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South Wales Guardian
26-06-2025
- Automotive
- South Wales Guardian
Ammanford rider claims fastest lap of weekend at Snetterton
Lewis Jones raced at Snetterton in The British Supersport class. Due to competing in the Supersport Cup Championship, Lewis can only participate in 8 of the 11 rounds for championship points, so the weekend was used more as a test with the Triumph bike at Snetterton. Lewis had the best lap of the weekend of 1.57.099. (Image: Gavin Elliott) The free practice sessions were on Friday, June 20 and the ambient & track temperatures were high in the hottest weekend of the season so far. Lewis & the team used both sessions to check the bikes handling and look at the potential tyre longevity. Lewis will next compete at Knockhill. (Image: Gavin Elliott) In the first free practice, the best time was 1.58.445 before improving in the afternoon's second free practice to 1.57.725, so progress was made as the day went by. The qualifying and sprint race occurred on Saturday, June 21. Further changes were made overnight as the warm temperatures continued. He finished in P25 in the feature race. (Image: Gavin Elliott) Lewis was out in qualifying one – he finished the session in P16, lapping the track at 1.57.142. Again, this was an improvement as qualifying was concluded with a qualifying two lining up at P34. The sprint race was tough due to being competed in the warmest part of the day which compromised the tyre grip. Lewis raced in hot conditions. (Image: Gavin Elliott) Lewis had a steady race, finishing in P28. On the final day of the competition on Sunday, June 22, Lewis took part in a warm up and the feature race. The team made further changes before the race, mainly on the suspension to help improve the front-end feeling. The short morning warm up gave the team the opportunity to check the changes which were deemed all positive for the handling, which made Lewis and the team happy. In the feature race, Lewis made a good start and managed to keep the competition around him close to him. He settled into the race with many consistent laps. The changes made had transformed the handling and grip which resulted in Lewis finishing in P25 with the best lap of the weekend of 1.57.099. The next round of the competition is at Knockhill from July 4 to July 6, where the team will be back competing in the Supersport Cup class. A spokesperson for Lewis Jones Racing said: 'We would like to thank all our sponsors and supporters and Club 100 members as we now look forward to Knockhill.'
South Wales Guardian
09-05-2025
- Automotive
- South Wales Guardian
Ammanford rider speaks on fatal tragedy in motorbike race
Lewis Jones was one of 11 riders involved in a crash in the Quattro Group British Supersport Championship at Oulton Park, which led to the rest of the event being cancelled. Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, both died whereas another rider was taken to hospital and five other riders suffered minor injuries. Lewis was one of three riders who were not injured. (Image: Gavin Elliott) Despite being involved in the crash, Lewis was one of three riders who were not hurt. A spokesperson for Lewis Jones Racing said: 'On behalf of Lewis and the team we want to send out our heartfelt condolences to the families, friends and teams of the riders who sadly lost their lives in this tragic accident and those injured speedy recoveries. 'Thank you also to the medics, marshals and officials.' The Ammanford racer finished day one with a combined practice of 37th in the main Supersport Series and 1st in the Supersport Cup. (Image: Gavin Elliott) Jenner died from a severe head injury despite resuscitation efforts at the circuit's medical centre while Richardson, who suffered severe chest injuries, died en route to Royal Stoke University Hospital. Meanwhile, Tom Tunstall, 47, was taken to hospital with significant back and abdominal injuries. The first round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship began on the Saturday, Sunday and Monday of the Bank Holiday weekend, but was cancelled following the fatal crash. On Saturday, Lewis had two free practice sessions in the morning. For the FP1 session he tried out some gearing and suspension settings and made good progress. Then, Lewis took this forward into the afternoons FP2, finishing day one with a combined practice of 37th in the main Supersport Series and 1st in the Supersport Cup. With further setting changes, he felt confident going into day two's Qualifying and Sprint Race. The crash happened on the first corner of the first lap of the feature race. (Image: Gavin Elliott) Lewis qualified in P31 in the main series and P1 in the Supersport Cup Championship - the settings helped move him up the grid and maintain his first position in the Supersport Cup. In the sprint race, Lewis enjoyed good battles with his fellow riders, making it up to P22 and winning the Supersport Cup trophy at the same time, along with attaining a personal best lap time at the Oulton Park track of 1.39.569. On day three everything went well in the morning warm up and Lewis was ready for the afternoon's feature race. Unfortunately, due to an accident on the first corner of the first lap of the feature race, the red flag came out. Lewis was caught up in the accident and walked away from the scene, yet no further racing took place.
