Summit Main - Nesba - March 23 (Abode of Clarus)

As with any of my track days, there are always tons of stories to go along with this one. It was the first track day of the year and of course that adds a whole lot more of uncertainty.

So lets start off with getting the bike running. It wasn't. Thankfully my wonderful neighbor happened to hear my bike cranking over without any response and came to my rescue. 4 hours later after tearing most of the bike apart, shooting some ether into the cylinders, carbs, and airbox and replacing a few critical parts we finally got it running.

Of course, the night only got better from there. After arriving at Summit around 11:30pm Sat. night Jenn began to pitch the tent and make our bed as Vadim and I did the heavy lifting. Even though the temperature was expected to drop below freezing that night, we came well prepared with a nice assortment of sleeping bags and an electric blanket. Let me tell you, the blanket made all the difference in the world, turning the cold tent into a cozy 'by the fire' experience... that is right up until 10 minutes later when it stopped working. My anger knows no bounds! Fast forward 6 hours later as there is frost on the outside of our sleeping bags

At least once things warmed up. Vadim was the official photographer of the day and grabbed this photo which is my favorite.

It was a great track day though. I beat my personal best time by 2 seconds. My lap times are not what I would describe as 'middle of the pack racing.' I certainly couldn't win a CCS race with my time, but I wouldn't make an ass out of myself. That in itself is very exciting. So come May I'll be at Summit again with CCS, hopefully to start making a name for myself.