The 2012 Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club’s (‘BMRC’) National Championship Series has commenced under beautiful Bermuda weather this past Sunday, May 6, 2012. It has been six months since Team Tuned’s young riders have competed in a motorcycle race event which fueled their spirits into action when the green flag dropped to start their race heats. 2012 will see Team Tuned riders Bruce Degrilla Jr. and Kewuan Gilbert defend the championship titles which they won in 2011 within the GP125 and Formula classifications respectively.
BMRC Round 1 – Overview
GP125 Classification
Bruce was the first member of the team to take to the track to compete in the first heat of the GP125 category. The class sees a return of Keanu Wilson (2011 Superbike Champion) and Cyril Whitter (Team Tuned Coach) to the 125 class in 2012. The depth of the talent across all three riders provided intense speculation of the battles to come over the 3 heats of the day. Heat one saw all three riders battle from the start of the race with Bruce and Keanu eventually breaking away into a two-way battle for the win. Keanu managed to make a late race pass on Bruce for the lead and eventual victory in race one.
Race two and three proved to be a turn of events in Bruce’s favour. The 2011 Champion stayed calm and composed as he battled with his rivals in the two final heats of the day taking hard fought victories and the championship lead.
Formula Classification
Kewuan started his championship campaign off in dominate form take a clean sweep of victories in the Formula Classification in the season opener. The class ran alongside the Supermoto & Superbike classifications which provide quite entertaining for the crowd. Kewuan engaged in head to head battles with 2011 Supermoto Champion Peter Terceria and Superbike racer Cody Sousa-Saints.
Peter and Kewuan swapped positions several times over the course of the 3 race heats enjoying the thrill of close & hard race competition. With 3 victories under his belt Kewuan leads the Formula Classification championship standings heading into round 2 of the championship.
The next round of the 2012 BMRC National Championship Series is scheduled for Sunday, May 20, 2012.
Race Results
Race 1
GP125 – Bruce Degrilla – 2nd
Formula – Kewuan Gilbert – 1st
Race 2
GP125 – Bruce Degrilla – 1st
Formula – Kewuan Gilbert – 1st
Race 3
GP125 – Bruce Degrilla – 1st
Formula – Kewuan Gilbert – 1st
We would like to thank all of our sponsors for their continued dedication and support of our program: CellOne, Capital G, Zurich, Bermuda Custom Mechanical, Autobahn Accessories, Independent Management Ltd., Autobahn Cycles, Tuff Dogs, Sub Zero, Kymco Bermuda, Galfer USA & Vortex Racing.
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