Held racer news: TRAYLER ENDS SEASON ON A HIGH WITH TOP FIVE FINISH AT BRANDS HATCH

TRAYLER ENDS SEASON ON A HIGH WITH TOP FIVE FINISH AT BRANDS HATCH  

Jesse Trayler ended his Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship campaign on a high with a hard-fought top five finish at the Brands Hatch season finale.

Held wearer Jesse Trayler - It's been a smokin' season!

At his home round of the season the Colchester Kawasaki team had a tough start to the weekend, with changing conditions making it difficult to perfect the right set up. However a determined performance in qualifying saw him move up the order, but would start on the fourth row of the grid.

In the race Trayler pushed hard to carve his way through the pack and with a battling performance he had moved through to seventh and with some of his rivals crashing out on the final lap he moved to fifth to celebrate a strong finish to the season.

Trayler said: “The first day on track for free practice was very difficult with the tricky conditions, I am usually comfortable with wet weather riding but it just didn't happen. We had a few problems and we were way down the order after Q1! Luckily we got almost a dry Q2 on Saturday and I found a bit of form and we were twelfth on the grid, which was frustrating but much better compared to the day before!

“Typically in the last round of the year after good starts in all the races, I got a poor one! I didn't really make any places up off the line but I managed to pass a few riders throughout the race and make a few positions up. I had a feeling there was going to be a few crashes throughout the race due to the tricky conditions and the fact everyone would be going hammer and tong since it was the last one of the year. I happened to be right and made a few more places to pip fifth from seventh on the last lap due to a few riders misfortunes and crashing out.

“It was a good recovery from twelfth on the grid and considering how poor the weekend started off for me it was a relief!

“I'd like to say a huge thank you to my dad for all his hard work this year, it's been just me and him at the track all season getting the job done and he has done a sterling job. A massive thank you to Nick Morgan at MSS Performance for building me a lovely ZX10r which has to be the best bike I've ever ridden, and also to Colchester Kawasaki for their involvement.

"Also a big thank you to my sponsors for making this year happen on which has been a tricky on our budget! They include Leonard Brooks, Colin Sweeney, Linxcel, Held leathers and Shark helmets.”

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Held Racer Update: Jesse Trayler, National Superstock 1000

TRAYLER AND MSS COLCHESTER KAWASAKI RETURN WITH TOP EIGHT FINISH AT SILVERSTONE

 
Jesse Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team returned at the penultimate round of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Silverstone, pushing into an eighth place finish ahead of the season finale at Brands Hatch in two weeks' time.

Trayler had been sidelined from action since a crash at Cadwell Park but the team came back ready to battle it out, qualifying on the fourth row, but fighting hard in the races to secure an eighth place for the Colchester-based team.

Trayler said: “It was a pleasure coming back at Silverstone after what has been a difficult six weeks since Cadwell. Financially it was just not at all possible to be back at Oulton Park after a huge crash at Cadwell.

 “The weekend started off slowly in practice and it was just a case of me dialling myself back in after no time in the saddle since Cadwell Park, checking the bike was good and not being too hot headed and throwing it up the road again! In Q1 we were near the sharp end again but Q2 was a bit frustrating as I'd gone 0.5 quicker and dropped four places back!

“The race got off to a mega start and I was up inside the top 10 from the start and I moved up to eighth after some fallers. It was just not possible for me to go with the group ahead as I just did not have the pace in me again just yet.

“I'm happy with the weekend after the disasters we've over came since Cadwell and to be somewhere near straight away. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Nick Morgan of MSS Performance for doing such a sterling job putting the bike right again and getting us back out there. As well as Leonard Brooks for their continued support this year they have been fantastic and very loyal.

“Hopefully we can go on to the final round at Brands Hatch now where last time there I stuck it on the podium with a s spot, I'd like to finish off on a good note and repay everyone with a top result for all their hard work.”

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Held Racer News: Cadwell Park and Jesse Trayler

TRAYLER AND MSS COLCHESTER KAWASAKI ENDURE CHALLENGING CADWELL

held wearer Jesse Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team had one of their most challenging weekends of the season so far in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Cadwell Park last weekend.

Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team had high hopes for the Lincolnshire circuit, but a tough qualifying session put him down the grid and fighting back. The Essex-based contender was moving back through the field, before a crash ended his run.

Trayler said: “After a successful test at Cadwell a couple weeks ago I was really confident going into the weekend that we could score a top result. Unfortunately this wasn't to be and I was hampered all weekend with bike problems, so I only managed five laps in Q1 and didn't even make it out for Q2. It really left us on the back foot and I started a low 28th on the grid.

“I got another belter of a start again on the restart after a red flag. After three laps I had climbed up to 13th and started to close a group of riders down! Sadly though my bad luck wasn't done for and I had a huge highside at Charlies.

“I'd like to say a massive thank you to my team and everyone that helped all through Saturday trying to get the bike running properly, especially to Nick Morgan who just didn't give in and also to Richard from Dyno jet that runs the BSB Dyno. Also my dad that always makes things possible. It just wasn't to be this weekend and now we just need to regroup, put the weekend behind us and crack on with getting ready for Oulton Park now.”

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Held Race News: Trayler climbs the standings to 4th!

TRAYLER MOVES UP THE STANDINGS WITH MSS COLCHESTER KAWASAKI

Held wearer Jesse Trayler overcame one of his toughest rounds on the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship calendar at Thruxton to claim a hard-fought eighth place and move up to fourth place in the overall standings.

Superb season for MSS Colchester Kawasaki rider Jesse Trayler

Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team had a challenging start to their weekend before qualifying on the fifth row of the grid, but this didn't faze the Essex-based contender and he delivered one of his best performances of the season to fight through to eighth place.

Trayler said: “Thruxton for me, I knew was going to be tough after struggling to find any pace at all there last year. So this weekend I knew I just had to be realistic. After a bit of a disappointing end to qualifying in 15th I knew I had work to do and it was just a case of salvage operation and try push through for some points! I knew my race pace was going to be better and actually the times weren't far off and I was only 0.9 off pole! 

"I got another good start which helped then I got a bit beaten up and pushed back mid-race. Come the end though I'd managed my tyre well and a gaggle of riders in front started to come back to me and I successfully passed them to come home in eighth and push myself one place forward into fourth in the championship! So a job well done I think come the end of the weekend at Thruxton! 

"I would like to say a massive than you to the guys at MSS Performance, Colchester Kawasaki, Linxcel, Leonard Brookes, Held Leathers and Shark helmets for their support for this season and also to a few other individuals that have kept faith in me and helped me progress this year especially."

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Held Race News: Trayler 2nd at Brands

TRAYLER CELEBRATES PODIUM FINISH FOR MSS COLCHESTER KAWASAKI 

Jesse Trayler celebrated his first podium finish of his 2015 Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at his home round of Brands Hatch last weekend, claiming a hard-fought second place, missing out on the win by just 0.0678s.

Jesse Trayler celebrates 2nd place

Jesse had got off to a flying start from the second row of the grid and was posting consistent times to hold third as ahead of him the leading pair in the standings, Alastair Seeley and Josh Elliot were scrapping for the lead. This gave Jesse the opportunity he needed and he closed the deficit over the closing laps and in a position to pick up the pieces.

Jesse was determined to hold on to his podium finish and looked set to claim third until Elliot crashed out on the final corner, promoting him to second place for his first podium finish of the season.

Trayler said: “We have been building up some good momentum leading up to Brands Hatch GP at the previous two rounds with good results. The weekend got off to a good start in practice and after qualifying fifth on the grid we knew we had a good pace for the race on Sunday. Myself and Mike at K-Tech worked really well to get the handling better after each session with just a few changes over the weekend, and for the race the bike was really consistent the whole way through.

Jesse Trayler on his way to second in the National Superstock 1000

“I got another good start and was up into fourth. The first few laps were banzai with some really strong lap times coming straight away. I was happy to hold third place strongly the whole way through unbeknown to me that I actually had a big gap over fourth come the end when I kept seeing +0 on the pit board!

