AVALON BIDDLE (NZL): NZLSBK SSP #02, Timaru

Three consecutive weekends racing is completed with me currently sitting in 9th position in the 600 Supersport Championship.

Timaru's Levels Raceway hosted round 2 last weekend 14th and 15th. It rained constantly on the Friday practise day but the weekend was hot and sunny.

Unfortunately the track was very slick however due to a lot of oil being dumped on the first few turns which definitley hindered everyone's lap times. After qualifing in 13th position of 20 I certainly wasn't looking forward to the start, trying to make up positions and avoid the oil was a risky combination! It went ok although I dropped a couple of places while avoiding a crashed rider and ended up in 11th place in the 1st race.

Race 2 was going a heap better, I was managing to keep up with some faster riders until my race came to a grinding hold due to a miscalculation with the fuel which saw me run out three laps from the end.

It was a weekend of mixed emotions: I was gutted to DNF but happy at the same time that I had been running a better pace and most of all had been thinking of my friend Cam Jones who was seriously injured Sunday morning. He is still in Intensive Care. Please keep him in your prayers and keep an eye out on Trademe for items being auctioned with the proceeds going to a fund for Cam.

Huge thanks: to my team - Jamie, Scott, Georgie, Shannon, Travers and especially mum and dad - for all their hard work and making it a fantastic few weeks. I cant thank Jamie enough for getting me out there this year. To Pete Finlay, the Castrol Honda boys and Blue Wing Honda for all the help and support I could ask for. To my sponsors and supporters - Baywatch Motor Lodge, please stay here when you are in Timaru, Uncle Geoff and Aunty Gay, Race Pace Trainers, Deep Web - Web Design, Blue Wing Honda, HJC helmets, Sidi boots, NGK spark plugs, Tridon Toledo Tools, Carcolors, Bearing Wholesale, Metzeler tyres and Total Oil. And finally to all the other riders for the great racing and making our sport awesome to be part of.