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I won’t be at Cadwell this weekend as I’m using it as my drop round. This
year each class goes to 10 out of 11 events, but only nine count for the
championship. If you have more cash than Man City then you could do all 10
and drop your worst score but the original idea from Thundersport is to let
people drop a round that’s furthest away or clashes with a family wedding
etc. Cadwell Park is one of the furthest from Bath and it’s deadline week at
work again meaning more painfully long hours, plus it’s a bank holiday so
‘the missus’ would be at home for three days and probably baking non-stop. I
love da cake as much as anyone but there’s only so many tachycardia-inducing
sugar rushes a guy can take.
The following round at Mallory is the one that my class misses, so I’m next
out at Snetterton 15-17 July.

This weekend the ThundersportGB championship returns to Cadwell Park for
round six. For me, there will be one crucial difference this time around

Unbelievably, I was second, from 32nd on the grid! The red mist was down, big time. And just to make it harder, my seat unit broke on the third lap and I rode the rest sat on the battery. My dad, over for a month from Canada and seeing me race for the first time in years, was having kittens watching.
Nigel also rode great for another top five in class.
Time for bed.

This weekend will be remembered as one where little went to plan. We’ve just had thunder, lightning, hail and now rain. I had to miss the test and first qualifying because I was working until 2am finishing a magazine deadline on Friday, the end of a 90hr week, then in this morning’s second qualifying I was on dry tyres like everyone else and then it rained. Those who posted a time yesterday on wet tyres were ok, but I had to wobble round to set a time. The result – 32nd place, the back of the eighth row.
I’ll have to approach the rest of the weekend differently. Winning or getting on the podium is next to impossible, so I’ll make up as many places as possible, try to score some useful points, and have fun.

Whatever you do, don’t forget to watch the action from Cadwell Park on MotorsTV (Sky413) tonight at 7pm! It’s going to be scorching!