Jen Crosby's Racing Blog

Thursday March 08, 2007

Race weekend, nearly here!

It feels like an awfully long time since I've posted about getting ready to set off for a race weekend!  The van is packed, I'm on an early shift at work, and this afternoon I'll be making the oft-driven trek to Brands Hatch for round one.  My first year in the Superbike400 class, this is going to be a year of learning - less about getting trophys and more about beating my lap times and personal targets.

 And how do I feel about it all?  Well it's completely different to how I felt this time last year - back then it was the prospect of being out there for the first time, experiencing something new and incredible.  This year, I pretty much know what to expect - I've ridden with many of the racers on track with me, and I know the kind of lap times they're doing.  On the one hand I'm really positive about it all - racing with faster riders will undoubtedly help me to improve, and I really want that to happen, and I'm sure I'll have some fantastic races this year.  On the other hand, I'm going to be further down the grid, something which I think might be hard to swallow for a while.  It would seem that the psychology of the second year is very different to the first.

It's all too easy to think negatively about how my riding will be, but I'm determined that I should remain positive and focused.  I know I can improve this year and prove to myself that I can achieve my goals.  More than anything else, as ever, I'm going to make sure I have the time of my life and love being out there, and to be honest, I don't think I'll have too much trouble remembering that.  Being around the paddock, hearing the bikes, it just sweeps me up in it all and I'm totally under it's spell again.  Racing, as Rob so often reminds me, is ace. 
 

( Mar 08 2007, 07:42:52 AM GMT+00:00 )

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