For a change I didn’t have a gig the night before so I could actually have an early night and get up feeling more refreshed and not so cream crackered like I usually do on a Sunday morning!
Arrived at the track no problem, and for once the field we actually parked in was dry! We’d had good weather all week so I was expecting dry conditions, and this certainly turned out to be the case.
I must just mention one thing, after I signed on, nature called, bloody nora, these must be the cleanest toilets that I’ve ever had the privilege to use (or was I just one of the first to use them, as I was early!)
By the look of it, I think that there was a full entry list. This turned out to be the case as a guy who I know from seeing at other events, came running over to me while I was waiting for the sighting lap to tell me that he’d bought everything with him and tried to get a day entry, but they were full.
Off we went then onto the sighting lap……………………..
Straight into the woods we went along some nice flowing trails, up a couple of climbs then down a couple, nothing really hard or treacherous just a slippery little rooted hill that caught yours truly out. When we came out into the daylight it was on to the moto x section, with quite a few jumps! (Bit rough in places) and back out across a couple of fields to the lap scoring.
Right then, race started and I didn’t make a bad one, about 6th or 7th as we entered the woods. After about a minute into it that little slippery hill caught me out and off I come, mind you it wasn’t just me that was having fun on it, quite a few bikes were. I got back on the bike and still couldn’t get up there so I quickly got off, kept her running, slipped the clutch and pushed it up. Trouble was now, was that I didn’t know where the hell I was as I don’t know how many riders passed me or how many got stuck along with me. Never mind, just keep pushing for another 2hrs and 25 mins and see where you come!
The moto x bit was interesting and although I can’t really jump that well, it was nice to give it a go and try and learn how to do it a bit better (That is until you hit the dirt, thankfully I didn’t).
Quite a short course this one, I was lapping at about 10 mins.
Pitted at half way ok and quickly asked Marie if the bike sounded ok (compared to the last race!) no problem there. Off back out I went and done the last hour to finish. The track did get a bit dusty towards the end and a few times I had to slow to see where I was going when following someone.
Now the bad news, apparently the ASW computer froze at the end of the race so all the results have been deleted. Typical that is, seeing as it's the only time i beat all the experts and i've got nothing to show for it! (um............................................bloody liar)
Finishing position: no results!
Bike status: new back wheel bearings
Injuries: none
Arrived at the track no problem, and for once the field we actually parked in was dry! We’d had good weather all week so I was expecting dry conditions, and this certainly turned out to be the case.
I must just mention one thing, after I signed on, nature called, bloody nora, these must be the cleanest toilets that I’ve ever had the privilege to use (or was I just one of the first to use them, as I was early!)
By the look of it, I think that there was a full entry list. This turned out to be the case as a guy who I know from seeing at other events, came running over to me while I was waiting for the sighting lap to tell me that he’d bought everything with him and tried to get a day entry, but they were full.
Off we went then onto the sighting lap……………………..
Straight into the woods we went along some nice flowing trails, up a couple of climbs then down a couple, nothing really hard or treacherous just a slippery little rooted hill that caught yours truly out. When we came out into the daylight it was on to the moto x section, with quite a few jumps! (Bit rough in places) and back out across a couple of fields to the lap scoring.
Right then, race started and I didn’t make a bad one, about 6th or 7th as we entered the woods. After about a minute into it that little slippery hill caught me out and off I come, mind you it wasn’t just me that was having fun on it, quite a few bikes were. I got back on the bike and still couldn’t get up there so I quickly got off, kept her running, slipped the clutch and pushed it up. Trouble was now, was that I didn’t know where the hell I was as I don’t know how many riders passed me or how many got stuck along with me. Never mind, just keep pushing for another 2hrs and 25 mins and see where you come!
The moto x bit was interesting and although I can’t really jump that well, it was nice to give it a go and try and learn how to do it a bit better (That is until you hit the dirt, thankfully I didn’t).
Quite a short course this one, I was lapping at about 10 mins.
Pitted at half way ok and quickly asked Marie if the bike sounded ok (compared to the last race!) no problem there. Off back out I went and done the last hour to finish. The track did get a bit dusty towards the end and a few times I had to slow to see where I was going when following someone.
Now the bad news, apparently the ASW computer froze at the end of the race so all the results have been deleted. Typical that is, seeing as it's the only time i beat all the experts and i've got nothing to show for it! (um............................................bloody liar)
Finishing position: no results!
Bike status: new back wheel bearings
Injuries: none
