Even though I’ve likely gotten more track time then 99.99% of NM riders, I was dying to go to Sandia Motor Speedway to get on the track.\u00a0\u00a0 It’s my home track, for better or worse. \u00a0\u00a0 It’s the one place where I can really judge if my riding has improved.\u00a0 So did it???<\/p>\n
The feedback I got from the Expert racers that I was control riding with was. \u00a0 YES!\u00a0\u00a0 I had two of them tell me that YCRS was money well spent and that they can’t wait to see what I can do in the races this coming Sunday.\u00a0 Nothing like a little bit of pressure before you hit the grids, but I will say that I haven’t felt that good on the bike in a long time.\u00a0 I’m finally riding the d675 like I thought I should be.\u00a0 I wasn’t worried about passing, or getting on the brakes.\u00a0 Which were major things for me last season,\u00a0 I’m going to have to say that Yamaha Champions Riding School was the main reason for it.<\/p>\n
As far as day went for the club and others,\u00a0 I believe it was one of the best.\u00a0 There was only two crashes and they were both minor, both bikes were ride-able after some minor adjustment and repairs.\u00a0 The turn out was light due to the weather forecast being less then ideal.\u00a0 It was pretty darn cold in the morning, but it ended up being really nice.<\/p>\n
I spent most of my time dialing the A bike in, but I did spent some time with two girls who were new to the track.\u00a0 One had never been on the track before and she was really new to riding in general.\u00a0 She ended the day with HUGE improvements, and was looking really comfortable out there.<\/p>\n
Even with the track being in less then ideal condition (cold and dusty) I was able to put in some hot laps in the Advanced group.\u00a0\u00a0 No one was putting in super fast laps (fast expert race pace) but I was able to hang with the expert racers,\u00a0 I wasn’t getting passed but once maybe twice a session with them and I was able to reel in and get around a few racers that had been faster then me last year.\u00a0 It just gave me more confidence and made me more excited for the races this coming Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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