Friday 1 October 2010

Project Zip: Cadwell Results


It's been a busy week here at Adrenalin HQ with little time to spare to tell you all about how last weekend's racing went at Cadwell Park. So how did it go? Well after fairly lengthy delays on the track in the first race on day one Josh Brown managed to secure a first place win with a massive ten second lead. Due to a number of delays on the track with riders waiting for a prolonged length of time at the start line, the race was reduced to just three laps. At one point in the race Josh was that much in front he looked behind him no doubt wondering if the race had been stopped as there were no other riders to be seen. It was business as usual for Josh in the second race too with another win. Racing on the full circuit (2.173 miles) Josh mustered up some quick lap times, with 2:00.61 being his best lap time at Cadwell on day one.

Even though he won, Josh's Zip glided over the finish line at the end of race two, the Zip blew an O-ring and upon closer inspection the cylinder head was damaged which led to an engine swap to ensure that things went smoothly before racing commenced on day two. In contrast to Saturday's racing which was mostly bright and sunny, the track at Cadwell was very wet and slippery on day two which led to a number of riders coming off including Josh. With riders waiting in their grid positions at the start line, the first race ended up being cancelled after a fuel spill which rendered the track unsafe. This caused lengthy delays. In the second race Josh was really going for it in the wet, Josh came off and this puts him at the back of the grid in the next round.


Meanwhile, it was trials and tribulations for fellow Pedstop rider Zack Tingle who was unable to actually complete a race over the whole weekend due to technical problems. Hopefully he'll have more luck in the next round.

The 2010 BSSO series comes to a close end this weekend, the final round takes place tomorrow at Three Sisters. Some of you may recall Josh's blistering performance there back in May when he won all four races and set a new track record. We're expecting good things at Three Sisters but as we all know, anything can happen in racing. Who will win the championship?!