And here we are back in the Spanish sun! Left The Netherlands where it was raining and 6℃ for the 20℃ sun. It has been some time since I rode the last time. And that was when the gearbox of the bike broke. Preparation did not go all that well. When I was preparing the bike the bike showed error code on the screen. Brought the bike back to MVR Racing and he tried to find the issue. Back on the track the issue appeared again but also the quick-shifter and blipper where not working because the traction control light stayed on. But there was no quick fix far away from the garage but we went out to have fun even though I had to learn to shift again 😅.
The day was a nice and hot. Did some nice laps and had a lot of fun with Peter. Some good overtaking actions and decent speed. Unfortunately in the middle of session 4 the bike started to make a lot of noise in turn 1 and 2 and I decided to slow down and finish the lap. Back in the pits the engine was making more noise then a coffee machine and I had to call it a day.
It has been a week since we went to Circuit Zolder that was halted very quickly by black flags due to the noise. So today we “tried” to avoid it.
A very sunny day and a lot of fun to come! After the 5 hours of Assen I had to change the breakpads. They where completely gone. With the new ones I had to break them in for a few corners. After the session the break leaver was on the handlebar but that was fine. I always do the first session in a slower pace to feel hoe the bike and track is.
WE ARE BACK! The 4 hours of Assen got upgraded to 5 hours 😯 but we where up for the task.
We where in Spain but the weather was not like Spain. It was cold 8℃ and the people of the team told us to skip the session. It was to cold, little grip and it could only end up wrong. So we did. As I mentioned we had 7 sessions in a day so we didn’t care much.
A new year and a new track. Flying to Alicante with Peter to have fun on the race track Cartagena. We both saw some YouTube video’s on the internet about the track and we both thought that it would be a difficult track. Heavy breaking in the corners and also accelerating under a decent lean angle with some blind turns made us sweat before we even drove 😅.
The last day of the 2021 season has arrived. The day started cold but we where in a good mood. The sun was shining and I wanted to continue my work on the Honda even more. The first session I’m always careful and today was not different. Lots of riders passed me like I was staning still. The track was still cold and I didn’t felt the grip and therefore I took it “slowly”.
It’s a sunny day 😎💖. Today the weather is very good. It is my first time back at TT Circuit Assen with this new bike. First session was not good, had some issues with the brake leaver being to fast and I had no feeling when I needed to brake. Second session I had made some adjustments to the brakes and it felt good right away.
I have forgotten the last day of Assen and we are back at Zolder.
Rain rain rain, the day was not a day to remember. Due to not having rain tires I didn’t ride.
Building up the bike from the last crash at SPA took some time. Dashboard was not working and all fairings where destroyed. Brought the bike to Ten Kate Racing and they fixed up the bike very fast.
Not a day to remember. 1,5 lap and the bike went to the ground… I was braking into the corner still going straight and in my calm sighting lap where I did not close the throttle completely and suddenly I felt a push from the bike accelerating while breaking and I went down.
New day new results. The weather has been good all week and this Friday was not exception. 27℃ and a cool breeze made the day perfect for riding. The rear tire I had on the bike a Metzler K2 was a little worn due to wrong suspension settings. During the first 2 sessions the rear was sliding and I decided to change the tire before the 3rd session. When I switched to a new K2 tire the bike felt very good and the lap times dropped each time I went out.
Last minute trackday and it was a GOOD one! A slight delay because of the highway being closed. Mounted new foot pegs that allowed reverse shifting but one screw got loose and could not shift. I was at the end of the start finish line so I could enter the pits pretty easy, mounted a new bolt and got on my way again in less then 9 minutes!