CRA MAY RACEWEEKEND 2012

Before I start with the the CRA May race weekend review. I need to say THANK YOU to Jeff Japp, My Dad, Grandma and Granda D. THANK YOU

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Mason dropped a valve on the new Moriwaki motor we had just put in on Friday May 11th. The motor was tore apart Sunday at Jeff’s. Parts were ordered on Monday. Next day aired for Tuesday delivery. Jeff works till 6:00pm. My dad meet him at his house at 7:00pm to start on the motor. I did not get to see my dad for three days. He would be gone to work when I got up and would not get home till long after I went to bed. Thank you Jeff, Dad Grandma and Grandpa

The long track at BIR

Friday practice start off good. I tried to get up to speed quick. I really like the Brainerd long track. It is really fun to come flying into turn 1, 6th gear pinned. When you are flying around turn one you can feel the bike fighting for grip as you are being pulled to the outside edge of the track. The DUNLOP USA DOTs worked great. I love to go fast and the first session of practice I was running about the same times as last year. I knew I was faster than last year. The next session we were having trouble with the bike cutting out. It would cut power then regain power so it was a violent shake every time. I just had to ride through it to get bike set up done. My dad and John would have to work on it after practice. Friday practice ended and I was about 2 seconds off the leaders times, but I am always faster in the races.

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My dad and John Anderson worked well into the night going through my whole entire bike. They went through it and did not really find anything but one little wire that looked a little suspicious. They resoldered it and hoped it would run good in Saturdays practice. If the little wire did not work then they would have me come in and unplug the quick shifter to see if that was it.

Mason has to take the new riders school

Masons day started on friday with the new riders school class room section at 7:00 am. Shane Keavney was the instructor so we new it would not be a waist of time. Shane is a great guy and Fast. After the class room section there was two new rider practice session. Mason was flying.

Everyone had lunch and the new riders started to practice in slow practice. Mason was riding great. At the end of the day they grided up all the new rides for a mock race. Mason was working his way to the front of the field and they meatballed him. Mason came in the next lap around and they told him to go to his pit. Mason was upset. No one had told him why. After the race was over. The race stewart told Mason he was not to have been in the race because they were not going to give him his license. My dad and the stewart talked a little more.

Saturday

Saturday practice started off great! I went out for practice and the bike did not cut out at all! In the second practice I went out and right away it was back to cutting out. I came in and my dad unplugged the quick shifter. The bike ran great after that. I would have to race with no quick shifter for the rest of the weekend. All the races on Saturday were in wet/dry conditions. It would rain, dry out, rain, dry out. It was really hard to guess if DOTs or rains would be better. We made a lot of tire changes on Saturday. We kept going from DOTs to rains and back to DOTs. It was a long day. I had a 5th in MWSS, 5th in HWSS, and a 9th in UNLSS going into the trophy dash race. I ended the day with a great ride in the GP3 race with a 2nd place finish. I had a pretty good day but I think tomorrow will go a lot better.

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The stewarts told Mason he could practice and they would evailuate him in practice. If he did good they would allow him to race the ULSS race. Mason went out and push hard as he always does. They alowed him to race the ULSS race but he would have to start in the third wave by himself. The stewart told my dad to tell Mason to hold his line when they started to lap him. My dad told Mason you know what to do. Mason finished third from about fourty seconds back. Than the stewart came over and told my dad that they put Mason in the GP1 trophy dash. I think Mason won his class but it was hard to tell. Two classes on track and than expert and novice in each. Still don’t know. Mason rode great all day.

Sunday

Sunday practice started and it was pouring rain! I was one of the only guys that practice that morning. It was looking like it would dry out for the first race. I was right. It had dried out some but it was still wet for DOTs. My first race went great! I had a nice first place finish to start off the day. I was so happy! I got my first win on the new R6! The day still went a lot better than Saturday and I ended up with a 1st, 2nd, 3rd and a 6th in HWGP!

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The race of the day for my dad had to have been the ULSB race. It had dried out and he made a last minute desision to put slicks back on Mason Moriwaki MD 250H. Just as they anounced third call he finished saftey wiring the front end. We took the tire warmers off. Mason rolled out from under the canopy and it started to down pour. My dad told me he had just blew it.

The race started and we waited for the riders to come around. As the first wave came around we noticed most of the racers were on rains. Than the second wave started are way. Mason was leading and on his way to chase down the first group. It was awesome. He won his class and realed in most of the experts. It was a great race to watch. Mason finished the day with a 1st and a 2nd.

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After the races were over we removed the Air fence and headed to Pizza Ranch for some dinner with John Anderson, Jim Wiles, Jason Knoll, Dave and our family. It was a great way to wrap up the weekend before heading home. Thank You for buying dinner Jim.

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This was a great weekend and I had a ton of fun! I have to give a huge thank you to my dad and John for going through my bike on Friday night. To Jason Knoll at Dunlop. I think Jason touched every rim we had with at one time or another this weekend and we only ran one new tire all weekend. I also have to give a huge thank you to my mom for getting up early and making me waffles every Moring before practice. If it wasn’t for you guys and your dedication to my racing this amazing weekend would have never happened.

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Kaleb De Keyrel #51

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Link topictures from the weekend:

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http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/2012/may/51/index.html

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http://www.momentumphoto.net/events/cra/2012/may/54/index.html

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Results: Kaleb Mason

MWSB 1st ULSB 1st

MWGP 2nd ULGP 2nd

GP3 2nd ULSS 3rd

HWSB 3rd

MWSS 5th

HWSS 5th

HWGP 6th

UNLSS 9th