Woodyracer's VMCC round 2 report
Had a blast this weekend, thanks VMCC. Learnt many things, to make me a better rider.
SATURDAY
Qualifying
Since the Manfeild long track {4.5km} was a new track to me, i knew it would be hard to get a good spot on the grid. It was wet but with dry lines, which is my favourtie condition to race in. I rode hard around the track but still getting used to it, almost lost the front end a few times due to low track temparatures. I qualifyed 9th with a time of 2:40.146 out of 29 ss150,ss250 bikes, which i was happy with as with 29 bikes on the gird 9th is on the better end of the feild.
Race 1
There was a very welcome break in the weather, so dry track for us. Got a great start off the line, got in the front pack right away, battled with a KR150, went neck and neck down the front straight with him, and it was great to the that my bike had the top end speed of a 150. I Then started gaining on the 250r Ninja, was on his tail before the race ended. I came 2nd in prolite 250 with a best time of 2:29:000 which is only 2 seconds off the ss150 lap record.
SUNDAY
Race 2
Was horrible weather for this one, i got a bad start as i got alot of wheel spin off the line. Played catch up for the next few laps, then i went to overtake a slower ss150 bike, my front wheel lost grip coming into "spash" at about 110km/h, both me and the bike slid for about 10 metres. The bike suffered only abit of cosmetic damage althoguh saying that many others crashed in that race i got off lightly. The worst part was losing the points, but i learnt from it.
Race 3
This would have to be the best race ive ever had. Again i got a rubbish start due to wheel spin as it was still a very wet track, and then as i was playing catch up my front brake master cylinder came loose so i had no front brakes. {would of been loosened in the crash but not looked at ;[ } I passed about 3 or 4 bikes, as the master cylinder got looser i felt my brakes dissapear from me. Then as i was coming the down the front straight at 160km/h i felt no brakes!, so i clicked down 2 gears and jammed my foot the rear brake which made me drift into turn one perfectly and overtaking another bike. For the rest of the race i drifted into corners, since i couldnt scrub speed off i went faster into corners than i had ever gone. I went from last in prolite to 2nd after 2 laps. And it turns out my lap times of that race were on of the fastest in the 29 bike feild. I got a best lap time of 2:42:932 compared to the Ninja's of 2:44.401, so i was seriously gaining on him once i had got the hang of using only the rear brake.
Im very happy with the meeting, as ive learnt a new style of riding which has made me ALOT faster, although my front brakes will still be much needed. Next meeting im confident i can finaly beat the Ninja and gain some good championship points. -MAX
Thanks to racerider for the front brake lever!
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