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The Accidental Racer The exploits of an old bloke drag racing his Triumph. The Exploder has now been retired from racing and replaced with a Street Triple 765RS for 2019

30/09/2026

Septegenarian September silliness. And you thought I was daft for drag racing motorbikes at 70... Two minutes of me doing other 2 wheeled madness.

Whoops I did it again... 0.07 red. Hey ho. I've had a great weekend running Asbo Too. Learnt lots about the nanny system...
23/08/2026

Whoops I did it again... 0.07 red.
Hey ho. I've had a great weekend running Asbo Too. Learnt lots about the nanny systems on it. Made inroads into taming them and will contemplate what next.
That's the end of Greenlight for me. Good luck to Andy Frankland in the next round and well done running 12.55 on a 12.55 dial in on his TRX.
I'll.post a full write up over the next day or two.
And in other news - why does it take forever to pack everything away?

23/08/2026

Phew. Round 1 win against Chad. Unfortunately he red lit, but it was still really close at the line.
I broke out, but only by 0.008, so a quick tweak for Round 2.
It was Chad's first meeting and outing on this bike. His numbers over the weekend show that he will be competitive in future events.
Thanks Lisa Rushton for the video again.

That's qualifying done, no improvement as the computer said no and the TC worked overtime right through 1st gear.We have...
23/08/2026

That's qualifying done, no improvement as the computer said no and the TC worked overtime right through 1st gear.
We have Chad Green in round 1, a newcomer to the class, but is running well on his newly acquired bike.
Pictures courtesy of Eurodragster

Day two of the Greenlight Nationals. One more qualifying run around 11.30ish then into eliminations. A c**k up in q3 led...
23/08/2026

Day two of the Greenlight Nationals. One more qualifying run around 11.30ish then into eliminations.
A c**k up in q3 led to no time recorded and improvements by others pushed me down to p12. No pressure then!
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Hopefully today will see much less downtime than yesterday.

Things to do whilst mopping up fuel and oil.A day of attrition, currently 6 hours behind schedule.
22/08/2026

Things to do whilst mopping up fuel and oil.
A day of attrition, currently 6 hours behind schedule.

22/08/2026

Q2 In the bag. Slight improvement, but others improved more, so P5 at the minute. A short shift and hitting the limiterbefore the line mean still room for improvement.
Two more today, a bit behind schedule so Q3 potentially 3.30 ish.
Keep up to date with live coverage at Santa Pod TV.
Thanks to Lisa Rushton for the video.

22/08/2026

Q1 completed. Having no idea what to dial, I chose an optimistic 10.20 and after a decent launch ran 10.37 at 140mph. Not great, but glad to get a straight, clean pass under my belt.
Turns out, it was good enough for a provisional 4th place.
Q2 due around 11.55
Thanks Jerry Collier for the video

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!Asbo Too is scrutineered and ready for its first competitive drag race. Here we are at Santa Pod Raceway...
21/08/2026

IT'S OFFICIAL!!!
Asbo Too is scrutineered and ready for its first competitive drag race. Here we are at Santa Pod Raceway for the Greenlight Nationals.
Asbo is having a rest and I will be competing on the Speed Triple RX. The one whose computer keeps saying no to hard launches. Let's see how it comes with a fully prepped track.
Should be fun! Q1 is at 10.00 tomorrow morning. Watch it live on Santa Pod TV on YouTube and Facebook.

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