“The last few laps were exciting as Alastair (Seeley) and Josh (Elliot) started to come back to me and I was catching them at quite a rate due to them tripping one another up battling for the lead. It was just out of reach for me on the final lap to be in a position to do anything about them and I think it was just as well I kept my nose clean with Josh sadly crashing out on the final corner on the last lap.

“We have been in the top five the past two meetings and it was so nice to finally top it off this weekend with a strong finish and my first podium in the Superstock 1000 class for MSS Colchester Kawasaki. It is so nice to repay everyone with this result for their hard work and commitment to get to this level now and be up the front, and I feel I can continue to do so.”

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Held Race news: TRAYLER SCORES SEASON BEST RESULT IN SCOTLAND

TRAYLER SCORES SEASON BEST RESULT IN SCOTLAND 

Held wearer Jesse Trayler - 4th at Knockhill

Held wearer Jesse Trayler edged closer to his first podium finish of the season at Knockhill last weekend as he continues to battle for the top three in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship.

Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team have been working hard to close the deficit in the previous rounds and as the season hit Scotland the team continued their building momentum, qualifying on the third row of the grid to battle through to fourth place.

Trayler said: “After not riding at Knockhill since we were there in 2014 on different suspension this year, it was just a case of trying to suss things out to start with and get the bike working without it trying to chuck me off! Qualifying was mediocre for me in Q1 but track activity was hampered come Saturday for Q2 so we didn't manage to get on track and try the changes we had made.

“For the race I got another solid start from eighth on the grid, there were a few crashes throughout the race which helped bump me up a couple of positions, but  I am delighted to continue our form coming to Knockhill and another step closer to that podium! The changes we gambled on helped and paid off for the race which made life a little easier on the bike too. I'd like to thank my Team MSS Colchester Kawasaki and also my sponsors, it was good to repay everyone with another solid result. I'm really looking forward to Brands Hatch GP in two weeks time, a track that I love that's also local to me.”

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Held Race News: TRAYLER CELEBRATES SEASON BEST RESULT AT SNETTERTON

TRAYLER CELEBRATES SEASON BEST RESULT AT SNETTERTON 

Jesse Trayler had his strongest result in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship season so far at his home round of Snetterton yesterday (Sunday), scoring a hard-fought sixth place for the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team.

Jesse Trayler: Stunning Sixth at Snetterton

Trayler has been building momentum all season with his new team and in free practice the team worked hard to be ready to battle for the front two rows in qualifying on Saturday. A determined performance from Trayler and the team rewarded them a second row start and just 0.1 seconds adrift of the front row.

In the race Trayler was battling for the podium in the early stages with the leading pack, proving he has the pace to be fighting within the top five. A consistent end to the race gave the team and Trayler their best result of the season so far with fifth place that now moves them to sixth in the overall standings ahead of Knockhill in two weeks’ time.

Trayler said: “The weekend at Snetterton was just what myself and the team needed. We were instantly on the pace straight from qualifying one and I missed out on my maiden front row start by just 0.1, so that was a massive step forward for me as I've never been a good qualifier.

“The race got off very well with another good start and I was up to second on the first lap. It was good to hang with the two front boys for a bit before losing out down the two long straights by various BMWs!

“I've had a brilliant weekend and restored a lot of belief and confidence in my ability that I can run up the front. I think as a rider I turned a little corner last weekend and I cannot thank Nick (Morgan) and the boys at MSS Colchester Kawasaki enough for giving me the right tools for the job - the bike was faultless all weekend. I'm looking forward to Knockhill now and getting stuck in with it again!”

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Racing: Held wearer Trayler denied chance of finish at Donington Park

 TRAYLER DENIED CHANCE OF FINISH AT DONINGTON PARK

Jesse Trayler had his chance of another top ten finished denied by a crash at the fourth round of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship at Donington Park.

