is IMI open?

[motobum]

i was thinking about heading out this weekend on my friends nsr50...

does anyone have a number i can call?

anyone want to go?

[pauliep]

saturday looks like it's supposed to be clear and in the upper 40's then sunday in the 50's. Which day you talking about going?

(no clue as to contact info for IMI)

[Bueller]

It was open this last weekend


IMI Motorsports Complex
5074 County Road 8
Erie, CO 80516

303-286-1813 (track)
303-833-4949 (office)

[Bueller]

I'll probably be there on the Supermoto if the Hare Scramble doesn't happen

[dirkterrell]

Their web site is a little lacking in info. Do they have separate times for different kinds of vehicles on the road track? What will they let you ride on it?

[Filo]

Their web site is a little lacking in info. Do they have separate times for different kinds of vehicles on the road track? What will they let you ride on it?

They will let you ride it on pretty much anything. It is tight, small, and twisty. It is a lot of work on a big bike. A lot. If there are enough people there, they will break into 30 minute sessions between karts and bikes. Also, if they have rental karts they will make you get off (most of the time). That is because they make a lot of money on the rental karts and don't want us scary motorcyclists out there with them. Most of them can't drive anyway, so it is probably better. You need a helmet and stuff to cover your limbs, but they don't much care what it is. You should wear leathers and boots and gloves anyway, cause blue jeans and tarmac have a matter/antimatter relationship when they come into contact with each other.

On a slightly different topic - they are repaving sometime in May. I just called them and asked today.

[BigE]

... You should wear leathers and boots and gloves anyway, cause blue jeans and tarmac have a matter/antimatter relationship when they come into contact with each other.

HEY! I resemble that remark! :lol: :p

Seriously, wear good gear, being on crutches for two+ months sucks.





BTW, Adam thanks again for the lift!:up:

[dirkterrell]

They will let you ride it on pretty much anything. It is tight, small, and twisty. It is a lot of work on a big bike.

Ok, thanks for the info. I was thinking it might be a fun track to ride the 500 Interceptor on occasionally and it's not too far away from me.

[motobum]

saturday looks like it's supposed to be clear and in the upper 40's then sunday in the 50's. Which day you talking about going?

(no clue as to contact info for IMI)

saturday and sunday... so does anyone know if there open?

[Filo]

Yes, they are open.

[motobum]

i think ill be there on this...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h259/btozzi/1263792678_l.jpg

[Repsol a095]

Terra,

Are you going?

[motobum]

ill see you guys out there on sunday!

[konichd]

Are you going Pat? :)

[Repsol a095]

David,

I hope that you are doing well; we haven't had a chance to talk for awhile. I was thinking of going tomorrow. I think I am going to take the fz-1 out there. I am trying to get Ken to go as well, but he is feeling a little sick. I can't track Terra down; his phone number doesn't seem to work anymore. Are you headed out tomorrow? Feel free to give me a call 310-343-3636

[konichd]

I can't make it out tomorrow, I'm trying to finish up the bike for upcoming track days. However, sunday is a definate possibility though. Maybe Ken will be feeling better by then? :)

[Bueller]

There will be 'Tards there Sunday

[konichd]

I ride like I belong in the special olympics, does that count? :dunno:

[eklew]

I ride like I belong in the special olympics, does that count? :dunno:

Haha, that right there is funny shit!!!

[irdave]

Oooooo. What time are you guys looking at being there?

[Bueller]

10:30-11:00 for me

[motobum]

alright word i wonder what tire pressures im suppose to use on 12" wheels:shocked:

[vegasbound]

I took a ride from Littleton to IMI on my wifes EX250 today....I thought it might be fun on the small track they have.

No one was there except a couple little kids on 4-wheelers...So I rode back home...Nice ride though!!

I've never been on a track before and was hoping to see some guys out there....Hopefully more people will show next time....

[Bueller]

I've never been on a track before and was hoping to see some guys out there....Hopefully more people will show next time....

I think Sunday is the day people are going, at least I am, and a few others.

[dirkterrell]

I think Sunday is the day people are going, at least I am, and a few others.

My brother in law and I will probably come out there. The Gixxer will be overkill but I've got the 500 torn apart for restoration at the moment.

