RIDER NUMBER – #95, this year #195

NAME – Luke Thackeray

D.O.B – 01/05/95

REAL AGE – 15

PLACE OF BIRTH – York

CURRENT HOME TOWN – York

HEIGHT – 5′11”

WEIGHT – 9.9 stone

EYES – Brown

HAIR – Light Brown

MARITAL STATUS – Single

HOBBIES –  Racing, playing drums

FAV FOOD & DRINK –  Chinese – Sweet and Sour

MUSIC – Blink-182, Bloodhound Gang

WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE – None

TEAM FOR 2011 – In Competition

LIKES –  Music, women

DISLIKES – Bike number issues

FIRST RACE –   Stretton 2000 – minimoto

FIRST BIKE – When I was six I got my first bike 39cc pasini minimoto for Xmas

FIRST WIN – Stretton 2000 on minimotos

FAVOURITE TRACK IN UK – Cadwell park/ Brands hatch

FAVOURITE TRACK ABROAD – Ales

WHEN DID YOU START RIDING?  2001

HOW DID YOU GET INTO BIKES?

Dads interest shared

WHO ARE YOUR SPONSORS?

Nuvo Helmets, NYRRSC

RACING HEROS?

Marco Melandri, Marco Simoncelli, King Kenny

MOST RESPECTED RACING RIVAL?

Don’t have a particular one, anyone I beat is an achievement

BEST MEMORIES?

Brands hatch – Superteens in sixth place, great while it lasted until I crashed

HOPES FOR 2011

Learning new bike, hopefully in the top 7 in the thundersport championship

CAREER HISTORY – 39cc minimoto, 110cc pit bike, Conti 50cc and 70cc all raced with phoenix pocket bike championship

2001 – Got Minimoto for Xmas

2002 – Minimotos

2003 – Minimotos

2004 – Pit bike and Conti V2 50cc

2005 – Pit bike, Conti V3 50cc and Conti V3 50cc

2006 – Conti V3 70cc

2007 – Conti V3 Aprilia RS 125

2008 – Aprilia RS 125

2009 – Aprilia RS 125

2010 – Aprilia RS 125

2011 – Aprilia RRV 450