Trayler had been continuing to make progress with the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team, as they took steps forward throughout the event. However whilst battling through the field in the race, he was collected by another rider crashing out.

Trayler said: “We worked hard throughout qualifying to get to where we needed to be, but was unable to knock anymore off in the second session so we dropped back to the fifth row in 15th which was frustrating. I got a good start again in the race; we had made a few small changes for the race which really worked well. I was having a really enjoyable race and battling well with a few riders and had moved up to eighth come the final lap.

Jesse's Held leathers- did the trick on the 100mph+ crash

“Sadly I crashed out on the final lap into the Old Hairpin after being collected from behind by another rider. It was a shame as we had made such good progress in the race and likely of another consistent top ten result and more points in the bag but it just wasn't to be!”

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NEWS: TRAYLER FIGHTS IN THE TOP TEN AT OULTON PARK THIRD ROUND

TRAYLER FIGHTS IN THE TOP TEN AT OULTON PARK THIRD ROUND

Another top 10 for Jesse Trayler

Held wearer Jesse Trayler had another strong performance in the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship over the Bank Holiday weekend at Oulton Park in Cheshire, claiming a ninth place finish to maintain his sixth place in the 2015 title fight.

Trayler and the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team had a positive test at the circuit a week earlier and arrived at the third round ready to maintain their consistent performances and move a step closer to their rivals on track.

Trayler was building his pace throughout the weekend, despite conditions changing during the event to qualify ninth on the grid for the 11 lap race and he was able to hold on to the position to score valuable points as he bids to close the deficit at the next round at Donington Park later this month.

Trayler said: “Oulton Park was another consistent points score for myself and the Colchester Kawasaki team. We came away from the test there a week earlier feeling happy with the progress we had made, but knew there was still more to find.

“I'm pretty happy we managed a top ten finish in the race there as it is a tough circuit for me, but after the test and a weekends racing I know now where I need to improve for next time. All in all we came away with a lot of positives and still hold sixth in the standings, but we need to really push for some better positions and points from now onwards.

“I'd like to say a massive thank you to Nick Morgan for his continued support help and knowledge - his pep talks help a lot too. Also thank you to my personal sponsors - Colchester Kawasaki, Held Leathers, Leonard Brooke's, Linxcel and Shark.”

The third round of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship takes place at Donington Park on 23-25 May during the World Superbike Championship event.

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Held wearer Jesse Trayler: strong Brands performance

TRAYLER CELEBRATES SIXTH PLACE WITH A CONSISTENT PERFORMANCE AT BRANDS HATCH  

Jesse Trayler delivered a strong performance at Brands Hatch last weekend at the second round of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship to score a sixth place finish and move up the order in the standings.

MSS Colchester Kawasaki racer and Held wearer Jesse Trayler

Trayler had made a solid debut at the Donington Park season opener, but as the team and the Essex youngster clocked up more laps after a lack of pre-season testing, the improvements continued during the weekend.

The steps forward put Trayler in a position to improve his pace, qualifying in tenth place before carving his way up the order in the race to finish in sixth place.

Trayler said: “The weekend instantly got off to a much better start for me compared to the first round at Donington Par two weeks ago - we were in the top 10 all weekend and never far off the pace at the front.

First race outing for Jesse's new Held gloves

“The team have done a great job and we have worked together with my feedback from Donington, to get the bike working much better and we have been chipping away to improve all weekend.

“The race started brilliantly from tenth place on the grid and I was up to fourth place after a good start. I just really wanted to soak it all up in the race, being amongst some really good riders, and hang with the lead bunch for a while without doing anything too silly.

“We came away with a sixth place and some more solid, consistent points. It has also bumped me up into sixth in the championship standings now too which I am pleased with ready for round three. We now need to keep chipping away and keep edging closer to the front.

“I also want to say a massive thank you to my MSS Colchester Kawasaki team and especially to Nick Morgan.”

The second round of the Pirelli National Superstock 1000 Championship takes place at Oulton Park, Cheshire on 2/3/4 May.

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