Well... I got the start I wanted starting from P6 but quickly got overtaken by Robert Morton on his R7 before T2 and Robby Weaver on his RS660 before T3/Cotton Corners.
Going into Sweeper on the first lap, I felt something in my right ankle but I didn’t think anything of it until I got to Riverside on Lap 2 as I struggled through the corner where I started getting a numbing pain. Data later showed I was about 8mph slower than normal.
I got sloppy the next lap but I was managing the heat (~103°F) and my energy well. I regrouped but then realized I couldn’t feel where my right foot was on the peg. I had a little of this at the AFM round but I ended up retiring wanting to make sure my wife w...