It’s fair to say we were disappointed with the last round at Croft.
We struggled to get the bike working there and the results certainly didn’t show what we are capable of.
But that’s how it goes sometimes, but it wasn’t for the lack of trying!
We had a few unanswered questions and fortunately the Wednesday after croft we managed to get some much needed track time at Silverstone to try and answer them.
Don’t get this confused with professional superbike test on closed track, with unlimited track time – it was a track day with road bikes/riders.
We threw the bike in the van, filled up a couple of jerry cans, and dug out some part worn tyres. I was feeling pretty confident so I choose to go in the “fast group”!! The difference in speed and ability is massive and I struggled to hit the same racing line two laps running – It was a bit like a playstation game – weaving in and out of the traffic.
I’m not knocking the other riders it’s just different levels of experience and machinery and I did try and give them plenty of room.
Again I’m not complaining I don’t get that much chance to ride a bike away from race meetings so anything is better than nothing.
Although I didn’t get much/if any clear track I still got down to my race pace from last year which under the circumstances and with old tyres I was fairly happy with. We also got a better understanding of the problems we had at croft and found a solution which was really good – and helped me sleep at night!
So onto Silverstone...
I'm really looking forward to it. I don’t think slow traffic will be a problem!
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