2005 Update:
I will be racing in the Bemsee Minitwins and MRO Minitwins for 2005. Having enjoyed the bike and found many new friends within the series I came to the conclusion that the SV650 was not going to be replaced by a GSXR600 which would have meant another season learning a new bike.
This year i will be part of the Steve Jordan Motorcycles racing team. There is Steve my husband on an SV650 and Paul Salliss on another SV alongide myself for 2005. Our main aim is to concentrate on the Club championship and a few MRO rounds through the season.
Our testing starts at Snetterton on the 19/20th Feb which hopefully will allow us to get the bikes setup and the team working in unison before the first meeting in March.
I have also gained some sponsorship for this season. Mainly a Shoei helmet for the team riders, boots and leathers from Feridax, some ladies racing gloves from Racer, oils, lubes and sliders from the lovely Jason at Wurth and help with spares from Performance Parts and R&G..thanks! We have also bought a race truck so we can all sleep in the warm and provide hospitality for our guests and I guess many of the riders will join in for the summer evening BBQ's which are a must mid season!

Brands Hatch Indy 10th July:
Race 1: Luckily the weather was holding and the sun was still smiling at us! 34th on the grid was dissapointing but not to be put off I was set to be determined into the first corner and hopefully gain a few places. I got off to a good start and was heading towards mid pack. A few riders were running wide comming into paddock which scuppered my line, but then a gap opened up on the apex which put me onto the inside line for Druids. A fair bit of elbows and knees from a rather large guy on a naked SV650 saw me pushed back a few places. He was alot bigger than me!. Anyway I managed to get onto the back of a group of six riders. Making good progress I was gradually catching but the bike was starting to run wide round Paddock, not sure whether ride height or lines were the cause but I kept on. Someone managed to come past me into Paddock which caused me to enter the corner much deeper but it seemed to have the desired effect and the bike turned alot
quicker. Paddock is a hard corner to ride as it not only is very steep but also cambered. Anyway, last lap came and I was beginning to drop off the riders in front again. Fitness is the factor here so space booked at the gym every week from now on. Finished 29th and dissapointed.
Race 2: I seemed to spend the half hour before this race staring at the sky. Black clouds were looming and everyone was pondering whether or not to run drys or wets. I left for the holding area on the Rennsports, a tyre that everyone bar two riders chose for the race. I was not beginning to think the wets would have been better, after all I had nothing to lose. Lo and behold warm up lap it started to rain hard...right, how grippy are Rennsports in the wet? I got off the line well and passed quite a few into Paddock. I could tell everyone was feeling their way around so decided to put this race down to learning rather than trying to make up places. Lap after lap I was getting quicker and trusting the tyres more. I passed two riders into Druids on the brakes and was feeling confident. Gradually a dry line was starting to appear even though it was still raining. I then started to catch the bunch in front as a rider came steaming under me through Surtees. Matching his pace was fine until i wondered whether he was on wets or not...but it felt ok. On the last lap I caught one of the guys who's normally up front: he obviously was not liking the damp, I then passed him on the line. I came in 29th again but was pleased to have learnt so much about the tyres. Rennsports are not too bad in the damp!
Next race is at Croix in France and I have enlisted the help of a fellow SV racer and a SS400 rider to take me round. I am determined to pull it all back together for France as was not commited enough at Brands. Looking forward to it as always!