Well, should have been asking how to hook it up in the slimy mudd. The race was a rainout, basically, but being the first race of the season, noone even mentioned not racing. Everyone spent their money and was ready to do it. It was beautiful weather on Friday, when we went down to get the festivities started early. The benefits of having a stock bike, is blazing some trails, when you show up before everyone else.
Friday night into saturday it poured. A small river was running down the hill an hour before the event. Anticipation was definately turning into Procastination for everyone. With the help of a couple guys and a box blade on a tractor they managed to clean off some of the slop in the hole and on the first breaker. The second breaker was unreachable with the tractor. the mud there was at least a foot deep to walk in. I have video of all of it, but am having trouble with the editing software. One step forward and two steps back with this computer software stuff for me. It was a brutal night of wrecks and wash-outs. I managed to win the 200 cc Class and the 400 cc stock length class, then like 9th of 17 in the 600cc Class, on the 500. The 600 class is the crazy fast class, here. I started with a 14- 49 that launched out of the hole, but I could not get it to hook up on the last part of the hill. It landed in the mud and sounded good, but could not hook up. The new stretchers were working against me a little on their maiden voyage. I could spin the wheel with little effort, which is important in the hole, but it wanted traction for the slimy deep mud. Its runnin' awesome, but a stock length or shorter extensions would have been a big help.
Again on Saturday night it rained like cats and dogs, and we awoke to a lake with grass in it, that we were calling the spectator area. I got up early and changed gearing in hopes of finding some traction. I went down to a 13-49, shortened the adjuster bolts and let out some pressure to about 8lbs. It went faster, but was unable to hook it up enough still. It was even muddier than on Saturday, but not sure if that was the right gearing choice either. Lots of guys and girls wiped out on Sunday, but I managed to keep them rubber side down. 2nd on the 200, but not 100% sure on the stock class and the 600 class, because Payout was closed by the time, I got there. I know I had second in the 200 class because of the enveleope that was waiting on the window. Stock classes are last, and on Sunday everyone is ready to get going home.
I was close to the top 5, but not close enough as they say. I have the footage, as soon as I can get my software fixed, I'll post a link.
Preparing for this weekend, I'm even shorter, about an inch, with a better tire, and doing the anti-rain dance
. But in Indiana/ Illinois, I might as well learn to race in it.
