Back in the chair for Ben Binns at the third round of the FSRA British Championship at Oulton Park. A one day meeting so alot to fit in and we have Phil Bridge back in the camp for his team support, keeping the outfit up together, clean and fuelled! Very hot weekend, with temperatures up to late 20’s early 30’s so we’ve a job on our hands to keep the outfit cool and the driver and passenger.

Engine still strong from the TT so only the gearing needed changing then out for timed practice/qualifying. A good grid with plenty of competition, a little bit of a hold up before they started so temperatures under the lids was rising but then they went off. Keeping it steady for the first couple of laps then giving it some beans for as much as track time would allow. Qualified 11th which is a bit under where we wanted to be but we’d got time to make up and after having a look round the outfit we found an small issue which needed resolving, once Phil, Wayne and John had got that sorted, which was an easy fix, everything was spot on.

Out for the 1st race ….. again, small delay on the start line which meant that the heat was getting to everyone, but the lights went out and they were off. A strong start by Real Racing, navigating their way through the grid to complete 8 laps in 5th place with a very happy Bob and Binzy!

2nd race later in the afternoon, a reverse grid to start, which didn’t move our position so had no affect us, but a good start from the team. Heading into Druids, Wayne was pushing hard and the breaking point crept up on him a bit quicker than expected, the heat was so intense he was burning his hands with the heat from the discs, resulting in a trip into the kitty litter! A very lucky recovery for the boys, managing to keep the outfit going and getting back out on circuit, despite it being a close shave!! A finish under their belt in 11th place, certainly not the position we were aiming for but its was a finish!

Huge thanks to Ben, Helen and John for their dedication to the team, travelling from the Isle of Man for each round, many thanks to Phil for his team support and much needed hands on help, thank you too Kev Jones for the recent support you bring to the team, pleasure to have you on board.

The next outing for the team will be back on the Isle of Man for the Southern 100 with Matty Rostron back in the chair. We’ll look forward to seeing you all there.