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Dave Buky Racing, Chorley (2026)

11/10/2026

This weekend I managed to set my three fastest laps of each race within a tenth of each other and 2/3 of them were identical across two separate races!

Reminded me of a similar situation I captured back in 2014 during the good old days karting in my CRG at Hooton park and also once racing in the civic cup (which I couldn’t find the picture of) I have always been a consistent driver but 3/3 within a tenth over 3 separate sessions at a track I’ve only ever been to once before is an achievement I’m actually proud of! I wonder if I could get 3 identical on the same screen that would be good

I think it’s safe to say I’ve probably got the most from what that car can give me!

Mega weekend racing at knockhill makes me wanna race again next year 🙄🤣

08/10/2026

Another trip out to today just to prove the car is now working after a difficult round at cadwell park due to the car sensor not reading correctly resulting in me having no VTC for the entire race.

Chris was able to find a small amount by optimising the low cam, as previously we simply did not have time to do this and concentrated on the high cam. He also moved the VTEC engagement point up and added some cap timing at the top end just to maximise the power curve right where we need it the most.

Very little but a gains a gain! We still run at 1060kg with 250bhp putting us at 235bhp per tonne at peak power! Lacking vital torque in the mid range due to the cam/intake configuration.

We go again this weekend at Knockhill Racing Circuit this time running alongside Fraser Japcom with and Michael Barron at their home circuit!

Looking forward to some close fun racing with the lads 👊

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21/09/2026

Race report 20/09/2026
Cadwell park
Racing Hondas Championship

Gutted today for both me and Fraser Japcom we never wanted our positions to be decided the way it was in what has been a year long great fun battle!

Spending the last 2 weeks working 15 hour days after discovering the engine had had enough following the penultimate round over at brands hatch has certainly had its toll on me. Arriving to cadwell 30kgs over my minimum weight I didn’t know what to expect but at least we were there and could take the battle to the end.

In practice the TPS sensor wire came out of the plug which led to an early retirement of the session meaning I had only completed about 2 laps! however the car felt good and I knew I had the pace!

Qualifying actually went really well I had a clear track and the car handled the best it has yet with the new spring rates that I had installed over the last 2 weeks. The engine felt good and there was no signs of any issues! Crossing the line I placed the car In P2 but still 1 second behind Bob which I was surprised about as I did feel I nailed my lap! Unfortunately Fraser had issues with his gearbox leaving the chat but I had good faith he would be on the grid just in time after setting a lap time to put him in P3!

Race 1 sat on the line clutch depressed, high on the revs and waiting, the lights had a technical glitch and only one light went out! Starting on the front of the grid my reactions were quick and I launched off the line, soon realising what had happened I immediately let Bob back past before turn 1, thinking I would receive a penalty which then put me under massive pressure from Fraser. After settling in the race after lap 1, I managed to start Pulling a gap from Fraser, I knew I just needed to stay where I was and that this was enough to give me a clear advantage going into the final race. Then it started, the car started loosing power, progressively getting worse I could see Fraser catching until 3 laps to the end I had to retire coming down the hill after the goose kneck handing 2nd place to Fraser where he crossed the line, taking what was a 1 point deficit to a clear 3 point advantage for second in the championship. My pace was strong I had the position covered and closed my lap time to within 3 tenths of Bob who matched his qualifying time, the car felt great and I could do no more than what I did.

Due to low numbers, this round would be scored using the low points system. Also due to the regulations, the points scored in this round are not allowed to be included in the drop scores towards the total points included for the season (best 14 out of 16) with only 5 points for a race win it was near impossible for me to regain my position. I would need to win and Fraser would need to come last, also to add insult to injury I would be starting last in the next race whilst Fraser would be on the second row with a clear track infront of him for the reverse grid!

We managed to fix the car which turned out to to be a snapped TPS sensor!! Fitting a new sensor we took the car to scruiteneering where the ECU was unsealed and we were able to plug in and calibrate the sensor to work correctly before been re sealed.

Race 2 we would line up last. This time the lights worked as they should, the 5 second board came out 5 lights on and then all went off, I got a great start and made a move on Mike into turn 1, soon behind James he started pulling on me up the back straight I knew something wasn’t right. On the first lap again the car lost power until through the esses I had to pull over and let everyone past falling to the very back of both classes. The car seemed to come back to me but when I pushed it was 2/3 seconds a lap slow and felt completely flat. Not wanting to retire for the final race of the season I managed to cross the line picking up just 1 point. Today just wasn’t meant to be for us. After analysing the data it has become evident that the intake cam sensor failed which led me to having no VTC and when pushing been about 2-3 seconds under my delta.

