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F250 Donington 26th/27th May

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 1:59 pm
by Luders
Dan Williams TZR was out of action this weekend and he was even having trouble with is diesel, this paved the way for Dave Reynolds to take away a clean sheet, with all 5 race wins on his VJ23.

I got close to him on race 4 after a 2nd place finish in race 3, but my tyres went off on lap 4 and I had to give up the chase and could only manage 3rd, with Graeme Fraser taking 2nd spot off me on his VJ23.

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Hopefully there will be some more KR's out at Cadwell next month.

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:07 pm
by pablo
Well done Ben. Good effort, and the bike still looks great.

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:44 pm
by si.likes.guiness
well done mate,i just couldnt get away at the weekend to come down :(

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 8:39 pm
by Top-shaggy
Great result and brilliant pic of you and the bike in action =D>

Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 9:00 pm
by maccas
Well done ben!

It will be good to see the bike in person at cadwell!

Dan

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:56 am
by dave32
Well done!
Bike looks great,love the paintjob,hows that screen for wind deflection looks like your struggling to get behind it?
Hows the bike on top speed against the other 250's,would a larger screen help?

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 11:40 am
by Luders
Look closer at the screen. I have a nice little extender, which is defelcting the air flow straight over my lid.

When it's running right it's kicking out a good amount of power and I'm able to keep up with the VJ23's. I might be losing out a bit to them, but it's marginal and not a lack of power that's stopping me winning. I'm also quite big for a 250 rider, so that's a bit of a hadicap.

I just need to sort my setup out, but this was the best real dry running I've had this year, so am still getting everything working and setup right.

The guys on the RGV's have been riding them for years, so have a good balance already established. Whereas I changed everything over the winter, so am very much on the back foot at the moment.

I'll get there sooner or later, it's only a matter of time for me.

Posted: Wed May 30, 2012 10:30 pm
by garye345
Sounds like your doing ace!
Excuse my there ignorance,but dont those orange bibs mean you new to the racing lark or something?

Posted: Thu May 31, 2012 7:54 am
by Luders
Yes, an Orange bib means you are or were at the start of the season a Novice or intermediate novice licence holder.

In order to qualify for a license upgrade to Clubman, you need to complete 10 races over 10 seperate race days at 3 different circuits within 3 years.

In my case I only need to do Cadwell next month to qualify for an upgrade, but I still have to wear my bib for the remainder of the season, to be counted in the newcomer championship.

To upgrade your license to a national, you must complete 10 races the same as Clubman, but you must finish the race within 110% of the race winner and have completed the same number of laps.