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The 2012 Loudon Classic was my first Classic. I rolled into town Thursday night and set up camp in South Garage 2. First order of business was to roll over and see MTAG and get a new set of Pirelli Diablo Supercorsas installed. Thanks guys.
Friday:
AM LW GP. I was gridded on the second row. I got a half decent launch and come out of T1 in decent position. I put my head down and made a couple passes and was given a couple gifts. Thanks Brett for not quite hitting the wall. It was way easier passing you than if you had stayed on line. Once I made my way to second place I found that Chris Rau was long gone. I had 19s on my mind so I put my kicked it up a notch and went after it. Bad move. I came through T12 about as fast as I ever have and dragged a foot peg on exit. Whooops. I spun the rear and tossed it away. After a little slide and somersault I came to rest right in the line. Time to roll. I booked it for the infield and took cover.
The race was not a total loss. I managed a new PB. 1:20.000. O so close to a 19. Oh well.
By the time I got back to my pits after a nice visit to the infield care center my pals from Eck and RSP were already working on my bike. Thanks guys. We got the bike back in order for Saturdays action.
Saturday:
Practice revealed that my shifting was not right. I would miss shifts into 4th and 5th. Oh Joy.
AM LWSS : Pretty un-eventfull. I got an OK start and settled into a decent pace. I spent much of the race trying to figure out how to go fast with the messed up shifting. I finished up in 5th place. I don’t remember much about the race. I was too distracted.
AM F40 LW. KB beat us all. That’s it. P2
Saturday night we stayed up until 11:00 working on the shifting issue. I thought we had it fixed until Sunday morning practice. Better but not perfect. Still missing into 4th.
Oh Sunday:
I decided it would be fun to enter AM MW SS.
I gridded in Row 5. Whoa. The front row seemed pretty far away.
I got a great jump on the flag drop and rolled out of T1 in about 7th or 8th place. Woohoo it’s on now. I made a pass in t2 and another in t9 only to get dusted on the front straight. I eventually faded to 11th but had so much fun. Even if I was giving up 40 HP to the other guys I think I might do it again.
Overall it was a fantastic weekend of racing and hanging fun with my pals.
My sweet wife Wendy came up to watch and help out. Thanks so much for your support. I could not do this without my best friend Emma. She is so much help. She really makes the racing fun. Not to mention that she is an ace with a PitBull Stand. I also need to thank all of those that helped me get my bike back together. Especially Chuck Boucher for loaning me a master cylinder to replace the one that I broke. Mike Weyant and Lou Peck for coming to see me in the infield care center. The Chaplin for the golf cart ride back in my skivvies. Kevin Russell, Gino and all else who lent a hand in sorting things out with the shifting. Lastly Thanks to Dave Oliveras and JettaJay for being cool ass garage mates.
Oh. And we followed it up with two great days with Tony’s Track Days. Emma got to ride and rode like a pro.