Weather first, no rain, was chilly and from time to time a stiff breeze, perfect riding weather
Track, started off "well watered" from the heavy rain over the preceding days, was not muddy or even too slippery because the track drains very well, by mid-morning the track was really good and by mid-afternoon a lot of people were saying it was one of the best rides they'd ever had, there was a selection of lines and some fabulous wide well formed corner ruts that gave the slingshot effect, there are a few smallish jumps that were not there last year but they were quite okay, there are no stutters and the berms provide a real alternative to the tight inside line, and although I'm a rider who is usually one of the last across the line I heard plenty of the front runners saying the track was really good.
The highlight of my day was in the second last race, the pre-75 all powers over 50 age group, good line up on the grid, got a bit thick on the first two turns, second turn put Boagy down and as I went round him I thought "this will be interesting, wonder how long I can hold him off
", it took him to the tail end of the back straight and it was an education the way he rounded me up and then cut right across a couple of corners taking a fast but rough line that I never imagined anybody would ride and when I tried it on the next lap it was a lot quicker because it set you up much better for the difficult last corner, so I'm still learning, ha ha for all the good it does me.
Viper have a meeting at Yarram on August 11 next, anybody who can possibly make it who has an Evo or pre-85 or pre-78 (and I think they are running a modern class well) make sure you get there (and I have run my 74 husky in the pre-78 class, they don't seem to mind), it's a track that is not to be missed and the Corner Inlet Motorcycle Club are well organised and have a good canteen and the track is really good for spectators
