Jossi.co.uk
Hi, Welcome to my website. My name is Josh Elliott but my friends in racing call me *Jossi!
My love for racing bikes started with Mini Motos, through 125's and now at age 15 years, I race a Supersport 600 machine for the Jeremy McWilliams Superbike Academy.
Please take time to find a bit more about me by checking out my site.
Cheers
*Jossi*
New helmet deal and Moto 2 test In Spain for Josh
Josh Elliott's whirlwind year in the Supersport 600 class came to a close at a three day event at Almeria in Spain in mid November. It was part of the 'Jeremy McWilliams Superbike Academy' track day and 'Racedays' event held in the middle of Spaghetti Western County in Southern Spain.
On his arrival Josh was delighted to sign a new Helmet deal with 'Shark helmets' for 2010. Up to now he has been supplied AGV helmets by UK importer Motodirect, but after his performances in Germany during the season he was approached by Shark who have service at the IDM races. After weighing up the proposal and discussing the matter with his current supplier, he was given every support to switch brands.
Josh had this to say about his new helmet deal, "I am so happy with my new helmet and to have service at the races, however I have to thank Motodirect and AGV very much for the superb support they gave me over the past two years. The Shark RSR2 is a great fit for me and has allowed me change my style to a lower and more forward position on the bike."
Speaking on behalf of Shark Germany, Harald Sommer commented, "SHARK is pleased to welcome young Irish racer Joshua Elliot in the SHARK family. We hope to be a part of Josh's success story and look forward to an exciting IDM-Season 2010. With his team, excellently driven by Team manager Gerry Bryce and Ex-Moto-GP Rider Jeremy McWilliams, we expect Josh to be in one of the leading world series within the next years. That is why we trust in him, his skills and his ability to learn quickly."
After spending three days on track with star guest instructors Eugene Laverty and Gino Rea, Josh learned a lot and thoroughly enjoyed the experience. "Eugene and Gino are class acts on the bike and great fun off it. It was really good to learn from watching them on track and listening to them", he stated.
Josh did his bit helping others with their racing lines too and the young Portora student had more excitement. The Academy run races to give that extra special buzz to the event. Firstly, he won the main feature race against some superbike category riders and to cap off a super few days he got a test on the new FTR Moto 2 bike. This machine is a British made prototype being developed to race in the new Moto 2 class, which is replacing the 250 GP machines in the world championships in 2010.
Only a handful of riders have got the opportunity to ride one of these machines and Josh is the youngest to date. His excitement was not surprising, "That was an awesome experience! The Moto2 bike feels like a 125 with a big bike engine. It stops and turns so well and is everything I would want in a 600 machine. I didn't want to get off it, but I had the last run of the day and was only allowed a few laps before the circuit had to close. I got a pleasant surprise when my times were fast. My goal now has to be to compete in the Moto 2 series, but I'll have to keep training and working hard to try and realise that goal. Only very few get there and it takes major funding to make it happen also. Still, I’m happy with my progress to date and can't wait until testing starts for next season in the springtime. Thanks so much to my team, all my sponsors and family for helping me this far."
