Fish and chips...

A strange week so far, went to Palace for the first time which was great fun. I hadn't expected to enjoy it so much as I did or to feel reasonably ok. I was a bit naive and started at the back of the pack which I'd promised not to do after Ixworth. Someone pointed out later that it's better to sacrifice a warm up lap for a good position in the starting grid. Still, made up a few places quickly and had some good fun practising the corners, got involved with a few others here and there and as mentioned earlier, I had a good time. Was going to have a second race on Thursday night but had a mishap on Thursday morning, the day that London declared war… ON ME! First thing to happen was my bike getting struck by a car, no damage to me though and the bike seemed fine at first. Noticed shortly after that the wheel was buckled, I had to fully disengage the brakes but the wheel was still rubbing against the pads. I remember counting four other incidents on the way in which is an unheard of. My commutes are normally totally harmless affairs and I recommend the bike over the train on all but the sh1t est of weather days. But saying that it was a mere £11.50 to get the wheel trued on the way home and I was back in business. Thanks to www.deensgarage.co.uk bike shop in Beckenham for fitting me in and scrubbing the frown from my face. The anti frown look didn't last long though. Have been feeling a bit sore along the undercarriage recently but though nothing of it until I had a quick peak/feel the other evening only to discover what can only be described as a nuclear nipple growing. I'm hoping that it's going to bare fruit soon because if it keeps growing I may need to commission some sort of saddle orthotics to keep me even on the bike. I may you tube the exact moment of eruption for this little beauty in the interests of medical science. Perhaps, if I time it just right, I can use the eruption as some sort of racing aid, simultaneously giving myself a speed boost and covering my competitors in a incapacitating (but harmless) sticky mess. For those wishing to catch the moment in real life I'll be at Goodwood this Sunday for the 4th Cat race...