RACE REPORTS 1st half of season:
Half time report see below the picture
Race 1: Lelystad, 10 April
Race 2: Zelhem, 8 May
Race 3: Boekel, 15 May
Race 4: Lelystad, 29 May (no show for me, but see Indy500 pictures)
Race 5: Valkenswaard, 12 June
Race 6: Hellendoorn, 19 June
SEASON HALF TIME REPORT
Best Finish:
5th Boekel
Best
Overall standing: 7th out of 111 riders after 3 races
Worst Finishes:
27th Valkenswaard; no result in Hellendoorn
Current Overall standing:
28th out of 118 riders after 6 races; 4 DNFs
Half
of the races are over and time for an interim summary report. The season
started actually quite well, with two 10th place finishes and great
momentum leading into the third race. Boekel was the highlight so far
with a great 5th place finish; a flawless race! I missed the following
race in Lelystad, a track that suits me, due to Indy
and traveling. Heading to the 5th race of the season, there
was only
one practice since the last race, but I still felt relatively fine. In
Valkenswaard,
however, the qualifying went really down the drain and the lack of
practice of the previous weeks took its toll - serious arm pump and
then a crash on one of the last fast laps, starting position
27. Another crash in the first moto, well in the Top 20 already, bent
the
exhaust pipe and hurt the rips, so overall a disappointing 27th place.
The 6th race was a real rain event and during qualifying it
was
pouring down. Again, the qualifying did not go very well and afterwards
the bike and equipment were soaked; I simply were not prepared for
these conditions. Adding the aching rips, I decided
to pull out of the race and use some time to recover and fix the bike.
The
plan now to fully heal and then start again a regular practice
program with Supermoto and Motocross in order to get back in shape for
the start of the back half of the season. The results in the beginning
of the season show that the speed is good, so it is all about getting
everything together again. Stay tuned!!