After finding out that i'd accidently forgot to set the tyre pressures and the wets were at 50 psi...........whoops.
So after finely adjusting the setup of the bike by setting the pressures correctly (it was still a wet track by the way) i was hopeful of a decent result, but as i was still being badgered by James to focus and get on it i was slowly coming round to his was of thinking. As i sat on the grid i just thought lets have some of this, the lights turned red, i gave it plently of throttle, just as the lights turned i'd dumped the clutch and i'd made a lightening start, a bit of wheel spin in the wet but i was away clean and from 12th on the line upto about 9th in the first corner.
I was feeling my way round and after the first lap, for the first time on a bike i could feel plenty of grip in the wet it was a really good feeling, and that was all i needed.
I then started to climb through the field, i felt completely confident and was sliding the bike around but it felt good, the front felt rooted to the floor and i was enjoying myslef, who would have thought it!!
This was a 4 lap race, but i was on a mission, upto druids and i was right behind another rider, i had loads of drive out of there and i had the run of him upto lodge, he managed to pip me through lodge but that just really wound me up i was getting past, over the start line then upto old hall where i made my move, late on the brakes and up the inside, then as soon i got past i was hot on the heels of the next bike, again it was at druids where i had much more drive and was past.
I was praying for more time but that was that, i'd started 12th and finished 5th overall, but 4th in class, i was buzzing, i couldn't believe how in a 4 lap race had made up so much time.
Roll on race 2
So after finely adjusting the setup of the bike by setting the pressures correctly (it was still a wet track by the way) i was hopeful of a decent result, but as i was still being badgered by James to focus and get on it i was slowly coming round to his was of thinking. As i sat on the grid i just thought lets have some of this, the lights turned red, i gave it plently of throttle, just as the lights turned i'd dumped the clutch and i'd made a lightening start, a bit of wheel spin in the wet but i was away clean and from 12th on the line upto about 9th in the first corner.
I was feeling my way round and after the first lap, for the first time on a bike i could feel plenty of grip in the wet it was a really good feeling, and that was all i needed.
I then started to climb through the field, i felt completely confident and was sliding the bike around but it felt good, the front felt rooted to the floor and i was enjoying myslef, who would have thought it!!
This was a 4 lap race, but i was on a mission, upto druids and i was right behind another rider, i had loads of drive out of there and i had the run of him upto lodge, he managed to pip me through lodge but that just really wound me up i was getting past, over the start line then upto old hall where i made my move, late on the brakes and up the inside, then as soon i got past i was hot on the heels of the next bike, again it was at druids where i had much more drive and was past.
I was praying for more time but that was that, i'd started 12th and finished 5th overall, but 4th in class, i was buzzing, i couldn't believe how in a 4 lap race had made up so much time.
Roll on race 2
