Arriving at the Lincolnshire circuit on the Thursday ready for testing on the Friday with Louisa in the chair. Wayne had worked hard to get the fresh number 2 TT engine in and we had a new set of tyres to scrub in before racing on Saturday with Ben. Louisa loves this circuit and is quietly confident as she settles in for the first couple of laps, Wayne always keeps an eye on her but he knows she is respectful of the speed and always learns the circuits before she goes out. Happy with the sessions and the engine, we had chief mechanical man Phil Bridge with us this weekend refuelling and helping with all the race preparations. Ben, John, Helen and Kieran arrived Friday evening after a long trip for the IOM again, great to see them, time to chill before a weekend of positive racing.
The weather wasn’t forecast to be to great so we were hoping it would blow over, however, we were dodging the showers which were getting heavier each hour!
After a vey messed up race day, delays and incidents, we were unable to start any of our races so they had to be postponed until Sunday which meant only the qualifying session took place and the team will start the race in 12th on the grid. A full grid of 21 outfits combined with poor track conditions, but we were just looking to get out there and get some great racing in.
Sunday saw a much better day weather wise but there was still some wet patches around the circuit so a good start was needed. Wayne loves a good start and Cadwell is one of his favourite circuits, proving the duo with some excellent overtaking and tactical cornering with a solid 6th place with a lap time of 1.41.271. Still some time to make up but a great race.
With our race cancellations on Saturday, we had the challenge of 3 x 16 lap races on Sunday, not only hard on the outfit but very tiring for Wayne and Ben, a few energy drinks needed and plenty of water as the sun decided to beat down on everyone instead of rain!
Race 2 was just as exciting, a good start and pulled a couple of places up at the front, just losing a place on the last couple of laps seeing the team finish well in 6th place, lap time of 1.41.271. One race to go, last one of the day…. going to be a rush back to port for Ben and his family and hopefully we’ll have a last final push for some championship points. Topped up with fuel, outfit and team, they go out for their last race, the postponed race from Saturday…….. the team had a good start, hot and tired, pushed through as hard as they could, with some great competition from Conrad and Horsepole, Wayne and Ben managed to pull a place back up but had to settle for a 9th place finish.
Thank you to BEMSEE and Mike Dommet for hosting the event, medics, marshals, all the team for a cracking weekend full of great racing, even if it was pretty much crammed into one day! One of the hardest days racing this year!
See you back at Cadwell for round 6, The Battle of Britain.