Finished 2011 with a Big Kawasaki Win-3 Hour Endurance Race at Zhuhai, China

Cold and windy but at least the sun was out

 

won the 3 Hour Endurance race in Zhuhai, China

 

End of season photo

Celebrating the team victory

December 11,2011

Location: Zhuhai, China

Weather: Cold, Windy, Clear 13c

Finished 2nd in Free Practice, took Pole in Qualifying by 100th of a second (On my first flying lap), and led the first 2 laps of the 103 lap, 3 Hour Endurance Race at Zhuhai today.  We swapped the lead with Yes Yamaha and it was starting to appear to be more of a 3 Hour sprint race until about half way through when Yamaha encountered some engine problems.  They pitted and rolled out the other bike.  The rules in this event allow for 2 bikes and 2 or 3 riders on the track for 45 minutes at a time maximum.

My team mate was Alan Vilches Alejes from Spain.  He currently competes in the Spanish 1000 Superstock Championship also on a Kawasaki.  We made a good team today as we both followed our strategy 100% and as a result, brought home the win in convincing fashion. He was new to this track but picked it up pretty fast.

Personally, I was pleased to have the quickest lap time of the event barely dipping into the 1:39′s.  Considering the weather and track conditions, I was pleased with that time and the Kawasaki ZX10 traction control played a key role in today’s victory.

This was my 2nd Endurance race in 10 days, the last one being at Phillip Island for 8 hours.  We finished 3rd in 1000Superstock and 10th Overall in that event.

I will be back over in China testing a Moto 2 machine in late December.  January will be mainly training and a break.  Back testing in February and Racing for 2012 begins in March.  I will be announcing a major sponsor within 2 weeks if all goes according to plan.

Happy Holidays to everyone and thanks for following the blogs.

Dan Kruger #71

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