James Westmoreland
| James Westmoreland | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
24 June 1988 Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Current team | Gearlink Kawasaki |
| Bike number | 5 |
| Website | James Westmoreland.com |
James Westmoreland, (born 24 June 1988, at Wyton, East Yorkshire), also known as 'Westy', from Hedon, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, is an English motorcycle racer. In 2017, he will ride a Kawasaki ZX-10R in the British Superbike Championship.
Westmoreland competed in the British 125 cc and the British Superbike Championship. In 2012, he competed in the British Superbike Championship with Team WFR and achieved the riders cup for that season, finishing 7th in the Championship and narrowly missing out on the Showdown.
He rode a Kawasaki ZX-10R for most of the 2015 season with the JG Speedfit Kawasaki team until unexpectedly losing his place during the BSB meeting at Assen in September.
In 2016, he competed in the British Supersport Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R6.
Westmoreland began racing in 1995, and switched to circuit racing in 2001. He was runner-up in the British 125cc championship in both 2005 and 2006.
In 2007 Westmoreland moved up to the British Supersport Championship with the Centurion Racing team. Entered in the Cup class for private teams, he came 9th overall in the standings with a best of 4th at Thruxton, winning the privateers' cup that year. In 2008, he finished 4th overall, with second places at Knockhill and Croft.
In 2009, he set up his own JW Racing team just 2 weeks before the season, to campaign Glen Richards' 2008 championship winning Triumph Daytona 675. He started the season slowly with midpoint finishes, but he came into form at Snetterton, grabbing a 3rd place; results continued to improve with a 2nd at Knockhill, and his first supersport win came at Brands Hatch GP. A second win at Silverstone sealed third place in the championship.
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