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Saturday, Race 10 (MWGP) - A frustrating race as I figured I was stuck at 19's and watched the lead pack disappear as a result. As always, I stayed as consistent as possible posting most of my lap times within hundredths of each other. Placed 4th after a rider got tangled up with Cronin in T2.
Sunday was a new day. Last couple weekends I'd been working on my shock settings in order to keep the bike from squatting under acceleration. Couple that with working on a few problem areas of mine and things worked out pretty well as I managed to post a single 18.8 in practice. Once Brett told me about that I knew I was going in the right direction and looked forward to backing it up.
Sunday, Race 4 (UNSS) - A pretty exciting race toward the end. I maintained 3rd position for quite a while as I was reeling in and studying the lines of bike 717 of Tony Esposito. I haven't spent a lot of time around him but saw a couple places where I could launch an assault on his 2nd place position.
On lap 5 I tailed the 717 within a wheel but knew Greenwood was on his was by so I decided to take a very wide line going into T6 to let him by. That turned out to be a not-so-great decision as I'd see 717 gap me by at least 8 bikes going into T9. Not a problem. Kept my cool and reeled him back in just in time for the white flag going into T1.
Made my move into 2nd place just as we exited T5 down the hill under braking which Tony would heavily protest as we worked up into T7 where his wheel eventually disappeared from my peripheral.
Stayed in 2nd place until the checkered and backed up my practice times with many more 18's and narily missed seeing a 17.
Sunday, Race 7 (MWSS) - I'll save the talk about the weather delay but I do wish that I got some of that lightning on camera. It was an intense sensation to come over the hill and see bolts striking then seeing the same thing coming down T9....the turbulence in the weather at that time had me awe-struck.
As far as the race itself, placed 1st uncontested from the drop of the green flag.
Thank you to Boston Moto, Landric's Customs, Duncan Moto, Code Red Assembly, Continental Tires, EBC Brakes, Vortex Sprockets for the support!
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Originally Posted by butcher bergs
I am working on it.. reading all the racing books and sitting in the grandstands at most trackdays on days off...watching and taking notes.
Paul. how does the saying go. Pay back is a bitch..
lol for along time. But you made a clean pass and made it stick you earned that 2nd place. 