Kickaha
6th December 2009, 10:19
MotoFXR final round
A bright and sunny day for the final round and I was still hoping for a top three finish
I’d got some more jets during the week as we’d been going up and up in the jetting with the 33mm pumper so I tossed in the 152.5 to give it a run in practice, Bren dropped off some shocks to me and I changed to a stiffer rear spring and wound up the preload about ½ way
Practice and it’s feeling good, I’m not a real big fan on Ruapuna full track for small capacity racing but you have the race the track you’re on, so I thinking the preload needs winding up a bit more, it’s still got a bit of a hiccup in the carburetion but overall it’s feeling good
Grid positions up and either I wasn’t going as good as I thought or everyone has got a bit faster as I’m on grid 6 with AdamB who’s closing up on points a full 2 sec faster, I crank a bit more preload in while we’re waiting for the call
The lovely Jo turns up before race with lunch and water and bucket loads of support :hug:
Race1
Bit of brain fade as we grid up and I go to the wrong side of the track, I look across and see Buddha on the other side and by the time I move to where I should be TonyB the filthy grid position stealer has claimed my spot and I end up pushed back to row 4 ½ :angry2:
I do get a good start for a change and pretty much pass the two rows in front of me before T1 though
A lap later I’m trying an outside pass on Lil’M at the sweeper and just about getting pushed into the road cones for my effort, straight-line speed she’s fairly quick but weighing about 30kg less than I do you’d expect that but I get her under brakes, phoenixgtr is another who’s also getting harder to pass
A couple of laps in and I’ve picked off everyone I can and Buddha#81 is next in line, I’ve still got a bit of understeer which is slowing me down in a couple of corners as I run wide but it looks like I’m slowly closing him down, although I see him checking the gap occasionally and I know I will run out of laps before the flag
Bren is picking up a new loaner bike after breaking Joe (fuck he’s hard on gear):yes:
Race 2
With AdamB getting a few bikes between us I know he’s closed up the points gap and I’ll have to try a bit harder in the next one, I crank the preload to maximum (it’s the only adjustment I got) and when we roll out onto the track I make sure I get past TonyB the filthy grid position stealer;) on the warmup lap and get my rightful spot
As we grid up I notice AdamB lines up on Tuonos bike instead of his own, which I know is a stocker so I’m hoping to get a few points back and keep my lead over him
My start isn’t as good as the first one but It’s ok, into T1 and fuck me there’s a bike up the inside in a gap I thought I had covered and it’s Bren on his borrowed bike, we’re three wide, my foot slips off the inside peg and for a minute I’m thinking I’m about to cause the biggest crash in MotoFXR history but I get it under control and set off after those in front, I’m hanging in with the front bunch and trying an outside pass on DC around the infield sweeper but with a choice of backing out or ending up on the grass as I’m not quite far enough alongside for him to see me so I roll off, I chase them for the next few laps but slowly get dropped off, I check behind and have a reasonable lead over Buddha#81 and hold that to the line ;):woohoo:
Race 3 (3laps)
Buddha leads me into T1 and we make our way through a bit of traffic, he’s slowly pulling away and I can’t work out why, I check behind and TonyB the filthy grid position stealer is catching up and passes me down the straight into the kink, the bikes feeling flat and there’s another group catching up, AdamB blows past into the right hander after the hairpin, I’m thinking I’ll nurse it to the line to pick up what points I can, with a group of bikes behind me I tip into the lefthander in the middle of the s bends and it locks up solid, I know it’s seized as soon as it starts to slide and then I’m on the deck and tumbling and hoping no bastards going to run me over :crazy:
I end up on the grass at the edge of the track with the bike lying in the middle, and slowly get my feet, I watch a few other bikes go past then limp out, pick it up and push it off the track
I’m pushing it back when Buddha turns up to give me a tow and another rider (Harvd?) rocks up to ask me if he’d run me over, dunno I say, well I ran something over he replies, although maybe that’s the sore ankle I got
After not racing Bikes much in the last 2 years I was stoked with the results I got, thinking I’m be a lot slower than I was, Bren gave me a pretty good bike which helped but I think the series was about 1 race to long for it :twisted:
All over red rover and what fantastic series and a credit to the organisers Bren and Mike, great racing, good entry numbers and better prizes than even the National events:Punk:
