Thursday night races at DISC- the third I have attended, so still a rank amateur. Raced in C-grade, and pretty comfortable with the competition, but B still a long way off. First time I have raced all three races, and it makes the night a very worthwhile hitout.
Scratch race- riding 92.6, and it feels good. Coming off the front with too few to go leaves me near the back and I miss (am too timid to follow) Allan's move up on the outside. He gets caught by the end, and I manage to move up to an anonymous but reasonable high single figure result. Another lesson learnt.
Points race- same gear, different race. Let the first sprint go off and sit in about 8th wheel waiting for a split. Slowly move up in the second sprint but no place. Then find that there are 4 of us left to contest the remains- manage to get a 3rd on the last sprint at the finish. Quite satisfied with the racing- finishing at the right end of the field.
Motor pace- up to 94 (49/14)- see how it goes. Try to use my brain during the race so as not to stuff up, and to make the most of any opportunities. The gear feels good during the pacing but I can feel it is going to take some doing when the motorbike goes off. Good fortune lands me in second wheel behind Allan when the bike drops down, but I lag when he jumps and he gets a couple of lengths. I am winding up the gear, but can't quite get on top of it. I am gaining in the finshing straight, but can't close it down. Another guys pips me at the end- leaving me third by 1/2 a length. Very happy with how it turned out- now to put some more power in so I can push that big gear...
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