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The last round Brands was a good one for me and the Hardinge Doodson Motorsport Team. Even though we had some problems with the bike throughout the weekend it was fantastic to come away with three podiums and a fastest lap.
It’s a bit of a strange one; I left brands on the Sunday night a bit frustrated…
I guess it was part the bike issues and part the nature of competition as I was close to getting 2nd place in third race… eventually with a bit of perspective I was really happy to head back north with three more trophies.
The whole weekend was really fantastic...
The BSB organisers did a great job, organising the parades, classic races, and a great atmosphere. It had the same buzz as the World Superbike weekend which was helped by the massive crowds and the cracking weather.
We haven’t been taking it easy either – less than 24hours after the race the bike was on the dyno and then the engine being stripped to try and iron out the issues we had Brands.
According to the dyno after it was rebuilt we’re back to where we should have been, we did take it to a race track to check it but that was rained off, so I’ll find out when we get to Cadwell!
I got my first race win at Cadwell Park on a 125 and I’m looking forward to the challenge of racing a Superbike there again. The woodland section is really tight on a big bike and like the chicanes at Mallory it’s an area I can improve.
I’ve been training even harder in the last few weeks which will always help and if I keep managing to avoid swine flu I’ll be stronger and fitter than ever for these last four rounds.
The goal this weekend is to be on the rostrum in every race and chase that first Superbike cup win!
TT#21
The last round Brands was a good one for me and the Hardinge Doodson Motorsport Team. Even though we had some problems with the bike throughout the weekend it was fantastic to come away with three podiums and a fastest lap.
It’s a bit of a strange one; I left brands on the Sunday night a bit frustrated…
I guess it was part the bike issues and part the nature of competition as I was close to getting 2nd place in third race… eventually with a bit of perspective I was really happy to head back north with three more trophies.
The whole weekend was really fantastic...
The BSB organisers did a great job, organising the parades, classic races, and a great atmosphere. It had the same buzz as the World Superbike weekend which was helped by the massive crowds and the cracking weather.
We haven’t been taking it easy either – less than 24hours after the race the bike was on the dyno and then the engine being stripped to try and iron out the issues we had Brands.
According to the dyno after it was rebuilt we’re back to where we should have been, we did take it to a race track to check it but that was rained off, so I’ll find out when we get to Cadwell!
I got my first race win at Cadwell Park on a 125 and I’m looking forward to the challenge of racing a Superbike there again. The woodland section is really tight on a big bike and like the chicanes at Mallory it’s an area I can improve.
I’ve been training even harder in the last few weeks which will always help and if I keep managing to avoid swine flu I’ll be stronger and fitter than ever for these last four rounds.
The goal this weekend is to be on the rostrum in every race and chase that first Superbike cup win!
TT#21
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