Cadwell race one
07 Aug 2010
Third place – even though I was first over the line. The reason was a 10s penalty I’d picked up for overtaking under a yellow flag. Obviously I hadn’t seen it but it’s been confirmed that it was there so I guess it’s a fair cop. I got away second and stayed there for a […]
Racing at Brands Hatch
23 Jul 2010
I’ve used our summer break between race meetings to pack in some good training and even get in a race on the Brands Indy circuit ahead of ThundersportGB’s visit there mid-August.
Oulton race 1
26 Jun 2010
It seemed especially unlikely, but from 31st on the grid I won the first race. I crossed the line at the end of the first lap in third place and knew then that a win was possible. With the BST wheels fitted, the bike is fantastic. I’ll need to push hard to have a chance […]
Cadwell race four
31 May 2010
After a blinding start and first lap, at the end of which I was already in eighth, the race was stopped for an accident. At the restart not only was my initial hard work undone but, because of the delay, the race was cut to four laps, halving the time I had to make up […]
Cadwell race three
After a difficult start the weather today turned out to be fantastic. The same can be said of my race. From 32nd on the grid I had to battle hard to make up ground but came up smiling with another second place. That was especially pleasing today we’re doing eight laps not nine. I don’t […]
Cadwell Park race two
30 May 2010
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 […]
Snet race three
03 May 2010
The weather is playing havoc as one shower after another whips overhead in the gale force winds. It rained ten minutes before our race but was drying in places again by the time we went out. I’d been strong in those conditions in second qualifying so I felt confident. Another good start from 13th on […]
Snet race two
02 May 2010
Three seems to be the magic number. Nigel and I were both third in class again in race two. That’s a fantastic achievement for Nigel so early in his rookie season and he keeps getting faster. For me, I can’t help feeling a bit disappointed at being off the pace of Chris Matthews, who won […]
snet race 1
It stayed dry for race one. Nigel rode brilliantly to finish third in class B. I got a good start but didn’t have great pace and also finished third in my class. Chris Matthews won with Andrew Plaskitt second. Although it’s dry, it’s very cold so we’re all wearing as many layers as possible and […]
Qualifying
When good plans backfire… Few things are more important than racing, but my wife is one of them so there was no way I was going to miss her birthday on Friday to travel to Snetterton. Arriving later on Saturday after a long drive meant missing practice and first qualifying. That was ok, since qualifying […]
Pembrey day one
10 Apr 2010
Another blog, another apology. Sorry for not posting results yet (it worried my nan). Here’s a brief rundown on both races. I was nervous before the first race as Marsden had been quicker in qualifying. I had a plan, but even if it worked I knew it would be a tight race. I got a […]
0.027s can be an eternity
14 Mar 2010
That’s how much I lost the race by, having been mugged at the Hairpin on the last lap and almost repassing by the line. Carl Marsden won, I was about a metre behind and half alongside him. That’s now three winners in three races and something extra to play for in this afternoon’s final outing. […]
Race two
13 Mar 2010
I won. And it feels great. Carl was second and Chris third this time. It was a hard race and I had to fight back from third at half distance. After the slight disappointment of this morning it feels all the sweeter. It’s also a relief to know I can fight for wins and that […]
New bike unveiled in two days!
25 Feb 2010
My new bike is almost complete and I’ll reveal it this weekend. The bodywork has been painted by S&B Automotive Academy and it looks fantastic. This weekend will be my first chance to get pics of it in daylight so I’ll post a few then. After that I’ll explain the choice of bike and parts, […]
Last race of the season
18 Oct 2009
What a weekend. I won the last race by 9.5 seconds to complete a clean sweep. That’s four wins, pole, and another new lap record of 1m14.3s. It’s such a buzz and I’m really happy. The Streetfighter B championship went right to the wire. Craig Morley and Barry Utting were tied on points at the […]
Rockingham race three
Erm, I won. By 15 seconds. My start was ok and I was third on the first lap, second by the end of it and in the lead on the third lap. After that I got my head down and pushed for a couple of laps, scoring a new record of 1m14.2s on the way. […]
Race two
17 Oct 2009
Ta-da. I won race two. My start wasn’t ideal again and I was third for the first couple of laps, but once past Keith Smith I reeled in Denyer and overtook into the hairpin a lap later. There were a couple of close calls with backmarkers, especially Mark Lumb who changed line on his Ducati […]
Race one
This feels so good to write – I won. That’s the first win since July for various reasons, and it was by 8.5 seconds. I got a poor start and slipped to fourth, but passed Smith and Denyer on the first lap and Morley at the start of the second. After that I put my […]
