Phil Harvey

Road racer

Phil on the new 2006 bike which was instantly competitive at the Watson Spring Meeting at Scarborough

TheFSD.com motorcycle racing team is the banner in which team Harvey racing www.teamharveyracing.com will be running under for the 2006 real road racing season.  The FSD.com are an Internet based Financial Services Directory who can offer a whole range of financial service contacts at the click of a mouse, try them out on www.theFSD.com and click sponsored links.

The team will also have its long standing support of the TRU GROUP www.trugroup.co.uk as both sponsor and key members of the race team with Kev, the MD of the TRU GROUP also working long hours as mechanic, the TRU GROUP is split into three divisions, firstly TRUPAK who supply mouse mats, keyboards and a host of lap top accessories. Secondly TRU SEAL which manufacturer lorry container security tags and finally TRU PLASTICS, which is the plastic injection moulding division.

Team Harvey Racing was established in 1991 and has traditionally consisted of Phil Harvey on the 125cc GP machines and his father Mick Harvey on the F2 Super Sidecars, both riders have struggled for many a year with very little financial backing with Phil being able to subsidise his racing by manufacturing knee sliders, which he still does see; www.slidez.co.uk and www.kneeslidez.com but with the additional financial support of theFSD.com the team have been able to offer Phil a 600cc Yamaha R6 to run along side his 125cc machine.

Postcard from Cartegena  2007

 

Phil Harvey found himself delighted with the new GP250 he took delivery of and tested in Spain. After two seasons where he felt he wasn't doing himself justice, he was over the moon with the bike and feels that if he can sort out the injured hand he will be able to realise his undoubted talent. In perfect conditions over a four day session, Phil got down to some serious lapping : now the task is to squeeze as much power as possible out of the engine for the NW200.

    

 

2009 Mixed Fortunes

3rd at the North West !!

But the Ulster was another story.

Phil Harvey scored the biggest result of his 18 year racing career when he finished 3rd in the prestigious 2009 North West 200 in May. On a circuit 9 miles in length over public roads in Coleraine, Phil seized a last lap opportunity to win his podium position. He is pictured here with William Dunlop, and Chris Palmer. Placings also came at Oliver’s Mount Scarborough though it was here where his season faltered later in the year. An accident damaged his back and he was not fully fit to race when he went to the Ulster Grand Prix in August. Whilst lying high in the placings Phil was brought off by another rider   He was badly shaken, but not seriously hurt; more than can be said for his prized Honda (pictured after the crash). The last major event of the year came in the Isle of Man where he gained a 5th place in the lightweight race. Conditions on the famous TT course were appalling, but a typically gritty performance saw him through.

Like many riders, Phil is finding funds hard to come by in these financially demanding  times but no doubt the same driving spirit he has shown so  in the past   will keep him on the grids next year.