This is all worth a grain of salt as I was the only one in my class who showed up, also, as I type this, keep in mind I am totally exhaust so if it doesn't flow or the grammar is horrible, sorry frand.
Round 3 of the NHHA series was held in Kalgary, a little south east of Lubbock Texas. being so far removed from the others, I wasn't sure what to expect as to the best of my knowledge, you can watch your dog run away for days down there. Rather than leaving thursday, I left saturday morning with Greg (long time friend and suspension tuner/mechanic for things I don't have the knowledge or the tools for) arriving in texas saturday evening, this would be a hit and run kind of deal rather than a 4 day weekend (I gotta work to pay for stuff ya know) but between texas being an hour ahead of nm, and rolling clocks forward an hour, I essentially lost 2 hours of sleep sunday morning
The course was definitely not my favorite, it was 80 miles of corners that I really struggled with, all of it slow (in desert racing terms) if you were going straight longer than about 25 feet, it was because you were off course. I did not get a good start vs. my row, bike didn't start on the first kick, and oddly, it did not like just chugging around, as it would flame out and die and then be real pain to restart, and shortly into the race I fell and broke off the left hand guard, which made doing lots of corners through easily breakable trees and bushes, quite painful. I was totally exhausted before I even started loop 2, but quitting is not an option, period, so I embarked, a grand total of just under 5 hours later, I crossed the finish line, never being so grateful to get off a motorcycle in my life. I had no idea that I was the only one in my class or that I had a trophy, I was exhausted, disgusted with myself for riding like an absolute joke, and desperate for rest and bbq.
Now, you can read all this and say boy that was really negative and whiny, and it is, but I'm still having fun racing an awesome series and hope that in the next few rounds I can ride like I feel like I know I can. Also, at this point I am the only rider in open b to survive 2/3 races, so I now find myself leading that class in points.
Round 3 of the NHHA series was held in Kalgary, a little south east of Lubbock Texas. being so far removed from the others, I wasn't sure what to expect as to the best of my knowledge, you can watch your dog run away for days down there. Rather than leaving thursday, I left saturday morning with Greg (long time friend and suspension tuner/mechanic for things I don't have the knowledge or the tools for) arriving in texas saturday evening, this would be a hit and run kind of deal rather than a 4 day weekend (I gotta work to pay for stuff ya know) but between texas being an hour ahead of nm, and rolling clocks forward an hour, I essentially lost 2 hours of sleep sunday morning
The course was definitely not my favorite, it was 80 miles of corners that I really struggled with, all of it slow (in desert racing terms) if you were going straight longer than about 25 feet, it was because you were off course. I did not get a good start vs. my row, bike didn't start on the first kick, and oddly, it did not like just chugging around, as it would flame out and die and then be real pain to restart, and shortly into the race I fell and broke off the left hand guard, which made doing lots of corners through easily breakable trees and bushes, quite painful. I was totally exhausted before I even started loop 2, but quitting is not an option, period, so I embarked, a grand total of just under 5 hours later, I crossed the finish line, never being so grateful to get off a motorcycle in my life. I had no idea that I was the only one in my class or that I had a trophy, I was exhausted, disgusted with myself for riding like an absolute joke, and desperate for rest and bbq.
Now, you can read all this and say boy that was really negative and whiny, and it is, but I'm still having fun racing an awesome series and hope that in the next few rounds I can ride like I feel like I know I can. Also, at this point I am the only rider in open b to survive 2/3 races, so I now find myself leading that class in points.