to race with Uprite in the KRC Championship this year, he is really going to struggle without some financial help. He has also applied to race in the Senior and Junior classes at the Manx in August and although he has the bikes available to race, he will need about £2500 to be able to compete. Alan would also like to race with North Gloucester in the Sound of Thunder and Street Stock classes on-board a loaned Mille. But without sponsorship, Alan can't see how he will be able to continue to race at all.

This would be devastating to Alan as in 1999, he competed at World Championship level and placed 2nd in the Team Quadrathlon event. He says "Looking ahead, if I could secure the backing, I would love to compete on a world stage again in World Endurance."

Alan is dedicated to his racing and race craft and can't imagine what his life would be like without it. Can you help prevent him from finding out?

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