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* Norwalk Report * |
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It was a grand plan, 2 races in 2 weekends. The only caveat: 3600 miles of driving! We arrived at Norwalk in time for the test and tune session, 3 passes later, I pretty much had the bike dialed in. Saturday morning, the air took a turn for the worse, but our first pass netted us the #5 spot. Shortly after noon, my Dad arrived. This was to be his first Harley-Davidson event. I was glad he came with an open mind, past history indicated a certain distain for Harley's. 2 more passes made on Saturday showed improving results keeping pace with the field and in the end retaining the #5 qualifying position. Elimination day weather was similar to Saturday and the morning test and tune session went well for me. A little more tuning and I was right on the index. I had victories in the first 2 rounds. In the third round I had to wait, in full leathers and blazing hot sunshine, for the resolution of a re-run between the guy I was to run and another competitor. I was apparently a little too ready and cut a .345 light - I swear I waited for the "yellows" to launch! To add insult to injury, I ran a 10.912 on the 10.90 index to my opponents 10.7 something! I wasn't at all upset though as I was satisfied to make the quarter finals for the third race in a row and learned even more about tuning the bike to run the number. I am also happy to report that my Dad left Sunday afternoon "with a whole new outlook" on Harley-Davidson motor sports. He's even talking about coming to another race. Ain't life grand!! Now we're off to Denver......... And THANKS for visiting the MAVRIK Racing pages!
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