What a shocking weekend for me, filled with bad luck and lack of confidence, excuses excuses.
Criused on up to the test day, what in hindsight i shouldn't of done. Weather was a bit of a mix wet and dry all day, with a very greasy track.
Was too wet for slicks and vice versa, however we ended up using slicks.
First session out on the test day, i was finding a bit slippery not too bad, followed lukey around for a couple laps and then went ahead of him, started to open it up a bit and get used to it.
Coming around Higgin's as i was just starting to ease on to the gas smoothly, the back went light and promptly high siding me off the bike.
Completely confused about what just happened i came in, in a extremely pissed off and confused mood. Luckily most people left me alone.
Damage to me was pretty much nil, the bike had annoying little odd's and ends such as fairing mounts bent so wasn't possible to fix them at the track.
Jumped on to Moto-Academy's spare bike, Followed luke around for a couple laps once again, watched him promptly high side it in the exactly same place as myself, Barely missing his head.
Thought, that's enough for me and slowly rode around to the pits and came in, turn's out when i was coming into the pits, the bike snapped a ring.
Bugger, Wasn't in a good mood.
That was it for the test day only got a 3 session's in, but thats racing sometimes.
Everyone pitched in and we managed to get all the bikes up and going again, except for one. Still leaving us one spare, team work for you! Not bad considering we had 1 bike left out of 5, by the end of day one, thats racing!
Race day came, it was a wet meeting, so at least there wasn't a risk off destorying the wet tyre's. First time on wet's so i just criused around with a pretty average time of 1:36.
Race One came along, got a shocking start, i think im thinking too much about the starts? maybe who know's. Got swamped by everyone, caught up to william and overtook him coming out of the hairpin. Was alone for the rest of the race.
But turn's out the race wasnt quite over. My whole rear wheel collapsed coming along the front straight, flicking the chain off the sprocket and promptly loosing power just as i overtook heaps of streetstock's. Extremely cautiously put it on to the grass and pushed it back towards the pits.
Reduced my time's to 1:34, what isn't that great considering everyone else was doing 23's by this time. Wasn't very happy nor confident due to high siding the day before. Extremely scared of getting on the gas early etc.
Steve got another rim on it in no time and we were ready for the next race.
Start was once again shocking, and i ended up just criusing around, as the bike was extremely unstable for some reason, i was forcing my self not to hang off the bike. However apparently i was still hanging off the bike somewhat :S, meh. Got a 1:31 at the end of it, but was constantly reminded off danger as my bike keep letting go then coming back. Not exactly confident inspiring.
Oh well shit happens and ill be all be ready for next round, got to find some way to practice my starts, nothing compares to how to get a 125 off the line however.
That's 3 bikes in a weekend.
My head is seriously confused as ive been told to ride a GP bike without hanging off, however i simply just don't have any confidence in the front and entry speeds / everywhere without hanging off. I tried my best without hanging off in the weekend and it got me no where. I think im going to just try go back to how i was riding the 125 in round two, that seemed to work for me, as i am quite angry about how the weekend worked out for me. Not anyone's fault however.
Must say thank's for putting up with me
The boys
Steve and Mike for doing a good job keeping the bikes under control
Moto Academy and all our sponsers
Cheers
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