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[QUOTE="MikeT, post: 575202, member: 21398"] Well, I have found that the guys in the 30+ class performed as expected. They were fast and didn’t make any stupid moves. I had never seen TG until Saturday and used most of my time trying to remember the track. It was decently long and kind of slick in the turns due to over watering of the same areas over and over again. I met Wrench for the first time and we had a good time talking (I now know why he’s called Wrench) and riding. During the first practice I ended up sticking fairly close to Gomer until some guy cut him off right in front of me. I had to slam on the brakes to keep Lori from having to patch him up after the practice. My front tire just about rested on Gomers’ side as he rolled in front of me. I ended up moving on and eventually got bit by the over watering. I started to slide out in a turn then almost recovered, got slammed on the inside and eventually dropped my bike at relatively low speed. I took it easy for the rest of the practice and got ready for the heat. When the heat started I got first gate pick and lined up one away from the dog house. Surprisingly no one lined up next to me so Gomer (who got one of the last gate picks) lined up right next to me, Wrench, and James and Ivan were to my right. Let’s see, Gomer on a 450 and me on a 125……. Who’s going to get to the first turn first? Well Gomer did but I turned inside him and got about 5th or sixth in the hole. Gomer soon passed me along with about 9 other guys, which really disappointed me because I thought I was riding as fast as I could. I ended up being at the tail end of the first pack and getting a 13th in that heat. The main was about the same with some minor differences. This time Wrench was two spots to my right and made some sort of comment like “If I see that little 125 out on the track, I’m going to kick your front wheel out” I told him he wouldn’t have to worry about that because he wouldn’t see my bike. ;) That’s another story. Again I ended up riding at the back of the lead pack. I kept it on two wheels and passed a few guys on lap three, plus one or two crashed guys. You want to guess who one of those guys was?? I didn’t know who I was passing but Wrench tells me that I lapped him on lap three. I can’t believe that as fast as I [I]thought[/I] I was riding I only ended up with an 11th. I know in order to get faster, I need to ride with faster guys and it seems the 30+ will provide that. The guy I lined up next to during the main told me that if anyone crashes into me in this class, it’s a pure accident. That proved to be true. I had a really good time and enjoyed the teamwork that TEAM TURTLE did throughout the day. Whether it was helping jet my friends bike, helping with tear offs, installing a kill switch on an ATV or swarming Ivans bike for a last minute plug change, everyone pitched in. My prayers were answered and no one got hurt, plus we all had a good time, I am thankful for that. :thumb: MikeT [/QUOTE]
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