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back in 2014 I got dragged into helping a group of lads race at the  Belgium classic TT Gedinne. 2 years late I find myself alongside them. Well maybe a little behind.... I have been riding since I was old enough to hold a licence and have loved all things mechanical since I was big enough to care. Ricing had always been a far away dream that people with lots of spare time and money did. People associate motorcycling with me; so every so often opportunities come up to do odd and interesting things. One of these events was spannering and photographer for the RAFMSA at the Belgium classic TT Gedinne. I would be working on a line up of RD250's (one a maxton) and an RD400. I had no real interest in 70's air cooled 2 strokes but I was doing a favour and bikes were involved so why not? A healthy combination of good people and motorcycles was a winning combo for me. I left there wanting to finally get round to that racing I had dreamed of before. Ideas of racing a 4