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Motorcycle racer
Born in 1985 in Tramore Co. Waterford, even at the tender age of 3, Brian showed a keen interest in racing, running around with his helmet on pretending he was racing. When Brian was 7, he met with Hilton Hinks who was going out with Brian’s sister. Hilton would take Brian motocrossing with him right up until Hilton started short circuits at which point Brian became part of the team, doing any jobs he could. This was Brian's first real taste of competitive short circuit racing. Brian traveled to races throughout Ireland, England, and some European rounds fueling his huge appetite. In 1999 Brian finally got the opportunity to follow in Hilton’s footsteps by competing in his first moto-cross event. Straight away Brian began to see results getting wins in the junior classes, and quickly updated his bike leading to multiple victories in motox and grass tracks. In 2002 my his love for moto-cross translated to short circuit racing after getting a ride on an aprilia 250 racing bike. In 2003 Brian purchased an ex Hilton Hinks championship winning Honda cbr 600, which led to his first win in clubmans championship, also finishing 8th in national, and 3rd in Irish Southern Center Championship in his first season as ‘MAC Racing’. 2004 saw Brian move into the national championship from clubman’s on Suzuki GSXR1000. The success continued with a year filled with podiums leading to Brian clinching the 2004 Southern Center Championship. Brian continued with the GSXR 1000 in 2005, and MAC Racing had its first trip to DAYTONA FLORIDA with great success with 3 wins a 2nd and 3rd place. Success in 2005 also included 2nd in race of the year in Mondello, again winning the Southern Championship and 7th overall in Irish Superbikes. 2006, moved Mac Racing to the UK, doing British Superstock with Q Motorsport Kawasaki for half season, with Trackstar MV Agusta team mate Franco Bataini. Brian gained a lot of experience from Franco who was an ex Moto GP rider. Brian moved back to ISB in 2007 racing a ‘TAG’ fireblade. Successful outings included a wild card ride in British Superbike and some MRO (British National) meetings, racking up an amazing 27 race wins, 11 pole positions and 2 lap records, again winning the Irish Southern Center Championship and second in Irish Superbike Championship loosing out by only 1 point. Brian focused the loss of the 2007 Championship into 2008, and won the Irish Superbike Championship with J-TEC SPORTS HONDA becoming 1 of only 3 southern riders to win the ISB Championship. 2009 saw Brian move to MAR Kawasaki, again in the British Superbike but unfortunately the team would quit after 3 rounds due to financial difficulty leaving Brian without a ride. However, hiring a combination of bikes, Brian continued to score wins in Ireland's Superbike Championship and made his first successful outing on a Irish Road Race at last round in Killalane with a top ten finish. In 2010 Brian set his sights on the major National and international Road races, including his Isle of man TT debut, coming out with an impressive Second fastest newcomer ever award, a top ten Ulster Grand Prix finish and another second in the Irish Superbike Championship. Brian also won the Irish Southern Centre Superbike Championship and won the Mondello Masters. 2011 would prove a tough year for Brian, when he begin his year suffering a crash at Mondello Park and damaging his wrist. However, Brian did not give in and worked hard to get back to race fitness in time for the Isle of Man TT races with TAG/VTL RACING. Unfortunately a lot of mechanical problems struck and with a lack of funds, TAG/VTL Racing did not have the spares to compete the event. As a result, Brian moved to the CD Racing Team after the TT. Riding the CD Racing ZX10 and R6 he secured some good solid results at the National Road Races, fighting for podiums and top 5 finishes to finish second in the Irish Southern Centre 600 Championship and Superbike Class in his first full year in the championship. Two fifth position finishes at the Killalane Races ended Brian’s 2011 road racing season on a high. However, 2012 would be Brian’s biggest and best year to date, as he would be the first rider in the history of the Adelaide Masters series to clench both the Superbike and Supersport 600 championships. Brian also had his best TT posting an average speed lap of 120mph and posting a top 25 finish in the Superstock race. Success followed through to the North West 200 where Brian scored a massively creditable top 10 finish in the Superbike. Brian’s attack on the National Road Race series was also sugar coated with a highly credible 4th in the supersport 600 class in Cookstown against a highly classed field of International riders, 3rd in the Grand Finale at Walderstown and 3rd again in the Open race at Killilane to finish out an ultra successful year for Brian and the Chris Dowd outfit An exciting 2013 will see Brian make the move to the highly successful KMR Kawasaki run by.