27/07/2026
CADWELL PARK RACE REPORT
So cadwell park round 6 !
Not my favourite track by anymeans, narrow, fast, technical and even has a mountain ....
Due to work commitments I wasnt able to do the test day on friday, however did manage to get there in time for one cheeky 15 min session in the evening, ending up under a second off my PB so not a bad start.
Saturday morning gave us something new, free practice ! Due to no endurance this weekend NLR had time to fill.
15 mins of practice got me to within half a second of my PB.
QUALLY- for the first time I didnt make pole in class, I did set a new PB by half a second but sam woke up fast ... I started p12 on the grid p2 in class with sam in p8.
Race 1 - got an absolute belter of a start, 12th up to 6th into turn 1.
From then on it was a pretty boring race however i did smash my PB now 2 seconds faster than last year, ended up 6th overall and 1st in class keeping the winning streak going ! Ended up 7 seconds ahead of sam back in p8 overall.
SUNDAY
Woke up to a moist Cadwell ... joy ...
Interservice Qually -Tire roulette was the game of the morning, to wet for slicks, to dry for wets.
Ultimately had to run wets on a drying track, few big moments including an almost carbon copy of my highside out of barn in 2024 ...but a quick 4 laps gave me a good enough lap for p6 on the grid.
Race 2 - still early in the morning and not 100% sure of conditions i opted for slicks, this was the rite choice ! Another mint start got me into 3rd at turn 1 however I didnt have full confidence the track was complete dry so went backwards a few spots on the opening lap, dropping back to 6th.
Unfortunately the race leader keiran wood went out with a wet front tire and ended up having a big crash at turn 1 (rider ok) this upped me to 5th overall, again a pretty boring race just running to a pitboard trying not to do anything silly.
Result P1 in class 2nd win of the day with sam getting caught in traffic 6 seconds behind.
Interservice race - always carnage at cadwell, starting 6th on the grid I needed a good start and I got it ! P2 into turn 1 chasing my old rival Sam Foster, half a lap in red flag due to a Navy rider taking a nap (rider ok)
Restart for a 6 lap dash i had to do it again.
Lights out and another belter, p2 into turn 1 and sam was flying in front, the pace was high and we dropped the rest of the feild, sam made a mistake on lap 3 and I made the move into Mansfield, job done managed to pull roughly a 1 second gap and hold it to the end but sam pushed me the whole way, he even set the fastest lap of the race chasing me but ultimately I managed my 2nd Interservice win in a row !
PROUD !
The rest of the RAF team did a great job bringing in a huge points haul towards the Interservice trophy.
Race 3 - A 20 minute break after the Interservice it was back out for the last 10 lap race.
Running on empty I wasnt 100% confident i had enough in the tank for this battle.
Another good start got me into 6th but I knew it wouldnt be enough, the pit board showed only 1 second, I had to make some moves putting some bikes between me and sam, I managed to get into 4th but sam was still coming, I maintained the gap on the pit board at around 3 seconds this was just enough to keep him at bay rite behind me. I ended up 3rd overall and another win making it my second round on the bounce with 4 wins ! Also managed another PB in the last race taking me 2.5 under last years time.
For a track i dont particularly like ive walked away with out crashing there for the first time in 3 years and extended both championship leads.
It wouldnt be possible without Alan Sharp running my pit board, Matthew Macca McCreadie and Andrew Buchanan being on hand to treat me like the princess I am 🤷🏻♂️ and the help from all along the way inc:
GBRacing World Class Motorcycle Protection RST Mototec RAF Motorcycle Road Racing RAF Motorsports A16 Road N Race Supplies Camipix Photography - Motorsport
