After estimated 5500 hours of work on the bike did we left Täby to go to Santa Pod for testing and the first startup. It was no chance to do a test earlier, the last six months did at least one person work 15-16 hours per day on it and sometimes two persons. Hans Björkman, earlier involved in the Lars Wahlbergs team, did spend a couple of summer months double full time days together with Charley.
The other team members and many friends did also spend us much time as they can to help with different things that they are good at. It will be a separate thanks with all these guys and girls later. They all did a terrific unbelievable job.
At Santa Pod did we spend a couple of days before the race to fire up the bike many times to do adjustments and get all systems to work, fuel, ignition, clutch. At the last warmup before the first run should be made did we lift the front head after a mechanical ignition cranktrigger failure. We realized that this problem couldn´t be fixed at the track and there was not time enough to get it done properly at the race.
But anyhow, this was a start. We got the bike thru the first Tech inspection and we have a not to big to-do list before the season 2008 starts. It feels great but we are tired.
