drought

The Brands hatch GP round of the BSB ( British superbike ) was hit by snow and abandoned. That was back in March I believe. The race has been re-scheduled to the 10th of May, which was when we were due to race on the circuit. Since all the people that moved into houses next to the track,(a race track that has been where it is, since way before the house owners were probably even born) have given the circuit owners so much grief that events using the bigger Grand Prix circuit, are only allowed to run a limited amount of times per year.So the result is the BSB boys get our slot and we miss the whole event.

Brands Hatch back in March

There is a bit of a bonus in that our scheduled race at the Indy circuit, the last race of the season, will now be run on the GP circuit.

So there is a big break between Snetterton and the next race which is in France on the Croix En Ternois circuit, about an hour south of Calais.
I have never been there before, So I think Friday practice will be a necessary.I don't fancy 5 minutes practice before racing on an unknown track.
I have found some good on-board camera footage on youtube. It's a small circuit with lap times about the same as the Brands Hatch Indy circuit. It looks like it will be a fun little place and interesting to see how I can do from the back of the grid on the first race.

I plan some changes to the way the bike steers and handles between now and then. With some fast changes in direction needed, this is going to be an important thing to get right. The bike is a bit sluggish in this area, and I have yet to experience the effects of the changes we have planned.
Luckily I have some excellent guys on hand to draw advice from. I really want to get this right and carry on improving. There's no time to be standing still.