Racing is racing there is way more lows than highs and sometimes things aren’t meant to be.

Due to the half point scoring system first time at Brands Hatch, I lost out 21 points at our best scoring round where I got a P2, race win and fastest lap, where my closest competitor Fraser actually had a DNF resulting in me loosing a net 5 points against him with him allowed to include this in his drop scores. Unfortunately we are not allowed to drop the final race of the year which was Infact my worst round of the season (1 point across both races). Rules are rules and that’s the way it goes.

Regardless of the technicalities behind the points system, I want to say a massive well done to Bob and Fraser they have certainly put the effort in this season and it’s been a good year for all 3 of us with some epic battles along the way!

Also a shout out to Lewis Barker for taking P1 in class B after some great drives all season. And Sammy who decided to retire part way through the season due to family commitments.

I want to say a hughe thanks to all my sponsors for their continued support with throughout the season, without them racing is simply not an option

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A massive thanks to Bob and Fraser for a great season racing but also for their help to get me on the grid for this round. If it wasn’t for such a tight championship battle I wouldn’t have put the effort in given the circumstance I was in two weeks ago.

A big thanks to Chris over at EFI parts who went above and beyond to get the car tuned and mapped and also power tested only a day before the race weekend at Tegiwa.

Tom who has been helping behind the scenes in the workshop over the past two weeks.

My partner Ellie for putting up with all the late nights and weekends away throughout the season and for supporting me

And to Jayce my lad for been No1 Daddy supporter! All the trophy’s are for you son 🏆💙

Thanks to Racing Hondas Championship for putting on the events and to all the spectators and followers for supporting the championship in 2026!

Not sure what the plans will be next year but a full season campaign is highly unlikely.

I may just be tempted to one more in something different if the car comes good!

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03/08/2026

What a weekend after no practice, tyres from last meeting and rears that have done a full season, I had no expectations! Rocked up not even looked at the car since Oulton and came away with P2 and P3 and setting both fastest laps after two race long battles with Bob and Fraser! Mega racing lads 👊

Full report to follow at some point!

18/06/2026

Race report

Brands Hatch
Rounds 7&8
Racing Hondas Championship

Having done several changes to the car since Donington park I turned up not knowing how the car would handle and we only had one session to get dialled in before qualifying. Practice session was decent and I managed to put a time to put me behind Bob and Fraser who had been testing for a few days prior to the race event so I couldn’t be too disappointed with that. Knowing I was on the back foot I had a lot to do in qualifying but was up for the challenge!

Qualifying was going well until the issues from Donington where my power steering failed on me came back to haunt me. I came in the pit knowing I had set a decent lap time, I unbuckled myself got under the dash and started to try and identify the issue, within a few minutes I managed to get the power steering back working and went out to complete the session. Again learning the track and my car throughout the session I managed to put the car on pole 2 tenths from championship leader in our class Bob so was pretty impressed with that!

Race 1 starting from pole I managed to hold off Fraser who got a good start and was on my tail for the opening stages of the race, settling into the race I pulled a little bit of a gap but then coming out of paddock hill on lap 4 my power steering went again, causing me to fight against the electric column I was unable to get the car turned in and pushed wide allowing Fraser the overlap through clear ways now running side by side down the pit straight, I held position on the inside into paddock hill not knowing if the car would turn in or not and been mindful I didn’t want to take out my competitors, on the run to Druids Fraser was still alongside and Bob right behind under breaking I got a nice unintentional knock from behind nearly sending me into Fraser and causing me to lock up missing the apex allowing Fraser to get the run around the outside and into the lead, now my focus was on trying my best to defend from Bob I saw Fraser driving away into the distance, it took me a few laps but I kind of got use to the power steering and had to fight the car to keep it on the track! Knowing I had decent pace I made a gap to Bob and started to hunt Fraser down, I managed to close the gap and was right on Fraser seeing I had the pace through Surtees I showed my nose twice but Fraser managed to hold position and close the door, on the last lap my opportunity came I was right on his bumper and switched to the inside at the last minute gaining the right to the corner unfortunately he did not see how close I was and came across forcing me to take invasive action and locking up meaning I was unable to make the position stick. Despite having the issues throughout the race and struggling to keep the car on the track I finished just 1.5 seconds behind the winner. A mega drive from Fraser to take his first win i pushed him hard and he didn’t crack I was mega pleased for him to get the win after all the hard work he has put in and was just happy I managed to defend from Bob and retain P2 collecting more valuable championship points!

