InsaneSpeedDemon89
10th August 2009, 13:18
Friday
Missed the friday session!!! had to work!!
grrr.
Saturday
Got to the track at about 8am, very cold again but the forecast for the day was very good. We were all set up and ready to go as the other boys had been out on the practice the day before. Big thanks to Robbie for coming up to help!
Qualifying
Felt really good out on the bike, got a nice start and the sun was shining bright. Had a few more unnerving front suspension niggles that we needed to sort out. Steve got the Ohlins guys to adjust the settings on my bike, as well as them checking over our other bikes. It was great fun being out there, coming in at the end with a reasonable best time of 1:31.706.
Race One
Had a really good start managing to sneak up through a bunch of Streetstock boys, managing to tag on behind Walter. Us three guys (Glen, Walter and I) had a great dice on that first lap. I managed to pass them both out of Dunlop on the out side, and coming onto the straight, but I lost my concentration and went in too hot for my abilites coming into T3. I grabbed a lot of front brake to slow down, bringing the rear up in the air and ended up riding right off the track to go down digging in the gravel!! Only minor fairing scrapes to the bike fortunately and a bruised ego for me. Best time of 1:28.587
Race Two
Got another really great start off the line. I decided to take Mike’s advice and take this race a little slower and learn more about how the bike works and handles. Felt quite unnatural to be riding extra slow and I’m unsure about how much I learned, but hopefully will see some sort of improvement at the next races.
Plenty to work on:
* Fitness and flexibility
* Speed into corners
* Braking points
* Smoothness
I had another great weekend with all the guys, got out there in the great weather and had loads of fun… and hopefully learned a few things too… looking forward to the next session!
See you all there. Thanks to:
Dad
Steve & Mike
The Ohlins Guys
VMCC
Robbie
Cheers
Will Baker
Moto Academy NZ #14
Missed the friday session!!! had to work!!
grrr.
Saturday
Got to the track at about 8am, very cold again but the forecast for the day was very good. We were all set up and ready to go as the other boys had been out on the practice the day before. Big thanks to Robbie for coming up to help!
Qualifying
Felt really good out on the bike, got a nice start and the sun was shining bright. Had a few more unnerving front suspension niggles that we needed to sort out. Steve got the Ohlins guys to adjust the settings on my bike, as well as them checking over our other bikes. It was great fun being out there, coming in at the end with a reasonable best time of 1:31.706.
Race One
Had a really good start managing to sneak up through a bunch of Streetstock boys, managing to tag on behind Walter. Us three guys (Glen, Walter and I) had a great dice on that first lap. I managed to pass them both out of Dunlop on the out side, and coming onto the straight, but I lost my concentration and went in too hot for my abilites coming into T3. I grabbed a lot of front brake to slow down, bringing the rear up in the air and ended up riding right off the track to go down digging in the gravel!! Only minor fairing scrapes to the bike fortunately and a bruised ego for me. Best time of 1:28.587
Race Two
Got another really great start off the line. I decided to take Mike’s advice and take this race a little slower and learn more about how the bike works and handles. Felt quite unnatural to be riding extra slow and I’m unsure about how much I learned, but hopefully will see some sort of improvement at the next races.
Plenty to work on:
* Fitness and flexibility
* Speed into corners
* Braking points
* Smoothness
I had another great weekend with all the guys, got out there in the great weather and had loads of fun… and hopefully learned a few things too… looking forward to the next session!
See you all there. Thanks to:
Dad
Steve & Mike
The Ohlins Guys
VMCC
Robbie
Cheers
Will Baker
Moto Academy NZ #14