Finley Arscott
Finley Arscott, 20, will be joining the BSB Team this year
Finley Arscott age 20, from Lifton, has had a very short career so far; yet with no previous experience in riding a motorbike, he has already progressed to high levels.
In only his second year of competing, he came 6th in the Thundersport Superteens in 2019 - club racing's highest level of Junior Championship.
Finley then went on to finish second in the Thundersport Superteens Championship in 2020 and 1st in the Thundersport Junior Cup.
Finley has since moved up to the 600cc Class in the No Limits Pirelli Elite 600cc, competing in 4 of 7 rounds and finishing 8th in the championship out of 47. Unfortunately, he suffered a collarbone injury in the first round, resulting in him being unable to race until June. It was during this championship that Finley won first and second place trophies — not bad for someone who had only been riding for three months!
Finley also competed in 2 of 7 rounds in the Thundersport 600 Elite Championship finishing 16th out of 61.
The talented young rider was fortunate to also compete as a wild card in three rounds of British Superbikes in BSB National Superstock 600 Championship, where he finished on his highest position to date — 20th out of 45.
This year Finley will be joining the BSB Team — a huge achievement that has paved the way for more success in the future.
‘I am definitely proud of myself,’ said Finley. ‘I’ve come a long away in the short time I’ve been riding, but the biggest part for me is the people around me. I’ve had such a journey throughout the years and I’ve had the greatest support ever and not just from family and friends.
‘I strive to do the best I can and even when I have such limited experience, all I want to do, is do my absolute best.’
Finley’s Mum and Dad, Polly and Paul Arscott, are of course hugely proud of his achievements — and they know the best is yet to come.
Polly said: ‘His Dad, Paul, and I are really proud of what he’s achieved so far with so little experience. He is definitely talented.
‘He was only allowed to start riding a bike if he passed his GCSE’s, so we kept our fingers crossed that he might fail. I think we were the only parents who were not happy that he passed all of them!
‘It’s really great that we spend time together as a family at weekends when he’s racing.’
Finley has signed with Cheshire Mouldings Kawasaki powered by JR Performance Racing in British Superbikes in the National Junior Superstock 600cc Championship Class.
JR Performance Racing was started in January 2019 by Team Owner Joe Richardson who has worked for the majority of big team names in the British Superbike Paddock. They won the BSB National Superstock 600 Championship in 2020 with Ben Luxton and in 2021 Joe Talbot came second only 7 points adrift of First position.