Rem OMRRA PIR Race Report

After a rough and tumble weekend with OMRRA at PIR, involving acting as a speed bump for another rider, Zöe Rem completed another AFM weekend with only a few mishaps. The fractured foot and sprained back sustained at PIR weren’t slowing Zöe down as she flew around T Hill on her Motion Pro SV 650. A switch to Bridgestone tires has led to huge confidence improvements in Zöe’s riding, as well as some great coaching from Big B Racing.

In the first race of her weekend, Formula AFemme, Zöe, managed to hit neutral instead of 2nd gear and headed into turn one in the back of the pack. She started picking the girls off and was in third coming around the first lap. As she headed up the hill into turn 5 she was right behind leader Shelina Moreda and Joy Higa in second. Though unable to keep up with the two 600s on the front straight, Zöe was right back with them by turn 2. As Joy took first position and flew away with it, Zöe closed in on Shelina and managed to grab second. Shelina tried to pass on the straight before turn ten but got shut down. Again on the front straight Shelina came up the inside, but Zöe’s drive out of 15 and late braking into turn one let her go around the outside of Shelina and steal the race line, hitting her apex and walking away. Though first position was nowhere in site at this point, Zöe managed to hold onto second and make a decent gap on third.

Though Sunday started with a dirt excursion into turn 10 during Formula IV, Zöe was back on the bike for Open Twins, finishing 13th among all the 1098s. Zöe started at the 37 bikes ahead of her on the grid for 650 Twins, wondering how she many she could take in the short six lap race. After working her way up to around 20th, she was back and forth with Brad Woods and couldn’t get around Jenn Lauritzen until the 5th lap. Zöe was finding it frustrating to try and pass 30 people in only six laps and had to settle for finishing 16th. More points this round however will mean a better start next month when AFM is back at T-Hill.

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