A bright and sunny day for the final round and I was still hoping for a top three finish
I’d got some more jets during the week as we’d been going up and up in the jetting with the 33mm pumper so I tossed in the 152.5 to give it a run in practice, Bren dropped off some shocks to me and I changed to a stiffer rear spring and wound up the preload about ½ way
Practice and it’s feeling good, I’m not a real big fan on Ruapuna full track for small capacity racing but you have the race the track you’re on, so I thinking the preload needs winding up a bit more, it’s still got a bit of a hiccup in the carburetion but overall it’s feeling good
Grid positions up and either I wasn’t going as good as I thought or everyone has got a bit faster as I’m on grid 6 with AdamB who’s closing up on points a full 2 sec faster, I crank a bit more preload in while we’re waiting for the call
The lovely Jo turns up before race with lunch and water and bucket loads of support :hug:
Race1
Bit of brain fade as we grid up and I go to the wrong side of the track, I look across and see Buddha on the other side and by the time I move to where I should be TonyB the filthy grid position stealer has claimed my spot and I end up pushed back to row 4 ½ :angry2:
I do get a good start for a change and pretty much pass the two rows in front of me before T1 though
A lap later I’m trying an outside pass on Lil’M at the sweeper and just about getting pushed into the road cones for my effort, straight-line speed she’s fairly quick but weighing about 30kg less than I do you’d expect that but I get her under brakes, phoenixgtr is another who’s also getting harder to pass
A couple of laps in and I’ve picked off everyone I can and Buddha#81 is next in line, I’ve still got a bit of understeer which is slowing me down in a couple of corners as I run wide but it looks like I’m slowly closing him down, although I see him checking the gap occasionally and I know I will run out of laps before the flag
Bren is picking up a new loaner bike after breaking Joe (fuck he’s hard on gear):yes:
Race 2
With AdamB getting a few bikes between us I know he’s closed up the points gap and I’ll have to try a bit harder in the next one, I crank the preload to maximum (it’s the only adjustment I got) and when we roll out onto the track I make sure I get past TonyB the filthy grid position stealer;) on the warmup lap and get my rightful spot
As we grid up I notice AdamB lines up on Tuonos bike instead of his own, which I know is a stocker so I’m hoping to get a few points back and keep my lead over him
My start isn’t as good as the first one but It’s ok, into T1 and fuck me there’s a bike up the inside in a gap I thought I had covered and it’s Bren on his borrowed bike, we’re three wide, my foot slips off the inside peg and for a minute I’m thinking I’m about to cause the biggest crash in MotoFXR history but I get it under control and set off after those in front, I’m hanging in with the front bunch and trying an outside pass on DC around the infield sweeper but with a choice of backing out or ending up on the grass as I’m not quite far enough alongside for him to see me so I roll off, I chase them for the next few laps but slowly get dropped off, I check behind and have a reasonable lead over Buddha#81 and hold that to the line ;):woohoo:
Race 3 (3laps)
Buddha leads me into T1 and we make our way through a bit of traffic, he’s slowly pulling away and I can’t work out why, I check behind and TonyB the filthy grid position stealer is catching up and passes me down the straight into the kink, the bikes feeling flat and there’s another group catching up, AdamB blows past into the right hander after the hairpin, I’m thinking I’ll nurse it to the line to pick up what points I can, with a group of bikes behind me I tip into the lefthander in the middle of the s bends and it locks up solid, I know it’s seized as soon as it starts to slide and then I’m on the deck and tumbling and hoping no bastards going to run me over :crazy:
I end up on the grass at the edge of the track with the bike lying in the middle, and slowly get my feet, I watch a few other bikes go past then limp out, pick it up and push it off the track
I’m pushing it back when Buddha turns up to give me a tow and another rider (Harvd?) rocks up to ask me if he’d run me over, dunno I say, well I ran something over he replies, although maybe that’s the sore ankle I got
After not racing Bikes much in the last 2 years I was stoked with the results I got, thinking I’m be a lot slower than I was, Bren gave me a pretty good bike which helped but I think the series was about 1 race to long for it :twisted:
All over red rover and what fantastic series and a credit to the organisers Bren and Mike, great racing, good entry numbers and better prizes than even the National events:Punk: