0
First of all, Thanks again to all of the NESR Racing team.. Hanging around in the winter weather... I couldn't have done it with out you guys.. Gary I hope that you are feeling better.. So here is the drawn out version of the weekend..
Saturday: Pissing rain and about 38 degrees
Race 2 Amateur HW Super Sport:
Started in the 1st row in this race I think, got a good start fell in behind Gary in 3rd place. Gary running second, we get to about the 2nd lap and Gary passes the leader. I stay in third, Gary low sides in 10. I am running 2nd now, follow the leader for a while then get challenged by Bacon, we diced for a while and I finally got back past him. Then I high sided in 10. Got up and noticed that I had no left foot peg, I figured that I was done for the race. Ed (Pinhead) was working the corner at the time, so I asked Ed and the marshal how many entries in this race, they told me 6. Ed pops the bike into gear and away I go, with no left foot peg and stuck in 1st gear. I get back to turn 10 and they flag me over… Ed throws it into 2nd and away I go. I finally finished in 6th for 7 Pts.
Race 5 Amateur MW Super Sport:
After the crash in Race 2 I was a little sore but the bike was ready so I went to pre-grid. Lined up in the 2nd row for this one, complete the sighting lap and grid up on the line. The green flag goes up and I get a great start, no one in front of me. I try to hit 2nd and no shifter, the shift rod had come loose. I put my hand up to signal that I am out and someone hits me from behind. No problems there but couldn’t get back to the pits fast enough to get the bike fixed in time to regrid.
Race 11 Amatuer MW Super Bike
Not feeling so good about things for this race, my head was starting to hurt pretty bad after landing on it earlier. DNS. Looking at times I probably could have won this race had I started
Sunday: Sunny and about 55 degrees
Race 3 Amateur GTU:
2nd row start for this race. I am finally starting to feel comfortable on the new bike. GT Races are long. I finished 5th in this but not before getting lapped by Kip and 2 other guys. Picked up 8 points and my first ever trophy in this race. But lap times were still pretty bad.
Race 7 HW Super Bike:
My best race ever… I finished 3rd after being passed by Tony from DART Racing during the last lap before the Red flag. I think I could have gotten it back, we will see next race weekend. Got the 3rd place trophy but the lap times are still horrible.
Race 11 Middle weight GP:
2 wave race and I screwed up Jumped the start… So I just cruised the track trying to not get in anybody’s way. Finished Last due to the loss of a lap… OOPS sorry guys, a little brain fade, won’t happen again
All in all a good weekend. I think I will stay in amateur next race weekend to get a good gauge on the track in the normal configuration…
Later
G-man