Born : Bellshill 9-12-63
Age :43
Hometown : Gartcosh
Occupation : Courier
Years Racing : 27
Likes : Sport, Competition and Food
Dislikes : Queues
Hobbies : Football, Golf and working on Motorcycles
Current Bike : Yamaha YZ125
The Tentative Years
First Bike : BSA Bantam 175 (14yrs old thought I was going to take on the world)
First Race : Auchtenny Farm Milnathort 1979 on an RM125C
First Win : Caldcoates Farm N. Mearns 1981 YZ465 (fast guys had gone south for support
class)
( I raced predominantly Motocross for around 10yrs)
First Enduro : Grampian MCC Woodside 1988... Finished Last!!!!! A certain gentleman
named John Little said"come on Graeme, try these Enduros you'll love
them"...marvelous!
Career Highs
1982 : 3rd Overall Scottish Jnr MX Champs - Scotcomp Maico 400
1989 : 3rd Overall Scottish Jnr MX Champs - MOM Kawasaki KX 500
1989 : ISDE Silver Medal Walldurn Germany- MOM Kawasaki KX 500
1991 : ISDE Bronze Medal Provaska Bystrica Czech - MOM Kawasaki KDX 250 (ouch)
1993 : Scottish and British 250 Expert Champion
ISDE Bronze Medal Assen Holland - MOM Kawasaki KX 250
1994 : ISDE Bronze Medal, 4th World Club Team Champs and best British Club Team, John Zink
Ranch, Tulsa, Oklahoma USA - MOM Kawasaki KX 250
2004 : British 0-40 Enduro Champion - MOM
Kawasaki KX 250
2005 : British 0-40 and British Clubman Enduro Champion
- MOM Honda CR250
2006 Runner Up British 0-40 Enduro Championship Bike YZ125
Current Sponsors
( who are all really nice people !)
Mickey Oates
Motorcycles
Michelin
Mr Ralph Roberts(technical)
and of course my
Girlfriend Eleanor.
The Future
In 2007 I would like to have a go at regaining the British 0-40 enduro
championship, possibly try some Fast Eddy type events, take in a few rounds of the
European Enduro Championship and have a crack at the GNCC's in America..............and
win the Lottery!!
Just before the start of the Breckland 2004
European Enduro Champs, Lublin, Poland, 2005 -
6th Overall
Little Clyde SACU Champs 2005 |
First race Milnathort
1979 |