Re: Track day on standard NX4
Posted: Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:34 am
Race Report:
Qualifying went OK, scrubbed in a new set and did one fast lap. Good place on the grid.
Race 1: went well, fastest lap was lap 9, went in to overtake at end of the straight and 3 corners later we were still next together and I rolled off to avoid coming together. that cost me a place as i bogged down and got overtaken by another.....
Anyway, was 2.5 second faster than my previous best timed lap. Wednesday practice, I am sure I was faster, because I was circulating without being bothered or held up.
Race 2: CHAOS, MAYHEM, what the hell happened? First start was so chaotic that they red flagged the race. Restart was not pretty either and I was pushed off at the straight. Turned after the guilty party went farming and rejoined....few corners later two of my mates took each other out...I was looking at the parts careering down the track and missed the apex, going farming according to the commentator. Coxylad would have being proud of my MX abilities, standing on the pegs and getting the bike turned before hitting the tyres. At some point another rider came past the inside of two of us at the end of the straight and went into the tyre wall
Red flag again. Next restart seems to be more orderly....I had a demon start but got duffed up at the first corner. That caused the bike to bog down and i lost a place and held somebody else up.....after that the chaos seemed to have stopped and i settled my nerves and rode like a demon with a good finish. The of track excursion cost me two places after combined time. In all 5 guys went down although some rejoined again for restarts. Bar one bike, the rest had relative minor damaged.
After the second restart the dude that passed me, came off a curb both wheels in the air.
What I learned: not to be concerned about anyone until you see a red flag. Don't look at the bodies, bits or even shake your head.....just keep focusing on the track. The lights can go out anytime........but we will discuss this at the post-race (postmortem) meeting on Wednesday.
I hope to see the rear camera footage from the dude in second place (R1 rider) If I have another race like that soon, I will retire and stick to Cycling and Bowls
PS: My bike handled like a complete dog and people behind me commented of how bad it looked. Was too lazy and it seemed senseless to fix forks for the last race I EVER rode with them. R6 2007 model rear shock I want to order today, and must find a wheel for my other front end. two weeks to complete the mods before the next race practice.
Qualifying went OK, scrubbed in a new set and did one fast lap. Good place on the grid.
Race 1: went well, fastest lap was lap 9, went in to overtake at end of the straight and 3 corners later we were still next together and I rolled off to avoid coming together. that cost me a place as i bogged down and got overtaken by another.....
Anyway, was 2.5 second faster than my previous best timed lap. Wednesday practice, I am sure I was faster, because I was circulating without being bothered or held up.
Race 2: CHAOS, MAYHEM, what the hell happened? First start was so chaotic that they red flagged the race. Restart was not pretty either and I was pushed off at the straight. Turned after the guilty party went farming and rejoined....few corners later two of my mates took each other out...I was looking at the parts careering down the track and missed the apex, going farming according to the commentator. Coxylad would have being proud of my MX abilities, standing on the pegs and getting the bike turned before hitting the tyres. At some point another rider came past the inside of two of us at the end of the straight and went into the tyre wall
Red flag again. Next restart seems to be more orderly....I had a demon start but got duffed up at the first corner. That caused the bike to bog down and i lost a place and held somebody else up.....after that the chaos seemed to have stopped and i settled my nerves and rode like a demon with a good finish. The of track excursion cost me two places after combined time. In all 5 guys went down although some rejoined again for restarts. Bar one bike, the rest had relative minor damaged.
After the second restart the dude that passed me, came off a curb both wheels in the air.
What I learned: not to be concerned about anyone until you see a red flag. Don't look at the bodies, bits or even shake your head.....just keep focusing on the track. The lights can go out anytime........but we will discuss this at the post-race (postmortem) meeting on Wednesday.
I hope to see the rear camera footage from the dude in second place (R1 rider) If I have another race like that soon, I will retire and stick to Cycling and Bowls
PS: My bike handled like a complete dog and people behind me commented of how bad it looked. Was too lazy and it seemed senseless to fix forks for the last race I EVER rode with them. R6 2007 model rear shock I want to order today, and must find a wheel for my other front end. two weeks to complete the mods before the next race practice.