So sorry you struggled with ignition troubles this weekend Matt. Putting in so much time getting ready for your first race just to be wrenching in the pits is such a bummer. I hope you had fun nonetheless. Did you get any decent track time?
Alan
Alan, unfortunately I did spent a lot of time in the pits working on things and sorting things out as the popped up. My dad was my crew chief and I was fortunate enough to have two uncles there as well, one of them was racing against me in the same class! They were all a big help while I took the school on Friday.
Regarding track time, I was shorted by at least half of my track time. I should have had 4 sessions in school at 6-8 laps each, and I missed one all together and never completed any others due to bike issues. I fried an ignition in the mock race at the end of the day so didn't finish that.
Saturday, I got out for one practice that was cut short by a second fried ignition. The Saturday race was run on a borrowed points plate from Kickstart (thanks Chris!) and was red flagged just after half way.
Sunday I got another practice in the rain and was really just getting out on the track to check a nagging oil weep that we could not find but it was running well. At the Sunday race I made it about 3 laps before frying the last ignition.
Even at the novice level, I could feel a stark difference in my posture and overall riding technique between Friday and Sunday. I am really looking forward to Road America.