When: June 8-9, 2002
Where: NHIS, Loudon NH


Friday 6/07
Left work at 3:30.. got the track around 6:15.  Went through registration, got the bike teched and got everything unpacked.  Took a track walk with Rick and the gang, then got back and cooked up some burgers. 

Saturday 6/08
Got up in plenty of time for practices.. First practice is always miserable... I'm usually still stiff from just getting up and a little bleary-eyed.  I didn't feel so confident on the bike, but tried to get some work done.  I felt really slow.  so slow, in fact, that I didn't even bother to look at my times for fear of disheartening myself.

GTL

It was about 70 degrees out.. perfect weather to ride in.  I got a great start, but managed to get stuck in T1 traffic.  I kept up with a pack of riders for a bit, but eventually managed to lose sight of them.  I passed a couple people, but nothing too dramatic.  I went two laps down to the expert GTL leaders before a red flag on lap 14.  I was hoping to get back under the 1:30 mark, but could only bag a 1:31.

GP Singles

I got another great start, but again managed to get bogged in traffic.  I really need to work on that.  I was feeling really good for this race... and put in some respectable laps.. down to the 1:29's.  My goal was to beat one particular individual, which I did until the very end..  I made a few mistakes out of T2 on a couple laps, and he managed to catch up to me enough to make a pass out of T12 on the last lap.. I had to hit the brakes to avoid T-boning him and lost all my drive for the line.. he went by and carried a few people with him..  kind of a bummer for me, but I learned my lesson..  Next time I'll have to put a little more distance between us.

LWGP

For once I didn't have to worry about T1 traffic.. because I got the worst start in history.  I was on the second row of the grid.. I bogged the engine for a couple seconds and recovered only after the entire field when whizzing by me.  I managed to catch up to a few people, and got a best lap of 1:28.8.

I spent Sat eve working on the bike.  I put in a new clutch hub, filed down the basket and checked the plates.  Thanks to Rick Moreau for helping me out.

Sunday 6/09

Woke up to rain.  I decided not to go out and practice, since I had no races.   The sun eventually came out for the afternoon races.  I hung around all day and played pit bitch and got a tan <G>.  It was a nice relaxing day, good weather.