Track Day

One of the advantages of working for JLR is that we have a magnificent test track at Gaydon unfortunately it's magnificence is lessened somewhat when you've around a flat 2.6km circuit 45 times. This particular stage of training doubled as a charity fund raiser that Gav and Al had organised to really get the fundraising ball rolling at work. People could donate money to ride around the test track, 'a once in a life time experience', and/or guess how many laps would be covered in total. I automatically assumed that this meant I should ride for as long and as fast as possible, 3 hour and 45 minutes later I can confirm that I have a saddle shaped bruise on my backside due to the artificial, unchanging nature of the test track. Coupled with the heat I did managed to experience some unusual side effects, I glanced down at the time at 14:30, I looked again 5 minutes later (or so I thought) and the time was 16:09. Mark Stansfield, Simon Dane, Alan Gordon, and Gavin Oag were riding and looking strong, especially into the 16mph headwind that was hitting us down the back straight.