Taz Taylor Racing Donington Park

It was a great weekend for 17-year-old Taz Taylor from Mansfield at round one of the HEL Performance Motostar British Championship at Donington Park. The youngster finished in a fantastic second place in race one on Sunday and then a strong third in race two.

Taz racing for the RS Racing team on a KTM had a strong weekend from the start and was consistently within the top three throughout the practice and qualifying sessions. He suffered a crash during the first qualifying on Saturday but with not much damage done he was back out Sunday morning for qualifying two. He ended up third on the grid for race one on Sunday and he was eager to get a good start to his season.

He managed to get the hole-shot in the short 10-lap race but dropped back to fourth after the opening lap. He soon got his head down and back into a rhythm and was second after lap two after one of the front bunch crashed out. He was consistently fast setting five fastest laps of the race and the overall fastest lap. He pushed Brad Ray throughout the race, having a huge out the seat moment on lap eight but he re-grouped and despite a pass for the lead on the last lap he had to settle for second.

In the second race on Easter Monday Taz had qualified on the front row and the youngster was eager for another strong result. He once again gained the hole-shot and led for the majority of the race against two very strong former GP riders Scott Deroue and Brad Ray. Taz worked so hard throughout the race and was the leader for the majority of the race, however on the last lap he was distracted by approaching back markers and ran straight on at the Esses, he managed to re-join and take a great third place.

Taz Taylor - "I'm so pleased to have started the season this way with two podiums, I know it's a long season to it's great to leave here lying in second place in the Championship. The RS Racing team have worked so hard this weekend to make the bike perfect for me. I felt so comfortable in the second race and so disappointed I made the mistake on the last lap where I ran on. They were two awesome races and really enjoyable, just thank you to everyone who have helped me get here this weekend and made it possible. I can't wait for the rest of the season now and just hope we can keep up this form. Thank you to all my sponsors and Ryan and the team for a great start to the year!"

2015 BSB Calendar
17th - 19th - April	Brands Hatch Indy
2nd - 4th May	Oulton Park
19th - 21st June	Snetterton 300
3rd - 5th July	Knockhill
17th - 19th July	Brands Hatch GP
31st July - 2nd August	Thruxton
21st - 23rd August	Cadwell Park
4th - 6th September	Oulton Park
18th - 20th September	TT Circuit Assen
2nd - 4th October	Silverstone GP
16th - 18th October	Brands Hatch GP