Moores
Adopt 47-year old Race
Moore’s of Hemel Hempstead, Yamaha
Premier Motorcycle Dealers, has today announced their
“adoption” of BMCRC Supersport 600 competitor, Mike
Eglington, for the 2005 season.
A brand new 2005 Yamaha R6, along with wheels and other
genuine Yamaha racing parts were presented to Eglington
along with the best wishes of director Colin Moore.
It was Colin’s grandfather and great uncles that started
the successful business in a barn 75 years ago. The
company, as it is today, began trading in the Hemel
Hempstead location in 1936, is still a family business
and now run by the third generation of Moores.
Eglington, aged 46, has ridden motorcycles since the age
of 12, competed in more than 250 races and won numerous
short circuit and endurance championships. In 1989 and
1990, he competed in the British Championships and was
sponsored by Her Majesty’s Stationery Office in their
first-ever sports sponsorship in 204 years. At the peak
of his career, the recession hit and saw HMSO Books
unable to continue their sponsorship. At the same time,
he was made redundant, causing his racing career to be
put on indefinite hold.
He returned to endurance racing in 2000, competing in
the KRC Endurance Championship. In 2002 he came 9th
overall in the British Supermoto Rookie Winter
Championship and in 2003, he raced and won a number of
races in the NORA National Supermoto Championship. In
2004, Eglington returned to his first love - short
circuit racing - competing in the BMCRC Supersport 600
Championship, a highly competitive series. He became a
regular top-5 finisher taking a number of podiums,
beating the championship leading Honda on a 7-year old
Yamaha to do so.
Impressed with Eglington’s riding skills, Moore’s has
not only given him the unexpected bike sponsorship but
has asked him to ride with the Moore’s Racing Endurance
Team, whose Yamaha R1 is also sponsored by the company.
Moore’s was also impressed with Adopt a Racer, a
non-profit scheme that helps riders find sponsorship and
teaches them the importance of marketing their sponsors
in a pro-active way.
Colin Moore said: “We are very excited about the new
season and having Mike on board. We are confident the
new R6 will give him even more success and we look
forward to giving him our support in his quest for the
title.” Colin continued: “We are also pleased to be
associated with Adopt a Racer and feel this is a
worthwhile scheme that more companies ought to become
involved with.”
Tony Jimenez, Team Manager for the Moore’s Racing
Endurance team said: “We’re delighted about Mike’s new
association with Moore’s and Moore’s Racing. We’ve been
after him to join the team for years. Although we’ve
been impressed with his riding from the start, it will
be great to see what he does on two decent bikes.”
Eglington said: “I am at a loss for words. It’s like a
dream come true. Racing is something that’s inside of me
– it’s just something that I have to do. Having a
prestigious company like Moore’s sponsor me in this way
is a tremendous boost to my confidence and I intend to
give it everything I’ve got.”
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