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I just sat in behind in 5th for most
of the race saving my energy and
thinking what the best strategy
for the final lap might be
HAMPTON DOWNS
ROUND six
We had over a month’s break before the next
round at Hampton Downs. Even though we
had a pretty bad round at Timaru, we were
still right in the points so we organised to go
to a practice day at Hampton Downs to get
some track time. As I live about 15 minutes
away we got up the morning of the practice
day and headed to the track. This was the first
time we’ve ever used tyre warmers, so it was a
good time to experiment with them. Everyone
else in the top five runs tyre warmers, so they
definitely had the edge on me on the first lap
and a half before my tyres warmed up. The
practice day went really well, cutting around
15 seconds off my lap time and getting my
lines all dialled in for race day.
Round 6 of the Gixxer Cup ran alongside
Round 3 of the NZSBK Nationals, and when
it came around I was feeling well prepared
both mentally and physically. It all started off
with another practice day on the Friday, which
went well, so all was looking good for race
day. Race day morning I