This weekend was round 6 of the Maxxis British motocross championship…
Qualifying: the track was quite dry and there wasn’t really allot of water put down on the track which was a surprise. This meant the track was very fast and the times were really close. At the end of the session I ended up 25th which wasn’t great but my lap time wasn’t too far off where I needed to be.
Race 1: in the interval between qualifying and the races the sprinklers were turned on and quite allot of water was put down on the track making it slippy in places. I got a bad start and was just inside the top 30 on the end of lap one. I really struggled to find a rhythm and couldn’t get to terms with the track. I didn’t ride very good and at the end of the race I could only manage 22nd
Race 2: after race one I was a bit mad at myself for riding so badly. The track was in the best condition it had been all day. I got a mid pack start but this time I got into a bit of a rhythm and found some good places to make some passes. Half way through the race I moved up to 16th and closed on a gaggle of riders in front. With three laps to go I was right behind them when u unfortunately the bracket holding my seat on snapped causing my seat to fall off. I tried to carry on and race for two corners but there was no way I was going to be able to finish the race inside the points. Unfortunately I dropped back to 25th
Race 3: by this time in the day the track was very dry and very dusty. Again I didn’t make a good start and was buried at the back of the field. With the track being so dry there wasn’t really allot of overtaking going on. Everybody seemed to be running the same pace. At the end of the race I crossed the line in 20th bringing the only point all day home
Overall: today has been a bad day for me and I want to forget about it and move on. I am glad to be away from there in one piece and still in the top 20 in the championship. ASH #704
