Haven`t been to Angelsey since my first ever meeting which gave me 10th place in race one and gravel rash and a trashed bike in race two so I was confident that I could do better this time around.

Race day was Monday and we had booked two days on the track on the Sat and Sun before with Track Time Promotions who have given me a lot of help and support throught the year (Thanx Phil and Pete and Robbo). We managed to do some productive testing with the bike trying a few different settings etc.
We also had a scream with "Gay Paul" who we havent seen since Nogaro earlier this year and is Track Time Promotions own "Track Rat" (14 track days this year)

Anyway back to the races...First race I got a bad start but made made some ground up and managed 7th. My second race was better cos I started further back on the grid but still managed a 7th place and I was slightly quicker overall.

My last race I seemed to get the start right (after some help in the paddock from Dylan Davies - Thanx Dylan) I stayed with the back of the front runners for 5 laps and was running in 6th place when the race was stopped for the Air Ambulance to land. We went back to pit lane and were given the option of restarting the race for the whole 10 laps or calling the positions as they stood. I was screaming for them to call the positions cos I have never finished 6th and I had done my best ever start but I was overruled by testerone cos all the guys were convinced they could win if we re-started. After all the shouting was done, Dave pointed out that we didnt have enough fuel to run the full 10 laps again and as I had put in my fastest ever lap on the circuit (4 seconds faster than before) we called it a day and went home happy.

2nd Aug 2004:
We had a hectic weekend! A2 day meeting at Three Sisters on Saturday and Sunday with a practice session booked on the Friday before. Got the caravan packed and set off looking forward to a great weekends racing. Sunshine was forcast for the whole three days and we parked up for the Friday practice and took our time setting up as we were to be there for two nights.

Once we were settled in Hayley booked in for practice and went out for a couple of sessions. She hadn't been on the bike since the 4th of July but seemed to settle quickley and put in 4 of her fastest laps ever on our home circuit.

She went back out for a last session with about half an hour to go and was riding really well. about two minutes before the session was to end she came down the paddock straight side by side with a supermoto rider, Hayley was on the inside line as they went into into paddock bend and he tried to out power her through the corner but clipped her front wheel and took her out. Hayley and her bike landed heavily on her right side and as they hit the floor a young rider (Anthony Rogers) ran over her bike and also crashed. ...A big thanks to Anthony who jumped up and ran to help Hayley move her bike.

Ok that was practice over! Hayley was badley bruised and the bike needed a bit of "sorting".
I spent all night inventing ways of making things fit back on the bike and then we got Lisa Thornes old fairings which we had had resprayed to fit (only just) and the bike looked good as new and ready to race.

Race day!....Hayley is feeling as stiff as an ironing board. she can't move her head to the right and has lots of swelling on her elbow and hip. I told her that she couldn't race on Saturday because it was a 2 day meeting and she would feel better by Sunday! .....So...after carefully listening to my advice we are in the assembly area waiting to go out for the first race on Saturday with me still massaging her neck!....

.....14th place ...not bad!
2nd race...13th
3 race...13th
4th race ...starts listening to me and calls it a day! :)

Sunday.... Changed sprockets on the bike as she seemed to be riding at the limits of her gearing on Saturday. New gearing scared the shit out of her in practice and in the first race she bogged the bike down at the hairpin which lost her some time. The time couldnt be made up as the race had been shortened due to a crash so her times and position were a bit crap

Got really pissed off with herself and went out for race 2 with a bit more aggression and started from 19 on the grid and managed a 13th place in a much faster field.

3rd race, she made a great start but seemed to lose her concentration towards the end and a guy that she had been beating all weekend went past her at the last corner. I was well pissed off with her but hey ...thats racing!

4th July 2004
Report by Dave J: We had a great days racing, even the rain stayed away ...Hayley did 3 races and came 11th, 15th and 14th. I am really pleased with Hayley's performances today, she was smooth and consistant and is getting faster every time she goes out. I think finishing in the middle of the field is a good result at this stage of her career (3rd meeting).
Her starts are getting better and she had a great fight in her second race with Richard Wardle, one of the youngsters. They must have overtaken each other 6 or 7 times - too much excitement for me (I nearly fell off the top of Alex Gault's Race Truck where I was watching the race from)!

28th June 2004
Update from Hayley's partner Dave J: We are looking forward to the weekend, preparation on the bike is complete and practice day is this Friday, race day Sunday. We are starting to get our act together now as we are veterans of 2 race meetings and therefore are complete experts at confusion and panic and are starting to get to grips with the other stuff. Hopefully, one day, I will get Hayley to the starting grid and I wont be dripping with sweat with a look of "did i do that right?" written all over my face! I will try to keep you informed of all the team antics as the season goes on. Oh I forgot...We decided that the team name will be "Ringside Racing"