Tyler Vic Club Rd1

**Tyler117** · 24th May 2011, 19:56

Round 1 Victoria Winter Series

I got up at 5 o’clock, had breakfast, left home at 5:30. The car was getting blown all over the road. Arrived at the track at 7:35.

First practice session was wet, good session, bike twitched a few times, I got a bit muddled up on the fourth lap thinking it was the warm down lap and slowed down then realising there was no one in the return road. Got back in the pits and told Dad we needed to change the gearing because it was too short. We changed the gearing to 14/41 from 14/42. I was not sure if it would be tall enough. Best time 1:48.460.

Race 1

The first race was dry and a little bit windy. I started on grid 15, I got a good start and passed about three bikes off the line, passed another bike into the first corner, then one bike got past me into turn three, I got back past into Higgins and battled with him for the race, but he started to pull away and he beat me. I came sixth. Best lap time was 1:35.102 Changed the gearing to 15/43 from 14/41.

During lunch we learned about Counter steering. We all had a go on my KR so we could try counter steering while zig zaging up and down the pits.

Steve told me to brake later into corners

Race 2

The second race was dry and windy..I got a good start, passed four bikes by turn one. Neil passed me into turn three then I passed Damon on the 250 out of the hairpin, got behind Kyron into Higgins and passed him out of Higgins. He tried to out brake me but with my new "braking points" he could not get passed into Dunlop. He tried to get passed into turn one so I braked even later then I started a gap and got ahead. On the last lap I past Neil and number 51 down the back straight, Neil passed me trough Dunlop but I held my line and just got past him on the line and I came 3rd. Best lap time was 1:31.888.

Race 3

Race three was dry and windy. I got a good start passed five bikes by the first corner, one got past into turn three but I got him back by turn five. I caught up to Alex and Joel into Higgins and tried to get past into turn three but I did not have enough speed out of the corner, so they got back in front. It was like this all race. I almost got past into Dunlop on the final lap but there were some back markers in the way so we had to spread out. 0.9 of a second separated 2nd, 3rd and 4th. Awesome fun!!! I came fourth. My best lap times were 1:30.786.

Big thanks to:

Victoria Motorcycle Club, Actrix and Kiwibike Insurance

Steve Bagshaw and Moto Academy NZ

Pacific Motorcycle Club

Barrys Motorcycles

Dad

And all the Streetstock 150, Mini-lite 250 and Pro-lite 250 riders.

Tyler Lincoln

**rustys** · 24th May 2011, 20:06

Great write up Tyler, with the lap times dropping like that your going to do well by the end of the season, keep up the great work and learn heaps, well done.
Cheers

**Clivoris** · 24th May 2011, 20:11

You did a bloody good job Tyler. Was funny as a fight watching you beat Mr Chappell. I bet he is starving himself this month so he can keep up.

**Racey Rider** · 25th May 2011, 16:42

Good stuff Tyler. You got past me for a moment there towards the end of race three, and I'm like...
O Dear! Something has gone wrong with my plan! Where did He come from!!

Hopefully I can be out there with you at round two to make you work for it.

Racey

**J_Buell** · 25th May 2011, 21:32

Well done mate. Its taken me a whole year to get those lap times and your doing them first time out!!!!!

I look forward to round 2, you'll love the long track on the street stock. Way more corners = way more fun.

Joel

**Billy** · 26th May 2011, 08:20

Good write up mate!

Wont be long before your winning at this rate,In the 5 years Ive been involved in the junior scene,Nobody has achieved the sort of results you have in such a short period of time,We'll need to get you to the South Island where the real competition is in this class.
Good attitude and dedication keep up the good work mate.