The Year so far:
First event of the year - the Bath Half Marathon. A reasonable
training schedule boded well but cold wet weather and a delayed start (down to organisation of
classic pi** up in a brewery proportions) meant it was a struggle to relly get going. Managed a 1h 56m 01s time and 4,315th out of 10,054 finishers.
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March 16th
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Longcross - first event of the year
in the Caterham to try out this fantastic course. Unfortunately rotten weather including snow which flat out around
the banked section was a bit scary. 4th out of 6 (but close to third) with a 2m 17.67s
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March 24th
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Castle Combe - A British Sprint Championship
round at Castle Combe at last. Unfortunately not worth the wait as the weather was very cold, wet & windy. First run was just damp
but it steadily deteriorated. Only one timed run and had visor misting up problems so the whole
thing is best forgotten!
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March 29th
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Curborough 1 lapper - a pleasant Spring day
but up against Palmer & Bradshaw so third with a 36.45s.
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April 13th
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Gurston Down - First visit and impressed but again the weather was atrocious. Cold, wet & windy
so did one timed run and put the car on the trailer. Time irrelevant (47.76s).
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April 19th
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Goodwood - Lovely day and circuit. Beat my own HSA Class record
with a 103.28s to take second with and a pot.
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May 10th
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Loton Park - Despite the weather forecast the day was bright and warm. Had a good tussle with
Mark Laverton to finish 5th in front of a pile (11) of Westfields with a good 61.79s.
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May 18th
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MIRA - Another pleasant day but up
against Palmer & Bradshaw so third out of 6 with an OK 55.31s
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July 12th
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Llandow - Back in the Van Diemen and hoping for a good
result but last out of 5 with a 84.49s. The time was close to my best a couple of years earlier when I won so
the others have all got quicker!
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July 19th
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Colerne - Back in the Van Diemen and a return to the local
Colerne airfield track. Only FF present so main interest was to beat the previous year's time which I
did with a 85.44s.
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August 25th
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Anglesey - First visit to the entirely
rebuilt Ty-Croes track. Fantastic venue and fifth of the 1700s on a dry but cold Saturday with a
131.86s beating Keith Adams by 0.03s. A damp Sunday saw times slower across the board and fifth again with a 136.02s.
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August 30th & 31st
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Shelsley - Going well on a pleasant day setting a 34.99s PB on
the first run but a botched gear change and a lock up into bottom S on the second run meant that was it and
third behind the two Johns, Palmer & Bradshaw.
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September 21st
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Curborough - A lovely October day and perfect for
good times but just couldn't make it happen. Third behind the Johns Palmer & Bradshaw with a
36.07s although each run was quicker still off a PB.
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October 12th
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