I have to say that it was an incredible feeling (almost teary eyed) to watch dad roll out on the track for the first time in 18 years. I would have loved to be a bee in his bonnet when he came through after his first lap. It had to be something else to catch that feeling again after some many years off the pipe. I would have been perfectly content to watch him all day but I had business of my own to attend.
I felt like a kid in a candy store rolling out for my first laps after all the years being around the sport but never putting rubber down on a racetrack. I planned to take the first session as an orientation working on being smooth in the corners and hit all the hot lines as best I could without wadding it up in the grass. I felt comfortable in the corners, hanging off at speed trying to attack with enough throttle and lean angle to rocket my way through the laps. I started to gather riders up when I could all the while trying to obey the code of conduct for the novice group. Its a mind blowing feeling to rocket past traffic hitting 4th - 5th before collecting the front brake coming into turn 1. I would have been set for the day after my 3rd session but I knew I had no more in me before heading out. Needless to say I can't wait for the next track day and hopefully my "chicken-strips" will be cooked.
The Pits
Pit paddock for Team Ramsbottom
Dad rolling out
Ben coming in after session #1
Dad turn 4
Ben 2nd rider inside
Untitled from Ben Ramsbottom on Vimeo.
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