So, it's my second time out at Nelson Ledges. Let's just say my first go round wasn't confidence inspiring. How about I paint the masterpiece for you. Picture me, 220lbs of man in a set of old 2 piece leathers that were, let's not mince words, tight as hell. What reason possessed me to squeeze my fat ass into these things is beyond comprehension, but everyone on the track got a great look of my ass crack as I passed them, or better yet, as they passed me. I was a little shook.
Not on my bike, not in my leathers, and on a brand new track for me was a recipe for a crash, but I held it together and got through the session unharmed. I can't say the same for the women and children that got an X-Rated version of the bulge. Leaving nothing to the imagination.
Now on my second visit to Nelson I had the proper gear, proper bike, and I knew the track a little better. I get the party started on my Gixxer 600 and cruise around, feeling better about the whole situation. How could I not be happy knowing that my fellow racers weren't staring at my ass. Anyway, off to the races, and I'm picking up speed in every lap. And finally, like someone opened up the floodgates of cool... scrrrrrrrape.
My knee touched for the first time and to tell you the truth, it was scary as running through a beehive naked and covered in honey. First thought through the ol boys head was that I'm going to wreck, no doubt. But the bike pulled up, and I got out into the straight away. The more I learned the track, the more I scraped. And that was with crappy body position, which Julian said that I had at the time.
The pics don't lie...Although it has drastically improved, the fact remains that I'm on camera with ass backwards body position. Oh well, live and learn. Every trip I take to the track, I get a little faster, and learn something new. Julian, who's fast as a greased up Cheetah, has been a great mentor. Although, it's quite a pain in the ass when I'm trying to follow him to learn lines and I just lag behind like I'm standing still. But I'm excited to keep learning, scraping, and not wrecking.
