Race Report
Finally by the time that I had the video done and the report written RD was up and down like a.... [you can fill in the rest for yourself]
Race Report
KW Speedway
24 September 2010
Practice
Of all the tracks that we run between ATCC S1 & 2 and practice for this event, I’ve probably run 4-500 laps here. This track never fails to provide the excitement that keeps us coming back to KW Speedway. I’d run so,me pretty good laps down to a 43.3 which is the fastest that I’d ever been round here. So I was pretty comfortable in getting a good overall result in this event.
Qualifying
As usual, waited until near to the end of qualifying. I know that a good quali lap here means that the outlap and exit from 4 needs to be as good as the exit from 4 on the hot lap as a few mph exit. Had to lift slightly on the exit so thought that I was going to finish low on the field. Managed to nail it on the hotlap and had done enough to put myself in P6, behind the usual suspects, a few tenth’s behind Keith, Brandon and Jesper, and a few hundredths behind Tyler and Linus. My highest qualification in a big field yet. A bit disappointed as with a better outtlap I could have been as high as P4.
Race 1 or the ecstacy and the agony – Start P6 finish P21
The rolling start went well with all clean through T1 at the front of the grid. Keith, Brandin and Jesper were off like scalded cats opening a gap immediately, meanwhile Tyler, Linus and I were running line astern. Lap 2 linus had drifted down leaving one space for me to pull up tight in Tyler’s draft. I was quicker than Tyler and knew that I was steady through 3 & 4 and moved down to make the pass on the inside hoping that I could bridge the gap to the leading 3 before they got too far away. Unfortunately, Linus was still over lapping and i nipped hs nose sending him down to the apron. Sorry Linus! Ran 4th up to the pitstops knowing that I had planned to pit late and was running in P1 for a couple of laps. Hopes that I could hold P4 on exit. I always forget that the pitlane speed limiter line here is before the white line, S’n’G, out of pits and straight back in to serve S’n’g, another one!!!, back in next lap, out and down to P21 where I finished.
Race 2 – Altogether better – Start P21 finish P8
Again a clean rolling start, unfortunately Glenn P got a s’n’g for a false start, immediately made up places through 1&2 and continued to make my way through. I seemed to be able to confidently carry more speed through 3&4 than most and made clean passes there. Focussed on a clean no penalty pitstop... done! Back out in P8 but never really able to close the gap to Robert Isles as the two of us were running on our own with no Drafting partners. Finished in P8.
Race 2 Video up to the pitstops after that pretty dull
Thnx to all for the great, clean racing. See you back here in ATCC s3.
