A great evening. Lots of money raised for a good charity. Thanks to everybody involved. Thanks too to Focused Events. I'm still in shock and still grinning about winning the tip top prize in the raffle. Kind of ironic really, as at the same event last year I doubled the weight of the bike I was riding by filling it with Paddock Hill bend gravel!!
I got totally soaked through on the way home though with possibly the worst weather I have ever ridden in. Payback?!
You lot are lovely! This is the way I see it. Kevin makes it happen and does all the hard work. Jonathan gives up the track to you all and the marshals do their usual sterling job, for nothing. Ditto medical staff and race control. Riders for Health, Darrell Healey, Nat, Essex County Choppers in Upminster, Essex (Chris/Ant E), Chris Bushell, Andy and Donna, Henners, Ducati UK & final edition donate fab raffle prizes. Kevin pulls the rabbit out of the hat by throwing in a holiday inc flights, 5* accom for 5 nights and 4 nights on track. Creative-Fx made up those 3 DH R4H banners especially for the event. Wilf at Moto Rapido Ducati, Dibble and Andy and Donna at CSS raised loads of dosh with their auctions that kept us all entertained over the last few weeks. Chi – you’re a diamond. Chris – thanks for dragging me down the pub every time I got neurotic during the lead up to the big night. £600 worth of raffle tickets was sold in around ½ hour. We ran out of tickets and Jon Tait (MSV) had a rummage around and came up with a few more. So we can safely say that in excess of £800 was raised by the raffle alone. Thank you for all the sponsorship you worked so hard to get. And Ruth! Blimey. Take a couple of days off and put your feet up. Thanks to all those friendly faces that weren’t riding and came down to support the even. Thanks to all the Emails and text messages from those who couldn’t be there. I hope I haven’t forgotten anybody. My highlights of the evening. I have two. Doug’s face when they pulled his number. Driving across the track at the end of the evening and saying good night to my man (his ashes are at the top of Paddock Hill). Thank you all so much for making it happen and for being so generous.
Annette, you're a star. As I rode across the track to leave, there was a huge flash of lightening which split the sky horizontally. I didn't know Dave's ashes were where they are but it has just made that particular flash of lightening all the more poignant. Last night will go down in my memory as one very exceptional evening. Thank you and thanks to all those involved.
I had a great evening - thanks to Annette, FE and Mr Palmer. All in aid of a good cause and a fitting tribute to Dave. I even went home with a smile despite overcooking the entry to Clearways and parking it in the gravel and curtailing the penultimate session for Group 2! Sorry!!
14-Sep-2006, 11:38 
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