alex hutchinson

Alex Hutchinson

ah racing team

introduction

Hi, and welcome to AH Racing the home of Alex Hutchinson

and his motorcycle road racing team.

From this presentation I hope to provide you with an

understanding of how successful a partnership could be and

the benefits offered from association. Alex left school and

started as an apprentice at BAE SYSTEMS Brough some

nineteeen years ago commuting on a 50cc motorbike. At

nineteen years of age he decided it would be a good idea to

start racing motorbikes!

Now a New Business Integrator and 35 years of age, he is still

racing at Britain’s and Europe’s leading circuits and winning

races. Alex first competed in the Superteen series, which was

held at the British Superbike meetings. This series has a wide

fan base, therefore spectators were plentiful and you become

a familiar face around the paddock. Following a time in

Supersport 600, he spent eight years competing in the British

250cc Championship with some very good results. He attributes

his engineering training at BAE Brough as a format for his

understanding of the intricacies of setting up a motorcycle as

each circuit requires different sprockets, suspension etc.

Profile

Name:- Alex Hutchinson

D.O.B:- 24th January 1974

Height:- 5’ 9”

Weight:- 72kg

Hometown:- Beverley

Job:- New Business Integrator

First Race:- Elvington 1993

Interests:- Playing football, anything mechanical, all motorsports

career to date

2009 - Junior Powerbike - ThundersportGB

3rd in Championship

Olivers Mount - Gold Cup

2008 - British Supermono Championship

2nd in Championship


Cock o’ North

North West 200

Aberdare Park Road Race


2nd in Championship


Cock o’ North

North West 200

Aberdare Park Road Race


2nd in Championship


Cock o’ North

2004 - British and European Supermono Championship

2003 - MRO 250 Championship

2001 - British 250 Championship



1997 - British 250 Championship & North West 200

1996 - British Thunderbike Championship

National Cup, Triumph Speed Triple Challenge

1995 - Supercup 600 Supersport

British National Cup, Superclub, North West 200

1994 - Shell Oils 400cc Clubmans Championship

1993 - Superteen Challenge

recent history

2007After contemplating retirement from the sport in 2006, he was approached by Mick and Gary Smith, brothers from Harlow, asking if he would ride their Simoto 450 in the British Supermono Championship. This proved a good partnership with Alex finishing 2nd in the championship.However the same Supemono seemed to be doomed in 2007 with each race. Brands Hatch the first race of the season, Alex had an impressive lead when the bike failed. This set the precedent for the rest of the season. Yet at Mallory Park, the penultimate meeting, he qualified on pole and went on to win the race by 20 seconds.The winning streak continued at Oliver’s Mount Road Races in Scarborough. A win in the Supermono/125 meant that he broke his own lap record outracing the likes of John McGuiness, Ian Lougher and Chris Palmer (all winners at the North West 200 and Isle of Man TT). Whilst at Scarborough he also rode a Kawasaki owned by John Bird of MotoSP, in the 2007 Gold Cup National 400 managing to take 2nd place. This is quite impressive racing as it was only Alex’s third visit to Oliver’s Mount.Earlier in the year he travelled to Northern Ireland to compete in the International North West 200 on the Kawasaki 400 finishing 6th with Robert Dunlop 4th. Then is was off to Aberdare Road Races in Wales riding the Supermono and the Kawasaki, securing good results with a number of top three finishes.

2008For 2008 Alex rode for Dave Pearce of Tigcraft on a Tigcraft KTM Supermono in the British Supermono Championship. The bike was brand new and first time out he managed 2nd position at the British Superbike meeting at Snetterton. A few mechanical woes during the season meant he had to settle for 2nd in the championship but this was still a great result.In addition to the Supermono Championship Alex also competed in the Scarborough and Aberdare road races setting a new lap record at Scarboroughand gaining more wins and podium positions.Alex also competed at the North West 200 but this was a meeting to forget when problems with the Honda RS250 during qualifying proved impossible to resolve and after qualifying the ZXR in 6th on the grid, the team hopeful of a podium position but unfortunately he was knocked off by a fallen rider at York corner on the first lap.

The last outing of the year was on the Supermono at Cadwell Park on the 6/7th October where Alex managed to qualify once again in Pole Position. He had to retire from the first race whilst battling for the lead due to a broken gear linkage but manged to finish 3rd in the second race ending the year on the podium.

recent history cont.

2009For 2009 Alex was due to ride the Tigcraft KTM Supermono again in the British Supermono Chamionship but at the 11th hour the sponsor pulled out leaving him without a ride. John Bird of MotoSP stepped in and allowed Alex to use the Kawasaki ZXR400 in the ThundersportGB Junior Powerbike races as well as selected road races. Despite missing some 11 races of the championship he still managed 3rd in the championship just missing out on 2nd by 6 points with many wins and never finishing off the podium.

Also during 2009 Alex competed at the Olivers Mount Gold Cup at Scarborough on a Honda RS250, qualifying on the front row and finishing 5th in both races, he also managed another podium on the ZXR.

Somehow Alex also manages to find the time to instruct at the Ron Haslam Race School at Donington Park and also has his Motorcycle Instructors Certificate from the Auto Cycle Union.

2010 ??For 2010 Alex has once again been asked to ride the newly built Kawasaki ZXR440 in the ThundersportGB GP2 Championship and a Simoto Honda 450 in the British Supermono Championship. In addition to these two championships Alex will also be riding a Honda RS250 at the International North West 200 and Scarborough Cock o’ North and Gold Cup events.