Race 2

The reverse grid race saw me in P3, both Alford who started in pole and Bob in 2nd got a poor start so I used my opportunity and weaved through taking to the outside around paddock hill and into the lead, from here I was able to control the race and kept a gap between me and Bob to cross the line in P1 setting the fastest lap and my first race win in class A Racing Hondas which seems a long time coming!

The car was not exactly how I wanted it with the changes and I was suffering a lot of mid to exit hopping on the rear on throttle. we still have more handling to come from it currently on standard YSR single way shocks out the box so it will be interesting to see how the rest of the year pans out, with all the drivers developing their cars and themselves sure it’s going to be a close remainder of the season and still that top spot to fight for. The championship have done a great job of trying to control the racing to the ensure a level playing field with the addition of data analysis this round which I hope to see continue for the remaining rounds.

Mega respectful racing with both Fraser and Bob and I look forward to Oulton park my home race in just a few weeks time.

Again thanks to the team all my sponsors family and friends for the support!

And the great pictures from the media team!

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We go again in a few weeks time at my home circuit Oulton Park!

26/05/2026

Race report Donington Park
Rounds 5&6

Racing Hondas Championship

Decent weekend at Donington racking up some more points toward the championship.

Quali P2 0.9 off Bob and 3 tenths clear of Frazer.

Race 1 lost all power steering in assembly had to race in 32degrees outside temp for 15 mins probably one of the hardest races I’ve ever done and was about half a second down on my pace. Started P2 but physically couldn’t hold the car to defend from Fraser who got a blistering start off the line. Tommy made a nice move up the inside and I had to conceed. Every time I loaded the car the steering wheel would knock and try to kick back hard unsettling the car not to mention how physically demanding it was to turn the 9x17 wheels on AO52s. After a race long stint of chasing down Tommy and feeling like I needed to retire the car my opportunity came on the second to last lap I was catching and managed to get on his bumper into the shikane with the aim to get the run down the pit straight into red gate unfortunately I forgot what gear I was in missed my gear and then locked. Crossed the line in P4 nearly needing to be sent to the medics!

Race 2 started pole managed to hold of Frazer who got another great start and meant we ran side by side all the way down to the old hairpin. I got a mega drive off pulled a gap then by McLeans I had Bob back on my bumper, against good exit from McLeans and coppice but I couldn’t keep Bob behind and he was up the inside into the esses! Knowing he had the pace I settled and just wanted to pull a gap from Frazer and Tommy. A few laps in saw Spencer go off at the old hairpin and the red was under safety car, annoying as we had pulled a few second gap so was now nose to tail. I managed to get a mega re start along with Bob and we were both gone by turn 1 extending the gap from Tommy and Frazer who were behind. I kept Bob honest and actually started to claw back his advantage towards the end of the race to finish only 0.8 over the line!

Time to decide what to do because the race is for second at the moment and I can’t afford to upgrade the car within the regs to what it could potentially be. I have a few things I can do within my budget that others already have so let’s see maybe that’s enough to get a win

Also another trophy for my No1 supporter who came to watch me this meeting 💙🏆

Thanks to all my sponsors and people that make it happen and also to my team Kinetic Motorsport

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23/05/2026

We head over to for rounds 5 and 6 of the championship on the 25th May.

3 podiums out of 4 let’s hopefully get a couple more 🏁🏆🏆

Currently P2 in the class A standings

Live timing available using the following link:
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More information including full timetable available: https://www.racinghondas.uk/events/round-5-6-donington-park/

23/05/2026

We head over to for rounds 5 and 6 of the championship on the 25th May.

