Ng Racing Round 8 - Oulton Park Sat 28th Sep

Well it is the last round of the Championship already , where the hell did the season go?

Oulton Park is the only round where we don't race on Sat & Sun, so will be there testing on Friday 27th and racing Sat 28th only. Not yet 100% sure that I will race next season, would like to ... but it just takes up so much time and money, and after this season I haven't got much of either left!
Any Forum members planning on attending be sure to come & say hello in the paddock & don't forget to get a picture to post on here!

My season has been enjoyable (mainly) if a little underwhelming results wise, but hey ho, we all got to start somewhere. My team mate #95 Dave Hatswell however has had a season that has far exceeded his or anyone else's expectations, he is currently 3rd in the championship with a reasonable points gap over 4th placed man, so he can afford to follow him home in each race to secure that 3rd championship position.

#95 Dave Hatswell 3rd in championship.


And we're off, number 5 John Ward is 4th in championship.


No doubt I will be battling with these 2 again Simon Ralphs #51 & Max Richards #211

And trying to get my 6'3 16 stone frame into the 'tuck' position


Hopefully I will get to see some of you there, as we're not racing Sunday I think we are going to have a bit of a party on Saturday night

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I am sure you will help with the hobnobs mate!
It's a circuit that I have never been to, I have been told it is demanding and difficult to learn, Cadwell was the most difficult track that I have found this year as it was so narrow with very little margin for error, I expecting Oulton to be similar.

 

Cheers Andy, will see what happens regarding next year, certainly won't be doing the championship again, might just put in a couple of rounds that are close, but there was talk of dropping Brands & doing 2 rounds at Anglesey, that is the furthest one for me!

 

Cheers Glyn, keeping my options open at the moment, Bemsee seem to run more Brands meetings but struggling to find a class to race the Bandit in without being seriously out gunned!

 

Found some onboard camera action from a Bandit race a couple of years ago at Oulton.

 

That was Matt Baker who I bought the bike from, that was his first season in 2017, he got a lot quicker in 2018 and was leading the championship until a crash in the shootout rounds spoiled it for him.
Same happening this year with #2 Harley Prebble, was romping it until the first shoot out round, then he had bike trouble all day at testing, then crashed whilst in the lead in the race, he now goes into the last round 15 points behind current champ with 50 points up for grabs, I predict that the current champ will settle for 2nd in each race to bring the title home again.

 

I am really not sure what 'wild cards' might show up, last year Peter Bardell did this round & won race 2 by a country mile (from the back of the grid!) after a mishap in race 1. Failing that there is nobody to challenge #1 James McHardy & #2 Harley Prebble, the next rider is normally between 2 & 5 secs a lap slower depending on the track, back markers may come into play, these 2 collided with each other in the last round after going either side of me!
If you have a look through the Castle Combe thread I caught it on video.

 

As I said, back markers could come into play!

 

Anyone thinking of coming to Oulton Park, we are testing Friday & racing Saturday only this weekend, if you are thinking of coming along you will find me in the Formula Prostocks area of the paddock, see picture below;

 

Cheers Wessa, enjoy your cruise mate , I am sure the weather will be nicer in the Med than what is forecast for Oulton , I put a wet rear tyre in already, that way whatever happens I only got to change 1 wheel before testing starts Friday am!