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I DIDN'T CRASH!!!
For the first time, I didn't crash this weekend.
We left NH around 3pm got to NJ about 11:00. Joe already had a spot picked out for us. WE pulled out the bike, unloaded the trailer, did some of the safety wiring i had left then decided after seeing the track to change gearing again. I went with a 16-42. I think after racing a 43 would have been better.
Saturday, 1st practice i thought ht gearing was way off, second practice i realized i was going way to slow in the first and the gearing was close.
The straights where LONG and the turns where wicked long. There where two blind corners, both apexed right before you went over the ridge so you could hang it wide open right at the point where you could not see shit... Kinda scary but awesome all the same. The bowl was huge and let you spend a lot of time at full lean it was really great for getting a good feel of what the bike was doing.
First practice i ran 1.24, second 1.22 both uneventful.
ULSB: Got a bad start and with the tall gearing i went into 1 last. ULSB includes superbike SV650s there so it was a rough race as all the bikes had WAY more power than my hawk. It took a couple laps to get settled in, I was keeping some experts in site and by lap 6 i was in second in the amateur race, stuck behind a slower expert and thinking a had a really good shot at a win. coming out of the bowl onto the straight, 4 bikes blew past me.. by the end of the straight the gap was huge. I caught them all by t3, but felt down on power, i passed two back by 5, then went to pass the slower expert into 6, got to the inside down shifted and heard a pop, saw steam and water.. Put my hand up and pulled off. I had overheated.
With the bodywork on the bike, and spending so much time right at red line it was to much to take. I think the motor is good but i still have to go through it. I ran a 1.20's in the race and would have went 19's or 18's had i got some clear track i'm sure.
AWESOME weekend. I will be back there soon i hope!