Team info

Diablo 666 team is run by Dave Carnell of HM Racing. He and Micky prepare the Diablo bikes immaculately for each race. At the race track they are supported by other members of the team. In addition, Steve Smith, Perry Leask and Gareth Hopkins of HM Racing all work to provide very professional and knowledgeable support with engine and suspension management.

Rider - Piers Hutchins
Last year, 2010 proved a very productive year for Piers as he continued to hone his skills and consolidate his experience on the GSXR 600, earning the team 4th place in the MRO Supersport series. Diablo 666 were proud to see Piers produce some of the best rides of his career.

Also later in the year, he was offered two rides in the Triumph Triple Challenge series. He immediately gelled with the Triumph’s 3 cylinder power and performance, and quickly showed his prowess at Cadwell. In true Diablo 666 tradition, Piers showed a determination and focus that has become the trademark of this national and international race team. 2009 had been a big learning curve for Piers, when he stepped up to the MRO 600 Superstock class after a highly successful 2008 in MRO Mini Twins. However, he quickly adapted to the totally different power characteristics and started creeping up the grid to finish 6th in the MRO Junior Superstock championship and 11th in the MRO Supersport on his Superstock bike.

Background
Diablo 666 started as a Endurance Team in the FIM World Endurance Championship racing at Suzuka, Le Mans, Doha and other international circuits. Diablo 666 gained several podium finishes before withdrawing when the recession hit hard on exchange rates. Other members of Diablo Team that help are Miles Hutchins who helps look after logistics and timing at the Race Track, James Hutchins (World Endurance Rider) and Mike (Spike) Edwards who also help with Piers’s ongoing development.

Carl Rosner Motorcycles
Carl Rosner is the main Triumph dealer in South London. They have a heritage of racing, starting in cars and then turning to motorbikes in the 70s. With Carl Rosner's passion for bikes he started by restoring classic Triumphs and Nortons and then with the emergence of the new Norton factory he became a Norton dealer. After the demise of Norton, he started racing very successfully the Ex. Boyer 750 Trident production racer with Ray Knight. This developed into building a famous Rob North formula 750 Trident Racer. Together they claimed many race wins including the Classic Racing Motorcycle Club Formula 750 championship with Danny Imberg on board.

With the launch of the new Triumph company, Carl Rosner became a main dealer and became involved in the Triumph Speed Triple challenge in the 90s. James Haydon and Micheal Rutter were a few of the famous names to ride their bikes. Now 2011 will be an opportunity for Carl Rosner to once again get involved with a successful Triumph race series.

HM Racing
Based in their new full race and road service premises in Edenbridge, Kent, HM are well known for their engine building, race and suspension preparation – and very creative innovation of race technology and equipment for both national and international teams and riders.

Founded in 1990, HM Racing already have 27 British Championships to their name as well as numerous other regional, national and international successes with engines built, tuned and dyno tested at their Kent workshop. Over the years HM have diversified to keep pace with ever changing technology and their mantra "technology not guesswork" is at the heart of everything they do. They have a strong pedigree in aligning themselves with the very best products and technology.

They are the official UK distributor for STM slipper clutches and also they developed the HM 'strain gauge' quickshifter, now recognised as the best on the market. Central to HM’s services is a full chassis and suspension capability, overseen by Perry Leask an eight time national champion and one the original Ohlins technicians with factory training dating back to the early eighties.

HM Racing have been key partners and suppliers for several factory supported racing series, including the KTM 660 cup and most recently the Triumph Triple Challenge where HM is responsible for the base suspension and chassis set-up for each bike to ensure conformity and consistent performance across the championship.