VENUE: GLEN NEATH, WALES

RESULT: 2ND EXPERT IRONMAN

WELL THIS WAS THE DAY OF TRUTH, HAS ALL THE TRAINING WORKED OR WAS THE 12 HOURS GOING TO GET THE BETTER OF ME? NO CHANCE, HAD A GREAT RIDE, THE BIKE WAS PREPARED ABSOLULTLEY SPOT ON AND IT NEVER FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO LET ME DOWN, BIG THANKS TO THE PIT CREW, RICHARD, ROB, DAISY, MELAINE, BABARA AND RYAN FOR HELPING ME OUT ALL DAY, WELL DONE TO RICHARD HAY FOR WINNING THE IRONMAN AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO FINISHED.
A TOP TRACK AND THE MARSHALLS DID A GREAT JOB KEEPING IT FLOWING. BRING ON NEXT YEAR, IM GOING FOR THE WIN!!!!

VENUE: KINGS HILL, DORSET

RESULT: DNF

THIS RACE WAS REALLY A WARM UP FOR NEXT WEEKS 12 HOUR DAWN TILL DUSK TO MAKE SURE MY HAND AND WRIST WAS GOING TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO RIDE, WELL DONE TO LISE COURT FOR GETTING MY THUMB WORKING IN TIME FRO THIS WEEKEND, ALTHOUGH I WAS GOING FOR THE WIN ASWELL.
A STEADY START SAW ME THIRD AFTER THE FIRST LAP, A BIT NERVY OVER THE GRASSY SECTIONS BUT I SOON GOT BACK IN THE ROUTINE AND MANAGED TO TAKE THE LEAD FROM LAP THREE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING WELL AND I WAS PLANNING MY FIRST PIT STOP WHEN I WENT FOR THE FRONT BRAKE ONLY TO FIND IT WASN’T WORKING AND WHEN I LOOKED DOWN THE CALIPER WAS HANGING OFF SO THAT WAS THE END OF THE RACE FOR ME, I CAN ONLY ASUME THAT THE BRACKET WAS CRACKED FOLLOWING THE IMPACT WITH THETREE AT THE FAST EDDY EARLIER IN THE MONTH

VENUE: CHATHAM, KENT

RESULT: 2ND PRO

QUITE A SHORT TRACK BUT ONE OF MY FAVOURITES AND THINGS WERE LOOKING GOOD ONCE WE HAD FINALLY GOT THE PIT CREW THROGH THE SECURITY GATES, GOT OF THE LINE WELL AND STARTED TO PULL A LEAD ON TIM FOREMAN WHICH WAS GREAT AND MANAGED TO FUEL AND STILL GET OUT IN FRONT, THE RACE WAS UNDER CONTROL AND WITH 15 MINS TO GO SOMETHING CAUSED THE BACK END OF MY BIKE TO KICK OUT WHICH THREW ME INTO A TREE, I GOT UP AND SOON REALISED I COULD NOT HOLD ONTO MY BIKE BUT REALISED I NEEDED THE POINTS FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP SO RODE THE FINAL LAP ONE HANDED AT A VERY SLOW PACE AND GOT OVERTAKEN BY TIM. THE HOSPIAL CONFIRMED DAMAGED LIGAMENTS IN MY THUMB AND WRIST AND I WOULD BE OUT FOR A FEW WEEKS.