MINI MOTARD MADNESS
It was a tough decision to make but when the opportunity arose to go pull some skids, have a laugh, get my elbows out and go racing again, I hastily rejected my invite to the royal wedding – sorry Harry and Megs, your prezzie is in the post.
My weekend’s playground was nestled in the Northamptonshire countryside with Whilton Mill hosting round three of the British Mini Bike Championship and I was chompin’ at the bit to see what all the fuss was about. With all 860m of this sweet little kart track linked together with a varied medley of tight hairpin turns and flat-stick, close your eyes and hope for the best shenanigans, if in doubt, flat out!
Upon arrival at the circuit I was greeted by a somewhat energetic loon, leaping and bounding about like an over-excited puppy. Said chap was Matt Pierce, BMB marketing manager and racer. If the rest of the paddock was this friendly and welcoming then was clearly going to be a good place to spend a weekend.
Heading over to sign on for the weekends frolics, the first thing that stuck me was the surprising ratio of adults outweighing nippers by what seemed like a hefty number. Secondly, as my peepers panned the crammed room, I spotted a few familiar faces from the BSB paddock. It was at that point I knew I was in for a proper whuppin’! With the likes of Richard Cooper, Kyle Ryde, Lee Jackson, Brad Ray, Dan Linfoot and Storm Stacey to name drop a few, it’s fair to say
