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Friday free training proved a bit much for some. The weather
was patchy sun with very strong, gusty westerlies. Johnny
Hepburn was very fast on both his Superbike and Sports Production
bike. Tony Rees was fast as well despite crashing at
the super fast loop early in the afternoon. He was running
again later on unlike Shaun Harris who was taken to hospital
with severe concussion and is very unlikely to take any
further part this weekend. Anderw Bretherton fron
NP crashed heavily also, virtually totaling his Kawasaki
ZX6R.
Southland MCC held its \"Meet The Riders\" nite last night. This
was an outstanding sucess, with about 250-300 people attending.
Almost everyone went home with a gift or prize.
VB Racing struggled today (as did all the small bike riders
in the wind) with most other riders calling it a day early.
Maarten managed some good times on Thursday but was a couple
of seconds off the pace on Friday due to the wind.
Saturdays forcast is prety sad for the morning but clearing
about midday. There are 6 practice sessions and 2 races today,
including the Southland \"Spirit of Speed\" (an all-in for 600cc
and smaller capacity bikes). Saturday also sees the first
race in the F3 champs. Tune in for further reports later
in the weekend...
