Hi everyone… Again it’s been a long time since I have posted anything but I have been having some trouble with my computer but it’s all sorted now… since the last time I spoke to you I have just been doing the same thing really riding, training and racing.. The week after little silver I did the maxxis at Duns which was my first maxxis this year.. It went ok and I managed to score some points so it wasn’t too bad… I didn’t really like the track and it was really hard to pass… But it’s done with now and i came away with a 19th and 20th so i can only build on that now…
After that i did a few club races which all went to plan and i won some prize money so it was all good… 2 weeks ago I did a club race at finningley with the White Rose MX club where they put £250 prize money on.. It was a really good meeting and some good riders turned up so there was good racing… I had some good racing with Matt Moffat and Turbo Taylor but again came away with the win and the prize money so it was all good…
This weekend gone was the 2nd round of the British U23 championship… I was all pumped for the weekend as I was lying 4th in the championship… The track wasn’t really up to standard as it was all grassed over but it was the same for everyone so I just got on with it… In free practice I was feeling pretty good and starting to get into it… They turned the board for timed training and I put the hammer down… Half way round the first lap I launched a downhill drop of but when I landed my foot slipped off the foot peg and twisted and rolled my ankle and I also ran it over. The pain was instant and throbbing like mad… I hobbled around for a lap and pulled in the pits.. The pain started to ease a little but was still really sore… I headed back out to try and get a lap in.. I couldn’t forget about the pain and didn’t put a good lap in really finishing 19th…
It was straight back to the camper and I iced it up and strapped it up
Race 1 Having such a bad pick on the start made it impossible to get a good start as the start was so unfair… I got an ok start and first half of the race felt ok and I moved my way up to 12th and there was no one in front of me and for the last half of the race the pain got a lot worse as I was thinking about it… I managed to nurse it home in 12th… it was the same again… I iced it up and strapped it up again…
Race 2 I got an ok start and was riding pretty good… I was racing hard and the pain wasn’t on my mind and I worked my way up to 8th… Unfortunately I made a mistake and went off the track with 5 mins to go and I dropped back to 10th… I couldn’t make the time back up on the people in front and came home in 10th… the last race was cancelled due to a sidecar rider which had an accident… overall on the day was 11th and I have dropped to 8th in the championship but I’m only a few points off the people in front so I’m glad I fought through the pain to get some points.. My ankle now is pretty sore and swollen and bruised. I went to hospital to get it checked and there’s nothing damaged to badly… It’s mainly bruised and tender… I’m looking forward to the last two round of the championship as there both sand tracks which I enjoy… Thanks Ash #704
