What a day, what a day.
The day started with a delay due to the lack of marshals. While we waited for the situation to get sorted this gave the radio commentators a chance to get round the paddock and chat live to a few riders. One of them being me. So i have now had my first live radio interview. Im sure i was stuttering like mad, but think i sounded ok. Nervous or what with a mic put in your face.
Eventually we got out for practice. This was ok but i geared her really wrong. I had no legs down the straight. So i got back to the pits and changed the gearing and a few settings on the suspension and out for another practice. The bike was so much better.
Because i messed up the gearing in first practice i also didnt qualify to well. So i had my work cut out. I got a blinding start, which made all the difference. I had a good dice with Dennis Booth from Northern Ireland. I passed him he passed me and id pass him again. Once finally passed him i got my head down and set about chasing The guys in front. One of which was Si Fulton. I tried to pass him going into the last corner, but once alongside him he drifted wide and nearly put me in the hedge. Poor spectators shit themselves, thinking i was coming to join them.
Eventually i got passed him after riding right up his backside round the kink at the end of the start finish straight. He knew i was there and stayed down the left side of the track. But i went further left and got him on the brakes.
I tried to catch Andy Cowin but couldnt. I was well happy having lapped at 108mph. 2mph faster than last year.
The 600 race was on row 3 for the start. Another good start and i was away. Again i had another good Dice with Dennis Booth, only this time he got the better of me. While chasing him i was taken by Alan Jackson, which meant i had to get passed him to get to Boothy. This took a little longer than i thought it would which meant he had now taken Andy Cowin.
Once passed Jackson i set about get passed Cowin. Like Fulton in the earlier Race Andy Cowin tried to put me in the Hedge, i lost a little ground on him while i sorted myself out, then the horns came out and i want to pass him. I chased like a mad thing and caught him at the last corner again but was too late to make a move. I was well happy i had lapped even faster at 109.229mph
Last race of the day i had a pig of a start, i had a good little dice with Alan Jackson again. I sat behind him for a lap and tried to learn a little of him, Once the class was over i nipped passed him and didnt see him again. It was a lonely race, so i concentrated in putting in the fast laps. Unfornately my fastest lap was 108. Not to shabby but i was trying for a 110. The re is always next year.
I love the Jurby road event. Relaxed, no pressure and bloody good fun. I did take some video footage which i wil post ASAP. But i only got practice as my DVR battery died. But its clearer than last years footage.
Next race is the Ulster and Manx. I cannnot wait.
airtimebill
