Re: My half arsed F400 nc30
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 3:35 pm
Race two was a good race, I was again to hesitant and soft in the opening lap but not as bad as race one, missing a gear exiting the old hairpin on lap 1 wasn’t ideal mind. But after that we went forward well and was in a good dice most of the race. Lydia Thompson and I changed places quite a few times, shes a full power bike so had the legs on me down the back straight but I was able to get her back into the braking zones mainly into turn 1 redgate.
Our battle was cut short when Lydia’s bike totally cut out on her exiting the final chicane which was a little close for comfort.
I keep my head down but Andy Moxon comes past with another in toe, who tried to pass a few times into the chicane but couldn’t without going in way deep. This goes on for a couple laps, then I manage to get to have a stab at Andy into Redgate but can’t quite get it done, so get back in behind him going down craner, hoping I can stay close and try to have another go at him into the last chicane.
When out of nowhere I get hit from behind on the left hander at the end of craner, which sits me up and sends me straight on over the grass, then gravel, straight over the track after the old hairpin at 90 degrees to the rest of the field and into the gravel again finally managing to get it all stopped before the tyre wall. 25 years of MX has just come in very useful, but I am raging, as I couldn’t see the bike from out of my peripheral vision, it wasn’t along side in the slightest so the move was never on, it was in my view just dangerous. If I’d have done that to someone I’d have gone and found them, held my hands up and apologised, that’s the truth.
The other guy when confronted claimed it was my fault for turning across him and changing lines. We disagreed and I still maintain that he was nowhere near close enough to make that move. I’d have been ok if he’d have held his hands up and said yeah sorry made a mistake, I’m ok with that, we all make mistakes, but to try to blame me and also claim he was alongside is utter bull.
Still it’s done, so that’s that. It was a shame though as I lost a shed load of places thanks to it. The sub64 class this year is a big class, in fact most of the bikes seem to be subs and those at the front are quick, so getting a top 10 in the subs is currently a good result.
Our battle was cut short when Lydia’s bike totally cut out on her exiting the final chicane which was a little close for comfort.
I keep my head down but Andy Moxon comes past with another in toe, who tried to pass a few times into the chicane but couldn’t without going in way deep. This goes on for a couple laps, then I manage to get to have a stab at Andy into Redgate but can’t quite get it done, so get back in behind him going down craner, hoping I can stay close and try to have another go at him into the last chicane.
When out of nowhere I get hit from behind on the left hander at the end of craner, which sits me up and sends me straight on over the grass, then gravel, straight over the track after the old hairpin at 90 degrees to the rest of the field and into the gravel again finally managing to get it all stopped before the tyre wall. 25 years of MX has just come in very useful, but I am raging, as I couldn’t see the bike from out of my peripheral vision, it wasn’t along side in the slightest so the move was never on, it was in my view just dangerous. If I’d have done that to someone I’d have gone and found them, held my hands up and apologised, that’s the truth.
The other guy when confronted claimed it was my fault for turning across him and changing lines. We disagreed and I still maintain that he was nowhere near close enough to make that move. I’d have been ok if he’d have held his hands up and said yeah sorry made a mistake, I’m ok with that, we all make mistakes, but to try to blame me and also claim he was alongside is utter bull.
Still it’s done, so that’s that. It was a shame though as I lost a shed load of places thanks to it. The sub64 class this year is a big class, in fact most of the bikes seem to be subs and those at the front are quick, so getting a top 10 in the subs is currently a good result.