VOL. 53 ISSUE 48 DECEMBER 6, 2016 P67
Josh Hayes said to me last year
that I spend too much time on the
side of the tire, which makes it hard
to get on the gas properly for the
exit. Ever since then I'd made a
concerted effort to stay more on
the seat and not hang off as much,
trying like hell to use as much of the
middle part of the tire as possible in
order to get maximum drive. The tac-
tic appears to work (kind of) because
the times start dropping substantially
and I end up winning my last race on
Sunday against a bunch of CVMA
regulars. Not bad for being 10 sec-
onds a lap off the pace on day one!
The extra speed that comes on
Sunday coincides with a bike that's
behaving far better than it was on
Saturday, and this is purely down to
riding it fast enough to make it work.
Jason Pridmore had made a bike
that was easy to ride at his pace, but
until I got within four to five seconds
of his lap time, I felt like the thing
wanted to throw me off at the first
opportunity. Getting faster made the
bike settle down, but even though I
(Above) Akrapovic titanium and carbon
exhaust is a work of art. Dunlop's super
sticky soft-compound rubber kept things
the right way up. (Right) Jason Pridmore
lays down the lay at the school. His and
his instructor's input made a massive
difference to Rennie's riding.
The first race
weekend was
pretty hectic, but
Rennie walked
away with a win
nonetheless.
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