5th Overall ; 1st Vet ; 1st N Mids VTTA Championship
The Rutland TT 10 and N Mids Championship....lovely Hatfield Woodhouse!So it’s still August, and the temperature was showing a disbelieving 11C but diminished even further by a really stiff northerly breeze ðĨķ ....I warmed up by placing my rollers on the leeward side of the car with every layer on I could find, including an old thick smelly fleece that I found next to the spare tyre! Michelin Boy ð
Anyhow...the cold soon forgotten, as I bounced inefficiently vertically over the potholes and sunken drains on the outward section at over 30mph on this contentious course with the tailwind...but struggling to maintain 27mph into the Arctic blast on return, but really pleased to sneak under 21 mins at the finish, a great time on any day on that course....reflected in 5th overall, 1st vet and thus retained the North Mids VTTA Championship....ð
Won by rising star Oliver Peckover followed by top Iron Man Phillip Graves ð- illustrious company.
Thanks to the Rutland guys for putting on the show and especially Gordon W ð
Loving the potholes so much at Hatfield, next race, yep Hatfield, Common Lane 10, this Saturday....probably ð
(Note: Mr Briggs (ex pro) was on a road bike ð)