shit. i was planning thatOriginally Posted by madvlad
shit. i was planning that
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I can always hangout dude, no biggie. Are you doing full day or half?
You could try on my spare too
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I was thinking only a half, leaning towards afternoon
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I foresee another boba night haha, I'll try it on if you don't mind.
Yea, I was shooting for that too but I'll be there most likely the whole day hanging out, smelling the race fuel fumes and the sweet sound of engines... day dreaming already haha... so even if I haven't been to a track before, will they still let me practice?
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That's right, they announced yesterday that Super Street is now limited to 26 riders.
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Is there still room in the ss on the 25th I will be doing a trackday the 24th and think I might like to give this a try
Contact Jeff Brown (new rider director) and ask him
Who is that crossed up fool he is following?!?!
They said if you can still register online there are spots available.
I think that guy moved away he was so ashamed
I just sprained my shoulder bad so i wont be riding the 24th. Damir u can use my leathers for that day
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good...christ that was patheticI think that guy moved away he was so ashamed
Where did you hear that Brad? That's too bad, I really liked running the full course.
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the seat. If you think you don't need a helmet, then you probably don't.
I definitely had a tighter line through 11 the first 2 laps, and should have kept it through the entire race. The problem I had with t11 during the first round at HPR was being able to carry speed, so I was trying to figure out a way to be faster through there. During the SS practice, I spend most of that time trying to memorize the track instead of being able to experiment with different lines. In a perfect world I would be able to do that on the friday lapping day, but because I work 12 hr shifts, its already dark by time I get off of work so that's not going to happen. Another struggle I have is I've had many concussions playing college and pro football, so my short term memory is virtually non-existent which makes it really hard for me to learn the track and remember my good lines. It's something that I work on everyday to improve, but it will always be a struggle for me. I appreciate the advice that is given by the guys that have more track experience, like I said before, the superstreet class is all about learning to improve our track skills, and that doesn't happen without a few bumps and bruises! Thanks for sharing your vid!Actually, it is not a particularly good line. This is a common passing area because people expect the rider to stay to the left. Check out the line on this video from an instructor from STAR MC school.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdfTnZGptSk
When you drift back across to the right you go off the common line and since you hit the back of his bike he had already passed you, and the reason you went down and he didn't.
On track days following a person and studying their lines and passing in a courteous fashion is the rule. In racing it doesn't work that way very often. There is a lot of close passing and generally if you get in front it forces the following bike to pull up. It is something that takes awhile to get used to but people use your survival instinct against you.
Here is my Endurance race from earlier that day, you can see the line I am talking about as I chase Ray-Ray.
http://youtu.be/3xfb9PSRYC8
Being an a lower HP bike (SV650) we have to make some aggressive passes on the 600's we catch from the middleweight grid, I try and make them as safely as possible but the more I follow them the further the guys in front get away so I can't always wait if I want to stay in the race.
Good luck out there!
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handlebars to the seat. If you think you don't need a helmet, then you probably don't.
No full course? Why/
I haven't heard anything about north course for the next round. T6 and T8 are very ride able as of last round so I don't believe there are any plans to run another alternate course this year. They will likely do at least one round, possibly 2 next year. Even if they were to run N.course it is still a very fun layout and they increase the # of laps to make it the same length of a race so you don't lose out. It also makes it a better small HP track.
It is north course. Announced at the MRA meeting last week. Fun lay out!
what was the reason for doing only north course?
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Oh, maybe I shoulda gone to the meeting
When they polled the racers earlier this year after we were forced to run North course due to pavement repair problems, no one really objected to it because it is a lot of fun and it was voted on in one of the meetings and it was an easy majority that wanted to run it again. At that time it seemed more of a next year type of thing.
If anyone doesn't ride just due to the configuration you will be missing out, as stated it is a great alternative that most everyone who ran it enjoyed.
Eh I dk if I want to do this race now...
Well consider this.
With the north course you will actually have more track time. Also the approach through turns 9 and 10 is completely different moving 20+mph faster. You now have to brake for 10.
Full Course is 2.55mi - 7 Laps = 17.85mi
The West Course is 2.00mi - 9 Laps = 18.0mi
The North Course is 1.83mi - 10 Laps = 18.3mi
The Short Course is 1.28mi - 14 Laps = 17.92mi
Turns 6 and 8 still are still bumpy, so it will be a smoother ride to run the North Course. They are looking at a complete repave of those turns for next season. There isn't time now due to the race schedule of the other clubs.
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Nvm didn't read the bottom
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