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Well, the weekend was short and this race report will be much the same way.
Saturday, June 2nd - Being that I had only a handful of laps from Friday's NESBA trackday, I was dualy pleased to see that I was both very consistent and also well within 1s of the front runners, many of which had completed plenty more laps than I. I was entered in the MW Solo (16 laps) and was prepared to pace myself and finish well. I got a great start and had 1st place from row 2 but, with my limited experience at Summit Point, I parked it going into T1 and lost numerous places in the process. Knowing why things unfolded the way they did, I dialed in my patience and started to pick away at the field. As the laps progressed, several pass attempts were made by a trailing rider (bike #37) and we soon were both fighting tooth and nail for 6th position. During this time we were closing in on the 5th place competitor, whose pace a dropped considerably, however on lap 11 the #37 bike had a massive crash in T9 which caused the race to be red flagged. I would hold on to 6th place for my first WERA race as well as first race at this new-to-me racetrack.
Sunday, June 3rd - This is where the weekend took a bad turn and was also cut short. During the second practice session a water pump seal let go which emptied the cooling system's contents into my bellypan by the end of the main straight. That in turn sent me into a lowside as I exited T1 since the rear tire was now being drenched. I had posted a personal best and was setting up to improve considerably over that but the chance to make good on that on Sunday is something I will have to attempt at a later time. The bike was damaged though as I type this I am uncertain how much damage was sustained. My brand new leathers are now fully broken in and I tore up my Held Phantoms pretty well.
All in all, other than the mechanical issue, my first WERA event was an incredible experience. The entire WERA staff was impressively helpful and patient with my countless questions and two of them even went so far as to check on me after I came back on the crash truck....something I did not expect at all!
Thank you to Priv for getting the correct parts in and on time and also at an unbeatable price so I could service critical areas of my 4Runner prior to leaving NH. If you are not already contacing her for your car and truck parts you are seriously missing out!
I would also like to thank Rob at Lithium Motorsports for getting an order of Continental tires to me on short notice.
Finally I must extend a HUGE thank you in the direction of my two top supporters for making this trip possible, Code Red Assembly and Boston Moto. Without their help this trip would have had its own unique challenges to overcome. Your level of support has been unmatched and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Now it's time to put the bike back together and prepare for VIR and, at some point, complete my unfinished business at Summit Point Raceway!!
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sorry you fell down 
Originally Posted by Jim
