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CALLUM'S 2010 RACING DIARY
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7 March 2010   WRMX Club - Grangemoor

65cc Junior Championship - Round 1
Race 1 - 4th
Race 2 - 4th
Race 3 - 4th
Overall - 4th
      

      
After some disapponting recent results
      me and my Dad have travelled allover, practicing really hard
      in all weather, working on my speed and agression until my hands
      were too blistered to ride! I've also been training intensely
      with Andy Gamble from Body Basics Fitness and watching all the
      Rocky movies to get me fired up!

      
The hard work seems to be paying off and
      my speed and results were much better today. I was getting great
      starts and led the last race into the first corner until Keenan
      Hird flew past round the outside of me, but he's one of the favourites
      to win this years British Championship, so I'm not too disappointed
      about that!






      
14 February 2010   WRMX Club - Grangemoor

Winter  Championship - Round 3
Race 1 - 10th
Race 2 - 12th
Race 3 - 12th
Overall - 11th

      
Final position Winter Championship
      - 5th


      




      The track was a bit frozen first thing in the morning, but soon
      thawed to make things very wet and slippy in practice. I had
      a small crash when I lost the front end round a muddy corner.
      The track was much better for the races and improved as the day
      went on. It got really technical and fun to ride, by the last
      race the track was really rough. I felt good on the track and
      very in control, but for some reason the speed just wasn't there
      for a good result today. No excuses, I just need to speed up
      a bit and get more aggressive round the corners. I'll be practicing
      really hard this week in the school holidays!

      








      




      
24 January 2010   WRMX Club - North Newbald

Winter  Championship - Round 2
Race 1 - 5th
Race 2 - 5th
Race 3 - 4th
Overall - 4th
      

      


      It was a cold & muddy day that greeted us at North Newbald
      for my first race of 2010 and the first time I would use my new
      bike in anger. Things didn't quite go to plan at the start of
      my first race when I hit neutral on the start line instead of
      2nd gear! I soon got going and made some quick passes on the
      first lap. I got into 5th place, but my bike wasn't handling
      the track very well. I didn't know what was wrong, but my Dad
      kept signalling for me to concentrate and ride smooth (he's normally
      telling me to go faster!). After the race he told me I had punctured
      the rear tyre on lap 2, and that I did really well to finish
      the race as the bike was sliding all over the place!



      In the 2nd race I worked my way into 5th place again on the first
      lap and stayed there until the finish. I had a bit of pressure
      from the rider behind, but I kept focusing ahead on my lines
      and didn't let him distract me. I eventually pulled a gap on
      him when we were passing some lapped riders.



      It was getting very cold and dark by the 3rd race as we were
      the last group of the day. I spent most of the race in a safe
      6th place until the leaders started crashing, which helped me
      into 4th place, for 4th overall.

      
Not a bad start to the year, but I need
      a lot more practice on the new bike, which has been almost impossible
      due to all the recent snow. The bike's better than my old one,
      but the power and handling are totally different. I made a few
      mistakes with the gears when I was powering out of corners and
      up hills and I was slower going into the corners as I don't feel
      as confident on it yet. Lots of work to do in the coming weeks,
      but these early races are useful warm-ups before the main championships
      start in the Spring.

      
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