After a few comings and goings behind the scenes, it seems that a new team will race the Dirt Store British Championship, Fastest 40, and other selected events in 2024, going under the name of SAS TPC KTM.
Words: Ben Rumbold. Featured Image: SAS TPC KTM
Whilst initially being announced as part of the Ultimate Wheels team setup, also involving Jamie Carpenter, those parties are now no longer part of the setup, and SAS TPC KTM will now race in MX2 with Steven Clarke, and in MXY2 with Josh Lansbury, both on KTM 250 SX-F machinery.
The team was founded by Adam Spratt from SAS Logistics and Drew Smith from TPC Trade Centre Commercial Van Specialists, with both companies being based in the Bath and Bristol areas. SAS has been going for 25 years, and TPC for 15, always involved in Motocross and supporting local riders and teams. TPC ran a team themselves in 2013 to ’17 before selling their big rig to the Revo team.
“We both think that British Motocross needs to go back to what it was years ago and have more professional outfits and teams putting more in, not bleeding the sport dry with sponsorship. There’s not enough people putting in, just wanting to take out,” say the team, who intend to “look at more events in the second year, and maybe with an MX1 rider as well.”
Steven Clarke, the 2023 Bridgestone British Masters MX1 Champion, will be back from Australia in January to begin testing and preparing for the outdoor season. Steven has some “underlying blues” with MX2 after getting so close to the British Championship in 2016 when breakdowns cost him dear. The team will run Josh Lansbury in the Youth categories as he makes the leap from Youth to Adult racing in the next couple of years.
With an impressive big rig and set up the team will be one to watch for in 2024 and make it no secret that they are after some gold to take home in that truck!
