Leigh Smith Racing - News

14th September 2008: Jackson returns home from his season in Europe this coming Thursday. He will give moral support to Blake at the Phillip Island MotoGP125 event in early October before lining up for a head to head challenge in the final round of the Australian 125cc Championship at Eastern Creek on the 18th and 19th of October.

12th September 2008: Blake is attending the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra this weekend as part of an elite sports development program run by the Australian Sport Commission and Motorcycling Australia. The AIS help develop Australia's Olympic Team, and provide sports psychology and fitness training.

31st August 2008: Blake stands on the brink of claiming the hard fought Australian 125cc Championship for 2008 following another strong showing at Symmons Plains in Tasmania this weekend. With 76 points up for grabs at the final round at Eastern Creek in October, Blake has a 70 point lead over his closest rival.

12th July 2008: Blake has been busy raising funds for breast cancer research, and promoting awareness of the fund raising work done by the Cancer Council of Australia by running a very distinctive pink ribbon bike since the ASC round at Queensland Raceway.

Blake's family was touched by the disease when they lost a close friend earlier this year to this increasingly common cancer.

More pics in Blake's website gallery of the bike in action beating all comers.