A first in class, a second in class and two top ten finishes overall represents a fantastic start to the 2016 season by our sponsored Thundersport 600 Sportsman competitor Sam Osborne. 24-year-old Sam, who rides for the leading tuning and racing team MSG Racing, modestly described the first race weekend of the season at Brands Hatch as a “testing weekend with extreme conditions… but I am very happy to get my first win of the season and put some points on the board”.

Out of the three races over the weekend, Sam crashed out of the first and was thankfully unhurt. In race two he was second in class, and eighth overall and won his class in race three coming sixth overall. Sam raced alongside Thundersport 600 Elite riders scoring points in his own class as well as points in the 600 Elite Championship for his top ten finishes.

After a practice day on Friday March 4th in cold, dry and sometimes sunny conditions, Sam had what he described as a steady successful day. However, typical of our British weather, Saturday dawned with rain, sleet and very cold conditions making qualifying and then racing a very different proposition to the previous day’s practice.

In qualifying, Sam finished second, one of only two riders to go under the one minute mark and was all set for race one. After starting on the front row and leading the way, Sam crashed out but was unhurt and his Suzuki GSX-R 600 was also virtually undamaged.

Lane Motorsport

Lane Electronics established a Motorsport Division around three years ago to offer high performance electronic connector solutions for multiple applications across racing platforms including cars, bikes and boats at all levels of the sport. Lane Motorsport products are used extensively in bike racing. Lane Motorsport offers the latest circular connectors from Souriau’s 8STA Series along with an increasingly wide range of accessories from HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics. This allows Lane Motorsport to offer a comprehensive motorsport interconnection solution which is available to specify and purchase online.

If you have any questions about our motorsport connectors or any of our other connector products or services, please email sales@fclane.com or call us on +44 (0)1403 790661. Alternatively, you could always try and catch us at an upcoming trade show.

Photos by Glyns Photos, Alan’s Photography, Jamie Reeves Photography, Kent Bad Boyz Photography.

Sam Osborne Lane Motorsport Bike Racer

Successful off-season practice and testing as well as a bike that “promises to give a few more mph” all suggest that Thundersport 600 Sportsman competitor Sam Osborne is set to have a great year. 24-year-old Sam, who rides for the leading tuning and racing team MSG Racing, is also sponsored by The Motorsport Division of Lane Electronics.

“Despite the cold and wet conditions at the recent track assessment and general test sessions, we were very happy with the way the bike went”, says Sam Osborne. “We are waiting for the final data but it looks like MSG Racing has managed to squeeze a few more mph from my GSX-R 600 which was already a quick machine,” he adds.

That extra performance could well come in handy as Sam will be racing alongside the Thundersport 600 Elite bikes as his Sportsman class and the Elite class will be racing at the same time. As a result, 600 Sportsman riders score points in their own class but are also able to score points in the 600 Elite Championship.

The first racing weekend takes place at Brands Hatch beginning with practice on March 4th.

Lane Electronics established a Motorsport Division around three years ago to offer high performance electronic connector solutions for multiple applications across racing platforms including cars, bikes and boats at all levels of the sport. Lane Motorsport products are used extensively in bike racing.

Lane Motorsport offers the latest circular connectors from Souriau’s 8STA Series along with an increasingly wide range of accessories from

HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics. This allows Lane Motorsport to offer a comprehensive motorsport interconnection solution which is available to specify and purchase online.

If you have any questions about our motorsport connectors or any of our other connector products or services, please email sales@fclane.com or call us on +44 (0)1403 790661. Alternatively, you could always try and catch us at an upcoming trade show.

Come and see us at Autosport Engineering Show at the NEC in Birmingham on 14th-15th January 2016.

Forming an integral part of Autosport International, this exciting two day event is universally regarded as motorsport’s most important technology show for all specialist engineering suppliers to the motorsport and performance engineering sectors.

Lane Motorsport will be showcasing the latest circular connectors from Souriau’s 8STA Series along with connector accessories from HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics. Together, these products complete a comprehensive motorsport interconnection package which is also available to specify and purchase online.

So if you want to learn more about our connector solutions visit stand E391 or if you would like to arrange an appointment beforehand, please contact us by emailing motorsport@fclane.com calling us on +44 (0) 1403 790 267.

The motorsport division of FC Lane Electronics announces that it has agreed to sponsor Sam Osborne – a rising star in the world of the Thundersport GB Racing Club, for the 2016 season. Sam, who is 23, rides for the top racing and tuning team MGS Racing.

Motorsport connectors

Lane Motorsport offers the latest circular connectors from the SOURIAU 8STA Series, along with a newly introduced range of connector accessories from HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics – a package designed to complete a comprehensive motorsport connectors solution, which is available to specify and purchase online.

An up and coming talent

Sam has been riding bikes from the age of just three years old and has worked his way up through competitions like motocross to compete in the Thundersport Pre-National 600 Class. After taking second place in the 2014 championship, Sam was headhunted by MSG Racing and now races their GSX-R 600.

Naturally, Sam is delighted with Lane Motorsport’s interest and support. ‘It has always been my dream to become a successful bike racer and the backing of sponsors like Lane Motorsport will certainly help me achieve my goal. Although I have only been racing bikes on the track for two seasons, I feel I am making real progress towards joining today’s stars like Moto3 World Champion Danny Kent, and British Superbike riders Danny Buchan and Jake Dixon.’

