Hello all,
At the bottom of this page http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=49327 is a press release we sent to RRW.
Can't wait till next year!
Hello all,
At the bottom of this page http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...?article=49327 is a press release we sent to RRW.
Can't wait till next year!
The GECCO
You begin your riding career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
Nice!
Congrats on the great finishes!
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
Current stable: 09 Thruxton \ 09 FZ6S2 Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 02 VFR800, 08 Spyder RS, 12 Street TripleR, 09 KLX250S, 16 KTMRC390, 10 F650GS
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Awesome!
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--Thomas Jefferson
onboard video please?
Working on it!
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You begin your riding career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
As a retrospective, now that you guys have done it, how does it compare with racing at HPR? Did you attack the corners (often blind with no runoff) with the same agressiveness as the track; knowing you could go flying off the mountain or into a tree. Or did you take a more conservative line and later apex?
For instance T7 at HPR is uphill right, do you run the same line and attack it the same on a similar corner on the hill?
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The lines are the same - the fast line is the fast line. The biggest difference is the general margin for error with which I rode. At HPR, or any other course that you know well, you may ride at 95-100% of your abilities. On the mountain I rode closer to 70-80%, simply leaving more room for error.
It would take years to really learn the road, and that's the biggest thing. At HPR, I *KNOW* what every corner does. I *KNOW* my shift points, braking points, apex, track out, etc for every turn (not that I always hit them LoL). On the mountain, after a few runs and then watching video of those runs over and over again, the best I could do was to have a general knowledge of most of the turns and features of the road, and to know which gear I needed to be in at most every part of the course. Beyond that, the smaller details are done by sight and feel, as they happen.
Did I go "as fast as I could"? Not even close. My sense of self preservation prevents it. On the other hand, I felt 100% in control and completely comfortable the entire run, even when I made a mistake at the end of the picnic ground straight. I rode within my limits, same as every time I get on the bike. The key is that those limits have to change according to the track. My first priority was to finish, my second was to win.
I dunno if that really explains it...
The GECCO
You begin your riding career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
Yes, that was exactly the kind of insight I was looking for. Hoping this gives some new riders a perspective if they have been riding the canyons above their ability.
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
Current stable: 09 Thruxton \ 09 FZ6S2 Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 02 VFR800, 08 Spyder RS, 12 Street TripleR, 09 KLX250S, 16 KTMRC390, 10 F650GS
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That's awesome. Great job guys. I really hope to be able to ring in the PPIHC one day.
Video of my run up the hill
How to get to the summit in 11:02
The GECCO
You begin your riding career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
Balls .... big brass ones!
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
Current stable: 09 Thruxton \ 09 FZ6S2 Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 02 VFR800, 08 Spyder RS, 12 Street TripleR, 09 KLX250S, 16 KTMRC390, 10 F650GS
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Sweet! Thanks for sharing. That must have been one hell of an experience. Nice riding, man.
Hot Carl's run: http://vimeo.com/47544939
When life throws you curves, aim for the apex
Current stable: 09 Thruxton \ 09 FZ6S2 Sold List: 97 Ninja500R, 03 SV650K3, 01 Ducati 750Sport, 73 CB350/4, 03 F650GSA, 08 Gixxer600, 03 Gixxer600, 91 VFR750F, 09 KLX250, 06 Thruxton 900, 02 VFR800, 08 Spyder RS, 12 Street TripleR, 09 KLX250S, 16 KTMRC390, 10 F650GS
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Glenn 2 Devil's Playground.
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2007 ZX-14
Mike @ Devil's Playground
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2007 ZX-14
Carl @ Devil's Playground.
2007 ZX-14
Must have been cool to have your race bikes on the street? Did you guys have any trouble keeping heat in the tires?
The scream at the end was awesome! What an accomplishment. Your equivalent to the Isle of Man. Hats off.
That is so awesome, kudos to all you guys envolved. 'Grats on the times as well, you guys have some serious JUEVOS!
'02 Yamaha FZ1(SOLD)
'06 Triumph Daytona 675
YOURE NOT EVEN MY REAL DAD!
And I thought the IoM guys were crazy. Damn!
Formerly MRA #211 - High Precision Racing
"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self- preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property, and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."
--Thomas Jefferson
They ARE crazy! My average = 65mph Their average = 130mphAnd I thought the IoM guys were crazy. Damn!
The GECCO
You begin your riding career with a bag full of luck and an empty bag of experience. The trick is to fill the bag of experience before you empty the bag of luck.
No doubt, but they go through many more flat areas too. PP is potentially flying off a cliff pretty much all the way up.I think I'd rather splat into a wall and get it over with than spend my last few seconds in a free fall off of a 14'er.
Formerly MRA #211 - High Precision Racing
"A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high duties of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self- preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. To lose our country by a scrupulous adherence to written law would be to lose the law itself, with life, liberty, property, and all those who are enjoying them with us; thus absurdly sacrificing the end to the means."
--Thomas Jefferson
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