BSK SPEEDWORKS
ben kingham - Owner/Director of BSK Speedworks Ltd.
BSK SpeedWorks Ltd – Classic motorcycle company involved in restoration, tuning, engine building and racing classic bikes. Specialising in Vincent motorcycles.
Background:
My great grandfather (center of the Kingham Bros picture, right) had one of the first motorcycle shops in the country, initially a bicycle shop, he later sold the first Triumphs and Indians (the later ridden from London to Tring on import). My father raced Vincent's in the 60’s and continued to do so until the 1990’s, this obviously rubbed off on me. I started racing classic bikes at 16 years old, initially on a BSA C15 250cc and then later on my dads Vincent Comet 500cc. 32 years later I'm still racing Vincent motorcycles and am glad to have the assistance of my old man still.
Although we have raced a few different Vincent's, and other classic bikes through the years,The bike we raced at Goodwood this year was not a seasoned campaigner, but is in fact my dads old road bike that we adapted for racing over the last 3 or 4 years.
Most recent racing achievements:
2022 Goodwood Revival:
The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy (part 1) : B Kingham/J Brookes BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow 2nd Place
The Barry Sheene Memorial Trophy (part 2) : B Kingham/J Brookes BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow 1st Place
Overall position: 2nd Place.
Rider of the event: Ben Kingham, BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow
Mick Hemmings Trophy for the fastest lap: Josh Brookes, BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow
2022 Lansdowne Classic Championship:
The Lansdowne Pre-55 Championship: B Kingham BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow 1st Place
The Harry Whitehouse Trophy: B Kingham BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow
2021:The Lansdowne Pre-55 Championship:
B Kingham BSKSPEEDWORKS Vincent Black Shadow 2nd Place
Our Vincent has been refined over the last few years through racing in the Lansdowne Championship, always with a view to entering the greatest classic motorcycle race in the world: The Goodwood Revival in 2022. To be on the podium after our first attempt on the Saturday against the best in the world was a dream come true, and then win the race on the Sunday was just something else!!
Thanks in no small part to the support from Castrol. We are not a well funded organisation, and racing is expensive. To have a generous supply of Castrol R meant that we could change the oil when we wanted to, not as we may have done had it not been available, so many thanks for the support.
