nosing around the bikes in the paddock i came across this 350cc molnar manx replica, the owner was a really great bloke, he had built the bike from parts as he didn't want to risk racing his original bike so has spent 30 grand building this, listening to his story of what has gone wrong with it brings you back to reality, he lives in the isle-of-white so has to factor in ferry costs even before his race entries, travel, bike maintenance , crashes, repairs etc, total dedication to his sport, respect due.

cadwell park, saturday, must be 25 years since i've been here, great track but i've forgotten how narrow it is, me and dangerous have a great ride back, traffic is light at seven pm and we are able to trap on, you have to watch the camera's by the lincolnshire 'safety patrnership' but the roads are very, very fast, the ducati is running great, the noise from the induction is mint, it sounds like woody woodpecker, the exhaust is really lazy but belies the speed that you are doing, we pull into the 'dead poet's' in the village for a pint, i'm shagged, trying to take in the day's events, the fast ride back, brilliant.