As the fight for the World Supersport title was hotting up back in September chief rivals Eugene Laverty and Cal Crutchlow teamed up with John Reynolds and Eugene’s brother Michael to win the annual Insurance Endurance Karting event for sponsor CIA Insurance. It wasn’t all plain sailing and one black flag after another was enough to test the patience of team captain John Reynolds.

Check out the ‘Video’ section above to watch the short video following the team on their way to victory.

Just a quick message to wish you all a Merry Christmas!  The ground is covered in snow, what more can we ask for?  Santa brought me some real cool stuff this morning, hope he did the same for you.

The first snow of the winter has fallen just a week before the 25th. How good would it be to have a white Christmas? That would make my year! The weather has been really good til now considering it’s winter. I really enjoyed my holiday with Pippa in the sun but since I’ve returned the cold hasn’t bothered me much. I’ve been out cycling and trials riding loads with the boys. When I say trials riding it’s not first gear negotiating rocks we get up to, we’re still loving our hillclimbing and jumping! 4th gear on the Beta is the fun gear, if a little dangerous.

Last week I travelled to England for a few days to spend some time with the team. We went karting under floodlights on Thursday evening and it proved to be even more fun than we anticipated. It was really cold and the moisture in the air found it’s way onto the circuit converting it into an ice rink. With zero grip everyone was spinning out but at the end of the one hour endurance race my teammate Jules and I took victory ahead of the team’s chief technician’s Brains and Phil. My teammate Jules was also the chief technician for Steve Plater this season. I didn’t win everything though, Brains pipped me by 0.01 to snatch the fastest lap of the night. As you can imagine he accepted the award with a great deal of modesty…

I’m heading over to Pippa’s for Christmas. I’ll pack the van up with my bicycle and trials bike on Saturday and head for the ferry. If you see a Red Bull helmet at a trial comp in the North East of England over the next few weeks don’t expect mad skills from a brooding Dougie Lampkin. Instead approach with caution, don’t let the helmet fool you!

Merry Christmas to all and may 2010 be a great one for each and every one of us.

Eugene

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Jesse Cecil from Road Racer X talks to Eugene about his thoughts on the 2009 world supersport season.  Eugene Laverty produced some of the best rides of 2009 in his season-long battle with Cal Crutchlow for the World Supersport Championship. Riding the privateer Parkalgar Honda CBR600RR, the 23-year old Northern Irishman fought right up through the last round at Portimao where, despite winning at the team’s home track—his fourth win of the season—he came up seven points short of the title (but still 47 points ahead of the third-placed factory Honda of 2007 WSS champion Kenan Sofuoglu). We caught up with Eugene to talk about finishing ahead of the factory Hondas, his goals for next season, and the new Moto2 class.

RRX: Before the start of the season, did you think you’d be as close to the front as you were?…..

To read the full interview go to http://www.roadracerx.com/features/tuesday-conversation/tuesday-conversation-eugene-laverty/