Hi everyone.. This weekend was a free weekend for me so we decided to race rd 2 of the British Masters at dean moor. Qualifying on Sunday morning was wet and slick as they soaked it with water. I struggled to get a good lap in as I wasn’t using the right lines for the slippery conditions. I ended up 17th which I wasn’t too happy with.
Race one I got a really good jump of the gate and got a good start. First few laps were ok but about 10mins in I got really bad arm pump and was struggling to hold on. I managed to ride through it and finish 12th. I was a bit gutted because I knew if I didn’t get arm pump I could have finished inside the top 10.
Race two I got a bad start as they dropped the gate straight away and I wasn’t ready. By this time in the day the track was starting to get dry and the first few laps the dust was quite bad it took me a little bit to get going but by about half way I started to feel good and all my lines was working well. The last 10mins I was passing people quite easy and began moving up the leader board. With 2 laps to go I managed to get Phil Mercer for 10th and set my sight on Glen Philips. He just managed to beat me to the finish by half a second. I was happy with the last race as I felt confident towards the end and didn’t get tired at all. I ended up 10th overall on the day which was good to get up there as there were some good riders in mx1. My next race is in 2 weeks at Brampton for rd 3 of the maxxis which I’m looking forward to. Ash #82

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