Race Report June 23rd 2009
I just got done racing at VIR this past weekend and I do have to say the southern heat was turned up to high! Teri, Lola (our dog) and I headed out on Thursday night and in typical fashion got a late start so we ended up not getting to the track until 1:30 am. We paid at the gate and got a good spot to park. I guess people really didn’t start rolling in until Friday night.
I just got done racing at VIR this past weekend and I do have to say the southern heat was turned up to high! Teri, Lola (our dog) and I headed out on Thursday night and in typical fashion got a late start so we ended up not getting to the track until 1:30 am. We paid at the gate and got a good spot to park. I guess people really didn’t start rolling in until Friday night.
I only signed up for the Kawasaki 600 money races which included Middle Weight Super Sport and Middle Weight Superbike. The ZX10 has just pretty much been parked for now. I am just having so much fun riding the 600s that I don’t really want to waste my time on the big bike. This was the first time that I have ridden a 600 around VIR since 2004, so needless to say I needed to get the bike dialed in.
On Friday, the practice day, I just spent time on getting the gearing straight and the basic setup dialed in. It didn’t take too long just had to make a few different rear and front sprocket swaps and finally got it right. The day went well and I got done what I was set out to achieve, gearing, tires, and general set up.
On Saturday I decided to race the GTU which is CCS’s extended race, it’s like 16 laps or something. I figured that it would give me some good information going into Sunday. I was going to start on row 5, which wasn’t too far back. I worked my way into the lead by lap three and didn’t look back. It was a good race for me I won with a sizeable lead and got ready for Sunday.
Sunday rolled around and my Middle Weight Supersport race was first, I was going to be starting on the 7th row and there were two row breaks in front of me so it was more like staring on row 9! I was certainly going to have my work cut out for me. Brain Stokes was starting on the front row and was the only other guy that was posting some fast times in the 600 class. When the green flag dropped I got an excellent launch, which was messed up by an equally excellent poor line choice, I got cut off hard by a guy on an R6 and had to lift the throttle early going into turn one. By lap two I had worked up to fourth then the red flag came out. We were sent to wait on the hot pit then the decision came to send up back to our pit. Since the Team Challenge was the same day the schedule was shuffled and we were set to race after 2 pm, it was 10am when this plan was decided.
Sunday rolled around and my Middle Weight Supersport race was first, I was going to be starting on the 7th row and there were two row breaks in front of me so it was more like staring on row 9! I was certainly going to have my work cut out for me. Brain Stokes was starting on the front row and was the only other guy that was posting some fast times in the 600 class. When the green flag dropped I got an excellent launch, which was messed up by an equally excellent poor line choice, I got cut off hard by a guy on an R6 and had to lift the throttle early going into turn one. By lap two I had worked up to fourth then the red flag came out. We were sent to wait on the hot pit then the decision came to send up back to our pit. Since the Team Challenge was the same day the schedule was shuffled and we were set to race after 2 pm, it was 10am when this plan was decided.
After waiting half the day we finally got Middle Weight Supersport started. This time the start was much better and I was in second by the end of the first lap and in first shortly after. I started to open up a gap and kept my head down the whole race. I won with a pretty good lead, the bike was working great and I was ready for the second race of the day.
In Middle Weight Superbike I was starting on row 5, so not as much work cut out for me but it was still not the front row! I got a great start and the race was on. By the end of lap one was in the lead and Stokes was close behind. I had to work a little harder to win but I did.
All in all the weekend was great for me. I accomplished all of the goals that I set for myself, won some races, and had a lot of fun! Stay tuned for my next up date, the next race is WERA at Road Atlanta. It’s my home track and I can’t wait to have some fun!
All in all the weekend was great for me. I accomplished all of the goals that I set for myself, won some races, and had a lot of fun! Stay tuned for my next up date, the next race is WERA at Road Atlanta. It’s my home track and I can’t wait to have some fun!
Matt Lynn Racing would like to thank all of our sponsors:
Arai Helmets, SIDI Boots, RM Racing, Michelin Tires, Ohlins USA , LeoVince Exhaust, Performance Friction Brakes, Offbeat Productions, Fuji Bicycles, Sportbike Track Gear, OCD Designs, Spiegler Performance Brakes , Marietta Motorsports , Vortex
Arai Helmets, SIDI Boots, RM Racing, Michelin Tires, Ohlins USA , LeoVince Exhaust, Performance Friction Brakes, Offbeat Productions, Fuji Bicycles, Sportbike Track Gear, OCD Designs, Spiegler Performance Brakes , Marietta Motorsports , Vortex
