Mike Bates Racing

Just brought the bike home from P3 Tuning. Absolutely delighted with the outcome, improvements both in power and torque as well as sorting a fueling issue in midrange 👌🏻👌🏻
Johnathan and Paul’s knowledge when it comes to getting the best out your bike is right on the money. I will be going back with the other r6 later in the year 100% and let them work there magic with that bike.

On top of the work they’ve done for me this week, they have very generously offered me support for the coming season. In bike racing help wherever possible is invaluable and I am extremely grateful to have been offered this help.

Please have a look on there social media pages or visit there website www.p3tuning.com to see the services the offer both on road and racebikes.

Also if your a bike racer yourself or know of one I strongly suggest getting in touch. They’re genuine race fans and want to do there bit to help if possible

Hi all. Forgot to post a few weeks ago but I’ve got a later model r6 to race this season on the pure road races in the Isle of Man/Scarborough along side the old pre injection r6 I’ve run last couple of seasons.

Dropped the new bike off at P3 Tuning this morning to have mapped. The lads there have looked after a couple of friends bikes in the past as well as some of the top race teams/ riders about. So I’m more than confident I’ll get the bike back running like a dream 👌🏻.

First outing of the year will be the first Wirral 100 meeting on the 21st/22nd March. I’ll be taking both bikes. The new one in Formula 600 just as more of a test and get a set up I’m happy with. The old one will be entered in Golden Era suspersport and pre injection classes, both of which I’ll be doing full season in with the aim of being in contention for the two championships.

I’ll update more as the season goes on 🙃

Hi all. Happy new year, thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and let everyone know my plans for 2020.

It’s going to be quite a lean year really compared to 2019, most likely just the 3 meetings. Post tt and Southern 100 are the only races I’ll definitely be entering. The other being either 1 jurby road round if the club get the go ahead (fingers crossed 🤞). If not then more than likely one Scarborough. Only real target is to get a good lap time at billown. On a better bike and with more laps under my belt I think 103mph average isn’t unrealistic.

Reason for doing less is mainly saving for a more modern 600 which hopefully will mean being more competitive. I’ve also already got one eye on 2021 which hopefully will be the year I get to enter the Manx GP as a newcomer. This is something I’ve been building towards for 13 years now and the reason I took up racing in 2016. So keeping this year pretty quite should with any luck allow me to put maximum effort into preparing for the Manx and being in the best position possible for a result I’d be happy with.

I’ll post an update if anything exiting happens between now and June. Although I’m not seeking sponsorship for this year I naturally will need any help possible for Mgp. So all I ask for the time being is for people to give me the odd mention and share posts from this page etc. Hopefully results will improve from DNF’s and can look at advertisement with interested party’s in the future 👌🏻

📸 by Peter Faragher

Done the senior open for the first time at round 1. Missed out on top ten by 0.4 of a second but still came away grinning ear to ear. Reckon my Nan could win on this r6 and there’s still more to come to make it even quicker 👌🏻

Entry has been accepted! So excited to start doing some pure road races. Roll on July 🇮🇲🏁🥳