Lane Motorsport Managing Director Simon Hammerton said ‘We established a motorsport division around three years ago to offer this demanding sector high performance electronic connector solutions for multiple applications across racing platforms including cars, bikes, and boats at all levels of the sport. Our products are used extensively in bike racing and we are sure that our sponsorship of a promising talent like Sam will help increase our profile in this area. We will be keeping everyone up to date with Sam’s progress via our website.’

If you have any questions about our motorsport connectors or any of our our other products, please call us on +44 (0)1403 790661 or email motorsport@fclane.com.

Lane Motorsport has provided a variety of Souriau 8STA connectors to Loughborough University for its racing car project which competed in this year’s Formula Student competition.

Formula Student is an annual engineering competition in which student teams from around the world design, build, test, and race a small-scale formula style racing car. The cars are judged on a number of criteria including engineering design, technical inspection, acceleration, endurance and business presentation.

The first competition was held at Silverstone in early July and Loughborough was placed a very creditable 13th overall out of 96 teams. The most notable result was 6th place in the most challenge part of the competition, the endurance.

Commenting on his team’s performance, Jamie Shone said “This is the first time in some years that the team has completed the Endurance event at all of the competitions entered which is a significant achievement for any team, and gives us a fantastic platform to keep this performance going into the 2016 season. We are looking forward to taking this momentum forward into next year.”

Lane Motorsport product offering is based around the Souriau 8STA and 8TA series of high performance circular connectors as well as a wide range of compatible connector accessories including nut plates produced by Weald Electronics protective boots from HellermannTyton as well as a complete range of tooling. Lane Motorsport’s click to connect “Store” allows customers to select a standard product or “build” application specific connectors from many hundreds of in-stock components.

Lane Motorsport will be exhibition at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2015 in Cologne, Germany from the 11th-13th November 2015, stand number 3042.

We will be showcasing and discussing the latest circular connectors from Souriau’s 8STA Series along with a newly introduced range of accessories from HellermannTyton and Weald Electronics. Together, these products complete a comprehensive motorsport interconnection package which is also available to specify and purchase online.

Please feel free to come and have a chat with us or if you would like to arrange an appointment beforehand, please contact us by emailing motorsport@fclane.com or calling us on +44 (0) 1403 790 267.

FC Lane Electronics is a leading authorised SOURIAU distributor and its Motorsport Division is providing a World Champion F1 Team with SOURIAU 8STA circular connectors for the car’s engine control box.

SOURIAU’s 8STA compact circular connector family is used extensively throughout all levels of motorsport in applications such as engine control units, communications equipment, data acquisition systems and harnesses.

SOURIAU 8STA circular connectors

The series of SOURIAU 8STA circular connectors consists of several connector types, each designed to meet specific motorsport applications. The series also includes the industry’s smallest circular connector, the Size 02. This is derived from established military specifications MIL-DTL-38999 and JN1003 and its ultra-compact design and lightweight construction make it ideal for connecting sensors and other complex electronic systems.

SOURIAU’s 8STA also includes the smallest and lightest circular connector of its type currently available and its high density capability provides up to 68 size 26 contacts using 24 to 30 AWG wire. This allows a smaller shell size to be used for the same application.

So, if you would like to find out more about our motorsport connectors, or if you have any general questions, please email motorsport@fclane.com or call us on +44 (0) 1403 790661.

Lane Electronics, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of electrical and electronic interconnection products, has added significantly to its capability within the motorsport sector with the acquisition, for an undisclosed sum, of the distribution business of leading motorsport component and systems specialist bf1systems.

Part of the privately owned Lodge Group, which also includes the UK connector manufacturer Weald Electronics, Lane Electronics supplies mostly from stock a very wide selection of connector products from many of the industry’s leading manufacturers and established a dedicated motorsport division at the end of 2012.

bf1systems is a market leading provider of electrical, electronic and composite solutions to the Motorsport, Automotive, Aerospace and Marine Industries. bf1systems components are featured on championship winning vehicles in all top level motorsport disciplines as well as on many the World’s most prestigious road cars.

8STA Connectors

Like the bf1systems distribution business just acquired, Lane’s Motorsport Division is centered on the industry and technology leading Souriau 8STA compact circular connector family which is used extensively throughout all levels of motorsport in applications such as engine control units, communications equipment, data acquisition systems and harnesses.

Recognised by many as the best range of connectors for use in the harsh working environments found throughout motorsport, Souriau’s 8STA connectors exactly meet the performance, size and weight requirements demanded by the motorsport industry. As an assembling distributor for Souriau, Lane Electronics is able to supply these connectors and connector systems to meet a customer’s exact specification and timeframe.

Commenting on the acquisition, Simon Hammerton, Managing Director of Lane Electronics said, “By incorporating bf1systems’ distribution interests into our motorsport division, we are now even better positioned to service the requirements of an enlarged customer base across this exciting and innovative industry sector. This is an important development for our growing motorsport division and we are all looking forward to 2014 which will begin with us meeting many of our customers at the Autosport International show at the NEC in January.”

Lane is an ideal source for all key connector types including circular, filtered, RF, coaxial, sub – miniature, backshells and adaptors, D connectors, aerospace, test & measurement, IDC, PCB connectors, edge connectors and connectors for rack and panel applications.