This weekend was the first round of the maxxis British championship at Canada Heights. We arrived at the track on Saturday and it was looking in pretty good condition. It had been prepped well and was just a little damp in places. The competition this year in the mx1 class is very tough and I knew the first round would be one of the hardest as everyone is ready to go.
Qualifying went well and I managed to get a good lap in early and finished 28th at the end of the session. I was happy with my time and position as qualifying isn’t one of my strongest points.
The first race I got a terrible start and was one of the last few round the first corner. I managed to make some places up early. At the end of the first 5mins I was sitting around 25th and was riding good. I had some good lines and was getting more confident with the big ruts on the track. I started picking the riders off in front and felt good. By the end of the race I worked my way up to 18th scoring 3 points! I was really happy to get some points on the board. Towards the end of our first race it started to drizzle and just after the finish the heavens opened and it lashed it down. The rain did quite allot of damage to the track and filled the ruts with water.
Going in to second race I knew just needed to stay on and keep riding till the end. race 2 I got a better jump of the gate and was in good shape round the first corner but two corners later and someone fell off right in front of me causing me to come to a standstill causing me to lose so many places. Everyone was crashing everywhere and the first lap was carnage. I got myself into a rhythm and kept my head and just kept knocking the laps off and ended up finishing 19th scoring 2 points! Overall I am really happy with the weekend finishing 22nd overall an getting 5 points. This weekend has really helped my confidence and i can’t wait for the rest of the year for some better results!
Ash #82