am 131 first am race

[mmarsden]

well i have to say i was nervous as hell. june was my first race back from broken collarbone and first time on my new bike. to say i was slow is an understatement nearly 2 ssconds slower than were i ended up last year . i just felt like i was holding back way too much. maybe it was the fact that it was my first time with the experts being in the same race i dont know but im sure soem more track time and instruction will help. it was crazy being passed in places i didnt know you could pass in. even had an ex give me a friendly elbow to my plastic in nine. i guess its time start pushing a little harder to get with the am pack or ill get de-bumped

[catahoulabuldog]

Hey, you had a rough start to the year... you'll get back there. just takes some time... and you kept it upright thats a good start! It was good seeing ya.

[loudog]

Yeah, you'll ramp back up quickly. First round I was 2 solid seconds off my pace as well. No biggie...it'll come back.

[CBR929RE]

you'll get used to being passed everywhere. watch out for those passes into 12, they typically throw people way off line and some people get spooked and go through the grass.

[mmarsden]

rd 4 saw me hit 125 so progress is being made. getting used to getting buzzed.

[PainfullySlow]

Glad you are making your way back into things. Yeah the EX bracket gets a bit...different =). The good news is that you can expect as a rule that passes will be clean, all you need to do is hold your line.

[CBR929RE]

I actually love being buzzed. its so much better than fighting to get around a novice who is all over the place.

[mmarsden]

i guess its time for some instruction since i have no idea what the hell im doing

[Doc]

Reference points... lots of them.

[CBR929RE]

i guess its time for some instruction since i have no idea what the hell im doing

are you talking about instruction on being passed by the fast guys or instruction on going faster yourself?

[mmarsden]

instruction.. i have not had any to speak of.