BENELLI CLASSICO

Meet The Team...

Richard Connell

Team Principle

Toolmaker/Mechanical engineer

Former racer, mechanic, and race engineer for two and four wheels.

"Having been involved in motorsport on two and four wheels since the late 1980's, I am relishing the challenge of developing the Benelli racing motorcycle into a championship winner worthy of the Benelli name. 

Ian Smith

Benelli Classico Works Rider

 Motorsport History:

            Motorcycle Road Racing

                                                             First Race- Carnaby Raceway, March 1986

                                                             First Win -  Carnaby Raceway, October 1986

          1986            3rd Overall,  Auto 66 Club 250 Production Class Championship

                               Winner “ Battle of the Roses” Intercounty races 250 production class

                               Lap Record Holder 250 production Class Carnaby Raceway

          1987            Winner,  Formula Five Club 250 Open Class Championship

                               Runner up, Formula Five Club 250 Production Class championship

                               Runner up, Auto 66 Club 250 Production Class Championship 

          1988            Winner, Auto 66 Club 250 Open  Class Championship

                               Runner up, Auto 66 Club Junior Stock Class Championship

                               Runner up, Auto 66 Club 250 Production Class Championship

                               Winner, Oulton Park Star Series 350 Production Class Championship

          1989            Winner, Derby Phoenix 250 Production Class Championship

                               Winner, Rod Harwin Trophy

                               Runner up, Oulton Park Star Series 350 Production Class Championship

                               Lap Record Holder Oulton Park 350 Production Class

          1990           Winner, Oulton Park Supersport 400 Class Championship

                              Winner, Auto 66 Club Supersport 400 Class Championship

                              Lap Record Holder, Oulton Park, Supersport 400 Class

         1991           Top Ten Placings National Supersport 400 Class Championship

         1992           Top Ten Placings National Supersport 400 Class Championship

                             Top Ten Placings Shell Oils Super Cup  Supersport 400 Class Championship

         1993           2nd Oulton Park Supersport 400 Class Championship

                             Lap Record Holder, Oulton Park, Supersport 400 Class

         1994          Retired from motorcycle racing (for the first time!)

         2006         Various Clubs,  racing Ducati 916 in Sound of Thunder classes

                           in order to regain lapsed National A.C.U. Licence in order to undertake

                           Manx Grand Prix

        2010          Manx Grand Prix, newcomers class, Ducati 916, managed to be quickest twin cylinder

                           Machine all practice week and the 4 lap race, best lap (105 m.p.h.) on last lap of race

2011 retired for the second time

2016 to date top ten finishes in Thundersport GB Sound of Thunder class on Ducati 916

2019 9th (from 142 entries, 3 heats and a final) Assen Ducati races on Ducati 916 against modern machines

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