I rode "ränneslättsloppet" again this weekend. (same as last year)
I am rather displeased with how it went
First I missed the start. When the other 700 in the start field warmed up the engines I stood at the side and waited.
When they turned off the engines I went back, looked up and saw the 3min sign. I started taking on glasses etc. and then the light turned green
For some dumb reason I hadent turned on the bike, so I did it then and had to wait almost 10sec for it to turn on.
The first lap is a lot of battling to take one or not loose one position in the endless line of riders, but I felt like I gained quite a few positions here and there for a while.
Then bang, and I went over the handle bars and hit the ground. I lost air (? dont know if that is the term in English) a little, so it took some time before I could continue.
It turned out that I hit a rock with the foot peg:
It didnt break at least, probably because the hit was so far in.
The pin got badly bent, had to cut it off to get the foot peg off. The peg is rather damaged too.
Then at the end of the lap I missed the pit lane
I went slow and looked for some distance, but when it was clear I already passed it I had no choice but to get off the track and make my way back to the pit and change battery.
Second lap started better, but I crashed on some muddy roots and hit my shoulder.
Later on the lap the reverse switch broke so it went in reverse from time to time. It just lost all power when it happened, but I found the problem and was able to disconnect it. But I lost more precious time.
When I was in the pit the second time and started changing battery I heard that they started flag off the race, so I had to put the stuff back on and drive to the finish line.. So only 2 laps, I was for sure expecting to go 3