DARREN Barton was in superb form, scorching round Oulton Park to win the third round of the British 125cc championship.

But that should not have come as any surprise to regular readers of this crazy column.

Well, after we revealed that Darren's progress was being hampered by a rather large and painful boil in a delicate position, it should have been quite obvious to most people - the local rider was only going to spend as much time as absolutely necessary sitting on a motorbike saddle . . .

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