3 podiums out of 4 let’s hopefully get a couple more 🏁🏆🏆

Currently P2 in the class A standings

Live timing available using the following link:
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More information including full timetable available: https://www.racinghondas.uk/events/round-5-6-donington-park/

09/05/2026

Race report

Racing Hondas Championship
Rounds 3&4 Cadwell Park

Practice on the Sunday was valuable due to not been on the circuit for a while and never driven it using the new EK. The car felt good and little changes were made it was more about focusing on driving. Unfortunately the day was ended prematurely with engine issues which meant we could not continue

Race day

The team spent the evening and morning rectifying the engine issues in preparation for the race day.

The morning practice session would be used to put a heat cycle through the new tyres and also bed in a new set of rears incase the weather decided to change. Having completed just 1/2 lap the engine overheated and I had to pull off the circuit where I was able to get a few bottles of water from the spectators! Thanks guys 🙂 The session was red flagged due to another stranded car through hall bends. Fortunately I managed to get the car back to the pits and sort the overheating issues before heading back on circuit to complete some laps.

Qualifying

Went pretty well setting a lap time of 1.35.015, unfortunately been a few tenths up on the delta and coming across a slower class B car meant my fastest lap was hindered! I felt I could have gone half a second quicker but I’m not sure if that would have gained me a position with Tommy and Bob setting times of 1.34.4 and 1.34.6 respectively, but I would of been close!

Race 1

Starting P3 on the grid behind Bob I knew I had the opportunity to get alongside Tommy and hopefully make a position although the series of corners at cadwell would mean that Tommy if stayed in position would have the inside line for 2 and 3! Lights went red and out very quickly Tommy got a bad start and I move into p2 behind Bob I thought about going to the inside but on cold tyres I held position knowing that he was quick enough not to back us into the competition. Me and Bob managed to create a small gap. I tried to keep with Bob through the twisty sections but he was too quick as soon eased a gap. Now concentrating on the race for 2nd I could see both Tommy and Fraser in my mirrors I tried to just maintain the gap and not do anything daft as it’s very easy to loose the car around this circuit. Fair play to Fraser he kept his cool and positioned his car to not allow Tommy past. I could see all this going on in my mirrors and just kept my head down. Fraser kept me honest until the finish line where I got p2 and. Fraser a very deserved P3 as always I was happy for my fellow competitors slowed down to congratulate Fraser on his first podium and also congratulated Bob on his win and ran side by side with Tommy for the spectators. EKs and EGs showing the way 🙂

Race 2

Starting the reverse grid in P4 behind James Alford who got a reverse grid pole, I knew this was going to be exciting as his pace was some 4 seconds off where we were in qualifying and race 1. Tommy staring in P2 was easily past into turn 1 followed closely by Fraser I managed to get close but I decided to yield with James closing the door! something I would later regret as this destroyed our race for the podium. Both me and Bob sat behind James for a whole lap whilst Tommy and Fraser checked out! On lap 2 I took the first opportunity and made the move alongside into turn 2 and through turn 3 James still made it difficult but Bob also followed me through. Seeing how much pace Bob had I kept left and didn’t defend allowing him to make the move into turn 4, hoping I could tuck in and chase after P2 man Fraser. By this time he was a good 4 seconds up the road and Tommy even further. Again I tried to stick with Bob but I couldn’t match his pace I watched the race unfold and Bob drive away catching and passing Fraser and then after Tommy. My only aim was to try catch Fraser, the lap times came down and down each lap and I could see Fraser start to drive his mirrors and make the odd mistake with the pressure I was applying. Meanwhile Bob had started to fall back, I assumed he was nursing an issue with his car later to find out he was done for and completely exhausted! on the last lap both me and Fraser were nose to tail and on the back of Bob. Unfortunately for me, the chequered flag came out and we finished P4 behind Fraser in P3 and Bob in P2 one more lap and that might have been a different story!

I was sceptical about racing at cadwell park due to the damage last year however all drivers were respectful and we had some good close racing. Class A is looking to be a good battle this year I’m against 3 cars running under the same awning hut in up for the battle. I’ve hardly done any development to the car and still have things I need to do which will make it even more competitive. Well done to everyone on the podium and I hate to say it but to the 3 kilter k swaps. You ain’t getting many more opportunities to do that if I can help it! Bring on Donington see you all there 💪

As always a big thanks to my team Kinetic Motorsport and my personal sponsors

On to the next one at Donington bank holiday Monday 25th May my birthday weekend! We currently stand P2 in the drivers championship standings

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