Raced yesterday! First go since I broke my leg last December. It had pissed down nearly all Saturday night, waking me up at 5am. I was quietly hoping I might get out of going, but the weather, when we got to Nottingham, was clear, dry and breezy. It was exhilarating to, once again, be in the fray of bikes and blokes, belting down the bumpy lanes in Bullwell, (got carried away with my alliteration there), Nottingham. It was a Winter Club Race run by Nottingham Outlaws. Loads of fun. So nice to see all my friends; friends I have made over the past three years racing. My results were: Motos' - 4th, 1st and 2nd. Semi Final - 2nd. Final - 3rd! A great result, considering I was just hoping to finish, all limbs in-tact - Phew!!

Looking forward to next season.
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Me, back in my racing colours

Redditch Premiers Sean(Sean's first race in about 20 odd years!), Benn & Matt

Mark (Dingo) Wallace & Benn Thombs

BMX Track Panorama

Went to the Bishops tachbrook BMX track this AM; it takes 3/4 hr to get there, but as you can see from the pic below, the drive is worth it. Managed an hours riding before the rains came. Talked to the others about the possibility of racing in a couple of weeks, not really sure though. To be perfectly honest, even the idea of it frightens me:-S
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Peepo!!

My new periscope! Made from recycled oak floorboards. Really happy with it...bit of an ugly sod using it though. Have a nice weekend!
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Ana Maria Pacheco Exhibition

Anna Maria Pacheco's great work is coming to Hereford. What a coup! I really like her style and am looking forward to seeing the wood carvings in person again, (on loan apparently from Birmingham City Art Gallery). There is a talk, taking place next Friday, at the Hereford Museum and Art Gallery Resources and Learning Centre; I shall be going.
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New Direction

My work's going in a new direction...flat. I was getting frustrated with my process, so with the encouragement of some respected friends, I have taken a leap sideways. I'm enjoying scanning in wood and producing collages, like the one below, in Photoshop; might lead towards some screen/block printing too? Who knows, all I know is I've, (to quote a friend) 'got my mojo back'!

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Untitled- 11.11.09

Weekend Warriors :-)

Well, had a nice and busy weekend riding the bikes and clearing leaves from the garden, (sometimes, we've no choice but to do adult things). The new 'play track' at Bishops Tachbrook, Warwickshire was alot of fun. We met our fellow Redditch Premiers rider, Tim Drew and a number of other riders, out for a go, on this new facility. Have posted a video and some photos, to give you a taste of how the morning went. The local parish council, who had paid for the track, were chuffed that people were using it and had travelled a fair distance to do so, (4o miles in our case!). Might go back next weekend...

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Good turnout!

Me - 'Manualling'

Jo and Tim



Bishops Tachbrook Video

Hand Off!

Photographic evidence of my tom-foolery from a couple of weekends ago. Be a long time before I'm doing flips though...;-) Thanks for the photo Benn.
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Kinver - Oct 09