GBXC 2008 - ROUND ONE.
7th Sep 2010
THOMAS TAKES SECOND AFTER AN EARLY BATTLE WITH DAVID KNIGHT.
What a week!after losing my ride with Fast Eddy Suzuki
at the start of the week due to different views, I was down and out,then
on Thursday the plumber I work for, Rudy Austin, was kind enough to
step in and lend me his CR250 Honda.
So I sent my suspension off to Gavin at G Force,who can make any bike I ride handle like a dream,and Saturday morning my mainman badboy buddy,Rickster Ricky Mair and me built up the bike ready for the race Sunday.
Sunday morning I arrived at the track and it was a pleasure to see so many people there supporting this high profile cross-country event.
I lined my bike up on the tapes and when the flag dropped I got an awesome jump,I entered the first turn next to David Knight, and passed him on the outside of turn two.
David and I pulled away from the rest of the field and I made a small mistake when we entered the first wooded section,this allowed David to pass me but I was up quick and back on him by the time we came back onto the motocross track,I then re-passed Knighter and tried to get my head down.
Then all of a sudden the noise of the big four stroke KTM had gone,I got arm pump as I was thinking too much about where David was and I started to ride tight,after nearly3 laps of leading, David was back on me and soon after came past.
I soon settled back into a pace I was happy with and I could see David up ahead,then I made a big mistake and found myself pulling my bike from the trees.
after the crash I pulled into the pits and re-set my bars and went out at a steady pace and rode my own race to finish 2nd,4 minutes in front of 3rd.
I would like to thank Rudy and Ryan Austin for everything they are doing to help me,and a big well done also to Rudy for winning his class!thanks to Nick Brame for always being a big help,everyone who cheered me on at the event, Geraint and Gareth Jones for all their help in the pits and on the track,and of course my Dad who always sorts the job out when things go wrong for me.
Thanks also to Steve Ireland, Paul Edmondson and their team for putting on such a superb event.