(Nic at work getting a shot of Guy Martin over Ballaugh Bridge on the Post Classic Suzuki)With just 2 minutes before the start of the Junior Classic (Classic machines 350cc or less) race a delay was called. This turned into a cancellation as the weather moved in and we enjoyed an hour or so of rain. The race was rescheduled to 18h00. This was again cancelled after a serious road traffic accident near Bishopscourt. They are going to run the Junior Classic concurrently with the Senior Classic (Classic machines up to 500cc) tomorrow, after the Junior race (modern machines from 400 to 600cc). A lot of the classic riders have a Junior Classic and Senior Classic machine, so they're going to have to choose. Bummer!
I hope the weather is okay, because that's the only chance I have of getting a qualifying lap in on the BAMF. We've made some more big changes, including tyres. I'm going with a softer Pirelli road tyre that will warm up quickly and work well in wet or damp conditions. Because I don't have a spare set of wheels, I have to compromise. They are simmilar to the tyres that I'm very happy with in the dry or wet on the monster. The positve is no last minute tyre changes because of the weather which equals less stress. The negative is they are completely untested - I've never used them before. I'm also hoping the softer tyre walls on the Pirellis is going to help our handing issues a bit. I'll pack the tyre warmers too as I'll get no sighting lap or have any miles to warm the tyres up.
The qualifying lap tomorrow is going to be 'Superpole'!
(#46 - Andy Lawson - One of the best 'Airtime' Newcomers and second in the Newcomers 'B' class - thanks Nic for the pic)There has also been a massive increase in the number of bikes around the Isle in the last few days with kazillions of classics over for the Manx Classic rally. This top-box in an ancient BSA is straight from the Touratech catalogue... Charley and Ewan... eat your hearts out!
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