The big event was here. The State Championships. This was the weekend where I thought that I would finally be right up there on pace. We were staying at the track in our caravan.
There was 5 practices, the last to determine your position to start on the grid for qualifying. I started on P9. Qualifying was good, I did a 47.76 according to speedhive, but a 47.44 according to the mychron. That would of been P5 but I was P8. We also had a problem with the motor and made us use the practice motor until the final.
Heat 1 was disappointing, I had a small stack at the start and somehow bent an axle. Headache race. I still got to 7th by the end of the first lap. Slowly dropped back to P9.
Heat 2 was the best finishing position of the weekend in P6, with great battles with Josh Hocking and Zack Thompson.
Heat 3 Had a big crash at the start, resulting in me backwards for turn 2, and then T-boned by another driver. Still managed to finish, but way down the order in P11.
Heat 4 was a pretty good start where I held P6, but then dropped a spot to P7 and then run off the track by another driver put me to P9, and then a collision at bus stop resulted in my dropping all the way back to P13 and finished there.
The final was the best race of the weekend, 20 laps so therefore 20kms. I got to P7 at the start and held it there for the entire race, just behind P5 and 6. 5th fastest lap.
A really fun weekend, but could of been better.
