 Vital Statistics
Name: Kenny Gilbertson
D.O.B: 16.07.86
Height: 6'0
Weight: 12.4 Stone
Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupation: Trainee Quantity Surveyor
Ambition: World Champion
Education: Engineering Foundation Degree, 9 GCSE's
Training: Regular gym sessions together with cycling, running,
circuit training and mountain biking
Latest News
11/4/2010 - Round 2: The team are looking forward to Thruxton and the hospitality event. It will be great to catch up with all of you attending.
8/4/2010 - KENNY - A DIFFERENT RIDE: IOn 20th July Kenny will be setting off with a team of 60 riders from London to Paris. To find out more and sponsor Kenny, follow the link.... LondontoParis
5/4/2010 - Round 1: I Kenny gets off to a points scoring start to the season with a hard earned 14th position finish. After limited time with dry set up Kenny says its a positive start to build on and I am really looking forward to Thruxton. To view the weekend images follow this link... Brands2010
1/3/2010 - 2010 SEASON: I am now really pleased to announce that I will be entering the National Superstock Series with Sorrymate.com and SMT Honda.
With the help of Sorrymate.com and SMT I really feel we have a good chance to put a good season together. It'll be a tough season this year in Superstock, possibly the toughest class out there this year with many ex BSB, Supersport and Superstock front runners rejoining the championship. I see this as a good thing though, battles will be fought all the way through the top 20 and what could be better than battling with some of the countries best.
I can't wait for the season to start
24/2/2010 - 2010 SEASON: I will very shortly be able to confirm my plans for the season ahead. There are a few final things to sort out and I hope to be in a position to make an announcement in the next week.
5/1/2010 - 2010 Calendar : Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control there will not be a calendar available this year. Apologies for this and any disappointment this has caused
1/12/2009 - 2010 Grid Girls Calendar : Will be available shortly, watch this space to find out how you can get yours and help support Kenny for the coming season
13/11/2009 - Kenny shows the way: But Kev's team pushes them all the way. The successful end of season karting endurance was won by the man himself closely followed by Kev & team....take a look at the pictures: Karting 09
15/10/2009 - Calendar Girls!: Coming soon, following on from two years of successful calendars a MYSUPERBIKE calendar with a difference - watch this space
13/09/2009 - Holding on for dare life!!!!!: Read what Paul Kirton had to say about the pillion ride his mates won for him with Kenny at Silverstone Pirelli Pillion Ride
13/09/2009 - Annual Shareholders weekend: Once again the annual shareholders weekend at Silverstone was enjoyed by all. See the pics at the links below Round 11 FlikrRound11
13/09/2009 - ANNOUNCEMENT: Following a season fraught with difficulties, Kenny and the team of Jx Kawasaki have agreed to part company. Obviously this is a great disappointment and not how any of us would have liked the season to end but we wish Jx Kawasaki well in the future. Kenny and all of us who support him would like to thank Janet, Axel and all of their sponsors for the effort and time they have put into the season
03/08/2009 - Mirror Blog update. Read Kenny's latest blog at the Mirror Online..... Mirrorblog7
20/07/2009 - Round 7 Mallory Park.... Kenny's first podium in BSB. See all the pictures from the weekend racing:Mallory Park
06/07/2009 - Round 6 Knockhill.... See all the pictures from the weekend racing:Knockhill
21/06/2009 - Round 5 Snetterton.... See all the pictures from the weekend racing:Snetterton
01/06/2009 - Round 4 Thruxton.... See all the pictures from the weekend racing:Thruxton
26/05/2009 - Round 3 Donnington Park.... See all the pictures from the weekend racing: AC Donnington Flickr Donny
20/05/2009 - All work and no play.... Read Kenny's latest blog on at the Mirror....Blog6
08/05/2009 - Kenny takes on Oulton Park. Read Kenny's latest blog on at the Mirror....Blog5
04/05/2009 - Round 2 Oulton Park. Kenny secures 5th place to maintain challenge. To see pictures of the weekend racing please click the links below... AndyOulton ...FlickrOulton09.
