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Originally Posted by skidlids

I thought Alan's 6th and 5th at Mallory last year wasn't to shabby.
Hopefully Alan can put the bike problems that plauged him through the second half of last year and on last Fridays practice day behind him and build both his confidence in his bike and his speed.

Thanks for the vote of confidence Kev and this year I have a different mindset (hope the bike has too)

I am running wide out of sweepers (well most bends actually) and lost a good 0.25/0.50sec a lap through Clearways every time, as Neal Catling will testify

I'm determined not to throw money at the bike (although I could) because that is not what DD is about. So I'm looking for a decent 2nd hand ride height adjustable rear shock.
MCT have done all they can with the existing one but as Phil (Ghostie) said "the bike does look low at the back".
I like them up and quick turning and whilst these tyres are VERY grippy they have a more rounded profile (even the fastest lads don't run to the edge of the tyre). This makes them slower to turn and in my case emphasised the problem.
But hey........ Had a blast!! (I like Mallory but can't afford to run wide around Gerrards, that's almost 1/2 the lap