The inaugural race at Brightside was
held on 12th July 2003 The day started off wet and
miserable. On arrival the weather
was bleak... cold and windy with passing showers coming out of the west.
A couple of test laps from me was enough to see that there was no
track yet, only wet grass a bit of dirt and car tyres to mark the
corners. After a dozen or so test
laps from 6 or 7 of us there was a definite line, of PURE MUD
starting to form.
The first race started on time at 12 midday. It was a 6 lapper!
(something new!) Plenty of slips and slides and stacks.
Meantime the weather was improving. No rain and clouds
breaking up. The 2 Hour started
at 3.06pm and was hotly contested by about 8 or 9 bikes. Neale Parko
was out in front for all the race since Dave's Green Hornet obtained
a broken crank case during the warm up racing earlier in the day. A
newcomer named Noel was doing pretty good as was my bike but by
the one hour mark the field had dwindled due to mechanical
trouble or rider fatigue. By the end of two hours there were only three
bikes left. A fairly good outcome for a winter race
considering some years past have seen the race shortened to a 1
hour.
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