Welcome to Sunny Yorkshire…?

It’s been good to have a few weeks (now with added sunshine!) to get stuck into some training and I also got chance to do a few laps of testing at Cadwell. It was good to have a bit of time on the bike without the pressure of the stopwatch to try a few bits’n’bobs.

After doing the World Supersport Championship last year I was quick to forget how narrow some of the British tracks are – partly because on a superbike everything seems a bit shorter and narrower due to the speed and acceleration – but also the fact that the tracks are actually narrower. And with less run off they feel tighter still – Cadwell especially.

In fact Brands Hatch was the one on the calendar that most of the foreign WSBK riders talked about…. And its one of the best British tracks!

Talking of Brands it’s the first time since 2001 that I didn’t go down, and having raced there [and scored points!] the last three years I have to say I did miss it. It is one of the best races as the crowd, the weather everything is fantastic. But when you’re not actually competing, it’s not much fun being at a race meeting. Which may some strange, but it does get frustrating being on the other side of the fence.

Still it was cracking to see JT do the business. He helped me a lot last year – walking around the tracks, tips, advice etc. For those who haven’t met him he is a genuinely great bloke. I’ve never seen another racer give so much time to fans etc – oh and he aint bad on a motorbike either.

Back to BSB – it’s off to Croft tomorrow and in theory it’s my home race, although I’ve only raced there a couple of times. Fingers crossed this Yorkshire sun we’ve all been wallowing in will stick around…

I just had a quick squint at the forecast, and it all depends on which web site you want to believe – take your pick from sun, light showers, or rain…

Whatever the weather I’m really looking forward to it…

Maybe see you up there,

TT
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