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Tom Booth Amos started racing minimoto at the age of 6 but decided to follow path of elite gymnastics, due to commitments he decided to channel all his efforts into racing instead.

2010 saw Tom  entering four rounds of the ACU British Supermoto Championship and finishing every round on the podium, clinching eighth overall in the championship

2011 Tom excelled in the Championship, notching up 24 wins along the way, the season ended with Tom 68 points in the lead.

Other noticeable achievement include fourth place in the open class Air Asia British Grand Prix on a 150cc machine, and third position in the open class, first in class, at the King of the Hiill meeting at Cadwell park.

2012 will see Tom and the TAG Triumph British Supersport Team contesting the ACU British Supermoto Championship on a 250cc Machine with the aim of winning the British Championship despite this being 2 years early for his age.

Future plans could include this talented young rider moving across into road racing and at his young age the sky is the limit.

Now Tom Amos is energised by Battery Energy Drink it will help him focus on the title and the future

March 18th The Michelin Challenge Three Sisters, Wigan

RD 1 April 8-9th Three Sisters, Wigan

RD 2 May 5-6th Rednal Raceway  

RD 3 June 2-3rd Blyton Park, Lincs

MOTO GP June 15-16-17th Silverstone

RD 4 June 30th/July 1st Rowrah, Cumbria

RD 5 July 28-29th Three Sisters, Wigan

RD 6 August 25-26-27th Blyton Park, Lincs

RD 7 September 29-30th Teesside Autodrome  

October 5-6-7th Superbiker  Mettet, Belgium

RD 8 Nov 10-11th Three Sisters, Wigan

British Supermoto Championship Round 1 – 8/9th April 2012

Tom and his Battery supported Oxford TAG SMRacing Team have just about dried out from a very wet round 1 of the ACU British Supermoto Championship held at the 3 Sisters Racing Circuit, Wigan.

On day one of the weekend Tom was entered in the S3 Class (250cc) however a decision was made on the day by the organisers to run Toms class in with the S2 450cc Elite class. Well they say there’s nothing quite like being put in the deep end to make you sink or swim and we are not talking just about the weather conditions.

Qualifying

The rain continued to fall, unfortunately the combination of so much standing water and a rear tyre that was not up to the job left Tom with a time of 1:07.496 to put on row 6 of the grid and a lot of work to do come race time. This was certainly not what Tom had hoped for but he remained positive especially seeing that multiple AMCA Motocross Champion Brad O’Leary was two places in front on the grid and only just a second faster.  

Race 1

Tom made a reasonable start but lost out on the drag to the first corner having 200cc less than most of the other riders. He battled with poor visibility during the race but managed to come home in 19th spot and having knocked a second off his qualifying time.

Race 2

With a drying track it was gamble as to the correct tyre choice, we decided to play it safe this early on in the season and stay on wets as the sky was still full of dark clouds. Tom made a better start and held an inside line into the first corner only to have three riders get tangled up and halt his progress through the pack. He settled into a race pace that saw him battling with ACU British Hill Climb Champion - Jimmy Hodges for the whole race, despite passing him several times during the race the outright power of the 450 Honda saw Tom get just beaten to the chequered flag.

Final

Fresh wet rubber was fitted ready for the final putting Tom in a better frame mind. As the red lights went out Tom made his best start of the day holding his own into the first corner and coming out the other side making up three places. By lap 7 Tom had moved up to 15th which he managed to hold until the chequered flag. His fastest lap of the race was a very respectable 1:01 in wet conditions.

Job Done

Tom was happy to have ended the day as top S3 (250cc) finisher and be taking a points lead into the next round in May.

Day 2

The organisers made a decision to enter Tom in the S1 Open Elite Class as his lap times were quick enough and the Oxford TAG SMRacing team felt that there was nothing to lose by Tom racing with the best riders in the British Championship despite being the only 250cc rider in the race.

The weather had not improved at all for day two and as it turned out it would only get worse throughout the day. The track had been altered to make it longer and faster as well as a larger dirt section being introduced to make thing even more difficult. And for the second day the TV cameras had arrived to record all the action and were set up around the circuit.

Qualifying

Tom was feeling apprehensive to be out with the very best riders in the country but with new tyres only being fitted the day before qualifying went well with his time of 1:25.513 putting him 23rd on the grid and getting the better of Brad O’Leary in the process.

