Alright so I did achieve my target to get below the 1'30 threshold with a 1'29.... I also fit well in group A as no-1 was passing me and I was still passing a lot of ppl.
The only problem of the day was a low side in turn 1 at around 90mph... the front badly tucked on me with no warning... I am not sure what happened as turn 1, while being the fastest turn of the track is a no brainer... I wasn't pushing in that particular location or expecting any issues at all in that turn, but sh*t happens (front must have hit something).
I tumbled a bit and then slid on my back from the track to the dirt... my head did not make contact with the ground. Both my ankles are sore (mainly the right) and the bike is badly mangled... it looks like it highsided right after dumping me because the top of the gas tank took a big hit... left frame slider got ripped off and damaged the frame... sub-frame is shot as well along with all the plastics and LOTs of small bits... pictures of bike + gear to follow tonight.
It sucks cose I was really feeling good & smooth around the track when I crashed... I knew I could even go below the 1'29 without too much trouble. I was incrementally pushing it more and more in 2 specific sections (the bowl before the back straight, in which I picked up the main chunk of time compared to previous trackdays, and the skidpad before the front straight where I wanted to go faster to setup for the big straight).
As John stated yesterday, there may be something to be said about changing tires for each track day... I was on my 3rd trackday with these 003s' and they may have been at their limit... I may even try a set of slicks next time to see how much more traction I can get.
No excuses though, at the end of the day I was the only rider who crashed in turn 1, so I take full responsibility.
Here is my ankle last night before bed:
