Aug 5, 2021
Team #22. Thruxton, August 2021.
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Team #22. Thruxton, August 2021.
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Suzuki GSXR1000 Superstock 2021 livery.
They do say patience is a virtue so I take some solace that I have that. Supposed to be out riding fast this weekend at the British Superbikes, Oulton Park. A team decision not to attend means I will have to wait until Brands Hatch in July to ride the beast.
Castle Combe, Sep 2020.
From a few weeks ago. Nice sunny, relaxed weekend of club racing for the final time in 2020. Running out the back of my van, no stress and with friends. Good to have Nathan along with his boy. He normally doesn’t stop during a race weekend as he spanners on the Suzuki at the national meetings. No responsibility for him at Combe though so he had a day watching some racing.
Oulton Park, Sep 2020.
Exit of Brittens Chicane towards Hilltop, Race 2.
PB laptime and not quite last again but progress being made on the stocker. Oulton Park is a very physical circuit and I certainly felt the extra horse power compared to the Ducati 959. The Suzuki took some getting hold of to get it around the undulating, bumpy park circuit.
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Donington Park, Oct 2020.
Free Practice 2 and Race 1. Qualifying cancelled due to weather conditions on Saturday so combined FP1 and FP2 position stood. Damp but drying track for race 1 on Sunday morning.
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Snetterton, August 2020.
Some on track action shots from qualifying and racing. Progress made in comparison to Donington Park and managed to go nearly a full two seconds a lap quicker than I have ever been. Partly due to getting on the back of the pack for the first two laps of the race and partly because my team mate was there this time and racing him spurs me on to go faster. A tough class for sure but I am confident I can get quicker and it will become a little easier.
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Brands Hatch, Oct 2020.
Last race of the year. Mixed conditions for qualifying so that didn’t go as well as I wanted but lined up on the grid for the final time on race day and had a cracker. Finished P25 and a PB lap time on my very last lap.
A compressed but albeit full season of racing. Feels like I have been on the bike every weekend even though I haven’t. Progress made in the SSTK1000 class even if I did feel like I was back to square one. Gone faster everywhere and learned a lot. Onward to 2021 and see what that brings.
Huge thanks as always to the team and sponsors. Not only do they make it possible for me to achieve personal goals but they also enable those that need to be involved in something worthwhile to be there.
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Donington Park, Oct 2020.
Goddards and into and out of the Foggy Esses during race 2. PB lap time and a good race catching and passing the rider in front for 25th place.
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