September/October2020

“Moving on to the main event – it always seems
to be my class which creates the dramas, and
Race 1 was no exception, I was on P23 when we
lined up on the grid. Lights out and off we go. I
got into the first corner to a sea of red flags but
no visible accidents. This unfortunately meant
that an accident has occurred on the grid which
is the most dangerous point of any bike race.
“When you take your ACU licence they drill it
into you that you must wave your arms about
wildly if you happen to stall during the race start
to alert the hard accelerating riders that you are
a stationary obstacle, a fact which didn’t stick
with the poor chap on P3. We came back into the
pits to a scene of carnage. Bikes, people flashing
lights… Not a good start (no pun intended).
“Race 1 was now a shorter affair where I
managed a solid 19th (14th in class) and
thankfully Race 2 went by without any further
dramas and following another decent battle with
a newer R1 I managed to dispatch with him
coming into Old Hall bend finishing in 21st (16th
in class).”
Croft Battle of Britain memorial
Following Oulton, I made the 30-mile journey to
Croft on 4th September to take part in a mixed bag
race, where 600cc and 1000cc machinery would
compete on the same grid. The grid was packed
with 38 bikes at the start of the weekend and I
managed to qualify 11th, 2nd in class (600cc). In
Above and right: Chris in action at
Oulton, courtesy of Amanda Campion
@Mandysportpics
the races I managed to perfect
my race start and finished 12th
(3rd in class), 11th (2nd in
class), 7th (3rd in class) and
7th (2nd in class). In a mixture
of all conditions including my
first ever wet race, the podium
cheque book was definitely now open.
As always, I would like to thank my sponsors
Hyde Die Casting and Made For Trade for
making it possible for me to venture into circuit
racing, I am loving the challenge despite the
up and down nature of the sport. Make sure to
follow my racing page on Facebook
@tommyfielding556 for more frequent updates.
Above, Tom overtakes in the wet at Croft and left, battling for
1st place in class
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