After all the waiting the season was finally underway, i was probably the most nervous i've been in a long time but although i was i felt my bike was better than it had been previous and all i needed to do was regain my confidence...
Qualifying...
Luckily i'd been able to use the Jeacock's awning (Thanks Rod and Tracey) and i was next to my mate James Simpson on his very orange and bloody quick ZXR 400 and we left the pits together and for the first 6 or 7 laps i was following him and we seemed to be going pretty well, i was struggling in a straight line against him but through the corners i was equal if not quicker and towards the end of the session i managed to get past him and i had felt really good on the bike, i'd had brand new rubber on the bike and it showed, the bike felt planted everywhere and i felt i could get the power on really early everywhere.
So...where did i qualify, to be honest i thought Simmo on his orange flying machine had gone quicker than me and i thought i would have done well to get in the top 8, but i looked at the time sheets and i was 3rd!!!
3rd on the grid and i'd not raced or really ridden a bike in 6 months, i was over the moon, i had done a 1:01.699
Not too bad but could do better..
