2008 RACE DATES
LATEST BILLY NEWS: Billy is thinking.
THE BIKE...

Mar 8-9: Brands Indy
Points: 60.
April 12-13: Snetterton
Points: 16
April 26-27: Cadwell Park
Points: 26
May 24-25: Silverstone
Points: 12
June 14-15: Croix en Ternois
Points: 29
July 5-6: Snetterton
Points: 17
July 19-20: Brands Indy
Points: 31
Aug 2-3: Cadwell Park
Points: 24
Sept 13-14: Snetterton
Points: 4
Sept 27-28: Brands GP
Points: 24
Final points: 243
Final position: 8th

SUZUKI SV650

ENGINE
Liquid-cooled 645cc V-twin DOHC, 8v, making 72bhp with the aid of exhaust and Power Commander fuel injection system.

EXHAUST
Micron system with Quill end can.

CHASSIS
Standard SV650 aluminium beam, with race-style subframe.

SUSPENSION
Original forks with reworked internals, Ohlins rear shock with adjustment for preload, compression and rebound damping.

TYRES
Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa.

Billy Silcox #61 Bemsee Minitwins
Mark 'Billy' Silcox joined Weeble Racing for their first full season in mopeds in 2005. He'd crashed his road bike on track the previous year and suffered serious internal injuries that inspired him to say 'I know, I'll go bike racing.' He was clearly the quickest of the trio in his two seasons, before switching to club racing on a Suzuki SV650 with the British Motorcycle Racing Club.

His first race was at Lydden Hill in March 2007 and he sprinted from 14th on the grid through to win it, giving his old Weeble Racing cronies plenty of excuses for being slower than him. He was the most consistent finisher in his rookie season, filled the window sill with trophies and finished an impressive fourth in the championship.

He's just finished his second season, in with the clubmen rather than rookies, and took eighth place. A winter of thinking, planning and training is lined up in preparation for a third assault on the minitwins championship.
ABOUT MINITWINS

Minitwins is a race series designed as an affordable way into motorcycle racing, based on road bikes aimed at relatively new riders.

Most bikes in the field are Suzuki SV650s and they are capped to 72bhp to ensure a level playing field. Suspension is modified and bodywork fitted from sportier models.

Minitwins race within the British Motorcycle Racing Club (Bemsee) and it's proved a useful entry point for plenty of successful racers.
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Billy is considered to be Welsh because he was born there, grew up there and supports the rugby team. He also likes the national anthem and Welsh cakes.