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Well here is it is!!
Welcome to the trials and tribulations, thoughts and ponderings of Kevin, Lizz and the Team. Please sign our Guest book, and pop by again, as we will be updating regularly.
As the site is being updated pretty regularly, we have decided to leave the past news items as is, and update from the top, rather than the bottom!
June 18 th - Straight from the “Racers mouth”
After the achievement and success before curfew stopped play at the meeting at Shaky, where I got into the final, the Summer Nationals at Santa Pod was hard for me.
A certain comment rattled me, which brought around a change of routine, which in retrospect was a very bad idea. This in turn had a knock on affect of me racing like a complete idiot.
After speaking with Chris, and getting some great advise from Ken Cooper and Dave Beck, and getting my head around a few things, my last run was a good one, even though I was knocked out in the first round of eliminations against Tim Blakemore. To have beaten him, even though I was off the line quicker, I would have to have pulled something very special out of the hat to beat his 7.0 to my 7.5!
June 1st Latest Ramblings
The result over the meeting was a happy one, apart from rain, and the curfew stopping us from running in the final. What an achievement for a first time out, and no time to have tested the bike beforehand!! The bike pretty much did what we expected, and the whole team is really pleased with it so far.
The timing ticket for the last run was as follows:-
REACTION 0.212
60 FOOT 1.134
330 FOOT 3.068
1/8 MILE 4.718
MPH 147.23
990 FOOT 6.144
¼ MILE 7.461
MPH 174.79
Did the usual maintenance when we got home, then the leak down test. Found that some of the valves needed attention, and that was it! Excellent!
Bike now ready for the Summer Nationals at Santa Pod, and we will see what happens there.
We didn’t enter the Main Event so did a spot of crewing and cooking (Cream Teas and Bar-be-que!) Lizz for Richard Gipp in Pro Stock, and Kev, for Jones and Friend in Top Fuel. Proper bus mans holiday! And it rained again, and rained some more, so by Sunday having grown webbed feet, and rising damp had set in we came home again.
Are we ever going to finish a meeting this year?
Kev Checking out Gary's opposition!!
HOT OFF THE PRESS 1/5/08
Gone Racing........!!
could we clean up with this new clutch setting??
April 27th 2008
At 3 minutes to midnight on Friday 25th April, the bike was at last ready to be fired up on the Saturday. Being good neighbours, we decided we had better warn our street what was happening, by the afternoon, the whole village knew. Don't you just love villages and the jungle drums!
Saturday loomed, Big Chris arrived, and several cups of caffine later, decide it was time to check the bike over with a fresh pair of eyes to see if there was anything we had missed. All that was needed was couple of loose bolts tightened, and a nut to put on the seat!
First part spin bike over with Lizz in the jump, to get the oil circulating, and then over to Kev.
Started the bike up for real, she burst into life, all the hard work made so worth it, but the crispest sweetest noise ever! Sounded great! Cooled her down, checked for leaks- there were none - checked we had put oil in - we had!! Mr Cooper, thanks mate, another fantastic job. Started her up again, just to make sure it wasn't a flook, checked the clutch, and all seems a ok.
The bodywork is striking, it was the first time that Lizz had seen it in the flesh, and was astonished, the graphics are perfect, thanks to Chris for that one.
We are all very happy to say, we knew were were cutting it fine, but we can say for sure, see you at the track next weekend...... WE DID IT!!
APRIL 5TH 2008
We trundled down to SL Racing in Maidenhead, where Steve has been doing a few mods to the bike, and putting stuff in places we couldn't. Thanks to him for a great job, as always, and for the coffees too!!
The bike looked very naked and sorry for itself when we fetched it, but after a few hours, she scrubbed up very well indeed - still looks naked but we need to do a complete re wire before anything else gets done, and only a few weeks to do it, as Lizz has already entered the bike for the Springspeed Nationals, and we want to try to get a test in too. So no pressure at all really!!
JANUARY 2008
The new bike is coming along slowly as the house move is getting in the way! The Engine is ready,thanks to Ken Cooper, the bodywork has gone to the paint shop, the tyre has come out of the suitcase; all we need is the garage to nail it all together again!.....................
Can you tell what it is yet??
Meanwhile....
No turning back now.... the Comp bike has gone!! John came to fetch it on a wet and cold Saturday in the middle of January!
If he is grinning like that with no engine in, what is he going to be like when it is running and he is on it!!!??
Good luck to him in his new venture, and lets see if he can win a Championship as the chassis has done, quite a few times!!
February 2008
The engine is back, Graham from Revolution Custom Paint (0118 9574 577) called to say the bodywork was ready for collection. He has done another amazing piece of work. The bodywork has now winged its way to Chris for the graphics, the nose cone and mudguard came home for Lizz to have a look at and take the obligatory photos!! (see below!). Thanks again to Chris for doing what he does, and all our very patient Sponsors!!
We still not moved yet, and never before do we need the garage so badly as we do now. Very frustrating.
MARCH 2008
At last...!! we have a moving date, and are leaving Arlesey for Woodford Halse (in between Shakespeare Country Raceway and Santa Pod - class move!!) on the 7th March.
All has not been that easy as I have been working all week leaving Lizz to pack and box everything up, and she starts her new job on the 10th, the phone line is not going to be installed until the 18th, and reception for our mobiles is rubbish, and no internet until the week after due to a change ISP. We may be a bit quiet, but that doesn't mean that there won't be a BIG update when we are back up and connected!
Get moved, get sorted,Lizz starts new job, and then get the bike up and running, and all being well, will be out at Shakey on the 3rd May for the Springspeed Festival.
Look who's on the flyer!!!!! (no, not the car!)
Hurrah!! We have moved into our new home. Still up to our eyes in packing cases, but the priorities, the garage has had a new floor and a lick of paint, and at last everything is in one place, all bar the caravan and all important drag bike. We have settled in ok, Lizz started her new job the day after the move, so has been very tired! I have 5 weeks ish to get the bike finished, and attempt a test and tune before the Springspeed Festival in May at Shakespeare County Raceway.
The Easter Thunderball 2008
(photo taken from web cam at Pod)
Don't think we need to say anymore really!! Like idiots we went up anyway, I had some bits to collect from various people for the bike, and sell some tyres, we were also meant to be crewing for Paul Marston Racing, the team that Lizz has been doing the stats for, for some years. We left Woodford Halse in a snow storm, and when we got to Pod, the snow was still falling.
The Track crew made a super human effort inbetween snow flurries to try to get the track dry, and just as Pro ET was called the snow came down again. It was freezing cold and the wind was biting. The bikes were not able to race at all due to the adverse conditions, and many went home.
Then it hailed, and stopped as quickly as it started and the sun came out!
Track crew worked so hard, they were not going to give up, and it was looking hopeful that we may get to go out, but it just wasn't to be.
The meeting was called for that day, so we went home. The day after it was a total non starter, but Monday saw some track action, while we stayed at home, and sorted out the garage ready for the impending arrival of the bike.
