Good Times!
Published: 13th August 2007
Author: Billy MacKenzie Photo by Sutty
Hard training, solid results and some R n’ R with Tommy Gun have got Billy pumped to finish the season in style
I’ve been staying in Derby recently with Lord Dobb and Mr Searle, I came down after Whitby to join in with their regime after Jamie had been on at me forever! It was actually planned before Japan because I was riding like such a jebend but since I won I figured it wasn't necessary! However, after having Jamie on the phone he did make it sound really good so I packed my bags and off I went.
Since I've been here it’s been non-stop banter with Tommy and his mate Ed. The first couple days I turned up was the weekend we had off so I was escorted round all three major towns by these pair of nut jobs. Hidden in Tommy’s van was a speaker phone, one of them big ones that you can turn the volume up and stuff. Heading into town, Ed was hanging out the window asking the public how their day was - to their complete humiliation! Any nice girls were immediately hit with some cheesy chat up line in front of crowds of people! Driving through the centre of town he would tell the queue outside bus stops and fuel stations that there was a delay in the bus timetable or that there was free fuel from pump number six - I was crying laughing! In the beginning it was one of those situations where you slump down in your seat so not to be seen but in the end I was joining in and cheering people up with some friendly banter. Most people were loving it - they smile and chat back – but it did depend on the town. Derby was really friendly but Loughbourgh was a chav-ridden cesspit so the friendly banter turned into abuse and we hoped the traffic lights stayed green!
I'm staying at Marco Melandrie’s house - him and JD are best buds and he likes to have someone staying in his house while he is out the country so it was perfect really. The plan is to stay here and build up for a double British win for me and Tommy at Donington. So it’s pretty cool - me and Tommy are riding and training together so if all goes to plan we will help each other out and give you guys what you want at Donington! We've been out riding loads the last two weeks. Ed has his own track that we go to most days, him and Tommy have built it themselves so it’s got some pretty sweet sections - pretty much everything you need in one track. We built a massive double today, it was sick! Check out mine and Tommy’s MySpaces for the pics. We spent all day just throwing down some huge whips (after our motos of course) - it’s good to let loose and have some fun some days.
The last few races have all been not bad. Italy I was fourth overall, Whitby I ended up with the win after the second race was stopped and in Czecho I got seventh. Starting to throw some consistency in there now after my shocking start to the season. I worked it out - if I had scored 15 points in the only five races I've not scored points I would be second in the championship right now and with Josh injured now that is a pretty s**t thing to think about. Only 15 points! That's a sixth place! Gutted! I'll keep those thoughts for winter training this year.
It feels like the season has gone so fast I'm already thinking of what I need to do for next year to be world champion, I want it so bad. I love being on the 450, I've not crashed nearly as much (touch wood) and I feel so much stronger than I have in the past.
It’s Namur this weekend then I head home for a week. With the Edinburgh Festival started, home is the place to be right now. I'm gonna head there between Brampton and Ireland for some good banter with Bry and the lads - I'm even gonna bring Luka up to show him how it’s done in Edinburgh. So I'm looking forward to lots of training, riding, comedians, bands etc etc. Luka is gonna love it!