29/04/2009 - Kenny Gilbertson to hit the ground running. New update posted on the Mirror blog. Mirrorblog3
29/04/2009 - Gilbertson ready for super show. Read Kenny's news story in THIS IS WILTSHIRE thisiswiltshire
24/04/2009 - Brands Round 1. View the story board of the first round. Round1
21/04/2009 - Gilbertson upping his game. Read News article in Bike Sport News....Bikesportnews
21/04/2009 - Brands Hatch just the start of a very steep learning curve. Read the latest update at the Mirror.co.uk's BSB Blog. Latestblog
20/04/2009 - Read Kenny's latest blog on the "Mirror.co.uk's BSB Blog"...... Mirrorblog1
13/04/2009 - Kenny's off to a flyer. Making his full debut in the British Superbike 2009 Cup series Kenny got a great start to the season with a 6th and 4th place respectively in the two races. A weekend start of 23 points puts him in 4th place in the championship. To view pictures of the weekends events got to Brandsround1 and Simonsracepics
21/03/2009 - Kenny's on the Podium. Riding a ZX10 Stock bike Kenny took part in a Club Championship this Saturday qualifying 3rd and riding well on a bike that wasn't set up specifically for him. After a 15 lap race of the Brands Indy circuit Kenny finished in a very credible 2nd place. Kenny said "its been great to get on a bike again and to meet and work with the new team. Its a positive start to the season which I am really looking forward to."
Pictures of the weekend can be seen at the following link...Brandstesting
20/03/2009 - Kenny's first outing of the year. On a sunny but cold spring day Kenny got the chance to blow the winter cobwebs away with a day testing at Brands Hatch. Although not on the Superbike Kenny enjoyed a postive outing on a JX Kawasaki Superstock bike. To view some of the pictures from the day take a look at the following link... ...Brandstesting
28/02/2009 - Gilbertson becomes latest cup contender. The official BSB website breaks the news of Kenny's participation in the Superbike cup view at...Latest Cup Contender
27/02/2009 - IT'S OFFICIAL..... The Jx Kawasaki Fuelcardracing team was officially launched tonight. Thanks to all those who as ever showed fantastic support and attended the event in Harrogate. A great night was had by all and it was a great way to officially start the season. The link below takes you to the flickr site where you can see the photos kindly taken by Simon Charity...... Launch photo's
16/02/2009 - Jx Fuelcards Kawasaki will be formally launched on the 27th February in North Yorkshire at the Harrogate Conference Centre. If you wish to attend please email us for more information at... KGRacing@live.co.uk
01/02/2009 - Jx Kawasaki and The Fuelcard Company launch their brand new website: www.fuelcardracing.co.uk
20/12/2008 - Kenny and the team are pleased to announce that in 2009, Kenny will be aboard a Jx Kawasaki ZX10 in his debut full season in the British Superbike Cup.
Jx Kawasaki are based in the quaint little village of Great Bently, owned and run by Janet Garnham and Axel Bergstrom, a highly successful ex-racer and former MotoGP mechanic with a lifetime of experience in top flight competitive motorcycle racing. The team will be running riders in 3 classes at British Superbike level, Kenny in the Superbike Cup, 1 rider in the National Superstock 1000, and 3 riders in the National Superstock 600.
Jx Kawasaki are a professional team and with the backing of the title sponsor, THE FUELCARD COMPANY, plan a big attack on the British Championship. The Fuelcard Company are one of the largest commercial fuel card resellers in the UK and enjoy partnerships with most large fuelling networks including Shell, Esso, Texaco and Keyfuels. Experts in their field, The Fuelcard Company have a wealth of experience in delivering tailored and competitive solutions to better manage business fleets of all sizes.
Kenny has also secured the support of Halo who will be providing leathers for the season, Shoei who will continue to supply Kenny’s helmets and helmet maintenance and also Daytona who will supply boots throughout the season.
2009 will see the culmination of the past 7 years of hard work that it’s taken to get to this stage and the team are extremely excited to be on the verge of their first full season in British Superbikes, Kenny commented “I think the much over used saying of ‘a dream come true’ is well suited here”.
Janet Garnham of Jx Kawasaki says, “We as a team are very excited about this coming season. We see it as an opportunity to develop Jx Kawasaki and its riders, and we are eagerly awaiting the first race of the season. We hope this year will contain for us, some successful results”.
