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Faster!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
My first race of the season went well! I had only been running in the low 1:4x range in the track day leading up to the race weekend but I thought that was acceptable considering I hadn't been on my bike for over 8 months(!) I came in on Saturday and got my times down to about where I was at the end of last season (1:40) and felt good about making up a little time in the race. I missed the race on Saturday since I was still putting on my rains and it seemed like they started the race a few minutes early. As I understand it now, I probably still could've made it but would have had to start from pit lane. With the way I start, that probably wouldn't have made any difference ;)
I was gridded in the absolute last grid position for Sunday's race since my participation was a last-minute decision. Regardless, I was still lacking some confidence and this put me in a position where I needed to perform t not embarass myself too badly. I got my usual crappy start and was able to pick off a few guys before the finish. I felt like I had a little bit in reserve through the middle of the race but wasn't able to make a key pass early on that would've let me test that theory. In the end it didn't matter too much as I put down my best times ever by a good margin! I broke into the mid 1:37's and 1:38's and was able to run that pace consistently. This was a huge bonus and more than I had expected. I DID get lapped but only halfway through the last lap so I'm hoping that if I can drop a couple of more seconds from my laptimes in the next few races that I don't have to be lapped for many more races.
Thanks again to all of my sponsors and friends for their support. Thanks to T too :) She makes this all possible.
Until the next race, keep the rubber side down!
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