Thanks for all the suggestions guys, however everything went out the window as soon as the gun went off, i went from 3rd row to near the front in about 5 seconds as there was a bottle neck around 200 metres after the start and very few places to pass however somehow i burped my front tyre and had to call it quits after maybe half a lap.
Fitness wise i felt reasonable, maybe 70-80%, i wasn’t really prepared for the speed of the higher catagory of racing but glad i’ve got a feel for it and i think by this time next year i can be competitive rather than hanging on.
Next race is a local midweek race in just over 2 weeks, the course doesn’t really suit me and i’ve had a mix of good and bad luck so fingers crossed.