James Lodge (born 18 May 1989 in Holmfirth, West Yorkshire) is a British motorcycle racer who was a two-time British 125 cc champion 2009 and 2010.[1] Lodge also rode two wildcard races in the 125 cc category at the British rounds of 2009 and 2010 World Championships, failing to finish both times. Lodge competed in the National Superstock 600 Championship in 2014. He gained his first podium in the class at the Brands Hatch Indy circuit at the first race of the 2012 season.
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In 2016 Lodge made a brief return to racing, riding a Kawasaki ZX7R in the Thundersport GB 'Golden Era Superbike' series at Cadwell Park. Having not ridden for nearly two years and with 50 bhp less than the front runners, Lodge finished on the podium twice, including a win in the final race of the weekend.[citation needed]
In 2021 Lodge raced in the No Limits Racing ACU National Endurance 1000 Championship with his brother Jonathon Lodge on a BMW S1000RR. They were the only single bike entry in the championship and went on to take two third places, two second places and two wins before winning the championship at the final round at Brands Hatch GP circuit, beating the four bike entry of Delkevic Racing by two points.[2]
2021 also saw Lodge return briefly to British Supersport for RS Racing on a Kalex in the British GP2 Championship. After limited track time in Friday Practice, Lodge qualified 18th for the sprint race, which he finished 19th overall and 9th in the GP2 class. Sunday's feature race would see him start 19th on the grid but an incident involving spilled coolant at Clearways on lap eight brought the red flag out as five riders including Lodge had fallen.[3]
Career edit
Starting out edit
Lodge started out racing in 2006, when he competed in the ACU Star Championship, finishing fourth in the championship. In 2007 Lodge moved to the ACU Motostar Championship in which he finished 3rd. He then moved into the British 125cc championship with Lodge finishing a respectable 6th place. He stayed in the 125 class for 2009 with the KRP / BRICON Honda team, winning the 125 championship at the second attempt. Lodge decided to stay in the championship to defend his title for 2010, which he did successfully.[4] Lodge also rode in the 125cc class at the British Grand Prix, retiring from the race as a wildcard.[5]
National Superstock 600 Championship edit
For 2011 Lodge moved into the Superstock 600 category riding Kawasaki. He didn't finish inside the points with a best of 16th place at Knockhill and Brands Hatch. For the 2012 season Lodge changed teams to a Yamaha, in the first round of the 2012 season he achieved his first podium finish in the class (2nd) with team mates in 1st and 3rd. He eventually finished 7th overall and 5th in 2013.[citation needed]
Career statistics edit
2006– 6th, British ACU Motostar Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2007– 4th, British ACU Motostar Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2008– 6th, British 125 Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2009– 1st, British 125 Championship #29 Honda RS125R
2010– 1st, British 125 Championship #1 Honda RS125R
2011– NC, National Superstock 600 Championship #29 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2012– 7th, National Superstock 600 Championship #29 Yamaha YZF-R6
2013– 5th, National Superstock 600 Championship #7 Kawasaki ZX-6R
2014– 5th, National Superstock 600 Championship #7 Kawasaki ZX-6R
Stats updated 28 July 2012
All time edit
| Series | Years Active | Races | Poles | Podiums | Wins | 2nd place | 3rd place | Fast Laps | Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British 125cc | 2008–2010 | 36 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | |
| 125cc | 2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Superstock 600 | 2011– | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 52 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
By championship edit
Grand Prix motorcycle racing edit
Races by year edit
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Honda | QAT | JPN | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | GBR Ret |
CZE | INP | SMR | POR | AUS | MAL | VAL | NC | 0 | [6] | |
| 2010 | Honda | QAT | ESP | FRA | ITA | GBR Ret |
NED | CAT | GER | CZE | INP | RSM | ARA | JPN | MAL | AUS | POR | VAL | NC | 0 | [7] |
British 125cc edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Honda | THR 15 |
OUL Ret |
BHGP 9 |
DON 7 |
SNE 9 |
MAL 4 |
OUL 7 |
KNO 6 |
CAD 11 |
CRO 7 |
SIL 4 |
BHI 1 |
6th | 109 | [8] | |
| 2009 | Honda | BHI 4 |
OUL 3 |
DON 2 |
THR 4 |
SNE 2 |
KNO 1 |
MAL 2 |
BHGP 2 |
CAD Ret |
CRO 6 |
SIL 3 |
OUL 7 |
1st | 182 | [9] | |
| 2010 | Seel Honda | BHI 1 |
THR 1 |
OUL 1 |
CAD Ret |
MAL 3 |
KNO C |
SNE 24 |
BHGP 1 |
CAD Ret |
1st | 149 | [4] | ||||
| Honda | CRO Ret |
CRO Ret |
SIL 2 |
OUL 4 |
National Superstock 600 edit
| Year | Bike | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Kawasaki | BHI Ret |
OUL Ret |
CRO |
THR 30 |
KNO 16 |
SNE |
OUL |
BHGP |
CAD |
DON |
SIL 24 |
BHGP 16 |
NC | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Yamaha | BHI 2 |
THR 11 |
OUL Ret |
SIL 9 |
SIL 7 |
SNE 11 |
KNO Ret |
OUL 2 |
BHGP 2 |
CAD | DON | SIL | BHGP | 5th* | 82* | [10] |
- * Season still in progress
References edit
- ^ Milsom, Tammy (5 April 2010). "Champion Lodge returns with a win". BikeSport News. V3 Media. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Lodges lift endurance crown". UK Club Sport.
- ^ "Currie takes red flagged BSS race win". Bike Sport News. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "2010 SpeedyRetail.com British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 27 June 2010. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Silverstone the scene for next 125 instalment". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Milsom, Tammy (20 July 2009). "KRP wildcard four riders". BikeSport News. V3 Media. Archived from the original on 22 July 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Silverstone the scene for next 125 instalment". motogp.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "2008 Relentless British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 12 October 2008. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "2009 Relentless British 125GP Championship & ACU Academy Cup" (PDF). British Superbike Championship. MotorSport Vision. 11 October 2009. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Round 9 – Standings" (PDF). MotorSportVision Racing. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2012.