Jordanbutter
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 7, 2006
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Colorado Spring,
Colorado
Well Sunday was horrible, I drove really bad. The course was very technical, and after all four runs I still didn't find a line I liked through most of the course. Though it wasn't all bad, after my runs I rode along with a few people to maybe find what I did wrong. I started talking with a bunch of former and current National Qualifiers and Trophiers, and they gave me some tips.
Monday was way better! I was able to walk the course with some really expirenced guys and we were able to determine a really good line through the course. I FINALLY ran second heat so first heat I rode with as many people I could to see the course at speed. (In my region if you are a novice drive you can ride before your run) For my run second heat I got two of the National Qualifing drivers to ride with me and they both said it looked really good! When I messed up I knew I did and I knew how to fix it. They both said its really down to getting some R compound tires and just seat time seat time seat time.
I finished 8th out of 13 in my class but got closer to the season points I wanted. I also started driveing the right speed on every run, I used to improve each run by two or three seconds, I wasn't getting that much better I was just going that much slower. But this time I improved by 1 or 2 tenths of a second.
I'm really happy with this weekend results and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season, and getting some good race tires.
Monday was way better! I was able to walk the course with some really expirenced guys and we were able to determine a really good line through the course. I FINALLY ran second heat so first heat I rode with as many people I could to see the course at speed. (In my region if you are a novice drive you can ride before your run) For my run second heat I got two of the National Qualifing drivers to ride with me and they both said it looked really good! When I messed up I knew I did and I knew how to fix it. They both said its really down to getting some R compound tires and just seat time seat time seat time.
I finished 8th out of 13 in my class but got closer to the season points I wanted. I also started driveing the right speed on every run, I used to improve each run by two or three seconds, I wasn't getting that much better I was just going that much slower. But this time I improved by 1 or 2 tenths of a second.
I'm really happy with this weekend results and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season, and getting some good race tires.
