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Samore fotos....... The Enfield looks good , need more period clothing though me thinks . Stephen

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In order The attendance ( was the same the other side as well) Some of the competition The start of Evolution race 1 me and the boy Evolution class British bikes ( warm up Lap ) The Enfield

Race Day

What is it with some people , to make you start at 6.30 in the morning! Well I got there , only after a bit of drama............. The night before, all was sorted , bikes running , tested all ok , gear packed all ready,,,,,,,,,, one final start ...Cr ok ....Enfield ...Crack, snap ,,, no kickstarter . The pawl had gone. Well , as the compression is so high, you cant bump start the thing , so you need the kick starter . There was nothing else for it but to strip the gearbox. Done, fixed, working ok . All arrived ok the next morning, out for final practice , both bikes ok , track wet and clay ( which means if you stuck behind a bike you get a face full of HARD clay. which hurts .) Heat one for the Honda. I got the holeshot and was leading into the straight , when I forgot to pull the clutch in enough and stalled , as all the field went past ,,, well I restarted and had to work hard to pass all the back markers , crashing once into a corner by losing the front .Still 4th place .. (I th...