dss3
17th June 2006, 21:48
Well the fact that I am probably the first to write anything up here doesn't bode well, seeing as how I am back home so early.
Will keep it to the point for those who may be interested, basically i'm really pissed off with myself.
Obvsiously weather was really shitty, lots of rain, hail and wind. Was my first time riding on 'wets' and so began very tentatively, went out with supersport qualifying and had everyone flying past me, started to feel a bit more confident towards the end, but still pretty dispondent about lack of pass / confidence on tyres.
Went out in superbike qualifying and started to push a little more each lap, I can't believe how fast you can go on wets! Was almost laughing to myself, it is quite sureal going at that speed with puddles of water everywhere. Was starting to feel more confident, however didn't get a full clear lap in, and felt I could still improve. Imagine my suprise when I was told I had qualified in pole. I was pretty stoked.
My big thing now was just not to crash, after seeing a couple of mates do just that. Got an OK start and held first place, although was challenged by John on a CBR1000 on first lap. Then Ross King got ahead of me, and got about a 1.5 sec lead on me, however I was holding the gap, and felt pretty comfortable. Then we started coming up on backmarkers which was pretty nerve racking with the speed differential and poor visibility. Anyway on lap 7 or 8 I lost the rear end exiting hairpin in middle of lap and lowsided and slid along the track. So fucking pissed off and dissapointed with myself. Bent my LH clipon and broke gear lever, (if anyone knows where to try for one of these im all ears, need for this coming weekend) so that was day over. Pack up and go home.
On the brightside, which i'm struggling to find right now, I did have my first taste of riding on wets, and learnt a lot from that. I am also now trying to win / top 3 position in races, and it was only about 3 months ago the thought of racing in Superbikes made me laugh.
Guess this is all the highs and lows of racing eh.
Thanks as always to those that help me out, Quasimoto, Waikato Yamaha, and work. Oh and cowpoos for ya help too ta.
Daryl
Will keep it to the point for those who may be interested, basically i'm really pissed off with myself.
Obvsiously weather was really shitty, lots of rain, hail and wind. Was my first time riding on 'wets' and so began very tentatively, went out with supersport qualifying and had everyone flying past me, started to feel a bit more confident towards the end, but still pretty dispondent about lack of pass / confidence on tyres.
Went out in superbike qualifying and started to push a little more each lap, I can't believe how fast you can go on wets! Was almost laughing to myself, it is quite sureal going at that speed with puddles of water everywhere. Was starting to feel more confident, however didn't get a full clear lap in, and felt I could still improve. Imagine my suprise when I was told I had qualified in pole. I was pretty stoked.
My big thing now was just not to crash, after seeing a couple of mates do just that. Got an OK start and held first place, although was challenged by John on a CBR1000 on first lap. Then Ross King got ahead of me, and got about a 1.5 sec lead on me, however I was holding the gap, and felt pretty comfortable. Then we started coming up on backmarkers which was pretty nerve racking with the speed differential and poor visibility. Anyway on lap 7 or 8 I lost the rear end exiting hairpin in middle of lap and lowsided and slid along the track. So fucking pissed off and dissapointed with myself. Bent my LH clipon and broke gear lever, (if anyone knows where to try for one of these im all ears, need for this coming weekend) so that was day over. Pack up and go home.
On the brightside, which i'm struggling to find right now, I did have my first taste of riding on wets, and learnt a lot from that. I am also now trying to win / top 3 position in races, and it was only about 3 months ago the thought of racing in Superbikes made me laugh.
Guess this is all the highs and lows of racing eh.
Thanks as always to those that help me out, Quasimoto, Waikato Yamaha, and work. Oh and cowpoos for ya help too ta.
Daryl