sleep for Kusatsu

Ohya san and Kitano san warming up in Kusatsu town

warming up in Kashiwazaki with Luke

geting Luke and Mark ready for bed

These last cople of weeks I've done what I consider to be a good block of training. The only thing that has been lacking is a good sleep pattern, surviving on 5 or 6 hours a night. Last night I had a few early beers and turned in with Luke - 8:00pm ~ 7:00am. Tonight I'm aiming at 8:00pm again with a 4:30am planned start to Kusatsu.

Most people I've spoken to about Kusatsu say they're going for the onsen and beer. They say it's too early to have good form. To early to get a good result.

Yesterday, I got a mail from Michi:

ANDY! I believe that you will win the Championship!Don't never give up. Good Luck to you! Good bye.

Michi, THANK YOU! I don't think I can win but I will do my best.

I'm not going to Kusatsu for the onsen! I'm going to Kusatsu to race! がんばるじょんのび！