Loser #2
September 30, 2015
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After a genuinely crappy commencement that had me inwards most 7th house into Turn 1, I permit the rage accept over. I watched equally Kurt on his FZ, Fullerton on his Seca, Crews on his EX, mortal on a 500 unmarried Yamaha, Wagner on his EX in addition to Bowie on that stupid fast F1 Ducati all left me inwards the dust. I made upwards my hear to cutting a swath through the flotsam in addition to jetsam of motorcycles in addition to riders inwards front end of me, in addition to I refused to accept no for an answer.
As nosotros ascended the loma into Turn 2, I picked off the unmarried in addition to and then Eric in addition to Wagner on their EXs. I came flight over the blind rise, looking for my piddling spell of rumble strip that would permit me know I was most to come inwards the chicane. I detect it, merely besides a brilliant blood-red motorbike amongst a passenger inwards white leathers. It's Kurt, points leader in addition to aspiring nemesis to my entitle dreams. I am carrying a considerable amount to a greater extent than speed than he is inwards this department in addition to for a split upwards minute I consider taking to the dirt to transcend him (see the photograph sequence inwards the spider web log from 9/29 if y'all desire to meet how closed I was). The rules acre that gaining an payoff past times taking to the dirt hither is grounds for penalty, in addition to I can't afford it. I volition stimulate got to wait.
I shadow all the agency through the Esses in addition to upwards the loma into Turn v in addition to the brusk direct before 6. Getting on the gas before I gain terra firma in addition to conception to brand the exterior transcend equally nosotros crest the hill. Kurt's wheel finally comes on the ability in addition to I can't larn inwards on the straight, thence I determine to create it on the brakes into 6. As if sensing my plan, Kurt drifts all the agency to the border of the track, nearly pushing me into the grass. I don't know if he knew I was there, merely I don't intend anyone sets upwards that broad for 6! This forces me to brake early on in addition to allows Mark Morrow to zoom past times on the within of both me in addition to Kurt into the plow (see the video posted on the spider web log from 9/17).
That actually pisses me off in addition to I determine I am done playing footsies amongst Kurt. I brand the transcend coming into 7 in addition to travail to cash inwards one's chips along Mark inwards my sights, knowing he tin trace me upwards to the front end runners, Bowie in addition to Fullerton. Making my agency out of 7 onto the interminably long dorsum straight, I expression Kurt to come upwards wailing past times amongst his 600 FZ, knowing total good he has the top speed payoff on my EX. He never does in addition to I assume he is stalking me, following. This is how he got past times me on the lastly lap at the Grand National Finals lastly year. Not this time.
I bury my caput nether the windscreen in addition to expression for the draft off Morrow. I detect it a few wheel lengths behind in addition to this begins a several lap ii wheel draft in addition to transcend develop that pulls us away from Kurt in addition to within ii seconds of the leaders. With ii laps left to become I determine that Mark is belongings me upwards in addition to brand the transcend for good. I run hard, desperately needing those ii extra points that minute house volition larn me. I sew together to within a minute of that smoke belching Seca, trying to larn the campaign out of the terminal corner equally the checkered flag flies. I come upwards up brusk in addition to stimulate got to accept tertiary place, or Loser #2. Still, I finished ahead of Kurt in addition to kept him from adding to a greater extent than points to his tally, in addition to that is something.
As nosotros ascended the loma into Turn 2, I picked off the unmarried in addition to and then Eric in addition to Wagner on their EXs. I came flight over the blind rise, looking for my piddling spell of rumble strip that would permit me know I was most to come inwards the chicane. I detect it, merely besides a brilliant blood-red motorbike amongst a passenger inwards white leathers. It's Kurt, points leader in addition to aspiring nemesis to my entitle dreams. I am carrying a considerable amount to a greater extent than speed than he is inwards this department in addition to for a split upwards minute I consider taking to the dirt to transcend him (see the photograph sequence inwards the spider web log from 9/29 if y'all desire to meet how closed I was). The rules acre that gaining an payoff past times taking to the dirt hither is grounds for penalty, in addition to I can't afford it. I volition stimulate got to wait.
I shadow all the agency through the Esses in addition to upwards the loma into Turn v in addition to the brusk direct before 6. Getting on the gas before I gain terra firma in addition to conception to brand the exterior transcend equally nosotros crest the hill. Kurt's wheel finally comes on the ability in addition to I can't larn inwards on the straight, thence I determine to create it on the brakes into 6. As if sensing my plan, Kurt drifts all the agency to the border of the track, nearly pushing me into the grass. I don't know if he knew I was there, merely I don't intend anyone sets upwards that broad for 6! This forces me to brake early on in addition to allows Mark Morrow to zoom past times on the within of both me in addition to Kurt into the plow (see the video posted on the spider web log from 9/17).
That actually pisses me off in addition to I determine I am done playing footsies amongst Kurt. I brand the transcend coming into 7 in addition to travail to cash inwards one's chips along Mark inwards my sights, knowing he tin trace me upwards to the front end runners, Bowie in addition to Fullerton. Making my agency out of 7 onto the interminably long dorsum straight, I expression Kurt to come upwards wailing past times amongst his 600 FZ, knowing total good he has the top speed payoff on my EX. He never does in addition to I assume he is stalking me, following. This is how he got past times me on the lastly lap at the Grand National Finals lastly year. Not this time.
I bury my caput nether the windscreen in addition to expression for the draft off Morrow. I detect it a few wheel lengths behind in addition to this begins a several lap ii wheel draft in addition to transcend develop that pulls us away from Kurt in addition to within ii seconds of the leaders. With ii laps left to become I determine that Mark is belongings me upwards in addition to brand the transcend for good. I run hard, desperately needing those ii extra points that minute house volition larn me. I sew together to within a minute of that smoke belching Seca, trying to larn the campaign out of the terminal corner equally the checkered flag flies. I come upwards up brusk in addition to stimulate got to accept tertiary place, or Loser #2. Still, I finished ahead of Kurt in addition to kept him from adding to a greater extent than points to his tally, in addition to that is something.
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| Using Mark for the tow upwards to the leaders. |