Dirk

[Vehicle 1]

I may show up as well… hope to see some of you guys there.

Want my tires worn out before I go to Pueblo so I can put on the pilot powers, maybe the 2CTs….:eyebrows:

Does anyone know the conditions of the dirt road stretch over there? I would be riding there, no trailer.

[irdave]

Yep, I just picked up some "new" take-offs to mount up... I'll see you guys there.

[Bueller]

Looks like it might be a good turnout :)

Jim you get that KTM put back together?

[motobum]

Yep, I just picked up some "new" take-offs to mount up... I'll see you guys there.

rad my suspension guy will be there!

[irdave]

rad my suspension guy will be there!

Dude.

You know the suspension on an NSR50 is NONadjustable, right?!

And I just mounted up the "new" shoes.

WooHoo! (I sure hope it's warm.)

[motobum]

Dude.

You know the suspension on an NSR50 is NONadjustable, right?!

And I just mounted up the "new" shoes.

WooHoo! (I sure hope it's warm.)

no way... it has adjustable preload and dampening front and rear

check out all the cool stuff for it- http://www.hondaminitrail.com/NSR50.htm

[*KEN*]

I was hoping that I would be over this cold/flu/?? and would be able to make it today, but I'm not. Hope everyone has a good time.

[krod]

Looks like it might be a good turnout :)

Jim you get that KTM put back together?




:banghead: Not yet Started building the engine yesterday almost finished and I broke the fricken autodecomp cam lever. So it looks like I will be on the wife's bike. :cry:

[Bueller]

That sucks, you assemble those engines with a hammer don't you? :lol:

I'm leaving now, looks to be a nice day!

[krod]

See ya out there

[Bueller]

Good to see everybody, and meet a few newies.
That was a heck of a nice highside toward the end of the day, anyone on here? Can't lock that rear brake coming into a corner. :no:

And the day I have long feared arrived when Filo passed me and I had to fight my way back by him as we traded positions repeatedly for a couple laps (Does that work for you Adam?).

Who all got stuck in that traffic SB I-25? I pulled of at 136th and took Washington down to 104th and got back on. Could see a 1/4 mi. up the highway a bad rollover had all lanes blocked.

[irdave]

Great day riding- for the first day of the season...

NB traffic was nada- especially as I drove slow as hell on the way home; I love riding on the track.

[Vehicle 1]

Nice to meet you guys out there today…. feels good to get out and play

The track was a little slick, but overall a good day. The kid at the office said that the $10 increase (on the asphalt fee) is to raise money for new pavement over the summer, nice…

Take care,

Diego.

[T-byrd]

Who all got stuck in that traffic SB I-25? I pulled of at 136th and took Washington down to 104th and got back on. Could see a 1/4 mi. up the highway a bad rollover had all lanes blocked.

We got stuck in that hella traffic, that sucked. :banghead:

That was a great time today! Thanks irdave for helping me out, that made the last time around soo much better. :up:

It was nice to meet everyone out there, hope to run into you all out there again real soon.

Tanya

[dirkterrell]

Good to see everybody, and meet a few newies.
That was a heck of a nice highside toward the end of the day, anyone on here? Can't lock that rear brake coming into a corner. :no:


Yeah, that was my brother in law unfortunately. He's a relatively new rider (started last summer) and this was his first time on a track. We were going to do one last set of laps and I had just gotten the tires warmed up when he went down. He had started out ahead of me and when I was coming through turn 9 I saw him exiting 10. When I came through 11, I looked where I expected to see him (turn 2) and he wasn't there. Then I saw his bike and him in the mud past the entrance to turn 1. Since I didn't see the wreck, I could only guess that he came in too hot, the brain stem took over and he locked it up. If any of you guys saw it and have some feedback I can pass along to him, let me know. He's a little banged up but he'll be ok.

Great to meet a few of you guys. You guys on the 'tards were ripping it up pretty good! As Diego noted, the track felt a little slippery in places. I was definitely walking the rear end out a little on turn 7. I think it's more the sucky stock Dunlops they put on the Gixxer. Looking forward to putting some Pilot Powers on it.

