Can this be? Did I just get bump to Amateur?
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Monday, August 19, 2013
What an awesome race weekend!!
Well DiZ racing fans, I'm finally happy to state that I'm really gaining some serious strides this season.
I had a great set of practice sessions and set my all time best lap time 1:29. I was stoked, I felt really comfortable, my body position was working really well and I jut enjoyed it.
Then my first race came and I nailed it with a career best time of 1:27.831. That's really, really respectable for someone who has only been riding as long as I have.
Race report to follow shortly!
And remember, if you're gonna ride - remember to Twist It!!
-Diz
I had a great set of practice sessions and set my all time best lap time 1:29. I was stoked, I felt really comfortable, my body position was working really well and I jut enjoyed it.
Then my first race came and I nailed it with a career best time of 1:27.831. That's really, really respectable for someone who has only been riding as long as I have.
Picture of me just before my first race on Saturday
Race report to follow shortly!
And remember, if you're gonna ride - remember to Twist It!!
-Diz
Saturday, August 10, 2013
Time to prep my bike for Round #5
Stripping the race skins before I change the oil make a few other select improvements
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Interesting ride today...
I've put a little over 700 miles on the track this season, that's a dream come
true for me. While I have been modifying my track 848 a lot, I thought I might
be moving through my mods a little faster than I really understand them. That
had me a little concerned.
I also started questioning if I enjoy riding my street 848 around Cambridge. So I really haven't been riding that bike very much at all this season. I've got a couple of weeks till my next Loudon round so I really felt like riding today. I got out on the street 848 and really noticed that my riding position has changed. At low speeds the bike felt sluggish, I felt the preload too soft. I made a quick stop home and started clicking the forks. A few twisty spots to fine tune the damper and it felt a lot better.
I got on some nice back roads I enjoy and really appreciated all the training I've been getting from Penguin and other riders. Everything, even the way I scan traffic and make a few plans on the road seems to have improved. I noticed that I was grabbing the bars a little and started reminding myself to only use my hands to steer. You know T&F.
All of sudden it dawned on me, I really love riding. And it's so much more fun when you're riding deliberately. Riding well and using your bike as a tool. Not just letting it take you for a ride.
Can't wait for the 16th to arrive.
-diz
I also started questioning if I enjoy riding my street 848 around Cambridge. So I really haven't been riding that bike very much at all this season. I've got a couple of weeks till my next Loudon round so I really felt like riding today. I got out on the street 848 and really noticed that my riding position has changed. At low speeds the bike felt sluggish, I felt the preload too soft. I made a quick stop home and started clicking the forks. A few twisty spots to fine tune the damper and it felt a lot better.
I got on some nice back roads I enjoy and really appreciated all the training I've been getting from Penguin and other riders. Everything, even the way I scan traffic and make a few plans on the road seems to have improved. I noticed that I was grabbing the bars a little and started reminding myself to only use my hands to steer. You know T&F.
All of sudden it dawned on me, I really love riding. And it's so much more fun when you're riding deliberately. Riding well and using your bike as a tool. Not just letting it take you for a ride.
Can't wait for the 16th to arrive.
-diz
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