The End of 2006 or the Start of 2007?

So we made the trip up to Mallory Park to watch the last race of the season on Sunday 29th October. There was some great racing going on and I really felt that, despite still needing a bit of support from a crutch or 2, I could have been out there with the rest of the Hornets. But realistically I knew that if anything had gone wrong then I could have set back my recovery a long way. As it stands, my physiotherapy is going well and after 6 weeks I've had further x-rays to show the fracture is just about knitted together now. I can bear my weight onto the 'bad' leg so now all I need is a bit more muscle. So down the gym soon and back to race fitness as soon as possible. There is a need later on for some keyhole surgery to repair a damaged cartilage, but I'll not be worrying about that for a while.

So we stood and watched the racing and saw Ivan Lintin ride 2 great races to take my 2nd place from me in the Club championship, well done Mate. Ivan will be racing a GSXR600 in formula 600 next year and we wish him well, he really is one to watch. Colin Plumb also made a return to the racing and managed two 2nd places to also overtake me in the championship. We had some great races throughout the year, Colin and I, so I have no problem seeing him take the 3rd place (but next year will be different, ha ha!)

The main reason, however, for going to Mallory Park was to pick up another Hornet! The bikes we ran this year are fine and will be prepped over the winter for me to race again in 2007 - and boy I can't wait for that season to start (and its only November!)

Nope, 2007 will be another step forward for the Black & White Race Team as we take on another rider, Erol Ahmet. Erol raced in the CB500 championship in 2006 and had some very good results and some really poor luck. We hope that his bad luck has been left with his yellow CB as he takes on the challenge of a Black & White Hornet.

We'll be testing the bikes throughout the winter so keep looking back at the website and blog for updates.

And if there is anybody interested in helping with our attempt to win the 2007 championship we will be really happy to talk to you.

At the moment we are hoping to get hold of

a 6m x 3m pop up marquee with walls
floor tiles, clip together type, enough to floor the marquee
someone who can paint 3 bikes in the new 2007 Black & White paint scheme
2 x pit boards with numbers and letters etc
a compressor and some air tools

and finally.....

a title sponsor with about 4 or 5 grand to help out with entry fees and tyres in 2007

Thanks very much

Paul.

Last SuperClub of 2006

It was great to go up to Cadwell to watch the last SuperClub meeting but upsetting to see all the Hornets out there without me in there with 'em. Looks like I've dropped a couple of places in the championship too - oh well!
Many congratulations go to Mick (Snailpace Racing) who made a very galent retirement from CB 500 racing at the meeting. He looked to riding well, right to the bitter end and everyone is sad to see the end of an era. But we know we haven't lost him for good as he'll be back next year as a scroot!
Finally for now, a quick update on my injuries. Went to see a sports physiotherapist yesterday in Weybridge and he has really got me moving again. Boy is my leg sore from what he did but perhaps, after 3 weeks of sitting around doing nothing, I can start to see a faint glimmer of a light at the end of the tunnel. I have a lot more movement in my leg and I can bear quite a lot of weight onto it as well which I need to do to get the bones to push back together apparently. All good stuff and he confirmed that there should be no reason why I shouldn't be back on a bike next year.
More team news soon so keep watching......

Knee Update

Hi everyone, apologies for some bad language in the last post but it was all looking a bit gloomy. And to be honest, it's not looking much better 2 weeks later.

My knee is very much broken, there is a fracture across the tibia plateau, but the good news is that, against expectation, I don't need to have surgery on it. So I've still yet to join the titanium club, thank the lord!

But there is still a lot of damage to the muscles from the arch of my foot to the top of my thigh. Judging by the various colours my leg is going through then there is plenty of repair work going on but it's masked quite well by the pain!

I'll be off to the physiotherapist soon to get things on the mend and hopefully I'll be up and about quicker than the 12 weeks the doctors have told me it will be before I'll be walking unaided.

So that's it then....a premature end to the racing season but its been a good one. Check the results and reports on the website soon for an end of year analysis.

And keep checking the blog for info over the winter months on how things are progressing for 2007.