It'll be fun to see how it does when they resurface it. Turn 5 is a bit bumpy and slippery so I was taking it easy through there. I think my favorite stretch is 8 through 9 over the little hill. It took a little while to get the line right through there but once I did, it felt great. I really had a good time out there. Hope I didn't slow you guys down too much! Definitely looking forward to getting out there again!

Dirk

[Filo]

And the day I have long feared arrived when Filo passed me and I had to fight my way back by him as we traded positions repeatedly for a couple laps (Does that work for you Adam?).


Thanks Dave, that looks real good. I'll give you the $5 for that plug later.

I had a ton of fun, but I don't think I am going to be able to move tomorrow. Too bad so many people crashed - some because they were running over others who just crashed. Oh well.

[Bueller]

If any of you guys saw it and have some feedback I can pass along to him, let me know. He's a little banged up but he'll be ok.


I heard the skid and looked over to see his rear locked up and the bike sliding sideways, it looked like he was trying to back it in :lol: then he let off the brake and the tire hooked up and catapulted him off, there wasn't much of a chance for him to save that one. Advice would be, stay off the rear brake, and if he gets in a situation were he can't make the corner, stand the bike up straight and ride it off into the run off, scrub as much speed off as possible with the front brake until he hits the dirt, at that time let off the front brake and then go to the back brake and try to keep it from skidding to much. Although he probably would have laid it down in that mud it probably wouldn't have been that violent. Practice some emergency braking techniques, in some empty parking lots to get a feel for the stopping power of the brakes. And remember if you do get into the mud make sure you don't track it back onto the racing line on the track, stay to the very edge of the pavement, the next riders will appreciate it.

[dirkterrell]

Advice would be, stay off the rear brake, and if he gets in a situation were he can't make the corner, stand the bike up straight and ride it off into the run off, ... Practice some emergency braking techniques, in some empty parking lots to get a feel for the stopping power of the brakes. And remember if you do get into the mud make sure you don't track it back onto the racing line on the track, stay to the very edge of the pavement, the next riders will appreciate it.

Ok, thanks. Now that I know better what happened, I'll talk to him about it. I didn't realize the mud was as bad as it was when I pulled off to see how he was doing. Good for him that it was so soft. :)

[krod]

Had fun on the DRZ. Hopefully the kaboom will be up and running for the next time. I left a little soon my back was killing me.

[TommyTheKid]

Man, it sounds like you guys had a nice time. I was gonna join you, but I am too chicken to ride on a track just yet (heh, but I will take on I25, go figure?). Also, my "new-ish" knobby tires aren't exactly what I would want to ride on the track, and the 450+lb beast is too much for the "dirt" stuff :)

~tommy

[motobum]

good day!

thanks everyone for not running me over on the 50:)

[Bueller]

but I am too chicken to ride on a track just yet (heh, but I will take on I25, go figure?). Also, my "new-ish" knobby tires aren't exactly what I would want to ride on the track
No better place to build riding skills, every new(ish) rider should do some track days, it is a great place to get some good turns in. IMI is good because it is not a high speed track and there are a lot of street riders there. Good time to get riding pointers if you ask for 'em.
Knobbies would not be a good idea though.

[dirkterrell]

Man, it sounds like you guys had a nice time. I was gonna join you, but I am too chicken to ride on a track just yet (heh, but I will take on I25, go figure?). Also, my "new-ish" knobby tires aren't exactly what I would want to ride on the track, and the 450+lb beast is too much for the "dirt" stuff :)

What Bueller said. This is a great track for newcomers because you don't really get going too fast. I was hitting ~80 on the back straight on the Gixxer but I wasn't really pushing it since I don't get a big thrill out of going fast in a straight line anyway and I didn't see the point in thrashing the brakes to dive into that hairpin lefthander at the end of it. You'll get some really good practice with low speed turns and transitions on this track.

I'll take the track over street roads any day. At one point as I was heading down the back straight, it occurred to me how relaxed I felt on the track compared to on the street since I didn't have to worry about cell-phone intoxicated cagers and all the other unknowns that are thrown at you there. Yesterday was nice too because it wasn't too busy, so you could pretty much ride your own pace and not have to worry about getting into a lot of traffic. I can easily imagine that weekends there during the summer could get pretty busy. I'm already aware that I'm going to be getting Track Withdrawal Syndrome a few times on weekdays during the summer and going there for the cure. I understand that CSC members are highly susceptible to this illness. :)

[Repsol a095]

Is anyone headed out to IMI today?

