As True Heroes Racing accomplished their eleventh 12 months on the observe as a racing workforce, we glance again on among the highlights of the season. 

This 12 months, the workforce competed within the Bennetts British Superbike Superstock 1000 and the British TriOptions Cup competitions below the guise of the British Superbike Championships collection.

Shifting up a category in motorsport

True Heroes Racing are the UK’s first and solely bike racing workforce devoted to supporting wounded, injured and sick (WIS) UK service personnel and veterans. Amongst their many achievements this 12 months, they’ve been capable of present the biggest variety of beneficiary actions to veterans – each on and off the observe – thus far. 

However 2023 additionally noticed them develop on all fronts with entry right into a second premier class on the British Superbike Championships (BSB) – the British Supersport Class – together with their present Nationwide Superstock 1000 opponents. 

This wasn’t with out its challenges as one in every of their riders skilled a considerable absence attributable to an early season racing harm. The workforce pulled collectively to make sure his bike was nonetheless on the grid with different workforce riders taking on the place.

Dave Mackay rides off into the sundown after a magical day at Thruxton

Lengthy-standing rider, Dave Mackay #22, mixed ending his final race at BSB at Thruxton in August with celebrating his 50^th birthday, drawing consideration from the media on the grid earlier than rolling away when the lights went inexperienced. 

Mackay will now formally take over managing the workforce’s membership degree actions with long-standing companion, North Gloucester Highway Racing Membership. This contains their ever-expanding Grassroots and Affiliate Rider programmes, that are particularly designed to mentor, prepare and information those that profit from their help at a novice degree as they embark on their journey onto the racetrack.

True Heroes racing’s grassroots programme continues to prosper

After launching their Grassroots Rider Programme in 2020 following completion of the beneficiary ACU Race Licence Evaluation, the programme has continued to develop 12 months on 12 months, with 2023 seeing new riders being added to the unique workforce and present riders rising in confidence and talent. 

The workforce’s Affiliate rider programme additionally expanded in 2023, with a lot of riders getting concerned at completely different ranges. This not solely facilitates extra visibility and publicity for his or her model, nevertheless it additionally highlights those that particularly help this initiative.

True Heroes Racing encourages social inclusion and makes use of bodily coaching and endurance actions to assist increase confidence, encourage others and support the rehabilitation and restoration of WIS personnel and veterans.

True Heroes additionally work together with the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centres, the place they supply inspirational respite and holistic rehabilitation actions for navy personnel present process restoration remedy in addition to their households. 

Throughout 2023 True Heroes strengthened their hyperlinks and partnerships with different comparable organisations supporting wounded, injured and sick UK Service personnel and veterans, such because the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre Stanford Corridor and the Friends Battalion.

There are some thrilling choices being mentioned for 2024 to additional improve these relationships and help extra joint beneficiary demographics.

All through 2023, True Heroes Racing has continued to develop with the assistance of sponsors, companions and supporters. 

With the help of Ducati UK and Laguna Bikes the workforce additionally commissioned a brief video to strengthen the influence True Heroes Racing is having on people from beneficiary communities:

Who’re True Heroes Racing?

True Heroes Racing provide former UK service personnel and veterans the prospect to get into skilled bike racing and are the UK’s first and solely bike workforce devoted to supporting wounded, injured and sick service personnel and veterans.

The True Heroes’ intention is to “have interaction, empower and encourage”, and also you received’t meet any extra inspiring riders than those that race for the workforce. 

Are you taking to the observe for the day?

Are you considering of taking to the observe like True Heroes Racing? Possibly their story has whetted your urge for food to partake in a observe day.

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