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1995
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First
year of racing.
British Superteen Championship (125cc Sport Production)
Finished 6th in championship, with rostrum places and lap records.
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1996
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Finished
2nd overall in British Superteen Championship.
1 win, 5 rostrum places, 3 pole positions, qualified on the front row
at all 10 rounds.
Won the EMRA Superteen Championship, having won every round!
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1997
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First
year in 125cc British Championship, consistently finishing races in
top 12.
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1998
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Second
year in 125cc British Championship, consistently finishing races in
top 8.
Best result of 6th place.
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1999
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First
year in 250cc British Championship.
Consistently in top 10, with best result of 6th.
Finished an excellent 10th overall in the final standings.
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2000
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In
2000 Tom Tunstall, in only his 2nd season in the 250cc class, emerged
as one of Britain's biggest future talents in the 250 GP class.
Scored points in European Championship races.
Consistently finished in the top 5 with 2 rostrum finishes.
After being as high as 3rd in the British Championship, Team Tunstall
finally finished 7th.
Competed with the best riders in the world at the British Grand Prix,
as a wild card rider.
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2001
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In
2001 Tom continued to make excellent progress as the best young rider
in the British 250cc Championship on a standard TSR Honda. In the ultra-competitive
European Championship he achieved several exceptional results. Competed
against and beat many factory kitted machines.
When competing in European Championship held a top 10 position and was
only 3 seconds off the podium in Italy.
After running as high as 4th finished 6th in the British Championship,
having gained rostrum finishes, and was consistently the top non A-kit
finisher.
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| 2002 |
1st year on a 4-stroke, consistent top 5 finishes with first rostrum after just 5 races. 6th race was as wildcard at world supersport. After running most of the championship in 3rd eventually finished 5th. Highest placed newcomer to supersport without manufacturer support. |
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| 2003 |
Official Yamaha supported team with extra help from Belgarda. Consistent top 10 results with top 6 finishes. |
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| 2004 |
Racing with Vitrans Ten Kate Team. Consistent top 10 finisher with top 5 results. Scored points in World Supersport. |
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| 2005 |
Regular top 10 results in British supersport with top 6 finishes. Competed in World supersport at Silverstone, Brands Hatch and Assen - constantly scoring points and his 12th place finish (less than 1 second from 9th) proved Toms competitiveness at world level. |
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| 2006 |
Stepped up to the World Supersport Championship,with stronger & 50% larger grids, average finish position of 18th, best result 14th [Qatar], regularly beating former world champions, race winners, and factory backed riders. |
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