More Buckmore?

The roadtrip to Buckmore almost did`nt begin as a small drama with the bonnet catch, before setting off, nearly ended with no roadtrip!! once the diy skills caught up tho` it was `wagons roll' for the Stallion, and the Captain, on leg 1 of the journey...... The borrowed sat-nav was fantastic, however a mile from our destination, the annoying bitch inside the device, said `you have arrived' a quick call to the speedichick, soon proved that wrong!!!!!!, however, once underway again (with enough food to stun a rhino) we had a remarkably clear , and uneventful journey to Buckmore where, once again, we were a little further away than expected, by now we knew the drill, and drove aimlessly around Kent, until luck found the entrance to Buckmore. The other two members of the team, Speedy, and the Yellow Peril failed to hook up, despite living near the M25, we got hold of Speedy, but the Peril came close to not making it due to traffic!!!!

The track is on a hill, and after a marathon briefing, we began quali, despite a crap kart for team 1 we managed to place 8th for kart 2,and dead last for kart1,(we changed kart1 after the first lap, but it was still 2secs a lap slower!!) The first corners from a standing start with 31 other karts all wanting the same space, are fun, the captain, and the Stallion had this particular pleasure, after the usual sideways action, t-boning, spins, etc we were underway! Game on! Lap 1 for K1 was 5th, K2 was changed, and the stallion , let fly with his italian blood, and had a remarkable run to 17th before his first stop,(will we ever hear the fxxxing end of it? ) K1 was back to 5th at the first stop, on lap 39 . the second stints by the Speedichick, and the Peril were typically smooth, with little drama, although I`m sure I heard `GETTOUTTATHFXXXINGWAY!!!!!!!' being screamed by the speedychick , clearly impatient with the guys who were too busy waving at the crowd, obviously the Peril is much too urbane for that kind of behavior, and prefers to assist slower karts up the hill, whenever possible.....

In his stint K1 was up to 3rd, and that position was heldup to lap 107, where we settled at 4th, K2 was making steady progress in everyones hands, but 2secs a lap slower, c`mon Buckmore??

Speedy was heroic with raging hayfever, and megasnot, but still posting good laptimes, he deserves a special `Yea Baby'for his efforts!!!!! As the race progressed the night drew in, the lights came on, and the slick egos were getting excited! It was the final stints, our two fastest guys were out, he, who can kill with his breath, and she, who was once famous............ At the half hour mark, k1 was a minute behind 3rd place, and closing at over 2 secs a lap... yea! The Chick responded to the frantic screams of `GETTAFXXXINGMOOVON' from the captain with a little friendly wave!, despite her best efforts, k1 finished 11.7 secs down from 3rd. Peril was serenely assisting others up the hill all the way to the end, and finished 9th. Fantastic job, slickegos, first time at the circuit, two karts in the top 10, and one in the top 5!!!! YEA BABY!!

The facilities at Buckmore were first rate, only let down by the pitlane , which is a shambles, and the inconsistency of the karts which was`nt allowed to go without comment.............more later!!