William Shaw bounces back for double success
A crash during the final race of the season meant William Shaw ended last year's campaign bitterly disappointed after narrowly missing out on two championships.
But rather than give up he returned to the East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) championship more determined than ever and claimed his titles at the second time of asking.
The Telford rider now has his sights on moving up to the more competitive Thundersport series after securing the EMRA superstock and Buildbase 600 titles.
Shaw, 30, who works as a vehicle body repairer at Autocraft Telford, and is engaged to Kelly Randall, said: "Last season was going great and I was in contention for winning two championships, the superstock and the rookies, until the last round in October when I was involved in an incident with my superstock championship rival.
"He hit me from behind and took us both out, which resulted in him winning the title and I was runner-up.
"The rookies championship was a battle between me and my twin brother, Matt, which he won while I ended up fourth overall because of the mechanical issues caused by the same crash.
"Although I didn't win any of the championships, it was still a successful season as I improved my lap times and got the best out of the bike.
"But the main success was the improvement to myself."
