Evening all just back from a weekend racing at East Fortune.It was the first time out on the Hejira,practice on Saturday went reasonble,the riding position is a bit cramped(just need to lift the fairing so I can raise the handlebars on put them out wider),swap to a road change set up rather than race(made a couple of bad gear changes going down the gears instead of up),the bike is also a bit under geared and the tacho has a mind of its own,Qualified not quite last(2nd last row) its been a long time since I've been that far back.1st race got a terrible start didn't see the lights go out had a couple of dices with bigger bikes on the bends but lost out on the straights finishing last in class but had some earlystocks behind so was not dead last.Saturdays other race was cancelled due to lack of time due to a couple of nasty crashes in other races and riders requiring hospital treatment nasty.Sunday got Saturdays race which was canelled,got a terrible start not my fault this time the bloke in front bogged down his Manx so I thought I would nip by the outside of him but his bike picked up and I had to nip in behind him loosing time,had a good race with a novice on a CBR600 who had been moved into my class as he was too slow for his own class.I would pass him round the twisty stuff and he would blast me on the straights,I passed him 3 times coming out of the snake(a corner flat in 4th)on the outside as I had good corner speed but on the 4th occasion as I was lining him up and about to pounce and he ran wide causing me to sit up to avoid hitting him and I ran off the track and onto the field which had freshly grow crops so if I crashed it wouldn't be too bad,dont know what speed I was doing but I think that the old SP engine was at home
as the bike eventually came to a stop,when I rejoined the track I kept of the racing line to clean my tyres.Finished last again but no damage,when I got back to the pits the bike was covered in mud,the
Tattie looked at home.2nd race got a blinder of a start going fron the 6th row up to about the 3rd before the lights went out(oops) got into the first corner mid pack then down the back straight it was like I was in reverse,halfway through the race I had been concetrating that much that the left hand clip on was nearly into the fairing/tank,should I pull in or finish the race bugger it Race,down the staights i pushed the bar straight then after a lap it would creep in,I eventually finished 9th out of 11.I missed my last race because I noticed fuel dripping from the carb,never mind the bike goes, stops and handles well and I knocked 7 seconds of my lap time over the weekend.Will fettle the Tattie before Knockhill in June.
cheers the noo Brian #88
