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Saturday:
Practice:During the morning practices I had several missed shifts, this had happened before, but adding some oil always seemed to bring it back for me. I checked my oil level and all seemed good so I was not sure what the issue was.
GTL:My first race as an expert. I was gridded in the back row with 0 points. I was able to get off the line and into the pack but a red flag and re-grid ended that run. On the restart I found myself relegated to the back of the pack after some contact between riders in front of me led to a terrible start. I used the time to work on a few things and telling myself to relax work on my designated area and enjoy the experience. 10th out of 13.
LWGP: Again gridded in the back but with 2 TonysTrackDay boys (and also new experts) on the back row with me KB #889 and Adam Butler #820 I felt pretty good. I wheelied, and got a bad start and again found myself in the train entering turn 1 and behind KB. I followed for a lap looking to make a pass I was able to get around on the outside of T9. KB is a good dude so I said HI on my way by..... which Arcy from On Track Media caught.... DAMN CLASSIC!!
and then started working on #218. I tried into turn 1 but the door was shut, I spent the rest of the lap looking. I tried the inside of turn 1 on the next lap and made that work. After a few laps I could see the racer in front of me as I exited 12 and headed onto the strait, there was a rider down but he didn’t appear to be on the line and I saw no red flags so I kept racing! Catching up to the next place I had hoped to make up the position and just as we exited turn 6 I could see the red come out. End of race. 14th out of 19.
LRRS Round 4 LWGP.
Karen Hornbecker PIT BIKE RACE!This was for a good cause and allot of fun even though I could barely clime the banking the wee bit I needed to. I got into my full on Geno tuck and proceeded to show amazing form, and…. Finishing dead last…Quote of the night.. Why is the biggest guy on the smallest bike??
Sunday: I didn’t have any shifting issues during an uneventful practice. I worked on my starts, and felt better than Saturday. I had only 1 race LWSS and I was looking foreword to it. I spent the day supporting my fellow racers and having some fun to relax.
LWSS:Again gridded last I had a few goals I wanted to achieve, and beating #820 to turn 2 was it! The flag dropped and its on! I get a decent start and run the out lap in front of my fellow TTD guys. On lap 2 #820 rolls the VERY inside line into turn 3 and passed myself and #204 who I was right on. That pass made a gap for me to slip through and heading over the hill I was right behind Adam hoping to be dragged along into some decent lap times. Adam pulled away from me over the next lap but we were catching traffic and I hoped for some luck. My shifting issues came back to me as I down shifter for turn 6 and I had a pucker moment as I jammed the brakes on and lifted the rear trying NOT to do a stoppie I let go turned the bike in and stomped down on the shifter getting it back in a gear high I bogged out of the turn and was soon passed on the inside of turn 7 by KB.. I followed for a lap losing confidence in the tranny at every shift point KB started to gap me out I hit the strait and got on it until again at the entry to turn 1 it bounced out of gear and I took a trip to the nascar oval, again trying to get it into gear I couldn’t until I came to a complete stop…My race was over. DNF
LRRS Round 4 LWSS KB's REVENGE!
Overall it was an awesome weekend, the people make it that way and we have allot of fun. The pit bike race killed me! The upside? I made it thru the weekend in one piece, it could have been much worse. Clearly I have some issues with the shift star/shaft/ or trans. 4 years of racing and track days on the same bike haven’t been easy. My lap times are VERY consistent.. but not where I want them to be I have some work to do!
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I am taking the next few rounds off to get married! Without her I wouldnt be able to do these things and have so much fun!!! So I will have some time and hopefully will be able to come back for the Oct rounds with a ready to go bike!
Thank you to all my sponsors, Dyno Solutions, Sportbiketrackgear, Tonystrackdays, MTAG Pirelli for that fresh rear! and Arcy from OTMPIX.com for taking some great SHOTS!!!
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