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Thursday, 27 August 2015

22nd August mildenhall speedway southern track riders

Track conditions very poor that day with temperatures over 30 degrees

Midway point the riders were invited to vote to continue as it was impossible to grade the track

Result Joe got 3rd place in a field of 5 junior riders

Photo of bike ready to go

Bad luck to Andrew leech who had an expensive and nasty looking crash

http://youtu.be/Oz-Vc704RfI

next meeting 6th September kings lynn 12:00 dragons Adrain flux arena

Saturday, 18 July 2015

Joe Bown back on track at kings lynn 19th July Southerntrack Adrain flux arena

Following big off at mildenhall last week joe Bown will make a comeback using his new 150cc motor

Racing starts 12 noon free entry through pits.

Joe suffered wrist and leg injuries but insisted he would be back on track for the souterntrack meeting this week.

Many thanks to Jamie at speedway service for straightening out the bike in time for this weekend.

Joe will also be on track next Sunday at the Adrain flux arena for the rations armature meeting.

Joe came second to Taylor Hampshire last week and put in Track times of 70 and 67secs his best time last year for mildenhall was nearly 5 secs slower

See video

http://youtu.be/xEBfUKIjcqE

http://youtu.be/T82k64v5w8M

Photos

See table below this was incorrect joe had a third in his first followed by 4 2nds

Thursday, 2 July 2015

28th June dragons kings lynn

28th June Dragons Amateur Team Kings Lynn - Adrian Flux Arena

Joe had 6 rides today the first two didn't go well this was due to a blocked vent line on the carburettor

After at things really got going.

This was the first time joe actually did full corners at the massive lynn circuit .

Lap times were pretty good he is lapping in 20.9 -21.8 secs per lap ave

Great result following his fantastic performance at Scunthorpe
A new Engine is now on order so thanks goes out to Robin cousins at Rob Racing
www.robracing.co.uk

Please see video links.

Link for video

Link for video 2

photos

getting it sideways on turn 1 there's no airfence in the shot !

Also thanks to everyone who helps Joe via sponsoring and other support even if its just coming to watch it all helps.

Special Thanks to -
Dane Brown (Dodfreys Engineering) for repairing my footwear
Chris, Graham and James for helping out on the mechanical / engine side
Best wishes to Graham who is recovering from an eye Op but still does things to help
lastly Steve for trackside stuff

Without that things would be very difficult

thanks

Joe

Next meetings
Saturday 11th July Mildenhall Dragons Club
Sunday 19th July southern track riders - Kings Lynn
Sunday 26th July Dragons Club - Kings Lynn

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Saturday 20th june 2015 scunthorpe

Speedway Practice with Steve Cooke at Scunthorpe

Last Bend action

laying it down 3rd bend

dirty bike with makeshift air filter

Video YouTube link click here to start

click here for even better video !!

Thanks to dad and steve cooke for helping on the corners

Hoping to get a new 150 cc engine soon as I can , thanks to my dad and all my sponsors friends / family who are all helping me throughout this season.

Next meeting details

28th June 13:00hrs kings lynn - Dragons armature team

11th July looking to book Scunthorpe with AMSA

19th July Kings Lynn Southern track riders 12:00 hrs

Joe

Wednesday, 20 May 2015

17th may kings lynn

Track was well prepared for racing , some heats of the juniors were very competitive
Joe did not win any races but was timed at 84secs for two of his races
Results were
2,2,DNS,1,1
Thanks to all the dragons and track staff plus James Stevens +Pete &Anna for turning out to watch me ride
Good day except for the one time the bike just wouldn't start
I will be back at Kings lynn on 31st may for southern track meeting 12 noon start.

This week joe applied for an SCB / ACU license

--Andy--