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* Bradenton 2002 Race Report * |
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With a newly purchased motor home, new found horsepower, a new rear drag slick, and a new larger rear sprocket, we loaded up in high anticipation for the first race of the year. We spent the first night at the Florida/Georgia border where the low reached a frigid 19º F! The heater did a pretty good job, thanks Winnebago! We arrived Friday early enough for test and tune, which I desperately needed. I had never run a slick before. The first launch was ugly as I did the burnout in first gear (I was a little excited, OK) so the slick didn't get heated enough. The second launch, after a proper burnout, was HARD!! It got a little shaky mid track, but I held on through the lights without incident. The third launch was even harder, but still the 60' and 1/4 ET's were a little disappointing. I just chocked it up to inexperience with the slick and more horsepower. Qualifying revealed 3 very consistent ET's at 11.98, 11.97 and 11.98, too bad the SE index was 10.90! I did some troubleshooting between rounds 2 and 3 and thought I found the problem. You see, during the second run, I watched the tach and it would not go above 6000 RPM. After the third round, I began to tear apart the induction and electrical systems looking for whatever I could find wrong. I found it, it was a really small nick in the wire from the coil to the tach that was apparently shorting to ground. I was both relieved and mad at myself for making that dumb mistake while wiring the bike. Needless to say, I had no clue where to tune the bike as I did not have a decent pass all weekend and was swiftly eliminated in the first round. That piece of wire now hangs in my trailer as a reminder. That's racing, as they say! The best piece of news for the weekend was a strong possibility of a sponsorship from Team VIP. Stay tuned for more! And THANKS for visiting the MAVRIK Racing pages!
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