1	44	Carl Haslam	6:34.71
2	3	Johnny Glendenning	6:36.85
3	32	Darren Jones	6:37.77
4	17	Michael Niblett	6:38.05
5	52	Wayne Pridmore	6:43.96
6	77	Andrew Bedford	6:44.37
7	51	Philip Higgins	6:46.05
8	60	Ashley Joice	6:46.88
9	42	Alvin Holder	6:49.73
10	28	Jason Dixon	6:52.97
Fastest Lap		Darren Jones	54.98

 

The picture shows the Hornets streaming into Gerards, closely followed by the CB500s.  

Sadly the red flag was the scene for the day, with some bad accidents causing most of the races to be stopped, including a 5 bike pile up at the start of the Pro Bike Open Race.

Thankfully Race 2 ran the full 10 laps, with Johnny Glendenning having a fierce tussle with Carl and Tim right the way to the end, although he did have time for some nice wheelies out of the Mallory hairpin and even an overshoot on the brakes, winning with a margin of 0.15 seconds!

The top 10 results from Race 2 stand as:

1	3	Johnny Glendenning	9:21.45
2	44	Carl Haslam	9:21.60
3	26	Tim Booth	9:23.18
4	32	Darren Jones	9:24.73
5	17	Michael Niblett	9:25.76
6	77	Andrew Bedford	9:36.73
7	51	Philip Higgins	9:38.02
8	52	Wayne Pridmore	9:38.42
9	42	Alvin Holder	9:42.61
10	22	Justin Smith	9:47.10
Fastest Lap		Carl Haslam	55.12

All in all a great days racing, and the Hornets were fantastic to watch.  A blue bike won the first race and an bright orange one won the second (see photo).  Please come along to rounds 2 and 3 on 18/19^th May at Donington Park, and have a great day out.

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Featured Rider

In an effort to let people know some background on the guys racing, here is a profile of our own Scott Walker,  poster on the Hornet's Nest Message Board and friend of Fast Si.

Age:                  31

Home Town:      Burbage

Years racing:       3 - second year Hornet Cup, though only two meetings last year

Mods to Bike:    Ohlins fork springs, Ohlins rear shock, Micron, Race body kit, BT012 (control tyres for the series), "tupperware" rev counter!

One thing he'd change on the bike if allowed:          set of full wets

Why Hornets?:     Started on CB500s and natural progression, relatively cheap, and great racing

 

How Scott's day went:

Sadly Scott had a poor day, being taken out by a CB500 in race 1, and having to retire with handling problems in race two, although Scott was upbeat, having scored his fastest ever lap, and he felt he was getting to grips with setting up his rear suspension.  He was also pleased with the BT012's, saying they felt like a BT56 but with more grip at the edges.

Scott's advice to someone thinking of going racing: trackdays may be like sex, but only racing is the climax!