Kenny would once again like to thank all his shareholders, supporters, sponsors and everyone who has helped him reach this point in his career. 2009 will be an exciting challenge and Kenny and the look forward to the support of new and existing shareholders and business partners.
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MYSUPERBIKE.CO.UK
Kenny and the team are pleased to announce mysuperbike.co.uk, the peoples Superbike team.
My Superbike was set up to offer you, the fans and racing enthusiasts, an avenue to actively participate in Kenny's career with the chance to pick out colour schemes for the bike, have access to exclusive behind the scenes videos and race reports and view and comment on a forum with other bike enthusiasts.
If you have ever wondered what happens between races, what it takes to get a bike on the grid or anything else, Kenny and the team answer all these questions, want to get you involved and give you an experience like no other.
Visit mysuperbike.co.uk to find out more!
Also read all Kenny's posts on the Mirror BSB Blog page at the link.... Mirror main blog page
To see all of Kenny's photo galleries go to the GALLERY link at the top of the page or see them at the following links:
Mac Gallery Flickr Simonsracepics
Shareholders News
"What is a KGR share?" : When you purchase a share/shares you are giving yourself the chance to win many fantastic prizes, BSB tickets, Helmets and clothing to name just a few. When you become part of Kenny Gilbertson Racing you will receive a welcome pack consisting of a Key ring or car sticker, a signed picture and a booklet containing information about Kenny and the team. You will receive regular e-mail updates with race reports from Kenny, news and views from team members and you will also be entered into regular prize draw's
How does it work? : Simple really, you buy a share priced at £10 each, or as many shares as you like, and each share has its own identification number that will be assigned to your name.
For every prize draw, a share number will be selected at random, and the lucky winner will be in with a nice surprise. The more shares you own, the more likely it is that one of your numbers will come up.
For information on how to become a shareholder – go to our share page by clicking here
Annual Shareholder Hospitality Day - Silverstone, September 2009
Silverstone Hospitality Weekend 2009 had a fantastic turnout from shareholders and sponsors and hopefully all will agree, it was a very successful and enjoyable weekend. Despite not riding in the championship Kenny didn’t let this deter him and managed to organise a ride on the Pirelli Yamaha and was given permission to take one guest on a pillion ride of Silverstone.
This year we hosted 2 suites and Kenny and Rob also took several guests to visit some of the teams in the paddock to see behind the scenes. Several sponsors kindly donated gifts for our raffle and details of prize winners are listed below. We also held a silent auction for a week in a luxury villa donated by Ketta.com
Thanks to all who donated prizes, attended our event, helped organise/run the event, bought raffle tickets and continue to support Kenny.
Raffle Prize Winners
IPod Nano 16GB donated by KLF Ltd – Bill Gregory
2 VIP Tickets to a concert of choice at 02 arena donated by Diamond Circle Events – Tam Gilbertson
Race Jacket donated by Daytona Boots – Simon Charity
£50 John Lewis Vouchers donated by CHL Ltd - David Gregory
Subscription to Visor Down/Two Wheels donated by Flitwick Motorcycles - Ed Miles
£50 gift voucher donated by Flitwick Motorcycle - Mark
Pamper Treat donated by The Centre, Milton Keynes – Bill Gregory
Nitro Helmet donated by Swindon Karting and Mini Moto – Andy White
Hoody donated by Impact Racewear - Kev Kiff
£20 HMV Voucher donated by Alternative Access – Jennie
Bottle Champagne donated by Alternative Access – Alan Lambert
Bottle Glenfiddich - Clive
T Shirt donated by Impact Racewear - Martyn
Bottle Champagne donated by Andy Crook – Ian Wade
T Shirt donated by Impact Racewear– Jason
Set of Brake Pads for a bike of choice Mike Pearce & Sons– Ian Duckworth
2 pairs StylMartin flip flops donated by Swindon Karting and Mini Moto– Carl Jackson and Nat Bennett
Laser gun game donated by Swindon Karting and Mini Moto– David Gregory
Scott Racing Gloves (black) donated by Swindon Karting and Mini Moto - Nick Sanderson
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