Hi guys,
The team and I are here at Competitive edge for the Golden Cup showdown finals. With some heavy showers early in the day the track was in perfect condition! (For an English rider) I was riding 4 classes which meant I had to race 8 motos!! Also with it being the golden cup finals there was a lot of front runners from nationals, so it was going to be tough.
Supermini
In moto 1 with the concrete being really slick due to the rain we made a dirt start on the concrete. It sort of worked! I was running in about fifth, I made some fast passes and eventually took the lead with a few laps to go. In the second moto I switched to a normal concrete start which worked. I got out to the early lead and managed to keep it that way.
125cc schoolboy
In moto 1 I didn’t get of to such a good start. I was in fourth and made some moves to get to second. I didn’t have enough time to catch the leader.
In the second moto I got a terrible start!! Haha.
“Just the day before, Jordan and I were having take out wars on the 110cc pit bikes, we thought it might come in handy some day”
I was in 8th and with a fast outside smash attack on the second turn I moved up to 6th, just getting around Jordan. A few turns later Jordan managed to push me over!! So our trusty skills we had been using just the day before on the 110s came in handy. I rammed him causing him to spin sideways to the left going up a ramp where as I had rebounded and span to the right!! We both came over the step – up side ways and looked at each other!! Haha
I just squeezed in front going through the whoops and set my sights in front. I quickly caught the next bunch and got in amongst it. I ended up fourth.
Still a really fun race!!
85cc age group
SMALL WHEEL!! Two good starts put me up front and with a good ride, that’s the way stayed.
125cc open
Another two good starts placed me up front. Having fun on the big bike and keeping it smooth kept me out there.
Only being back in America for a week, kept me a little jet lagged. So after the race had finished and we had our drive home, Jordan and I had a bit of fun on the 110s to finish the day off.
Max