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9th April 2019, 20:47 | #1 |
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As some of you know we are following the progress of a relation of my wifes (Ryan Vickers) in the British Superbike Championship this year.
Today saw the last of the pre-season testing at Silverstone I'll let Ryan describe it in his own words Ryan Vickers #7 "Well that's it for the Silverstone Test, we had some great sessions learning to ride the bike in the wet which was very positive! We also had some great dry weather riding 👍 unfortunately in the final session of the day I had a high speed crash at Turn 2 tucking the front at about 150 mph, luckily I got away with it, with just a sore foot! I know my mistake and that is the main thing, it’s all part of the learning curve! Sorry to the team for making a mess of the bike but we will be back and stronger than ever at round 1" Typical bike racer 150 mph crash and more concerned about the bike than himself. Anyone else going to round 1 Easter weekend Cheers Ian
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lucky NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-NAUGHTY WORD-, at that speed I'd expect a lot worse.
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going to silverstone to watch them on the 21st and got Assen booked for later on in the year
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when i was a biker we used to go to most of the super bikes donnington, mallory park cadwell park etc sorry to say i dont watch it anymore i used to when rocket ron haslam ,steve marshall etc was on the tracks . just seemed to have lost interest thats all rgds mark
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Not going but watching on the tele.
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Heres a couple of press release pics (hence the stand) of Ryan Vickers courtesy of Lee Hardy Racing
Lets hope that famous #7 proves to be lucky for him. Cheers
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Ahh Caldwell mountain! As you said, need some balls to go over that at any decent speed.
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Do they race on Astro turf now... :-)
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Ha Ha yes looks like it from that photo.
There's tarmac down there somewhere..around 4ft below his rear wheel
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Not posted much lately.. But with the new season approaching here's a pic to whet your appetites..
Ryan laying down on the job. Cheers Ian
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