April 2009 - OMRRA Round 1
The weekend overall was good for OMRRA because it was dry on Saturday for the races. All week the weather reports were calling for rain all day Saturday and nobody was looking forward to that. It was still cold on Saturday, I don't think it ever got above 55, but it was dry.
My weekend was a little more mixed.
Friday was practice and racing on Saturday.
Friday morning; I spent the entire morning: Getting my leathers fixed. Getting tires mounted (I love bridgestones!). I was also trying to get the suspension baselined to start out with. But my rear shock was messed up, so I had to pull it off and get it serviced and put it back on. Friday afternoon, I got three 20 minute practice session in. I started off slow just to make sure everything was working. By the end of the day, I loved the new bike but was still going slow.
Saturday, there was only one 20 minute practice session and I was really hoping to get up to speed. But after 4 laps, I noticed something was wrong. When I came into the pits, I noticed that I was spilling gas all over the motor and exhaust. THANK GOD it never ignited. The fuel line came loose from the gas tank and I spilled probably a gallon of fuel. But that was the end of my morning practice session.
I entered 2 races and when the first race started, I had very little practice time and hadn't ridden the bike in anger in over a year.
But all in all, I was happy with my results. I started both of my races at the back of the grid (since I didn't race last year and grid positions are based on last year’s class standings), and I finished the first race in 8th and the second race in 6th. The bike worked perfectly in the race. I was able to battle against a few racers in both races and had fun.
I can't thank my sponsors enough for all their help.
My next race is at Willow Springs at the end of April with AHRMA