MRA Race 5: High Plains Raceway

MRA Race 5: High Plains Raceway
6/6-6/7
Wyeth Jackson MRA #145
Kawasaki ZX6R

Finishes:
LOR 1st of 9
Novice GTU 3rd of 37
Amateur GTU 4th of 34
Novice GTO 5th of 45
Amateur GTO 8th of 32


Aaron Fisk MRA #125
Kawasaki ZX6R

Finishes:
Novice GTU 12th of 37
Amateur GTO 10th of 32
Novice GTO 12th of 45
Amateur GTU 18th of 34

This weekend gave me ups and downs. I podiumed twice and set a new track record for the Ladies of the Rockies class, I also dropped my personal best laptime by a second. I really enjoyed racing LOR at this event, it was a designated “Women of the West” round and we had a group of SMRI racers on the grid with the locals. Edda Tully, a much respected liter bike racer from that club, finished 3rd to me and Donna.

Unfortunately I struggled with difficult tire tearing problems that sent me backwards in my classes. I don’t have a lot of experience racing on green tracks but I understand this is a common problem when tracks are new. HPR’s asphalt seems to be evolving every time we ride there, hopefully it will be more stable by the next event in July. Our last race of the weekend Amateur GTO was red flagged after 2 laps due to funnel clouds in the area, we shoveled the pit into the trailer and raced out of the paddock! I was also frustrated that this race was cut short, as I had already worked my way back up to 6th (with more in my sites) when the red flag came out and we reverted to the end of the previous lap for final positions. Oh well, sometimes things happen in my favor, sometimes not—that’s racing. On to Pueblo for the next round! --WJ

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