The outfit rely on EBC’s components on their 600cc motorcycles
The SpiceBoy Racing team, comprising three riders, are competing in the HM Racing Clubman 600 class of the NGRRC for the 2025 season.
Tim Petts, Jon Otter and Nev Otter all entrust EBC Brakes components on their array of 600cc Kawasaki and Triumph machines – including GPFAX front brake pads, Double-H sintered rear brake pads and XC-Series floating brake discs.
The first round of the year took them to Lincolnshire’s scenic Cadwell Park Circuit, where the team showed promise despite some hurdles across the weekend.
You can read how it all panned out in the team’s own words below…
“We arrived at Cadwell Park late Thursday to prepare for testing the following day.”
Testing
“Tim spun some great laps in testing, finishing the day in in the 1:42s.
“This was Jon’s first ever race weekend, and not unsurprisingly, he was nervous to say the least. After finishing the first session 2:06, he ended the day with a 1:57, so some good improvement during the sessions.
“Nev was under the weather all weekend and decided not to take part in testing.”
Race 1 (Saturday)
“All three went out in warm up and then into qualifying. Tim qualified P12, Nev P15 and Jon P35. All in all, a satisfactory session.”
“A rather frenetic start to race one saw some close calls in the middle of the pack, and a SpiceBoy battle began to emerge with Tim still in his P12 starting position and Nev up two places to P13, whilst Jon in his first ever race remained in P35.
“On the second lap, Nev passed Tim into his favourite corner at Park, promoting himself to P12, only for Tim to re-take him on the last lap in the same spot. Nev continued to lose another two spots on the final lap due to his visor fogging up.”
Tim: P13 (1:44.184)*
Nev: P15 (1:43.501)*
Jon: P33 (1:56.826)*
Race 2 (Sunday)
“With starting positions carried over from the prior race finishing positions, we set off into Coppice (Turn 1) for another bash, Tim making the better of the starts, however this was unfortunately short lived as the Gremlin of the Gooseneck (Turn 6) struck and took Tim clean out of the race (rider ok). It was left to Nev and Jon to pick up the mantle, however the fogging on Nev’s visor was even worse during this race, having to hold the visor open whilst riding down the straights upwards of 120mph! This eventually led to him to out-brake himself at the downhill Mansfield corner, dropping him well down the field. Jon continued his learning experience finishing where he started in P33 but again upping his lap time.
Tim: DNF
Nev: P28 (1:46.086)*
Jon: P33 (1:55.528)*
Race 3 (Sunday)
“With a mixed-up grid for race three, Tim starting right at the back in P37 due to his DNF, Nev in P28 and Jon P33 – this had the makings of a classic SpiceBoy battle. Tim however had other ideas and with one of his famous electric starts was soon gone, however Jon did manage to pass his Dad on the start and a little battle ensued until Nev managed to squeeze past him at Barn at the end of the second lap. Nev was so exhausted due to his illness didn’t really progress any further up the grid.
“A satisfying weekend, though Tim and Nev will believe more points could have been scored, but just shows you never know what’s going to happen in motorbike racing.”
King of the Mountain Trophy
“In addition to the racing, we have a little internal battle for our own trophy at the Cadwell event each year. The trophy is awarded to the SpiceBoy with the fastest race lap of the meeting, and this year the trophy will be travelling back to Norfolk with Tim beating Nev by less than .4 of a second, well done Tim.
“We move to Round two at Snetterton for our next instalment of the 2025 season.”
*Denotes fastest lap
GPFAX Pads
EBC’s GPFAX Sintered Race Brake Pads are for RACE ONLY use. This is a blend of brake pad that has higher friction and far better grip than any other brake product on the market.
X-Series Floating Discs
Since their introduction, EBC’s ultra-lightweight floating motorcycle rotors have become one of the worlds best selling lightest and best performing discs available for all modern sport bikes.
