Sunday 21st February

Sunday dawned not with the hard frost of the previous day but torrential rain and maybe a hangover or two from the previous evening's festivities (Sidcup's Dinner and Dance - there will be some photos of the awards over on the Sidcup site later). This deterred many, but a hardy crew turned out and when the rained stopped we swung into action. Going back to the "Bushell's Bend" area we joined and then stapled up a large amount of the fencing, before the torrential rain returned forcing us to stop play.

Above : After the first bend the start goes along to join the rest of the track. Ungraded track in foreground and graded on the lip of the jump.

Above : Start drop off, paddock return on far left, with work area in back centre. The track joins from the right.

Above : A panorama (you can click on all these photos for larger versions). The finish line jump in the foreground. The old finish loop in the middle right - this will be graded back to the jump in the foreground and then fenced off. The marshal point in the centre is actually for our end of lap guy - it's citing may not work in the new layout so this is something we'll have to look at. In the top right you can see the new berm and fence leading into "Bushell's bend".

Above : Following on from the previous photo, you can see the regraded "Bushell's bend" in the background leading into the new corner (middle right). The new marshal point 2 will probably be somewhere around the oak tree in the centre. The hay-bale in the foreground is about where there will be a fence.

Above : Carrying on from the previous photos, panning around.

Above : Completing the arc, fencing still has to go up on the approach to "Orchard" table top.

Above : Now looking from the top of "Bushell's Bend", we can see the banked corner, the berm under construction and Dave P with a mattock off to drain puddles..

Above : Looking back the other way, the new bit of track. The foreground was only constructed the day before, and fencing and posts needs to go up on the left to fill the gap.

On a side note Dick Dickenson made a return and shaped up with the chainsaw the new gatepost, and Alan B (Chef) returned from travels in exotic lands.

See you all next weekend.