Hunts Post : 24 July
A brief article in the Hunts Post about myself and the Centennial Rally in a couple of weeks.
In the news.
Cambridge News has covered my performance at the Ryedale Rally. It might not be 100% accurate but I’m not complaining. There’s a digital version on their website : kickingtyres racing in the Cambridge news
Offroad training weekend.
After the rally skills weekend I did at Sweet Lamb in February, I felt far more comfortable on the bike in general, handling fire-roads and faster sections much more confidently. However, I recognise that when the going gets a bit more technical, I am left lacking. With that in mind […]
Throttle position sensor solution? 3
After a lot of digging and research regarding the TPS, I’ve made a few discoveries. The throttle position sensor on this bike is a combined TPS, manifold pressure sensor and intake air temperature sensor. It’s a Mikuni component called the Modularised Air Quantity Sensor (MAQS). Doing some more digging and […]
TPS headache!
As mentioned in earlier posts, the root cause of the bike’s poor running at the Ryedale turns out to have been the TPS. Research suggests that if it gets a good soaking, that it can short between two of the pins frying the internals, so it’s not just a case […]
Nav Tower repair
As you may recall from my Ryedale rally report, I finished the race with the bike looking very sorry for itself after the nav-tower fractured. It’s not an exceptionally complex structure so I decided to replace the aluminium alloy plates with carbon fibre. I checked with various sources but noone […]
Metzeler Tyres supplied by Wheelfit
This evening, I agreed a deal to use Metzeler tyres, namely the 6-Days Extreme, on my bike, supplied by Wheelfit Motorcycles in Cambridge. Tyres are one of the most expensive consumable items when racing off-road so this will make the rest of the season that little bit more affordable. I’ve […]
Ryedale Results are out.
The results for the Ryedale rally are now out, and available here: http://www.enduro-neec.org.uk/calender//combined%20results%202013%20Provisional%20V1.pdf I placed 19th out of 28 finishers in the Rally class, which I’m quite happy with considering the problems I encountered. We just need to wait for the ATRC points to be calculated and updated but I’m confident […]
MX5 Supercharger : where’s it gone?
Never fear, if you came here looking for my MX5 supercharger build diary then it WILL be resurrected in time. I’ve had some issues with the old site and have decided to do a relaunch and since I’m focussing very much on my motorcycle rallying/racing, that’s what the site mainly […]
Ryedale Rally
This weekend saw me up in North Yorkshire for the Ryedale Rally. This is the most technically challenging of the ATRC rounds and the one I was most daunted by. I arrived around 7pm on Friday to find the field already filling up with the vans and tents of other […]