On the VFR in superstock class I ended up 3rd overall, went into Snett 12 point behind, If I could win both races that's all I could do, as it happened I did win the first race on Saturday in the dry.. On Sunday the weather was really wet, the track wasn't exactly grippy in the dry and in the wet it was horrible, after lots of delays and red flag we finally went out for the superstock race, chappy in 2nd in championship had his only win so far in the wet at Cadwell, my bike at Cadwell just didn't work in the conditions so I sort of knew what to expect
I ended up finishing 3rd which at any other meeting I would say was good progress with the bike, but 3rd wasn't enough as the other chap did as predicted and won the race, he beat me by 7 points.. I sort of have myself to blame as in a few meeting I just didn't get going quick enough early enough, my results early in the weekend should have been better but that's racing as they say.. I got 5 wins in total over the year, the championship winner got 6 wins and I think there was 5 different winners so the class is proving really good, the bikes differ and each have their strengths and weaknesses, wins were taken by VFR750's, FZ750's and GSXR750's, just like back in the day 
My bike has not run perfect all year, to start with it had a carbs problem which caused poor results and a dnf, with that fixed the suspension needed set up work which took a while, then I was blighted by the splutter problem which is still there, I'm almost out of idea's but next thing to do is try similar to the firestorm with the carb overflow pipes, this is not a reported VFR problem and not as easy solution as on a storm but will try and work out a way to point them downwards and into a catch tank, it will involve cutting of parts.
For next season if I can find the money to race I will be hoping the splutter is fixed and working more on suspension and ride height, looking to possibly raise the whole bike a bit, there's more to come from this bike and I'd like to find out if I can make it better.
I also raced in an ACU championship, this is for any bike so up against TZ350's which are faster and obviously handle and brake better, Superbikes with lots of power, it's a good class for extra track time as there's a qualify session and then the race. best I got in this class was 4th on the VFR, This class has quite a large sponsored funding and the winner of a race gets £500, I got £75 for my 4th. I jut found out that there's end of season prizes for the first 6 riders who haven't made the podium, looks like I'm at the top of that list as I finished 5th overall so hopefully will get the £300 prize
I also raced my old Yamaha XJ600 in the production class (also known as the FZ600 class
), I think I finished 7th overall which at the start of the season I wouldn't have guessed would happen, the FZ's are a bit faster allround and handle better, I've had the XJ for years and take it along for track extra time, I'm well pleased with how it and I went on it this year, I feel I ride that bike to it's limit which is great fun. I would like to race an FZ to see how I go on one but there's no way I can find the £2500 to buy one ready to go so guess I'll never find out..So that's it for another year, I hope I'm in a position to continue but it really sucks the funds dry, every track is loads of miles away (700 mile round trip this last weekend), I will also need to see what circuits are planned for next year, there are still some tracks I've never been to and it's not like I can nip along to a track day to practice. we'll see what happens over the next few months.
To any who have come along to watch or just watched my posts on the racing, thanks for you support
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