Velocity Racing's 'Honey Badger' Blog

Racing is either something you really feel the need to do, or it’s not. There may be a few out there who will consistently show up here and there, but they are few and far between. This particular weekend ended with me sobbing big, giant, dragon tears in my truck on the way home. And there was no physical damage involved…. As the 2019 season approached, I was finally feeling like I was ready . I knew the bike was functioning mechanically. I had a great suspension tuner (Mike Canfield with MCTech) who had agreed to work with me. My busted up leg was at least consistent and muscle memory had finally developed to mask the worst of the ongoing issues it gives me. The bike was set up and ready to run, and mentally, I was coming around as well. I was still hesitant to set my sights too high, as the last two years have been one struggle after another as I simply wanted to get within striking distance of what I had been doing on my old 2007 Triumph 675. As I drove down ...

If you’ve followed my race reports at all, you know there have been some struggles. If you’ve talked to me in person, you probably have a better feel of just how much of a struggle things have been since I decided to move on the ZX10R. Between my leg and mechanical issues, it’s been a rough two years. Things were finally sorted out, at least for the time being. The leg is what it is at this point, and I’m familiar enough with its shortcomings that it’s not much of an excuse anymore. The bike is running well and is no longer actively trying to kill me, so that excuse has taken a hike. The last part was bike set up. On these big bikes it just really seems like proper set up makes a massive difference, and little things that are unknown or missed just crush (at least my) confidence. This has finally started to get moved in the right direction, and with a quick re-spring on the front this weekend, I felt like things were finally “getting there.” Coming into the weekend was a rush...