Nationality English Role Motorcycle racer Name Gary Mason | Bike number 31 | |
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Born 4 May 1979 (age 44)
Tamworth, Staffordshire ( 1979-05-04 ) | ||
Current team Prime Factors Racing | ||
Pillion ride with gary mason
Gary Mason is a British motorcycle road racer, born 4 May 1979 in Tamworth, Staffordshire. He is a former British Superbike Championship priveteers cup champion, Mason has previously raced in the British Supersport Championship and the AMA supersport and superstock classes. He currently races a BMW S1000RR in the British National Superstock 1000 Championship.
Contents
- Pillion ride with gary mason
- Gary mason on bsb spec ecu in 2012
- Starting out
- British Supersport Championship 2000 01
- British Superbike Championship 2002 06
- AMA 2007 08
- Return to the British Superbike Championship 2008 2012
- Endurance Racing 2013 2015
- Return to the British Superbike Championship 2016
- Career statistics
- All Time
- British Superbike Championship Priveteers Cup
- References
Gary mason on bsb spec ecu in 2012
Starting out
Mason began racing in the 250 Aprilia challenge before moving up to the British Supersport class in 2000.
British Supersport Championship 2000-01
Mason competed in the Supersport class 2000 and 2001, earning his first podium finish (2nd) at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit in the penultimate round of the 2000 season, overall Mason finished 8th in the Championship, 2001 saw Mason continue in the Supersport class, he finished the season in 7th after a consistent season.
British Superbike Championship 2002-06
Between 2002 and 2006 Mason competed in the British Superbike Championship, Mason struggled in his first season in the championship, retiring 12 times finishing 14th in the Championship. In 2003, Mason's form improved on the previous season, finishing 8th in the championship, having his career-high 4th-place finish on 3 separate occasions. Mason then finished 11th, 8th and 17th in the next three years of the championship.
AMA 2007-08
Mason then moved to the AMA series for 2 years, but did not really make much of an impact in the Supersport or Superstock classes.
Return to the British Superbike Championship 2008-2012
Mason returned to the British Superbike championship in 2008 racing for the Quay Garage Honda, competing in the priveteers cup finishing 3rd in that championship, Mason was retained at the Quay Garage team for the 2009 the season in which he won the priveteers cup. For 2010 Mason moved to the MSS Colchester Kawasaki team, Mason has had mixed results in the 2010 season with a best finish of 7th place in the first race at Oulton Park. For 2011 Mason stayed with the MSS Kawasaki squad, gaining his first ever full BSB podium in race one at Croft, a race which was full of incident with mixed weather conditions.
Endurance Racing 2013 - 2015
Mason joined Prime Factors Racing in the Endurance World Championship
Return to the British Superbike Championship 2016
Mason will return to BSB in 2016 with Prime Factors Racing & arc-on.
Career statistics
Stats correct as of 9 July 2012