Sam Coventry

Sam Coventry

DOB: 14/06/93
Race number: #9
Hometown: Waterlooville
Licence held: ACU National

Racing Pedigree

Sam received his first motorcycle at 5 yrs a PW50 type machine and then a Kawasaki KX65cc which he practiced riding at local tracks, before announcing in 2004 he wanted to go racing.
2004 - 2006 Motocross with Portsmouth MX and Hants & Dorset MX clubs. Competing on a Kawasaki KX 85cc small wheel bike and subsequently Honda 150 four stroke machine in the Inter85 Championship.
2007 – Started to Road-race and practice on a 125cc motorcycle.

2008 – Formula 125cc championships
East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) – F125 Championship = 2nd overall
North Gloucester Road Racing Club (NGRRC) – F125 Championship = 2nd overall
NGRRC - Lougi Moto open 400cc Newcomers = 5th /30 (against adults on machines up to 400cc)

2008 J&S Aprilia Superteen Series - Thundersport GB
10th (out of 45) in the Nitro Newcomers Championship.

Sam has a total of 9 wins, 8 seconds, and 2 third place trophies and was also awarded the Newcomer of the Meeting award at the NGRRC Thruxton meeting. His best result in the J&S Aprillia Superteens was a 2nd place at Cadwell Park.

He has achieved more wins than the championship winners in both the EMRA and NGRRC championships, but unfortunately didn't score in one round of the NGRRC due to being crashed into by a back marker, otherwise he should have won that championship, and he has not entered every round of the EMRA series and, due to his good results, still achieved 2nd in the championship!

Sam has shown real talent for this sport in his first season and has the potential to make a career from the sport. They say it takes 1 year to learn the tracks and the next to gain your first win and then the following to challenge for the championship - Sam has achieved this in his first year. He has progressed from an ACU Novice licence to an ACU National licence.

2009 saw Sam moving onto the Junior Powerbike class, where he competed nationally and finished 2nd in Junior Powerbike with the highly competitive Thundersport GB, with TV coverage on Motors TV.