It was very good day for me giving me lots of experience.  I was lent a bike by Roger Maynard - BRM frame and Jawa engine.  It was really to try the frame out and he wanted me to race on it.  Luckily I learnt it quickly in the practice before I actually went for it in the racing.  In the first race I came 2nd after a bit of a poor start.  I struggled to get past two riders a bit then I caught up with the 1st place rider but then I wasn't too sure how to pass him.  I went inside the corner to stay in tight in the final corner hoping that I would pass him but he cut back in.  In the second race I made a fairly good start and stayed in front to win.  In the 3rd race I only just made a good start and I managed to win again.  Then I got into the semi-final where you had to be in the top 5 to get through to the final.  In the semi I made quite a good start (in 2nd out of the start) but they had to rerun it because the rider in front came off while coming out of the first corner.  In the re-run I didn't quite make the start but luckily I found some room to get in front as I was coming out of the first corner and again I won the semi.  Then in the final it went all wrong.  I didn't really make the start and I don't think I was thinking that right while I was going round the 1st corner and it did a bit of damage as I went all the way to the back of the field but luckily I managed to recover and got back in the action and managed to climb up to 4th place over to the finish line.

What needs improving on that day?  Well I should be more tough and a bit harder on the other riders.  I should not go round the 1st corner slowly and I should just go for it and be a bit harder in the final.

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My riding number is 83