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Sidcup H&H 31 May 2015
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Sidcup H&H 31 May 2015. For more of our photos click here. Start of the race - can you see me? Nope - cos i'm not in the picture! Gary out on the far fields on his first lap. I come along - somewhat more relaxed. And get a bollicking from nicky and told to get moving. Oops a bit front heavy. I find some grip coming out a turn! Gary leading a group at the bottom of the track just before the small climb. Me jumping out the small dip just before the last section and back to the pits. Gary in mid air.
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South Reading H&H 23 May 2015
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South Reading H&H 23rd May 2015. For more of our photos click here. So it was the second round of the South Reading MCC H&H series, amazingly Tony had agreed to race, I was really surprised when he said yes. Nicky was also puzzled as we can all clearly remember Tony saying “he’d never be back” . well time off the bike changes your perspective on life so I think he was just desperate to get back out there and ride the bike. Thanks to teamsnapper for this pic. Off on the first lap - all is good (for now).
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Embley Wood H&H 19 July 2015
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H&H 19 July 2015. For more of our photos click here. Off we go - lot os smoke due to cold engine start. Tony was absent for this event so it was just Nicky and I that made the boring trip down the M3 to the venue. Parking was a bit of a squeeze and I had to yell at Darren to move his filthy 350exc (come on Darren, treat it to a wash! Popping back out the trees into the sun later on. Grant on the log mid track. No:70 decides to have a rest. Couple of guys jumping the log. Back to the car to gear up and I ...
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Drovers Enduro 2015
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For more of our photos click here. Bikes lined up in the pits. But to start we had to push them up the hill to the main start area. And away we go! It was cold in the morning but nothing like the last time I had a go at the Drovers, when it was something like minus six. We had a high hopes for the weather as it had been getting steadily warmer and milder in the week with cloudy mornings but lovely sunny afternoons. Two pics of me at the first untimed special. Followed by two of the guys on my minute.
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Normandy MCC H&H April 2015
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Normandy MCC H&H April 2015. For more of our photos click here. Lined up at the start - foot on the kick start? As this was a H&H I’d managed to convince Tony to attend as well so Nicky and I were up early to drive over to his place to pick him up. A quick route round the M35 and down the M3 and we were there, no I didn’t get lost this time! Oh well no big deal, at least we weren’t relegated to the bottom of the car parking road as that was quite a walk back to the pits. I keep up with the pack. Well the...
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Slab Common H&H July 2015
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Slab Common H&H July 2015. For more of our photos click here. Did i say it was dry and dusty? The row in front of mine sets off into the first set of turns. I'm in the lead on the first lap and round the first tank. The rest of the pack are right there. But i still get out the turn first. Luckily Tony had a couple of spares in his gigantic kitbag so a disaster was averted but it did do much for the inner zen of trying to be more upbeat and calm! But its straight back into the thick stuff again. The flag ...
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Witley Classic Enduro 2015
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Witley Classic Enduro 2015. For more of our photos click here. A quick moment of silent contemplation in the pits shortly before the start. A quick chat with Darren before the race kicks off. Shortly before the start I overheard the same conversation between someone else and the Witley person, but this time he was told the check times were the ones we had to follow! Right time to get to the bottom of this so once again we went through it and yes it was now opposite to what we were told earlier! I pulled ...
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South Reading MCC March 2015
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South Reading H&H March 2015. For more of our photos click here. So the debate was, to enter the race or not? Oh and Darren had already entered so that helped. Sighing on and psyching out time. Ok now I had a goal to aim for as Darren had entered the expert class he was starting in front of me. Early morning bun fight to get to the start first. Race Time - Lap One. At the main jump, a little steady on the first lap. Back on the other side of the mx track. Darren on the triple jumps. Low riders R us'.
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Croydon mcc Ray Kennard Enduro May 2015
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Croydon mcc Ray Kennard Enduro'15. For more of our photos click here. After a three week layoff the next event in the South East Enduro Combine championship was the Croydon MCC Ray Kennard Memorial Enduro. It was to be held in a forest near West Harting Down. Once again another venue I’d never been to before but if it was like all the other events so far this year it shouldn’t disappoint. For this event I'd be sporting my new kit kindly supplied by CMP Racewear. Pre race discussion on our race strategy.
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