Steve Granger MGP 2004 Initial preparation for the Manx involved purchase of a CBR600RR a fine machine if a tad cramped with my 15 stone 6'2" frame. I ran it once on a very bumpy road race in the Isle of Man and was initially very happy with it. The start of Practice week was totally indifferent on the weather front, a mixture of wind and damp around the course made tyre choice a pain but the first practice went well with a 105mph lap straight off which meant I had qualified for both the Junior and Senior races. Started okay and stayed with my starting opposite number until Greeba. I threw it in left then right for the exit of Greeba Castle and the rear tyre came around to meet the front. The airbag went off in my leathers! I de-throttled and ended up with the screen under me and heading for the wall, I managed to slow enough to avoid hitting the wall and to laugh at the marshals running hell for leather towards me. Took it steady after that and got back up to pace after Glen Helen ended up 69th out of 115 starters. |
I raced the Senior which is the main Race on Friday and made the mistake of listening to the forecast and fitted intermediate wet tyres for the best weather of the fortnight, I started at No 72 and finished 52nd fastest lap 109.24 so was very happy and kept it upright. I was clocked at 145mph through the top of St Ninians traffic lights, which impressed me more than anything. Next race is a 4hr Endurance race in October, we came 3rd last year out of 36 teams, this year Conor Cummins who is a top 5 R6 Cup racer is in the team (Looks better on my CV than his) and Derran (TT Racer) and then it is a full lobotomy and Sidecar TT 2005. |
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