Phil started racing in 1999 on an old VFR 400 with 18000 miles on the clock. He had various results ranging from a couple of 3rds down to 27th usually depending on whether the VFR was running on four, three or two cylinders!

In 2000, he bought an Aprilia RS250 and spent most of the season finishing mid field while he tried to get to grips with riding the two stroke. He was determined that rather than go back to a four stroke, he would persevere with the Aprilia in 2001, which resulted in Phil obtaining numerous top ten finishes and a third. He used his own determination to motivate and help his fellow riders and was recognised for his efforts by being awarded the Sportsman of the Year Trophy by Bemsee.

In 2002 he high sided at the first Southern Championship meeting at Snetterton sustaining a fractured ankle and scaphoid. After 19 weeks in plaster he returned to race at the Brands GP circuit and took what was left of the season to regain his form but it wasn’t until the last Brands Hatch meet that Phil really felt that he was in the running.

2003 saw the Aprilia with a new engine and although Phil faced a number of mechanical traumas with it, the season started well with most of his finishes being single figures. Disaster was to strike again when a start line incident caused him to be hit and run over by numerous bikes resulting in a large pin down the inside of his right tibia. His season was over, at a point where he was running fourth in the Clubman Championship.

Unwilling to give up, Phil contested the Supersport 400 Championship in 2004 but on a four stroke ZXR. He came 5th in the Nationwide Supersport 400 Championship, 2nd in the Open 400 Championship and 4th in the Clubman 400-650 Championship overcoming the demons on the previous year and still in a lot of pain from his previous injuries.

In 2005, Phil is entering the BMCRC Supersport 400 Championship again but this year, he's going for the win.

Phil is without a doubt, one of the most dedicated and determined racers on the circuit. He has risen to the challenge of adversity time and time again and still refuses to give up. To pay for his racing, he works long hours, 7 days a week, except when he's racing.

Phil needs sponsorship to take away some of the financial burden and if nothing else, to allow him to be at a race meet without being too tired to enjoy it. Can you help?

Click the icon below to adopt Phil for as little as £10.00!