[dirkterrell]

Is anyone headed out to IMI today?

:cry: I wish. I'll console myself by saying that we're supposed to get some rain later anyway. Wed and Thu look pretty good weather-wise.

[Repsol a095]

I just checked the weather and they are calling for 51/ no rain. I saw the rain thing last night, but I think/hope/pray the rain has gone away.

[dirkterrell]

I just checked the weather and they are calling for 51/ no rain. I saw the rain thing last night, but I think/hope/pray the rain has gone away.

Oh, you just had to go and kill what tiny little bit of comfort I had managed to find in having to be at work today, didn't ya? :) Have fun if you do go.

[Repsol a095]

Sorry, man. I heard the five hour flu was going around? How are you feeling? I heard it hits hard at work, usually at nine in the morning.

[TommyTheKid]

Is anyone headed out to IMI today?


Hmm, maybe, weather looks a bit cooler than yesterday and it shows "showers" in the forecast for this afternoon?

http://www.weather.com/weather/hourbyhour/USCO0100

Wow Dacono is 0100? :P

~tommy

[dirkterrell]

Sorry, man. I heard the five hour flu was going around? How are you feeling? I heard it hits hard at work, usually at nine in the morning.

Yeah, I'd better be a good boy though. Got a lot of high priority things to take care of today. Mondays are always tough.

[eklew]

Good times as usual, nice to see everyone out there again. So yeah, I crashed and had a R6 crash into me but it was all in good fun because we were not hurt. Who said tards and streetbikes can't coincide!!! Thanks Adam for not running us over and sacrificing yourself going into the mud. Oh yeah, next time can you guys bring two hot girls as well !!!! Damn, I still have to highside to be in Bueller's club!!

[Bueller]

Damn, I still have to highside to be in Bueller's club!!
Jim started it

[krod]

Thats a good name for the team Dave HIGH SIDE RACING :lol: I will have the Kaboom up and running by Friday. Fuckin Fag Myers had the wrong part (go figure) so had to overnite it.

[Bueller]

Hey T-byrd did you end up with any good pics for the day?


HIGH SIDE RACING :lol:


I like it!

Jim you have a PM on SMJ

[TommyTheKid]

So, does IMI have like a season pass so we can go ride during lunch wihtout paying $35 :-/

Was fairly nice today, supposed to be nice all week I think :) (see my weather link above)

~tommy

[T-byrd]

I got a few...not too many though. I guess I was too busy talking or riding. :oops:

I did get incriminating evidence that 'tards and sportbikes mix like water and oil. :lol:

Tanya

[dirkterrell]

My wife got a few before she got bored with us and left. Here are some cropped and reduced ones that had some of you in them:

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/%7Eterrell/bikes/IMI_2007feb18/imi_2007feb18_01.jpg

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/%7Eterrell/bikes/IMI_2007feb18/imi_2007feb18_02.jpg

http://www.boulder.swri.edu/%7Eterrell/bikes/IMI_2007feb18/imi_2007feb18_03.jpg

If anyone wants the full-res version(s), let me know and I'll make them available. Next time I'll have a better photographer tag along.

Dirk

[eklew]

So, does IMI have like a season pass so we can go ride during lunch wihtout paying $35 :-/

Was fairly nice today, supposed to be nice all week I think :) (see my weather link above)

~tommy

They do have season pass and it is $500. Break it down and you would have to go 14.29 days to make it worth your while.

[eklew]

I got a few...not too many though. I guess I was too busy talking or riding. :oops:

I did get incriminating evidence that 'tards and sportbikes mix like water and oil. :lol:

Tanya

Damn you Tanya!

[T-byrd]

Sorry...I couldn't resist. :lol:

Tanya

[Filo]

I got a few...not too many though. I guess I was too busy talking or riding. :oops:

I did get incriminating evidence that 'tards and sportbikes mix like water and oil.

Tanya
Gee, thanks for posting a picture of my butt on the internet Tanya. I thought you said you would keep those sort of pictures to your self. :lol: