Hi All
A quick update to tell you what I,ve been up to since getting a 4th in the maxx Exposure night race on 24th Sep
Autumn Gorrick 1 on the 16th of Oct was well documented by our friend Ben Conner on the blog but it was not a good one for me. Racing in the open category I got off to a slow start held back in the early single-track but pulled up to 3rd or 4th overtaking on the fire road section. Just after the Steep bomb hole half way through the 1st lap my back brake failed and was soon forced to retire,gutted as I felt an opportunity go.
After the D.N.F that we all hate I needed to find another race to attend that came in the shape of "Night of the Knobbly tires" held at Black Park near slough on 16th Oct,this sounded great 5 laps of flat and fast single-track probably only lasting just over the hour mark. Kindly picked up by Beyond rider Jon Pierce who lives close by we were soon under the Exposure tent start line for a dry and dusty battle,for which i chose the carbon epic. After 4 laps Jon was in 4th position in the vets and me in 3rd in the masters... was this to be a result to overshadow the brake failed at the gorrick!!!......... sadly no as i went to overtake Jon on the last 50yds we tangled bars and he sustained a nasty fall,as he did,nt move from the bike on the floor with racers bearing down a finish was not possible for either of us,only a 3hr A&E visit.
Autumn Gorrick 2 on the 13th Nov needed to be a finish and after a good start held on to 3rd till a dropped chain put me back into the main pack in lap 2. Feeling good I managed to take 5 riders or so to come in 5th in the open, pleased to have finished!!!
Next Brass Monkeys.
Cheers
Alex D
2012 Saddle Skedaddle Spring Series 1
