Anthony Johnson couldn’t have asked for a better weekend at the latest round of the BEMSEE season, with three wins out of three at Cadwell Park.

It is impressive given that he was still making repairs to his bike before he travelled to Cadwell for the weekend. He hit the ground running though and whilst not fully satisfied he put his bike on the front row for race one.

He brings us up-to-date with his latest round:

Race One

I got a really good start from P3 and led into turn one. Tried to get a couple of decent laps in early on the fresh tyres to see what the pace was like – the bike felt a lot better than qualifying. Still not perfect but miles better!

Really gutted to see Sam Hirst Racing pull off during the race – in complete honesty I think he had more pace than me today and it would have been a brilliant battle between us.

Crossed the line P1. Happy with the lap time but still a bit more to find with the overall feeling of the bike. Work in progress. Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

Race Two and Three

Race two & three at Cadwell Park. What a way to end the weekend.

Race Two – started from pole, got a good start but struggled to find a rhythm. Chattering through Charlie’s 1 and 2 made it tough and I was making silly mistakes. Spent the last few laps managing a small lead over Sam Hirst Racing and Michael Mills – then looked over my shoulder and Millsy was right there.

He came down the inside at Mansfield on the last lap and he covered all bases and rode very well defensively. My only option was to risk it all out of the last corner. Got a good drive, slipstreamed him down the straight and literally just pipped him on the line, seven thousandths of a second -0.007.

Massive well done to Michael Mills – he really deserved that win and I almost felt bad about it. Almost!

Race Three – made a suspension adjustment before the race to fix the chattering, big thanks to Leask Racing – Precision Motorcycle Suspension. I started P2, led from lap one. Millsy unfortunately tipped off at the chicane on lap 1 – once I saw the gap I just focused on riding my own race, staying consistent and looking after the rear tyre.

Crossed the line P1 making it a triple victory for the weekend. 75 more points in the bag and some incredible racing all weekend at one of the best circuits on the calendar.

Thinking of all those involved in the start line incident this weekend – get well soon to you all. And a massive thank you to every Bemsee marshal, medic and official. You do an outstanding job and we wouldn’t be able to do what we love without you.

I also want to apologise to my sponsors – the crash at Donington left me short on time to get the graphics sorted on the bike, meaning some of them were not displayed this weekend. I absolutely could not be out there without every single one of you and I will make sure it is sorted before the next round.

Images courtesy of Glyns Photos