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Where do I begin? I can't begin to
explain how slippery this track was. I have never felt such
a lack of grip before. I feel like I learned a tremendous
amount of throttle control. My back tire would break loose
at every single corner exit. I could not put the power down.
Nor could anyone else The guys in front of me would be sliding all
over the place as well. For the first time I think I left some
serious rubber down on the track. I got so used to sliding
the bike around that it was becoming second nature. Don't
get me wrong. I did have a couple of 'feet off the pegs,
staring at the front fender' kind of moments. I recommend this
track to anyone who wants to learn the art of wheelspin! The
Suzuki was definitely the worst of the two bikes since it still
has the stock rear suspension. The Ducati's suspension was
much more sorted out. None the less, we had a great
weekend. I participated in 6 races. I received the
following:
- 2 - 1st places
- 2 - 2nd places
- 1 - 3rd place
- 1 - 5th place
I normally don't finish up front in the
Saturday 16 lap solo races but this time I managed to pre-register
before the event. I started in the second row for the
Middleweight Solo. I had an okay start and was in 6th
position after a couple of turns. I pressed on and started
picking them off one by one. I managed to finish in Second
place with 3rd and 4th breathing down my neck. I was lapping the
the 1:44's. It was a dog fight until the end.
The Heavyweight Solo I had do do on my 600
since my Ducati was having issues with the head gasket. I
did just fine without it. I was in 3rd for 15 of the 16
laps. The guy leading was on a R1 so I didn't expect to
catch him. I was right behind second place the entire race
but I just could not get close enough to make a pass. I was
very happy when I came to find out that this guy was a very fast
600 racer. We were lapping consistently in the 1:43's and I
even pulled out a 1:42.60 in one lap.
Sunday I raced in both 750 Superbike and
Superstock and came in 2nd and 5th. My best result yet in
those classes. I'm hoping those guys start making me a
faster rider.
The Heavyweight Twins SuperStock and
Superbike races were a bit un-easy. I found out a couple
days before going to the track that water was actually
contaminating my oil. I didn't have time to machine the
heads and change the head gasket so I figured I would just change
the oil on the bike between every practice and race. I did
this but I still worried that the bike might blow up on me at some
point. She didn't! She carried me to 2 victories.
Now she will get the proper attention before she is put to work
again.
I've got a really good lead in the
championship and I almost have it locked down
especially since my buddy who is in second place crashed and
wasn't able to race. Next race will be
on the Shenandoah circuit at Summit Point, WV.
I want to
welcome our newest sponsors Tom Choppin, Tiola Pavers, and Engead.
I also
want to thank all of the sponsors
that have been with us since the beginning, BR-111, Acoustica, OM-AIR, Ducpond, MLE,
Tropical One
Realty, Coleman Power sports, Battley Cycles, Achei-usa, Sobre
Rodas, 3 News, EBC brakes, Pirelli, and
my dad.
