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Name: Barry Burrell
Date of Birth: 14th August 1986
Place of Birth: Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, England
Height: 179 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Introducing Barry Burrell, a young
motorcycle rider who has the commitment and
determination to succeed in his field.
Barry was one of only eight riders in the
UK to be selected by the ACU Road Racing Academy in
2002. He was the first to be recruited from the North
East in the two years that the Academy had been running.
In 2002 Barry won the BEMSEE B.M.C.R.C.
Nationwide Production 125 Cup and secured second place
in the MRO Superteen Challenge 2002.
Following his success in such a short period of time on
the Aprilla Barry was then offered a ride for Team Great
Britian in the BMW Motorrad Boxer Cup for the 2003
season.
2003 was Barry Burrell’s debut year in
the international BoxerCup series and he impressively
adapted to the unique riding style required for racing
the big-bore BMW Boxer twins. Barry’s best result was a
fifth place finish at Le Mans in France and secured
eleventh position in the championship overall.
2004 was the final season for the BMW
Boxer Cup series with Barry finishing 11th overall in
the championship standings and finished 3rd in the
rankings of the Under 21 Challenge.
2005 saw Barry make his debut on the
CBR600 racing for Czech team MS Racing, who had followed
Barry's progress through the Boxer Cup. This season was
a learning curve for Barry, Getting used to the bike and
the high level of competition of the 600 European
Superstock class saw Barry become a respectable top 15
runner.
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