July Race Report
The July race was frustrating and rewarding at the same time. I finished both the Open Twin Supersport and Open Twin Superbike races in 3rd place. I have to be a little happy with finishing on the podium in both of my races but at the same time, I want to be battling for the win.
The week leading up to the races, I discovered that my fuel mapping was not set and I had been using the stock mapping that comes from Honda. That helps to explain why I am down on power and not able to get to red line in top gear. To try to solve the problem, I downloaded a map that was the closest I could find for my bike and the modifications I have. But come race day, I think that made the problem worse. Of course I can only go by how it felt because I didn’t have time to get it dyno’ed but the motor seemed to be having a harder time getting to red line.
I did the best I could to keep up with the front 2 racers, but it was not enough. Now that the races are behind me, I am looking forward to the August races. I will have a custom fuel map created and a new taller rear sprocket and I am sure both of those changes will have positive effects.