13/07/2026
Well… that’s one weekend I’ll be happy to forget. 🤦♂️😂
Saturday
Practice started off with the throttle sticking a little. We thought we’d sorted the problem, but come Race 1 it was still sticking.
For Race 2 I jumped on the spare bike. The first couple of laps felt great, then my seat came off. I stopped in the work area, got it back on, but less than a lap later it came off again. I slowed down, threw the seat off along with some of the plastics because, at that point, the bike was literally falling apart as I was going round! 😂 Safe to say Saturday wasn’t going to plan.
Sunday – British Championship
After fitting a new throttle cable on the race bike Saturday evening, the throttle was still sticking. I managed to put a fast lap in during qualifying before pulling back into the pits and swapping the entire throttle assembly, which finally fixed the issue.
Race 1 didn’t start much better with a terrible start I was pushing to get back to where I needed to be but ended up crashing on the big tabletop at the bottom of the track. The crash bent the steering stem and front axle, and I also hurt the lower part of my back again.
The paramedics checked me over and said I was okay but advised me to get checked out at hospital. I still wanted to give Race 2 a go, so a massive thank you to for lending me his bike. Unfortunately, I only made it about halfway before the pain became too much and I had to pull in.
That pretty much sums up my weekend at Culham… a proper sh*t weekend. 😅
Time to rest up, recover, and come back stronger. Looking forward to PDV already! 💪🏁
