Cirlces of fun
Orange County Speedway Crit - Lets start by assembling a new bike the night before and morning of my first race of the season. Tweaking the shifting and seat hight as I warm up, the bike seems to go well especially after riding a cross bike only for the last 4 months.
So wheels are on the bike and handlebar is pointed forward as the race begins. Off the bat my old teammate Ross Bowden and a couple other guys go, immediately following them a half dozen others spring themselves across the gap leaving people strung out around the course. After a few chaotic laps of rotating around 9 people lapped the field myself included. With most teams accounted for the 9 of us began to think about a second go round. After about 20 minutes of attempts a second group of 5 go and finally get all the way around again, with myself included. Two of the larger teams present begin to line up for the lead out. Being a lone rider I stick myself 4th wheel and stay there, until the final lap when Curtis Staples came by with Ross on his wheel on the bell lap. I latched on to Ross and we three grew a small gap as we zoomed around the last lap of the short track. Curtis peeled off and I snuck around Ross for a nice 1st place field and race sprint win.
So wheels are on the bike and handlebar is pointed forward as the race begins. Off the bat my old teammate Ross Bowden and a couple other guys go, immediately following them a half dozen others spring themselves across the gap leaving people strung out around the course. After a few chaotic laps of rotating around 9 people lapped the field myself included. With most teams accounted for the 9 of us began to think about a second go round. After about 20 minutes of attempts a second group of 5 go and finally get all the way around again, with myself included. Two of the larger teams present begin to line up for the lead out. Being a lone rider I stick myself 4th wheel and stay there, until the final lap when Curtis Staples came by with Ross on his wheel on the bell lap. I latched on to Ross and we three grew a small gap as we zoomed around the last lap of the short track. Curtis peeled off and I snuck around Ross for a nice 1st place field and race sprint win.


2 Comments:
FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON! Way to go Forkner.
Nice win Forkner. Way to get the race season off to a great start.
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