For round one of any season predictions are never easy, but one thing that we can say is that last year’s top man Phil Bevan is back on the number 13 Kawasaki ZX-10R and looking to add to his record breaking tally of championship wins when NGRRC cranks up for its season opener at Brands Hatch this weekend.

Phil sits on top of all or the NG Road Racing statistics now with more wins and more championship than ant other rider in the clubs 45-year history.

Now Phil is never one to come into a season with all guns blazing at round number one. He is a wily character and knows that so much can go wrong early season, and he is in this for the season long glory.

The Phoenix Open
Phoenix Motorcycles from Trowbridge again support the Open. All the fastest riders of the meeting will be battling it out for one of the biggest season long prize funds in the country. Phil Bevan took the title for the sixth time on the bounce last year, so the big question is, “Who can beat Bevan in 2015?”. For sure Peter Baker will be up for the challenge as will Dan Cooper.

The 250 GP ACU National Championship
These former 250cc world championship spec machines are pure race bikes and are designed with one thing in mind, to race, and this is the best place to se them. Former champ Ant Hodson heads up this year’s list but will face two previous Brands winners in the shape of Darrell Higgins and Dave Hampton

Ones to watch
One of the young stars of 2014 Mark Clayton is back on the grid on his 125 Honda in the GP series, and will use this as preparation for this BSB assault. Three championships went the way of Daniel Tilley last year, and he is back on his 400 Kawasaki to add more this year.

The Powerbikes will see Phil Bevan, Peter Baker and Dan Cooper vying for victory. The 600 class will be the one to savour as last years champ Max Symonds will be up against some tough opposition here, Keenan Armstrong, Josh Day, Luke Jones and Sam Thompson and James Harrison are all back in the 600 class.

Others worth a watch are Duncan Gibson on his Ducati Panigale in the Sound of Thunder, as he takes on Peter Carr and his Triumph 675. Plus the Streetstock class with defending champ Richard Hughes taking on Paul Jeffery, Simon O’Donnell and Ciaran Bligh.