Race Diary

May 2, 2004

This past Friday my husband took me to a CCS practice day at Summit point. He spent the whole day helping me sort my bike out and get comfortable with riding it. I had a great time on the bike for the first time. I missed the first practice session because registration and tech took a little bit longer than expected. My first session was decent. I was just getting comfortable with shifting, because I had trouble with that last time. Turns out there was something my husband had to fix that made it better. I was definitely slow, but rode the entire session, which was a first for me in a while! I only got two more sessions during the day because of a bad accident at the end of the day that took both ambulances off site, but my last two sessions I got faster each time I rode, and definitely went faster when I got around other people and had someone to chase. I'm looking forward to the practice day coming up on the friday of memorial day weekend at summit.

April 7, 2004

We just returned from JenningsGP and the first USGPRU East Coast Round. It was an unbelievable sight to see all of those 125s and 250s! I am really impressed with Stu and Dennis and what they have done to grow this series so far. I set out on my TZ to learn a new track and a new bike, and met with great frustration along the way. I had trouble downshifting the bike. I'd get into third gear, and couldn't back it out from there, leading to the bike not warming up correctly and me riding around the track in third gear thinking I was in first. Trying to learn a new track and a new bike just wasn't happening, and half way through the day, I decided to spectate for the weekend. I took lots of great pictures, though, and some video of the 125, and will post them here shortly.


I rode my 125 for the first time in August on the VIR North course for a NESBA track day. It became obvious very quickly that I hadn't been on a bike (or worked out, for that matter) in almost a year and a half. After two sessions on the bike, I was toast! Not only was I out of shape, but I was nervous, which made my arms kill from the death grip I had on the bars. From just the little bit of time I had on the bike, I can tell I'm going to LOVE it! It's the perfect size for me, and I feel much more comfortable on it than anything else I've ever ridden. I will say, though, it's going to take a few more track days to get used to it before I can race it. My first goal for next year is a few NESBA track days to get myself used to riding this bike!