The next racer to be in our Profile of a Nora Champion feature is the 2021Pro Nora British Minibike Champion Blaine Blackwell…
Age: 29
Where are you from? Swindon
What type of sport do you race in? Minibike/motocross
What bike do you ride? Bucci F20MX
What Championship did you win? Minibike Pro 190cc
What was your toughest race in the championship? Round 1 & 2 fatcats
Who was your biggest rival? Kieran Sembiante, he was so fast this year especially in the sand
What was your best race on the way to the title? Last round Kettering Champs Parc my favourite track
How does it feel to be British Champion? A bit of a shock, to be honest, I wasn’t the fastest all year by far but I was consistent and no dnf’s
What are your goals for 2022? I always said if I won the title I’d take it easy the following year until your sat on the start line again so who knows.
Who would you like to thank for their help? 7-ONE Racing, Bucci Moto, Duck Smart, Redelevencreative, Radford Windows, Minibike Champs, Nora Motorsports, GP Graffix, Foxtech racing, Red Circles.
Special thanks to the people who help me run my shop as I wouldn’t be able to race without them Neil Parsons, Mum & Dad, Chris & Wendy Rose, Emma & Dave Batner, Paul Radford, Mat Mead
Picture by Paul Wright & Jack Harvey