Race 1

Despite the lack of brake horsepower Tom got a good start only losing a couple of place on the long drive to the first corner. He battled hard swapping places throughout the race and using his weight advantage to out brake riders that had passed him down the long straights. As the chequered flag fell Tom crossed it in 24th place a result to be pleased with in his first ever Open Elite race.

Race 2

The rain continued to poor down leaving standing water around the track; however the conditions didn’t dampen Tom reactions as when the lights went out Tom got a flyer holding a tight line into the first corner making up places as he went. As he completed the end of lap one he had moved up into 19th place however Tom’s charge up the pack was ended early as the red flags were shown due to a fallen rider.

Back at the lorry following a quick splash of fuel and a change of goggles Tom headed back onto the grid to try and do it all over again on the restart. As the lights went out Tom got another flyer and made up places into the first corner, despite the rain getting worse and the dirt section turning into a mud bath Tom fought on passing rider where he could and avoiding the ever deepening hole in the dirt section. As the flag dropped to mark the end of the race Tom had done the TAG Team proud by finishing in 17th place.

Final

Tom’s hopes were high for another good result in the final following his charge up to 17th place in the previous race however the British weather had other ideas and wanted to spoil the show both for the riders and TV cameras. I riders meeting was called in pit lane and a vote taken as to whether the riders wanted to continue to race due to the amount of standing water on the track, in one area the track looked more like a fishing pool than race track as no tarmac could be seen. Following a sighting lap the rider decided to form on the grid and compete, this time lady luck was not with Tom as he bike slid sideways off the line losing both grip and time. Regardless Tom regained control and pushed as hard as he dare in the worsening conditions. Despite nearly highsiding around the fastest right hand bend ‘Luner’ Tom rode as hard as he could and finished in 21st position.

All involved in TAG SMRacing were pleased with Tom’s efforts over the weekend as well as with his results. Importantly Tom leads the S3 class and is 23rd in the Open Elite, it has to be remembered that Tom only started racing last season in the Junior S4 class and has moved from that directly into both Elite Classes in the British Championship. This has missed out both the Clubman Classes and the National level; so to call it a steep learning curves would seem to be an understatement. It is going to be an up and down year for Tom but he can only get better and learn from being with the best riders in the country so keep watching this space.

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Michelin Challenge – 18th March 2012

Tom and his Battery Energised Oxford TAG SMRacing Team have recently returned from 3 Sisters Racing Circuit, Wigan which hosted the British Supermoto Michelin Challenge. This is a shakedown event held prior to the start of the British Championship in April.

This was the first opportunity for Tom to try his new machine for the 2012 season a Honda CRF250R. Tom was entered in two classes, firstly the S3 Class (250cc) and in the S1 Class with bikes up to 680cc.

In his own championship class S3 Tom had a strong qualifying posting a lap time of 1:05.048 putting him on pole some 8 seconds in front of second place. In the first race Tom got a great start and lead for the whole of the race to come over the line 42 seconds in front of second place. The second race ran much the same as the first as once again Tom got another great start and managed to keep the lead for the whole race this time ending up 41 seconds in front of second placed rider at the chequered flag.

Tom was relishing the chance to compete in the S1 Class against British Championship Elite riders including the 2nd and 3rd placed finishers in last year’s British Championship and Supermoto Des Nations team member.

In qualifying Tom posted a time quick enough to put him 12th on the grid, not too bad for the first time in the big class and the only man on a 250cc machine!

As the red lights went out for the start of the first race Tom battled into the first corner in 15th place as the bigger bikes had that little bit more power off the line. However by lap 3 Tom had moved back up to 12th which he managed to hold until the chequered flag. His fastest lap of the race was a very respectable 1:03.025 on lap 8 just 3 seconds off the winners’ best time.

Tom started better in the second race holding his grid position of 12th into the first corner; he was battling hard for position but unfortunately on lap three lost the front midway around the fastest right hander on the circuit, he managed to remount but was now in last place some 11 seconds behind the man in front. Tom rode strongly to close the gap on the men in front and managed to pass one on the last lap to finish 20th posting his fastest lap of the race in 1:03.419.

At the end of the days racing the team were very pleased with Tom’s results knowing that this was his first ride on a new bike and he had posted some very competitive times. The team now has lots of work to do as the machine needs setting up with suspension changes being the main priority prior to the first round of the British Championship over the weekend of 8th & 9th April.

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