Just bought my next track day! - Page 2

Trip · 10-17-2009, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Tennessee Stud

wtf r u doin.

check the date and look at the local forum....big wheel time

Switch · 10-17-2009, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

check the date and look at the local forum....big wheel time

I might be there to be your cheer leader and run thru the hills lookin' for bears. I might not...

racedoll · 10-13-2009, 10:02 PM

You will be fine Chi. It comes back pretty quickly.
Have fun, have fun, have fun.

abrinson · 10-16-2009, 04:49 PM

Talk about bad timing... the water pump in my tow vehicle went out just this week. Hey, you want a cheerleader if I can make the ride up? Is your bro going?

One day, I will go to a track day... I WILL!

the chi · 10-16-2009, 05:44 PM

HELL YEEEAHHH!!!

That would be way cool! I am only riding on Sunday, but the gang will be there all weekend, and Bro, his wife, AND 15yo son will be there with me Sunday! Id love to see ya!

the chi · 10-26-2009, 10:54 AM

Aight, made it back alive. It went way better than I could possibly have thought.

Even tho I havent been in a year, and havent been riding hardly at all the last 8 months, it was great. I didnt regress or lose anything, I had better skills than any previous track day, better positioning, better times and a ton more confidence. I dont know why, but it worked out!

One of my greatest fears is passing, both on the street and the track, but yesterday for some reason I was spot on and made tons of GREAT passes. The sweeper in 1 at Jennings is VERY conducive to passing on the outside as well as 13 into 14. I LOVED IT.

Since I only live 30 mins away, I am going to try and get there about every other month, hit me up if your interested in going and want company!

(oh, and for the record, tho I am super excited still, I feel like Ive been beaten with a baseball bat! UGH!)

CrazyKell · 10-26-2009, 02:58 PM

Glad to hear you had a great day. A group of 10 or so local riders are heading down there for some days in January.

the chi · 10-26-2009, 10:06 PM

Here's a pic I got from the track photog. Not bad, but I gotta work on keeping the bike more upright, a few of the shots I can tell I have less contact area than I think I need...had at least 1 good wobble I had to throttle out of due to too much lean. Im crazy, I wont lie, I giggled. Yesterday really made me remember how much I love this stuff.
Still not gung ho on street riding anymore, but well, one day I'll get an ADV bike.

shmike · 10-26-2009, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by The Chi

Here's a pic I got from the track photog. Not bad, but I gotta work on keeping the bike more upright, a few of the shots I can tell I have less contact area than I think I need...had at least 1 good wobble I had to throttle out of due to too much lean. Im crazy, I wont lie, I giggled. Yesterday really made me remember how much I love this stuff.
Still not gung ho on street riding anymore, but well, one day I'll get an ADV bike.

Looking good. I wouldn't worry too much about your lean angle.

You still have plenty of tire left.

I didn't make it. One of my buddies that went had his first ever track get-off in the second session. It was minor but it ended his day.

What kind of times are you running up there?

the chi · 10-26-2009, 10:21 PM

Damn, I hope he was okay. I'd like to say that I could recall, but there were so many getoffs this weekend its a wonder we had full sessions. No helicopter rides Sunday tho, so thats good.

In that pic, I do have plenty of room, here's one showing a bit less:

Im running consistently in the 1:38-1:42 range, but obviously much slower when hitting traffic. I feel like I am ALMOST ready to bump up, but I'll wait till the track manager tells me to go for it. He's the one that helps me with my timing and he'll let me know.

I really need to work on shifting to higher gears to get alot more speed in the straight aways too. The CR's told me they cant help me with my lines or body position but they had me experimenting with later braking, and I could definitely see the difference...

10-13-2009, 10:02 PM	#3
racedoll AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: '04 Kawasaki ZX6RR Posts: 3,392	You will be fine Chi. It comes back pretty quickly. Have fun, have fun, have fun.

10-16-2009, 04:49 PM	#4
abrinson Trailer Queen Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: FL Panhandle Moto: 07 Aprilia RSV 1000 R Posts: 18	Talk about bad timing... the water pump in my tow vehicle went out just this week. Hey, you want a cheerleader if I can make the ride up? Is your bro going? One day, I will go to a track day... I WILL!

10-26-2009, 02:58 PM	#7
CrazyKell Vrooom Join Date: Nov 2008 Moto: 06 ZX6R Posts: 4,427	Glad to hear you had a great day. A group of 10 or so local riders are heading down there for some days in January.