TRACK AND TRAIL

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

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

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