It was always going to be emotional. The final round of my first ever racing season with EMRA in the Bridgestone 500 series was coming
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CARL ON RD#5 (and his RD#1)
Having read, watched and giggled myself through all of the antics from the recent Bridgestone 500 races with EMRA, when an opportunity to have a
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Rd#4 of Bridgestone CB500 racing had been a ‘Battle Royale’ for Charlie and team-mate Gary, who shared the spoils. But Rd#5 was to bring a
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#4
A fellow Bridgestone 500 racer put the following post up on the EMRA Facebook group last night, a couple of hours after Rd#4 had drawn
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: GARY ON RD#2
…and it all started so bloody well. I had a stroke of luck searching for a motorhome after Round 1. Despite living close I am
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON ROUND #2
I wasn’t ready for this; I don’t mean the actual racing of the Bridgestone 500s with EMRA, but the rollercoaster ride of emotions that a
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: GARY ON RD#1
It finally arrived, round 1 of the Bridgestone 500’s with EMRA. Are we ready? The bike is, but I’m not! I really don’t think it
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#1
Round 1 of the Bridgestone 500 series hosted by the East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) has been and gone and we are hurtling toward Round
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: Riders Ready?
With less than a week to go our intrepid Rookie Racers, Gary and Charlie, have been doing their final runs, checks, tweaks and even paint
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: ROOKIE RACING PREPERATION – CHARLIE’S BLOG
There are two very different sides to the team Bridgestone / Fast Bikes awning in terms of our CB500 race preparation. We are now three
Read moreHONDA CB500 RACING: ROOKIE RACING PREPERATION – GARY’S BLOG
It’s all about the preperation…
Read moreRookie racing blog 1: riding my Honda ‘Pig’ with EMRA in the Bridgestone 500s
It was around 6pm on Sunday 23 September when I decided that 2019 would be the year to enter my first ever full racing season
Read moreWatch – 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 8 – BJ’s Blog
Mr Benjamin checks in with Episode 8 on his longterm Suzuki GSX-R1000R, where he barks on about dash protectors, sound checks and the brakes on
Read moreWatch – 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 7 – BJ’s Blog
Beej checks in with episode 7 on his longterm Suzuki GSX-R1000R, this time looking at a couple of official Suzuki bits he’s fitted, plus some
Read moreWatch – 2017 Yamaha YZF R6 – Episode 5 – Charlie’s Blog
His Charlie Charles of Charles’ness checks in with episode 5 of his blogs on his longterm Yamaha R6, this time from a sunny(ish) Spain, at
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