Its true as a parent that you have heart in mouth moments through the childs developement .
It can also be said that a team manager with all the riders in the same class can go through the same thoughts and moments.
Steevie had to spend most of the weekend looking for the mojo he has never lost , he just forgot how to use it and he beat himself up quite a bit during the round. You did well Steve and the fact you managed such good times feeling off the pace prove you can do better if you want to and concentrate on the way you ride. Your grasstrack adventure proves you can control a bike in a bad situation and still come out ok . Believe in yourself a bit more and you will do the things you want to.
As for the bike , we have to work on it a bit for next year for sure but i cant have it beating the Shower Buddy bike this year anyway , not P.C im afraid.
Nicki had a bloody good weekend in both classes really and although the times were down abit they were still consistant which is part of the learning curve, (its only the 2nd year aye) .
The Shower Buddy CBR400 was a bit off colour for round 5 but i am hunting high and low to try and find the reason.
Tweety was her normal self performing faultlessly and proving easier to ride hard for the conditions of the day. A few mental barriers are in the way but we got them sorted out with a smart move out of Higgins way out wide hahahaha nuff said. That combined with finding the breaking marker into the sweeper gave a big confidence boost by the look of it aye Nicki.
Chappie was the stand out of the group with really hard riding near the front and his level is now well and truly upped for this dude. Hard but fair and with a small amount of work on the archillies heal sweeper exit will see great results in the future. One incident making a pit escape mandatory was in need of a bit of calming but i think that was addressed instantly with good results. Well done Neil , very mature.
AJ has continued to develop well and is coming to grips with the scene as is evident buy the fact hes dicing with people who were much faster last year and the race craft is developing well. Fast is one thing but tactics ar another and hes getting on to it well.
This is the first season with the up and comers and Dianne and i have been rewarded with the best bunch of eclectic misfits to ever have been assembled on a team. We got the best of the bunch and thier improvement makes us smile just thinking of the happiness we see after and during an event.
The support from all the followers here on K.B. and at the track is warming to us as it is to the riders im sure.
The final round will not (if funding is available ) the end of the team and with any luck it will be the team to be reconed with in the future. Watch this space as im really keen. Hell who knows i may even have to ride myself
Thanks for reading this crap and see you at the finale.
Stay safe
Paul & Dianne
Shower Buddy Race Team.
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. Even though I'm challenging your team for places a lot of the time.
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