Fashionably late!
Race Report :
Turned up to the track nice and early and started to unload the bikes, i was still rather anixous about the day but i was calming down as i would be out there soon enough.
Skipped the scrub in as i didnt really wanna be riding with a load of other bikes.
Rolled out on to the dummy grid, a little nervous but i knew that this would soon disappeared when i got out on to the track.
After what felt like forever; the gates were opened and i started to move out on to the track, My aim for the day was to qualify well and to have a couple good starts.
Boy did that not happen.
I believed i warmed up a bit too fast, i was riding around in the first lap of qualifing overtaking everyone, I didnt feel my bike was sliding at all and was rather comfortable, maybe i was just lucky i didnt hit the wet patches?.
That was untill the 4th corner. Must of hit the white line because one second i was riding just fine the next i was sliding down the track.
Slid into the dirt and rolled a bit. Got up gave the thumbs up to the marshalles and then went to see the damage of the bike.
No biggy, one broken brake lever and thats about it, the fairings werent even damaged except the occasional mark or two but other than that the bike got of basically with no damage.
I was very annoyed that i didnt qualify but nevertheless i was ok and the bike could still be raced that day.
Pushed the bike into the pits (Should of ridden it in now that i think about it) and replaced the brake handle).
First race -
Bloody nervous as i didnt want to crash again and the track was still was not dry. Jumped the start up as per usual really really getting annoyed at bad starts, however i can usually take a few places coming into to turn one. However this time, i just stayed behind everyone.
Followed steph around the whole time, who was going great and was very smooth!.
Got annoyed at my self because i couldnt gain on her and my visior was fogging up and the brake lever was barely in reach... Ended up last... nevertheless i didnt crash
Second Race -
Fixed my visor problems in the pits and used a zip tie to make the brake lever closer.
Had a shocking start as per usual, i really do need to work on these.
Anywho got around a couple people on the first corner
Bugger me ... Last corner... Last Lap!, I got overtooken by Jas and avalons dad, Good one guys!,. no idea what happened there but ill be working on late braking on to the sweeper until im confident to just tip in at 180ish!. Ended up 3rd to last I believe?.
In this race i learnt that i should stop attacking every corner and just focus on the lines and hopefully hit the apex every corner
Thrid Race -
Came into confident that i would beat my arch rival (Jas!), Had a shocking start once again! (did i mention i suck at starts?) About 20m behind everyone coming into the first corner... On the Brakes really hard and managed to get steph on the inside... Now for jas...
Followed her really closely for a little while then on the hairpin before the back straight (whatever its called) i accerlated out of the corner far far earlier than her, and passed her on the back straight.
That was it, got passed Avalon’s dad the next lap and was closing on Chris the new guy on the FZR250, then it was the end of the race (Shorter race only 4 laps for the slow peoples).
I managed to pass a person per lap and ended up 9th not too bad considering I started last .
Just held my lines and aimed for smoothness and managed to beat my previous personal lap record. Down to 1.36.9XX from 1.37.5XX guess any improvements good , Still rather pathetic though!.
Had a great day all round and im really looking forward to the long track. Just going to aim to qualify in the middle, get good starts and hold my lines instead of attacking every corner!. I know good lines but im not using them! Must start.
Hopefully ill do ok next time!, Now time to practice my starts!.
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Originally Posted by Deano
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