Pole position!
12 Apr 2009
Race in 10mins. Changing weather. Changed wheels so many times I’ve lost count. Set pole in the dry on wet tyres though! 🙂 More later
A win – the hard way!
A desperately late tyre change meant I arrived at the grid on cold tyres and out of breath. The weather is not my friend this weekend. I took the first lap steady to get the tyres hot and lost four places in the process, then set about catching and passing those in front. It was […]
Race two, position one
After the stress and drama of race one, the second race was a lot more straightforward though still tough.
Ah, the glamour
11 Apr 2009
It’s cold and wet at Cadwell Park, so I’m writing this huddled in the back of my box trailer wearing all the warm clothes I can fit over my leathers.
Dithering weather, useful practice
Those of you who watch racing frequently will have heard riders say that they don’t mind if it’s wet or dry, but they hate it in between. Today the outlook has been a large band of ‘in between’ sweeping in from the North and lingering all day.
A Mountain to climb
07 Apr 2009
Round two is here already and looming large in the distance lies Cadwell Park’s infamous Mountain, a wrecker of bikes, nerves, and chances should you get it wrong. As loved as the circuit is by so many, it’s a fickle friend that requires plenty of experience to negotiate with safety and speed.
No to Westminster Bike parking Tax
01 Apr 2009
On 31st March 2009 I was duty solicitor for the organisers of “No to the Bike parking Tax” www.notobikeparkingfees.com and for every motorcycle commuter or biker this is a campaign well worth supporting.
Motorcycle Training Matters III
30 Mar 2009
After Cheffy and Paul’s trip to Dunstable, this week was the turn of Andrew and I to attend the Motorcycle Training Matters Road Safety event at Bedford Fire Station on Sunday.
Bedfordshire Casualty Reduction Partnership Events
Here are some words I thought I would never be saying but well done Beds County Council for putting on a free, well attended, well thought through, local motorcycle safety show.
ThundersportGB on TV!
Don’t forget, MotorsTV, tonight at 7pm! And if you do forget, it’s repeated at midnight and seven more times this week. 🙂
Taking The Ureic?
28 Mar 2009
As a mature rider, I keep in touch with club sites and what bikers have to say. I noted a problem of unprovoked front wheel slides at modest speeds on gentle bends kept coming up on the Fazer owners’ club forum.
More Motorcycle Training Matters
24 Mar 2009
Howdy folks. Just thought I would share my viewpoint on Saturday with you all. Cheffy drove the ‘mighty white whale’ over which left me free to play on the ‘Blade in the sun, lovely.
Parents guide to kitting out a teenager on a scooter or learner bike
If you are a parent who is reading this because your son or daughter is getting a scooter or their first small motorbike and you are terrified, read on. You know your own kid, but rather than make a confrontation of it, maybe controlling the risks is a better plan.
Number Plate
23 Mar 2009
I have a one line number plate on my bike but the letters are of the required height and dimensions. I have still been stopped and told that I will be prosecuted for it. Is this right?
Motorcycle Training Matters
21 Mar 2009
Ok I got the short straw I get to drive the HUGE White Dalton bus across to a show in Dunstable instead of riding my bike BOO!!! The upside is the show promises to be good and it is local to home.
Latest news
20 Mar 2009
Tie a knot in a hankie, set all your alarms, and put a Post-It on the dog because the first round of ThundersportGB will be shown on MotorsTV (Sky413) on Monday March 30th at 7pm. Every class delivered really exciting racing, so don’t miss it.
Exciting race and a win!
15 Mar 2009
Sunday’s first race was adrenalin fuelled even before it began. It took a couple of goes to bump start the bike, and then I got stuck between a load of caravans in the jammed paddock on the way to the grid! You really couldn’t make it up.
Three in a row
Another hard battle with a Supertwin Ducati made the weekend’s last race a thriller. I came through to take second overall and win the Streetfighter class again. This now gives me the points lead in the championship too.
