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2012-08-25 07:56:00 UTC
Good luck to "Flash" Gordon aka Viking in this weekends event, hes quick round there so hopefully a podium in sight!!
fuel
2012-08-25 08:07:00 UTC
Yep good luck Flash!
KTM666
2012-08-25 08:29:00 UTC
Good luck
bic_bicknell
2012-08-25 08:45:00 UTC
Hope the showers keep at bay - or it remains constantly wet. One or the other. Good luck, keep in touch.
CEREC1
2012-08-25 09:10:00 UTC
Good luck Gordon!
Viking
2012-08-25 09:18:00 UTC
Thinking of you Gordon. Tried following you round Anglesey back over Easter. Not a hope. Go for it mate
CEREC1
2012-08-25 18:28:00 UTC
Thanks guys. It really helps seeing this support.
Bad testing this morning. 1st session dry with wet patches so did 2 laps on wets and came in. 2nd session put the slicks on, got 2 laps and it started raining. 3rd session, 2laps the get a feel for it finally, then 2 laps cutting through traffic to get space and get going and red flag came out for a big crash.
Into qualifying with only 8 slow laps.
Put a new rear on, took a bit to get some clear track and finally get a rhythm and feel going. Started to suss gears and some braking points, got a committed lap then got held up coming into the corkscrew.
Qualified 3rd overall out of 22 bikes. Looking at sectors my best lap if I hadn't been held up would have got pole.
Set up changes from last round have made it better.
Bikes attracting a shit load of attention. Bic certainly knows what he's doing!
Signal is very bad here but will update if I can.
Just have to get it launched off the line and get away with them. Not shown all my cards yet and def have low 1.14's or lower if I can get clear committed lap.
Interestingly the superbike pole time is a mid 1.09. And that's on a full blown 200bhp superbike. Ole tractor is holding its own!
Bad testing this morning. 1st session dry with wet patches so did 2 laps on wets and came in. 2nd session put the slicks on, got 2 laps and it started raining. 3rd session, 2laps the get a feel for it finally, then 2 laps cutting through traffic to get space and get going and red flag came out for a big crash.
Into qualifying with only 8 slow laps.
Put a new rear on, took a bit to get some clear track and finally get a rhythm and feel going. Started to suss gears and some braking points, got a committed lap then got held up coming into the corkscrew.
Qualified 3rd overall out of 22 bikes. Looking at sectors my best lap if I hadn't been held up would have got pole.
Set up changes from last round have made it better.
Bikes attracting a shit load of attention. Bic certainly knows what he's doing!
Signal is very bad here but will update if I can.
Just have to get it launched off the line and get away with them. Not shown all my cards yet and def have low 1.14's or lower if I can get clear committed lap.
Interestingly the superbike pole time is a mid 1.09. And that's on a full blown 200bhp superbike. Ole tractor is holding its own!