I have come to belive that SATURDAY had mood swings, and bad ones at that.There were many parts of that day that make me know I raced the best I ever have that day.There are other parts that make me cry to think about and I am still iceing the wounds that came from those parts.I wanted to show up very early to get lots of riding in.However, this is the first time that my mom has taken me to the races, and she got lost.We showed up about 11:30, and I went out like 30 minutes later.My first practice had great weather and by the third or fourth lap, I was realy smoking the lap times.And this is the first time I have aver ridden the long course, let alone a backwards one.I was truely in the zone. Someone helped me do the valves but I had to let it cool down, and that ment skipping a practice.Ron was kind enophe to lend me an extra bike.I was a little afraid, and didnt know what to expect.But as soon as I left the pits I knew this thing was awsome.I pulled 2 times as fast as mine does, and it corners great.Ron came up on my tail in that practice and was preparing to pass me, so I steped it up a little and started to push the bike.I found that as I used the bike more aggreasively it worked better and I felt much more at home.It actually took him a while to pass me, a big supprise for both of us. He was one of the many people who gave me a thumbs up as they passedme becuase I was doing so well.I didnt get any lap times becuase I didnt have the transponder for practice, but I wish I had so I could compare it to the ones with my bike. Later on I got the valve done on my bike and went back to feeling like a dog, a slightly faster one but still very slow.On the good side, one of the practices I came up on a begginer ( more so than I) and passed him going into turn one.it took me a couple of seconds to realise he never passed me,I lapped him.Yippe.Ron had made a comment about how it was impossble to crash in turn one comning out of the pits,becuase you wernt going fast enophe.Well coming in to one of ,me practice sessions I went to fast for the slick and slammed down, brusing and scraping my knee.
SUNDAY I brought a friend, and My dad showed up about noon.I had a great qualifieing time and actualy was faster than some one...Scott.As he says it doesnt count, becuase we arnt in the same class, but I still beet him so Blah.I crashed twice in one of my practices, agrivvating both me knee and me.My heat I got a great start thanks to drag racing at sand lake making me accustomed to a flag type start.I dove in front of 2-3 people and thoght to myself If only I dont crash this will be a great race, the next second I was laying down on the pavement with a bike tring to run me over and everyone passeing me.It took me a while to get the bike started becuase of my knee.When I finally got going I was almost lap down and I had to go in top get my handle bars fixed, as they were resting on the tank.My main I got a horrible start and stayed at the back of the pack.I came in 5/6 overall and 3/3 in my class.I got 5th overall becuase there was a DNF.
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