The flying tandem...

The composite pairing of North Bucks RC's Kevin Stokes and TMK's Ian Marshall have been out and about again on the roads in the locality. In the recent API open 25m TT on the super fast E2/25 course near Newmarket, the pair had to contend with a very strong head/cross wind, the result being 30 minutes dead to the turn!!! However the tail/cross wind return leg allowed the boys to use their mammoth 62/12 gearing to good effect to do the second half of the course in a blisteringly quick 23:20 to finish with a debut tandem 25 time of 53:20. This was enough to get top tandem placing, 5 machines in total, beating second place by over 3 minutes!!!

The chaps were again in action the following Wednesday in the NBRC club 10m TT on the rolling Astwood course. On what was a pretty decent night, the pair smashed the outright course record for any machine with a time of 20:54, topping 45mph on the decent into Astwood!!! Simon Cannings also riding as solo gained an excellent PB with 22:22 to get second overall.

The extra speed was put down to the new stoker bars on the rear - very comfy!!!