Deaclan Butt, runner up in the championship in Junior Drag Bike joins us and writes:
My name is Declan Butt, and i compete in the Eurodragster.Com Junior Drag Bike series here in the United Kingdom. I had a hard but productive 2024 season finishing 2nd in the championship. Over the winter we are planning to stripe the bike, from frame and engine to wheels, tyres and the fuel system. We are also planning on new body work and paint. Next season we hope to do the FIM rounds as well as the SPRC rounds. We also looking for sponsors for next season to help us get out in the FIM rounds and maybe Germany.
In the 2024 season, we had multiple problems with the bike. In round 1 blowing up the battery which led to us being lent a bike. Then having our own bike back for the Festival of Power, but not running correctly, we were struggling. Luckily we were lent a bike for the next 2 rounds which got us running and getting a win. The last two events of the year, we had a new bike, a Honda CBR 400rr which was aquired and transformed into a drag bike in only 6 nights, with lots of help for great people. This got us to lead the championship after round 4, but left us with an open mind for the rest of the year. After getting used to the bike we went to the last event 2nd with some catching up two do. We qualified 7th which left us fair for eliminations. We managed to get all the way to the the semi finals, but the event was called because of weather and we finished 2nd in the championship.
Not to shabby for my first full season in Junior Drag Bike, I think you will agree.
Marc Huxley gives us the updates from last season and the idea of what might happen next:
Hey all… So a few little changes happening with the car and just some small upgrades. First of all the Corolla engine has gone to ASD engines to Steve and Trevor to me refreshed and ready for another full season and we also plan to do some port matching to gain a little more out the motor to try and gain a new PB (9.69) Other thing is I’m making my own bead lock rear wheels to tidy them up and getting rear wheels anodised to match my fronts .. Other than that no more serious work Dad has recently bought his Mercury comet back and we are doing some small upgrades to maybe do a full season in Nostalgia Super Stock as well as tidying up the car. Hoping to get it to run low 14s maybe 13s.
Time will tell.
Ellie Brown joins the group with her feelings for the 2024 season:
The 2024 season was not what we planned for in all honesty. We expected to start the season in Super Pro, but as the start of the season arrived we came to the conclusion that the car was no where near read. With that in mind we decided to do the first event still in my Junior Dragster. We managed to get the car sorted in time for Summer Nationals, but as I was just getting my license I was just tagging along. We then realised because of my age I was only allowed to go 150mph, so we decided to join super comp.
As the next event was right round the corner we had to clean the new trailer, it was a lot harder than the old one we had. The size of the new one is double than our last one. We set everything up for The Euro Finals not expecting anything spectacular, but ended up loving the class that we picked and I don’t think we’ll be leaving anytime soon. We were excited for National finals, but we only got 1 qualifier then the event was rained off, what a way to end the year. We are so grateful to everyone in Super Comp, the way they welcomed us, they have been nothing but nice and helpful as we’re still learning how to slow the car down.
Let’s bring on 2025!!
