So home for a few days and I get a call from my brother,"are you coming to the Hot Rod Drags at the weekend?" dam I've still not recovered from the trip back from Valencia yet, for those that don't know Drag racing is my other passion in life, I wasn't too sure, then on Friday I checked the weather not just the BBC but the Met Office and three other apps I have on my phone and everyone of them said a bit overcast but dry, I phoned Dave back and he had done the same thing so I said OK I'll see you there in the morning. Now also bear in mind I had spent hours cleaning Doris after my epic trip so he was really clean and shiny, so up early in the morning around 5 am and check the weather again...all OK a quick text to Dave and I got myself ready.
Shakespeare County raceway is about 140 miles from my home and is near to Stratford Upon Avon I left around 7 am about an hour and half later I was riding up the M40 where I hit a light rain shower..hmmm now that wasn't forecast and as I got nearer to my destination I noticed very dark clouds it looked ominous. I paid my entrance fee and found Dave and parked up next to the Stones racing team, friends of ours and wet stuff continued to drop from above. not huge amounts just light shower after light shower.,anyway racing got underway eventually and Dave and I sat on the banking and watched..however the dark clouds remained, threatening dangerous looking.
I really can't believe that only a week ago I was looking at a completely different picture in a place where they are now praying for rain as they have had a surprisingly long dry spell. I think I know which scenario I prefer
Big sigh... I know where I would rather be at the moment! anyway we watched some racing had a walk around the pits and it was good to catch up with some of our fellow racers as our race car is still in bits, but I kept one eye on the clouds and no matter how I looked at it I knew I was going to get wet!
The inevitable happened and at the end of racing for that day the heavens opened and it poured down, I was lucky in that I did pack my waterproofs and they were in the top box, I don't think I have ever worn my Harley Davidson one piece waterproofs before but bloody hell they work well when I got home in the dark in the pouring rain I was dry as a bone, not one amp spot and I had ridden through some really bad weather.
The downside of course is that the bike after spending hours cleaning it a couple of days before is now absolutely filthy again in fact even dirtier than the last time.
So yesterday I started the big clean again! and while I was at it I thought I had best connect the wires up for the 12v axillary power outlet so I took the saddle off the grab rails and the side panel then I looked at the mileage and thought well I have done over 2900 miles since I bought her so if I am stripping her down to clean I may as well take off the lower fairings and give the engine a clean up as well and change the oil and filter, I need to locate some front pads and a rear tyre as well.
And that was as far as I got before Lorni called me in for dinner so today's task is locate filter and oil first and then I can get her back together again then locate rear tyre and front pads and buy some risers for the bars......it never ends!
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