Pete Graves Superbike Racing - Pete THE MAN...

<BODY> <BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"> <BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#993366"><FONT SIZE=+1>This page site is designed for browsers capable of showing frames, but we would hate for you to be dissapointed so here's the content of this page anyway....</FONT></FONT></B></CENTER> </BLOCKQUOTE> <BLOCKQUOTE> <CENTER><PRE><A HREF="Home-set.html"><IMG SRC="but-home.gif" HEIGHT=21 WIDTH=129></A></PRE></CENTER> <BLOCKQUOTE> <PRE><CENTER><FONT SIZE="+1">   </FONT></CENTER></PRE> <PRE><A HREF="mailto:petegraves@uksuperbikes.freeserve.co.uk"><B><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><IMG SRC="Images/but-mlpt.gif" WIDTH="126" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></FONT></B></A><B><FONT COLOR="#000099" SIZE="+3" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> </FONT><FONT SIZE="+3" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="form.html" TARGET="_top"><IMG SRC="Images/but-supp.gif" WIDTH="126" HEIGHT="21" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></A></FONT></B></PRE> <P><CENTER><B><FONT COLOR="#000099" SIZE="+4" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Pete</FONT></B></CENTER></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Well, what can I say! I can remember helping pete test his first race bike, running up and down part built</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">sections of the M25 in the middle of the night. Jumping on the rear of the bike to fire it up, Pete shot off into</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">distance. Two hundred yards up the road the bike would stop, more adustments, I run up the road to catch up,</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">just as I get there he's ready to try again. The bike got faster, and I got a lot fitter! Pete's Superbike racing team</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">is a far cry from those early days, now an outstanding unit combining technical excellence and winning results</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">with a first class reputation for delivering sponsor value and promotional opportunities.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">I don't get involved in the racing side anymore, in the first place I can't keep up with the bike, and running up</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">and down the M25 these days can seriously damage your health! I'll stick to developing web sites. I'm Pete's</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">brother, so if your expecting an impartial guide to Pete's racing career you can forget it. On the other hand, if</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">it's the previously untold story your interested in then stick around and I'll fill you in with the details. Just a</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">quick ad, my business is web solutions - </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="http://www.thatsfantastic.co.uk/" TARGET="Main">Thats Fantastic Web Design</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> - were actually very good, and reasonably</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">priced, so if you think the web is for you or your business (and it almost certainly is) </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="mailto:anthony@thatsfantastic.co.uk?subject=web site enquiries">contact me</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">!</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Pete is totally dedicated to motorcycle racing, as anyone who has worked with him or raced against him will</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">testify. With a single minded pursuit of winning, Pete's career has included two seasons in Grand Prix racing,</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">European Championships, and recently of course as the fastest privateer in the British Superbike Championship.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Regularly beating factory teams is fine, but winning is what matters. In 1999 we can expect to see Pete win</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">more races than ever before. Competing in the 600 Supersport British Championship, the British Sports</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Production Champioship, and the RS250 Cup, we have a </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="team-main.html" TARGET="Main">fantastic team</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> set up for the year and look forward to</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">seeing you at the track.</FONT></P> <P><B><U><FONT COLOR="#000099" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Recent History:</FONT></U><FONT COLOR="#000099" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> In 1994 Pete took his Cadburys Boost Ducati onto the rostrum in the Supercup, he regularly finished</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">in the top 6 beating many factory runners, and took 8th overall in the British Championship. He won a number of</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">other events, and earned 3rd place in the World Championship Endurance 24 hours at Spa. As a result of these</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">successes he was picked up by Yamaha for his first "factory" ride, and then regained the Cadburys sponsorship</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">which he took to Yamaha.</FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">However after being badly let down in the 1995 season, Pete faced 1996 having to rebuild his team and</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">reputation. Creating the Atlantic 252 Superbike team with the help of the "</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="spon-main.html#anchor718498">Sponsors Club</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">" members, he took 11th</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">in the Superbike Championship that year on a completely standard Ducati 916 Corsa. He looked on course to</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">re-establish himself as a front runner in 1997, before his fight-back was delayed by leukaemia.....</FONT></P> <P><B><U><FONT COLOR="#000099" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">Comeback:</FONT></U></B><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">  - Watch this space, and I'll post the story soon. - If you would like to add any of your own comments</FONT><FONT SIZE="-1"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light">to this page please </FONT><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"><A HREF="mailto:anthony@thatsfantastic.co.uk?subject=Petes story">mail me</A></FONT><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE="-1" FACE="Footlight MT Light"> and I'll include them.</FONT></P> <PRE><CENTER><FONT FACE="Footlight MT Light">   </FONT> <A HREF="mailto:webmaster@thatsfantastic.co.uk"><FONT FACE="Footlight MT Light"><IMG SRC="Images/but-mail.gif" WIDTH="126" HEIGHT="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" BORDER="0" NATURALSIZEFLAG="3"></FONT></A> <FONT COLOR="#0000ff" FACE="Footlight MT Light">   </FONT></CENTER></PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY>