Yayyy! A track I’ve been to before! After my terrible finish and inability to get a knee down at Carolina Motorsports Park in March, I was nearly convinced that I’d made a huge mistake. I’ve been to Gingerman before, and while I still have no reference as to what my lap times are, I at least know what turns are coming up.
This race will be the third time I’ve ridden Gunther, after a track day at BlackHawk Farms Raceway in May. That track time was necessary- not only did it help me get more comfortable on Gunther and learn some idiosyncrasies of the bike, but for my own confidence in my riding skill. I didn’t suddenly start to suck, I needed some adjustment time. 😀
My race at the end of the day was called after 3 laps and not restarted due to red flags/ambulance. It was rather anticlimactic- a huge buildup to only get a few minutes of track time. On the bright side, I did pass another KTM (I think it was a mechanical failure, actually) and learned that a ‘lil TZ250 can haul ass in a corner as Lorraine Crussel passed me like I was standing still.
On the bright side, now I know what lap times to aim for. I should really work on getting a lap timer so I have some data to base performance on.
Best lap time:
in practice: 1:58.017
Sound of Singles 3, Race 1: 1:57.030
Each of these guys has years (sometimes decades) of racing experience… so I’m significantly outmatched. Their lap times are what I’m aiming for, now.
