Re doing my IAM
19 Aug 2009
After about 21 years, I have decided to re do my IAM test, and found myself meeting with one of the senior observers for my area, Simon Rawlins. Simon’s tyres showed his Bandit had been ridden a bit, with no chicken strips anywhere on his tyres. They were not cooked like trackday tyres but lets […]
Photo gallery update, training, and my other race bike
15 Aug 2009
Check out the revised photo gallery on my website. This season is now split up round by round with a load of extra images from Snetterton and a new folder for the Aprilia Tuono Factory.
Bulldog Bash 2009
10 Aug 2009
Not withstanding the photo, it is Andrew blogging this site. We had an excellent time at the Bulldog Bash with a much lighter police presence this year. I always think the Bash is amongst the safest and most easy going of all the big shows we do. Special thanks go out to Dusty and Smudge, […]
Silverstone GP Track Day – Monday 3rd August 2009
06 Aug 2009
I have at long last done my first ever track day on the full GP circuit at Silverstone. I was more than a little nervous before hand. I was worried that I would be too slow, that I’d trash my bike etc….. We had the briefing before going on track which calmed me a little […]
Donington Park MotoGP
31 Jul 2009
On Sunday John and I rode the 150 mile round trip to see the last MotoGP race to be held at Donington Park. It was a classic English day for these types of events – and by that I mean rainy 😉 The atmosphere was great as always at MotoGP, the crowd a competing sea […]
ThundersportGB on MotorsTV tonight!
27 Jul 2009
Don’t forget to watch ThundersportGB from Snetterton on MotorsTV tonight at 7pm.
Robbed
23 Jul 2009
Second place – thanks to sudden heavy rain on the last lap and an odd two-lap count back. Qualifying was poor. It showered constantly and, with new dry tyres fitted, I never felt confident to push, ending up 14th and on the fourth row of the grid. Nevertheless, I still felt positive for a good […]
Aberdare Park Road Races – Race Photos
22 Jul 2009
Here are some of the pictures I took at the recent road races – these guys are nuts. It was a real shame about the weather, but we hope to be back next year when fingers crossed it will be baking hot sunshine!
Aberdare Road Races
21 Jul 2009
This weekend, John and I went to Aberdare, South Wales, to man White Dalton’s stand at the Annual Road Race. The turn out was a bit lower than expected, but given the ridiculous amount of rain which fell over the weekend we were pleased to see there were still a large number of bikers who […]
Donington Park preview
The Donington Park round is barely a day away, as the entire ThunderportGB paddock lines up in support of MotoGP. Racing in front of so many people at such a massive event is hugely exciting. Support race slots like this are a big deal, and it’s testament to the organisers of Thundersport that they have […]
Stuck in the mud
20 Jul 2009
Having returned last night from the Road Races in Aberdare, I just wanted to pen a big THANK YOU to the (large number of) lads who all assisted John and I manoeuvre the White Dalton Motorhome on the quagmire formerly known as Aberdare Park. I was truly grateful to see real camaraderie, and was impressed […]
London Bike Festival
19 Jul 2009
I went to this show at Wanstead RFC in North East London and I have to say it was unimpressive. Apart from meeeting up with a lot of former clients of both mine and the firms, and having met a number of genuinely nice people, the show was poor value for the people who paid […]
Thin Ice
I am currently on nine points and I keep getting speed camera tickets. What would happen if I changed my number plate? James Griffiths – Llandudno Wells Answer First of all, you have got to get caught. If you ride a bike and you get tugged, the police can easily check whether or not you […]
A day at the races
17 Jul 2009
On Sunday, John and I went on a daytrip to watch our sponsored racer, Jamie Wilkins, storm the track at Snetterton. The ride there was bright and (very) early, and so we were able to take advantage of the lack of traffic to enjoy some country bends and faster roads. Before we knew it we […]
Ludgershall Bike Night
John and Rhiannon attended the Ludgershall Bike Night in Ludgershall, between Bicester and Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire on the 6th July.
Waterproof leathers from Hein Gericke
15 Jul 2009
I took a chance with buying a pair of allegedly cool, waterproof, protective, perforated leather motorcycle jeans from Hein Gerickes Luton branch. Neither Charlie nor Tim had used them but their basic position was HG would not compromise their brand by selling something which was not up to the job. They are also Goretex and […]
Beaten – by myself
12 Jul 2009
I’ll keep this short because I’m out again soon, and I’m still gutted about the race. I ran off the track on the second lap after the forks bottomed out under braking and sent me wide. I rejoined in tenth place and then fought back as hard as possible, reaching third just 3.2s behind winner […]
Back to winning ways
The last race was the fiercest of all, and I was hugely up for it after the morning’s disappointment. The upside of getting beaten was that I was a lot less nervous and felt less pressure. After a decent start I slotted in to second, bided my time, and passed Denyer when he ran a […]
