RUST magazine: Rust#7

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and two lovely kids back home on the Isle
of Man, so I’m a little more focused on my
family these days. It’s difficult travelling the
world and balancing that very important time
with your loved ones. I still love going to the
events but once the job is done I want to
return to the Island that little bit more hastily.
Also from a financial point of view there are
four hungry Knighters to feed so I have to be
very strategic and sensible with what I spend
and where I earn a living. Every time I leave
the Island with my bike and van it’s a good
£400 before I even think about travelling
anywhere else!
FIRST LOSER!
I had some boys from back on the rock (Isle
of Man) travel down to the Tough One with
me, and obviously my brother Juan, but I did
feel a little lacking in the support department.
I bought myself a second bike – a new
Yamaha WR450X, I’ve many happy
memories of racing 450 Yams – and that
arrived just before the event and so
Saturday morning, just hours before the
main race, I went out and tested it, but it
felt like the suspension springs needed
stiffening up before I go out and compete
on it. Back to the KTM 300 it was.
After playing on the Yamaha and checking
out how the track was running in the morning