Get to know the riders.
Picture by Matt Sayle Photography
Name: Carl Vickers
Age: 53
Occupation: Engineer
Lives: Staffordshire (but originally from Wales)
Hobbies: Scuba Diving, Bungee Jumping, Sky Diving, Golf,
Likes: Mushrooms
Dislikes: Fish (the eating kind)
First Motorbikes: MT50, TS50, AR80, TZR125, NC21, NC30…. And the list goes on….
Currently Racing: Yamaha R6
Favourite Circuits: Donington Race Circuit and Cadwell Park
Ambitions for 2026 race season: To hopefully win the championship but definitely aiming for top 3 finish.
Achievements 2025
2nd in the No Limits Pre-Injection Championship
Achievements 2024
2nd in the No Limits Pre-Injection Championship
Achievements 2020
Thundersport GB Pre-Injection Veteran Champion
Achievements 2019
8th Overall in the Thundersport GB Golden Era Championship
Achievements 2018
8th overall in the Thundersport GB Golden Era Championship
4 Podium finishes with NO Limits and 1 podium finish with Thundersport GB
Achievements 2017
North East Motorcycle Club Championship – 4th overall in the Pre-Injection Open Championship
Achievements in 2016
As part of the Royal Navy Royal Marines Road Race Team winning the Inter-Service Championship for the second year in a row
Winning the Jamie Adam Trophy
Achievements in 2015
Awarded the Best first time rider award (putting my name on the trophy with the likes of Niall MacKenzie).
As part of the Royal Navy Royal Marines Road Race Team winning the Inter-Service Championship.
Picture by Matt Sayle Photography
Name: Steve Lester
Age: 44
Occupation: Transport Manager
Hobbies – Hiking, Mountain trekking, anything that includes motorcycles.
Likes – animals, Motorsports, rain, unicorns.
Dislikes – football, reality TV.
First motorcycle – RM80 at 13 years old, first road bike ZX7R.
Favourite Circuits – Snetterton 300, Cadwell Park.
First track raced – Snetterton 200.
First Race Win – Anglesey 2025
Ambitions for 2026 – To win the NLR PI 600 Championship.
Achievements 2025:
3rd in the No Limits Pre-Injection Championship
Achievements 2024:
3rd in the No Limits Pre-Injection Championship
