Mallory update

Posted by admin
June 28th, 2008

 

Photo: Andy Graves

Evening all. Hows it all going?  Just sat here at the wonderful Mallory Park. I’d say I was motorbike racing but I don’t think you could really call it that. Mallory, when i rode here last, six years ago, was a track where you could race motorbikes. Now I’d call it a glorified car park, a 1.41 mile track with 3 chicanes in it. It’s more like trying to steer a 747 Jumbo through your local go kart track. 

Anyway, it’s bike racing and there is nowt like it. We had a steady run round on Friday and I’m fairly pleased to say the old girl never missed a beat. Hopefully we’ll get through qualifying without any hitches and get my self a good spot on the grid for the race.

I went out with Buckle last night (Carl Buckle, one of my Hydrex mechanics from last year). We went on the karaoke and did a bit of Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA. in my mind karaoke is only good when the singer is shit and in my case I was shit hot. I reckon we even managed a bit of Sweet Caroilne as well. Don’t know who sang that though but a good laugh was had by all.    

 

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After steam cleaning two trucks

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June 27th, 2008

Photo: Gary Inman

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Meeting Rossi

Posted by admin
June 23rd, 2008

Photo: Dave Dew

It’s Sunday night after the British GP and I’m sat here looking at my computer through another glass of red wine (cheers Mr Harris). I didn’t get to the GP today. I did a bit of work this morning, then went to watch my mate Lee (ex-Hydrex spannerman) doing a bit of supermoto at Blyton airfield. I was tea boy for the day, so it was good to be on the other side of the fence. He’s got my name penciled in for a run on his Husaberg after Christmas. It’ll be interesting. Me and off-road usually end up in an air ambulance, but there’ll be no harm in giving it a whirl, eh?

Anyway, it sounds like you want to know about my visit to Donington… I was there for Saturday qualifying and it was proper. I  mean proper! I’ve not been to  a GP before so to get a look around the Dainese support truck and then to meet Rossi was something you couldn’t make up. I mean this was Valentino Rossi, a legend in anyone’s tea break.

I only got chance to talk for him for five mins but I tried to get him to next year’s TT, and found out he’d just been to watch the band “Rage against the Machine” only last week in Milan, a band I’m massively into.

I also met one of the fellas from the VR46 supporters’ club. This is one of the chaps who organise all of Rossi’s mad, post-race celebrations. He was wearing a NW200 coat and is well into his road racing. How cool is that? Anyway he gave me a supporters’ club badge, so it’s going on the bike for the next meeting. It’s got to bring some good luck hasn’t it?

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