Tuesday 28 May 2013

2nd Podium of 2013 for Held wearing racer Joe Burns


Following the most horrendous rain and wind on Friday, the weekend weather changed completely and Donington Park enjoyed warm and sunny conditions for the Saturday and Sunday of the World Superbike meeting. 

Held motorcycle clothing wearer Joe Burns at Donington WSB
Held wearer Joe Burns - National Superstock 1000 2nd place at the WSBK event
On Friday Joe sat out the free practice sessions as the weather was just crazy, there was a brief respite for about 6 laps of the qualifying 1, and Joe took advantage of the only 5 dry laps to set the second fastest time of the day. 

The 40 riders entered for the race took to the track on Saturday for the 2nd qualifying session, making the ‘traffic’ quite difficult, despite two stops at the pits during the session, Joe just could not get a clear lap, and he was a little disappointed to only qualify 3rd. But this secured a front row of the 3 by 3 grid, a good place to be. 

From the start of the race Joe took second place behind Steve Brogan, however with an excellent move Joe took the lead, and a lap later Adam Jenkinson moved up to second, the leading trio then lapped consistently with less than 1 second covering all three of them. 

A small mistake by Joe coming into the esses was pounced on by Jenkinson, and Joe was now second, a position he held to the end of the race, clearly the leading three were in a class of their own, the gap between first and second across the finish line being just 0.340 of second. 

After the race Joe said, ‘I did not get the start I wanted, but getting into second place on the entry to Redgate was good, I managed to take the lead on lap 3, but made a mistake and fell back to second, a good race and I am very happy with the result, especially as I am now second in the championship!’ 

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Thursday 16 May 2013

Superb Held Sports Touring Gloves - just £54.99

If you're looking for some superb gloves now the weather is (finally) warming up but don't want to break the bank why not consider the Held Troy? At just £54.99 (RRP) and available in mens AND ladies sizes they offer superb value, comfort, style and safety.

Held Troy Motorcycle Glove - RRP just £54.99
Held Troy Motorcycle Glove - RRP just £54.99


Let's look at a few more details:

Sporty touring motorcycle gloves with a perfect price ticket. Goatskin palms make for good grip, supple cowhide back and leather covered knuckles provide protection. These gloves are unlined for summer use. In our book: Comfort to just hop on and ride off.
  • Goatskin palm
  • Supple cowhide back of hand
  • Colourfast and sweat proof
  • Leather covered hard plastic knuckle protector
  • Knuckle protection backed with Temperfoam
  • Reinforced edge of hand and thumb
  • Superfabric reinforcement on fingers and edge of hand
Held Troy motorcycle gloves- many colour options available
Held Troy motorcycle gloves- many colour options available
Check out the full spec on page 185 of our online catalogue: http://held.de/livebook_english_2013/index_livebook_english_2013.html

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