It was a hot day at the track and the Thai organisation seemed to be following that great military maxxim:
Rush to Wait
Here are some pix from the practice session
The qualification was scheduled for race day but had been run the day before
meaning riders like Shane & his team were automatically put at the rear of the grid.
It wasn't until mid-afternoon and after a whole day waiting, that the riders were allowed out for a practice run.
The actual race was in the early evening.
HondaHonky!
Luke gets into the corner
And shows a clean pair of heels exiting fast
Matt Patterson coming up fast on Minot
Matt Peterson turning in ahead of teammate Aaron Ray
Chukkit the eventual race winner having passed Minot in the corner.
Shane muscling the Aprilia around the turn
Colin Robin taking it a little easier
Minot on road tyres - the course is 50/50 track & dirt
Aaron Ray catching Ryan Brown
Ryan Brown battling in front of Colin Robin
Chukkit showing his unique early cornering style
sideways and very early
Finally ... the corner
Shane only went out for a couple of laps before coming in
Shane discussing racing lines with Luke.
B&T mulling over the trophies.
Next race at Nakhorn is 18/19 May