Donington Park British GP
I went alone with 7 gear boxes of gear and parts to race the Donington Park British GP World Veterans Class races. It was unbelievable. The jumps were like an American Supercross track. Very un-euro. Very steep faced. I had a plethora of problems but marched on. My mechanic bailed on me at the last minute. I had to lug all my parts myself and wash my bike ect. It was rough. I got a 20th place first moto and a 18th place second moto. A local racer Jason came to help me on Sunday's race. He reset the suspension and that made a huge difference. The tracks over there are really rough. Petrol (gasoline prices are really high $10 a gallon, so there is little or no track preparation (except overwatering) during a motocross there. They mixed in sawdust and wood chips and it was like oatmeal with oil in it. One rider broke his leg on the first jump. We had no sight laps. I had stock KTM suspension. I was the only one with stock suspension. Everyone had Ohlins, WPS Hard Parts reworked, or special Showa suspensions. Despite that, I did not finish last nor break any body parts!!! I finished, I rode my heart out, and I got some offers of sponsorship for next years three race series in CZ, Belgium and Great Britain. I am already planning and changing my training for these very tough tracks. Where else can you race with Pichon's dad? Where else can you chat with Mike Brown and Stephan Everts? I am still in awe. Thanks to Racing Innovations, Universal, M2R, especially Twin-Air, Champion Cycle and Decal Works/SoCal for all your help and confidence in me. Racing 4000 miles from home out of 7 cases is not the way to go, but I had no choice to get there. No regrets. I look forward to next year after the White Brothers World Veterans Championships in Nov. I will learn from my mistakes and improve. Look out Namur!!!!
Glenn C. McGovern
No. 30 World FIM Veteran Racer