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.
First time on the track since the Sevilla disaster. That day was medium type weather but it was dry. Had good sessions and the laptimes where ok. Still a bit rusty from the time we had to wait since last time.
At last a day where it didn’t rain and we saw some sunshine.
Rain, rain and more rain. Did some city sight seeing…
Rain, rain and more rain. Did only 2 laps the whole day. We didn’t bring our wet tyres because driving in the rain is no fun. And why should we have brought the rain tyres, were in Spain!!
We skipped the first session for the same reason we missed the second day. As you can see in the photos, the K0 tire took quite a beating from the previous session. Unfortunately, fitting a new one wasn’t within the budget. The tire tech said it was risky to keep rotating the tire, but hey—I’m the boss 😅.
When you have multiple days at the same race track, you often pick up the pace right where you left off the previous day, and this time was no different. We skipped the first session because the track was still a bit cold, which would have only worn down the tire faster. We didn’t want to risk a crash since we had plenty of track time ahead.
And yet it is already the last time for me this 2024 year at Circuit Zolder!