Electraction - TMUK 2010 Enduro Racing Team  (Apr 1, 2010)

Following on from a number of successful seasons at BEC / WEC level the Electraction TM team are pleased to announce their rider line-up for the 2010 season.
At the forefront of private teams, Electraction have always been keen to run a junior rider in the WEC series and as Philip McLaughlin will move to the E1 class on the new TM Racing 250Fi En, team manager Nick Craigie announced that young Australian rider Joshua Green will join the team for the 2010 season, campaigning the 300cc 2 stroke TM machine. Gordon Clarke will continue to do selected events on a 250 / 300 2t machine also.

Philip: " I have had a number of very good results followed by some bad ones where i made mistakes and had some really bad luck....i ran out of fuel, punctured casings on rocks, crashed, all when good results were there for the taking. Both myself and the team have learned from this and we must try to avoid those problems in the future...I have ridden the 450F for the last two seasons and the bike has been awesome but a change to the smaller 250Fi may be better suited to my physical size and as its a new bike I am stoked to be riding it....roll on 2010".

Joshua Green is unknown in Europe. A member of the Australian Junior ISDE team and former winner of the Junior Australian Championship in MX and Enduro Josh knows he has a lot to learn but is fast and keen. At nineteen years of age he has a few years to prove his pace.

Josh: " I live in the same town as Stefan Merriman and want to follow him to be World Champion. This is an opportunity I could not afford to miss and I am looking forward to the challenge. It will be different, Australia is dry, Europe can be wet so i nedd to learn and i have never ridden a 2 stroke but i have already been out practicing on the TM 300 and already my times are faster than i was on the 450 Kawasaki. The wet will for sure be different and daunting but Stefan has been giving me advice and is helping me train. I will be trying and cannot wait to get started."

Gordon has one of the best finishing records in WEC Enduros...from a trials background Gordon like many trials riders struggle with outright speed at times but technically is one of the best riders around. Finishing at every round, Gordon builds points steadily and consistently.

Gordon. "Its difficult for me juggling work and riding at WEC level but i enjoy the experience. If I could ride full time of course I could get faster but I can't so I can only do what I can with the time available to train. You ride at home and its fine but when you go to a WEC event its a different level...you need to be there all the time. 2010 should be good for the team, Philip has improved and Josh seems a good prospect. We will do some wet training in January and see how that goes. The bikes have been super and very reliable as usual so we will have no issues there."


Team Manager Nick Craigie:

"Philip was penciled in from the start and we have been really pleased with his progression, he has more improvement to come and the move out of the Junior Class will be a big step. At BEC level he will be competitive but there will be a few riders there who will be fast also. We need to see how he adapts to the smaller 250Fi, the problem being that right now there are no bikes available, production is due on the new model in February. It will be tight. In the meantime he is practicing on TM 144. Philip is riding the indoor series to keep himself sharp.

Gordon is a stable part of our team and is always guaranteed to put in consistent results. It is difficult working and riding at that level.

The Junior rider was the issue and i spoke to a number of riders whom i considered had the potential to improve. Picking a Junior Class rider is not easy but in the end age played a big part. Joshua is young and that is a big bonus as it gives both of us time to work. I am sure he will fit in well here and I am looking forward to working with him as our the rest of the guys.
He has talent which we need to adapt to European / British conditions so we will all be patient.

Adrian Lappin will again act as 'chief spannerman' at events as well as riding the Veteran class himself.

Nicky Adair will travel with the team as mechanic / check personnel whilst all routine preparation will once again take place with Mike at TM UK in Wiltshire.

Team Electraction / TMUK Enduro Racing is supported and sponsored by:

ElECTRACTION - Traction / Forktruck Batteries and Chargers.
HAWKER.
MOONRAKER MASONRY
KLEENRITE
GANNOMAT UK
FOX
MAXIMA
ELF
METZELER
LAPPIN PERFORMANCE
RENTHAL
PRO CLEAN
MSC Steering Stabilisers
REGINA
CARBONE LORRAINE


Pictured below is the teams race transporter for the 2010 season, over the winter months the transporter has been stripped of all its decals and the black and silver colour scheme has been replaced with a fresh, clean white paint theme as well as new colourful decals to represent the teams sponsors.

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