My rides
Exciting to be back at Zolder again. The last time out was nice and had a lot of fun. Still using the Pirelli SC1 front tyre and it is a very nice tyre. Lot of grip. Thanks to [Pitbox8][https://pitbox8.nl] who supplied me this advice to try it. I normally use Metzler (same owner) but I had some moments on the front and with this one not even once. It has also resulted in 2 new PR on Assen and Zolder.
It was only 3 days where we finished P1 in the endurance race and the body not fully recovered but here we are at Zolder for more race fun!
The waiting was over, we needed to skip a year due to illness of the other rider last year but now we are BACK!
Corner training, never did it at a smaller circuit. It is an oval track with the purpose to work on the corners. They used the oval just for a faster return but then entered the inner part of the oval track.
We say to each other this is a training session for the 5 hours to get into the rhythm of Assen. But due to being a race we love to put all our effort in it. RSZ changed the classes based on the times and with my pr being a 1:56 (never did that recently) and last time out I could not get below the 2:00 I was in the light class.
About me
The feeling for speed was created at my 12 age on the back of a Honda Magna of my mother. On my 18th birthday I first got by driver license for by motorcycle and started on a Honda CBR600F3 25KW (1997). Many years and many more kilometers of fun.
Because it was going all to fast on the road I bought a Honda CB600F but it all felt to slow. Swiftly had a Suzuki GSR600 and did a first “track” visit with this bike at the @Circuit_Nuerburgring. Riding the track gave peace on the public roads but the need for a new track experience was high.
In August 2010 I did my first full track day at no less at @Circuit_Spa-Francorchamps on a Honda CB1000R ABS! I got the taste and the foot pegs where dragging over the tarmac. In 2012 I bought a Honda Fireblade CBR929RR (2001) that had only one purpose: track days! I’m a IT developer and to destress from all the BITS and BYTES I go ride on the track.
Due to the lack of power of the older CBR I bought a newer one Honda Fireblade CBR1000RR (2008). With the first track day I also had my first crash. Had a good high sider and ended in the hospital. Ending the season very quickly. In 2015 I finally got back on the track and started to feel much better on the bike and gaining every lap and every track day more confidence.
2021 and now I stepped up again to a 2019 SP model of the Honda Fireblade. The older 2008 was a very good bike and had a lot of fun with it. But I wanted to ride something newer and again with more powerrr.
I feel a lot of pleasure riding with my friends and hope to keep doing for a long time and above have fun doing it! Track times come with experience en trust.
Hope to see you on the track!