OMCC RACING was born out of a desire to go racing on the cheap. We’re still waiting for the ‘cheap’ bit to kick in as we have destroyed a few bikes over the years.
OMCC RACING was the club’s effort to introduce newcomers to the thrill of racing. In the first instance, OMCC traditionally participated in a friendly yet competitive European Endurance racing championship that ventures to circuits such as Zolder, Assen, Zandvoort, Dijon and others. The club paid the race entry fees, provided the race bike along with assorted parts and spares required to survive a few days abroad (spare wheels, spare parts etc). The riders for any particular event have to provide transport and pay for the consumables, including fuel, tyres and brake pads. Then COVID arrived and that put paid to all the plans for 2020 and had us scratching our heads for the 2021 season, and so the club has looked to a different direction to get that racing ‘fix’!
We then delved into a new series that was running and gaining popularity, the freetech 125 endurance series, (that’s right we said 125cc!) this gave a variety of races ranging from 4 to 24 hour races at a variety of locations from kart tracks to knockhill!
Introducing a number of new riders the team size ranged from 4-6 depending on the event, and nearly every round was oversubscribed.
Currently we are taking a pause form competition but other OMCC club members have bought their own race bike and created their own team and are typically in attendance at every race.
OMCC RACING have also previously ventured into Off Road races, namely the 24hr Dawn-Til-Dusk effort and are always on the lookout for the next challenge to not come last in.