Our History
Over 40 years history in motorsport
Raider Motorsport (Raidermoto) has a long and accomplished history in all forms of racing. This passion, knowledge & obsession with success is applied to everything we do.
Circuit Racing
The foundations for Raidermoto began during the mid 1970’s when team principal Maurice Rissman traded contemporary employment opportunities to pursue a career involving anything relating to automotive competition.
Karting
In 1993 it was back to basics for Raider Motorsport after team boss Maurice Rissman decided to have a little fun and try his hand at karting. Using a somewhat antique chassis (Demon X8), the RMS team entered the last three rounds of the 1993 Technophone Kart Blanche Championship, an 11 round series held at Oran Park, Lithgow, Orange and Newcastle circuits.
Motorcycle Road-Racing
Whilst the majority of Raider Motorsport’s 30+ years experience has been in four-wheeled competition, 1998 saw the team embark upon an entirely different challenge by entering that strange and little understood (by the 4-wheeled community) world of motorcycle road-racing aboard the worlds most successful Superbike, Ducati.
Demise of Team Thalgo
In 1990 Thalgo Cosmetics signed a two-year contract with Raider Motorsport for the 1991/92 Formula Brabham Championship. A two car team consisting of the Gary Anderson (Raynard F1) designed Spa for lead driver Mark McLaughlin, and a Ralt RT21 for Tony Blanch