Series information

We are currently looking at competing in the British Supermono Championship aboard a Simoto Honda 450 supplied by Mick and Gary Smith. Supermono racing is a interesting and unique class of motorcycle road racing. It is one of the purest forms of racing and the simplest rules. The essence of the rules are that the bike should be powered by a single cylinder 4-stroke engine and that the bike should weigh more than 95kg. That’s it! This allows an enormous amount of scope and flexibility with regard to bike design. It is therefore the perfect class for someone with engineering tendencies, or those keen to try new and innovative technologies. For further information see www.supermono.co.uk. In addition to the Supermono class we will also be competing in the GP2 class aboard a Kawasaki ZXR440 supplied by John Bird of MotoSP. This class is essentially for machines of up to 450cc (4 cylinder), 550cc (3 cylinder), 650cc (2 cyclinder) and 800c (2 cylinder air-cooled) and therefore creates a wide and varied class. Both of these series will be run by ThundersportGB (www.thundersportGB.com) in 2010 and will take place at circuits all over the UK. Televised Events - these series are to be televised on MotorsTV on a 2 hour programme a fortnight after each meeting. As well the GP2 and Supermono Series we will also be competing at the International North West 200 (www.northwest200.org) shown on the BBC, the Scarborough, Olivers Mount Gold Cup and Cock o' North meetings and the Aberdare Park Road Races (www.aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk) aboard a Honda RS250 and a Kawasaki ER6. These in themselves are very big meetings with the North West 200 and Gold Cup attracting 125,000 and 52,000 spectators respectively.

race calendar 2010 (provisional)

Thundersports:March 13th & 14th Mallory ParkApril 10th & 11th PembreyMay 2nd & 3rd SnettertonMay 29th & 30th Cadwell ParkJune 26th & 27th Oulton ParkJuly 17th & 18th Donington ParkAugust 7th & 8th Cadwell ParkAugust 28th & 29th Brands HatchSeptember 18th &19th AngleseyOctober 16th & 17th Mallory Park

British Supermono:April 10th & 11th PembreyMay 29th & 30th Cadwell ParkJune 26th & 27th Oulton ParkJuly 17th & 18th Donington ParkAugust 7th & 8th Cadwell ParkAugust 28th & 29th Brands HatchSeptember 18th &19th Anglesey

Other:April 24th & 25th Olivers Mount - Spring NationalMay 11nd & 15th North West 200June 12th & 13thth Olivers Mount - Cock o’ NorthJuly 24th & 25th Aberdare ParkSeptember 18th &19th Olivers Mount - Gold Cup

sponsors in motorsport

There are plenty of marketing opportunities for sponsoring

AH Racing and Alex Hutchinson. Although not receiving the

same level of media attention or spectator interest as high

profile sports such as Moto GP, the same marketing principals

apply.

Sponsors can use Motorcyle racing for:

- exposure and awareness

- promotional activity

- image building

- media campaigns

- addressing a specific target audience

- corporate hospitality

The most effective way to use motorcycle racing

sponsorship is to base it around strong brand identification on

the rider and the race bike, then use photographs in

advertising and marketing materials. Promotional activity at

race events is also effective in addressing spectators.

formal proposal

Name recognition and product placement are a large portion

of today’s effective marketing strategy. A sponsor partnership

with the AH Racing Team is an affordable opportunity to reach

a highly active and diverse audience. The average motorcycle

enthusiast is a dedicated consumer of those who support the

industry. Fans and riders alike subscribe to the simple rule;

“support those, who support you”.

By entering into a sponsor partnership with the AH Racing

team, your company will gain exposure to a large audience

of spectators and fans as well as internet viewers and

customers.

With tickets available to events of your choice, family, friends

and colleagues can spend the day or weekend enjoying the

excitement and feel the buzz that motorcycle racing brings to

thousands of fans around the country.

sponsorship levels

Level

Title sponsor - £5000

Benefit

Main logo on all elements (bike, rider’s leathers and helmet, truck transporter, tent, banners, mechanic’s shirts, rider’s umbrella. Paint scheme on bike and truck transporter

Co sponsor - £1000 + Secondary Logo on bike, truck transporter, tent, banners, rider’s leathers, mechanic’s shirts and rider’s umbrella

1st Level sponsor from £500 - £100

Decal on bike, truck transporter, banners and mechanic’s shirts.

2nd Level sponsor - £100 Decal on bike and truck transporter

Product Support

In addition to financial support for the rider and bike we welcome product support, such as fuel, race entry fees and tyres etc, which can all be individual sponsored with the advantage that if your a business these products can all be offset against VAT.This allows the whole package to come together and makes us more competive and gives propective sponsors greater exposure.

contact details

Alex Hutchinson

62 Kings Square

Beverley

East Yorkshire

HU17 9HH

Tel:-01482 873529

Mobile:- 07747 806980

e-mail:- [email protected]

url:- www.alexhutch77.blogspot.com

useful links

For further information:

http://alexhutch77.blogspot.com/

http://www.northwest200.org/

http://www.motorcycle-racetrack.co.uk/

http://www.aberdare-park-road-races.co.uk/amcc_home_page.asp

http://www.thundersportgb.com/

http://www.oliversmount.com/?f=Mostwins_meeting&id=41

http://www.supermononewsletter.co.uk/

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