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> way up. I landed about 1.15, it was lashing rain, and I realised the
> reason the van was flying was the hurricane tail wind I had all the
> way! I had to wait for my turn to be towed into the field. Its pretty
> bad when my van cant get in with twin rear wheels and a crawler first
> gear. The wind was lifting me and the guy helping me off the ground as
> we tried to put up the tent, and getting the bike up through the field
> to scrutiny was like a qualifying round for the Ploughing
> Championships.
> Practice was wet and untimed. No tyre choice to make. Full wets all
> round. We went to the pub in mucky boots and coats.
> Saturday morning was still wet but drying fast. I went out for the
> first Open race on full wets, but on the warmup lap most of the track
> was dry, but it started raining as well. Several riders pulled off the
> grid that were on inters. Fools. It turned out they were on the right
> tyres and I was wrong.But its easy to beat the lads that dont start,
> even on the wrong tyres. Anyway I struggled around to 11th overall.
> For the Grand Final I gambled on a front wet and inter rear. The
> rear was right but the front was wrong causing several overshoots.
> The worst was at the first corner. I left them all sitting off the
> start and then overshot the first corner and lost it all again. I
> think I finished 12th. Not too bad I suppose. Next stop the Ulster GP.
> I cant wait as I've finally got my clutch back working properly and
> getting it off the line pretty good again.
>
> See you later,
> Alan.
> reason the van was flying was the hurricane tail wind I had all the
> way! I had to wait for my turn to be towed into the field. Its pretty
> bad when my van cant get in with twin rear wheels and a crawler first
> gear. The wind was lifting me and the guy helping me off the ground as
> we tried to put up the tent, and getting the bike up through the field
> to scrutiny was like a qualifying round for the Ploughing
> Championships.
> Practice was wet and untimed. No tyre choice to make. Full wets all
> round. We went to the pub in mucky boots and coats.
> Saturday morning was still wet but drying fast. I went out for the
> first Open race on full wets, but on the warmup lap most of the track
> was dry, but it started raining as well. Several riders pulled off the
> grid that were on inters. Fools. It turned out they were on the right
> tyres and I was wrong.But its easy to beat the lads that dont start,
> even on the wrong tyres. Anyway I struggled around to 11th overall.
> For the Grand Final I gambled on a front wet and inter rear. The
> rear was right but the front was wrong causing several overshoots.
> The worst was at the first corner. I left them all sitting off the
> start and then overshot the first corner and lost it all again. I
> think I finished 12th. Not too bad I suppose. Next stop the Ulster GP.
> I cant wait as I've finally got my clutch back working properly and
> getting it off the line pretty good again.
>
> See you later,
> Alan.
