Everything prepped very carefully for this event, but bad weather was waiting for us the three days we would ride on this track.
On the first day my wife went flying (high-sider) with her R6 in turn 3 on wets. That including allot of hours in the hospital ended the first day very soon and didn't gave me the start and confidence i was looking for. The 2nd day didn't start as we would have wanted, also wet. Because i've seen and been trough enough crashes i hoped it would dry faster, but it didn't. So i took some laps in the wet to be familiar with the track. Finally the last session on day 2 was dry and let me do some dry laps.
Day 3 started dry, but with some wet spots here and there. There was also a very hard wind which was coming from the sea. I crashed my R1 some years ago because of the wind so this was not a good condition to give me confidence on this insane rollercoaster of a track! At the 3rd session it was finally going a bit better and smoother and i was able to ride 1:57. After that rain was poring again so we stopped earlier then we wanted.
I really loved the track, insanely fast, epic elevation changes and some nice blind corners and braking points to get familiar with. Did not go home with the feeling i normally have, but it gives me the need to come back soon and do better!
🏍 Kawasaki ZX10R
📹 Insta360
🛣 Autodromo do Algarve (Portimão) circuit
⏱ Best time that session: 1:57.3
⏱ Personal best at Portimão circuit: 1:57.3