After over 12 months of racing nearly every weekend I decided this winter to slow down and only ride Tokoroa and Taupo. It’s been nice to have chill out weekends especially when it has been cold and foggy. It’s also made me not mind the wet race days because I’m not always sick and snotty. There wasn’t a huge turnout at Toke this morning, probably because of the massive storms that were slowly creeping in on the weather radar but since it’s not too far from home to ride here it was worth the drive for some track time. The track was really well groomed and the rain overnight was just enough. I got to ride with some new people and had fun trying to beat my own times from last club day. I went 1-1-1 and took a solid 10 seconds off my personal best lap times here. The rain started during race 3 but since Pro65 were the last ones in the race order we had packed everything up before it got wet and then I just had to ride my bike straight into the trailer. Thanks to these rainy days I am getting much more comfortable with sliding in and out of the corners and staying on top of my bike.
Soren Staudinger 