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tangman99

tangman99

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This is a video of my first time out at the track. I had a blast and can't wait to get back out in May. I was going this weekend but worked interferred. This was early in the morning and my second shake down run. This was the first time I had ridden it since I totalled it over year ago and built it back into a full time track bike. It was also 38 degrees during this run. The only problem I found with the bike was the shifter position on the rearsets. It was so low that with my boots on, I had to move my foot under the peg to kick it up in gear. So for the day I just bumped it up in third and left it there. Not to much of a problem but I would have loved second gear. Anyway, hope you enjoy.
http://www.vimeo.com/9543219
One of the photos from that day.
 
tangman99

tangman99

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Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3231675
That was really neat.....Were you cold......I wasn't....LOL
Never really noticed while riding until coming back into the pits and the fingers did not want to bend very well. Froze by butt off standing around most of the day though.
Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3231833
What was the speed there...25?

It's a bit faster than that. Experts hit the back straight at 150+ which is turn 2,3 and 4. Novice probably around 130. The straights are the easy part. Corner speeds are obviously much slower as it is quite a technical track. The 7,8,9 and 10 transition will wear you out. I've never been as sore as I was after that weekend. I didn't run full out the first day as I spent time learning the track lines and making sure my bike was solid as I had just put it back together and that was it's first time out. At the end of the second day when I had the lines down, I was running about 5 seconds a lap short of moving up to intermediate.
 
aquaknight

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Sweet vid. Looks like a blast. Like how everyone was well-behaved and patient. So much nicer then the typical car track days. You either get people who think they're hercules and do anythinh to get around, or jerkoffs who think you should be going their slow pace and don't let anyone around....
 
tangman99

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Originally Posted by AquaKnight
http:///forum/post/3231855
Sweet vid. Looks like a blast. Like how everyone was well-behaved and patient. So much nicer then the typical car track days. You either get people who think they're hercules and do anythinh to get around, or jerkoffs who think you should be going their slow pace and don't let anyone around....
That is because it was ran by a very good sponsor and limited to only 50 people for all three groups. Open track days are usually that way. I was in the novice group which is designed to be that way. All the guys in yellow shirts are expert level control riders that keep an eye on things and you do lead/follow to learn the ropes. Many people don't get that this group is not about going fast. It's learning the lines and techniques around body position and control. Speed comes later. There are also a lot of rules that keep this safe like when and where you can pass. The most dangerous group is Intermediate as you have guys that are new to the group that no longer gets the guidance and some that are wicked fast and almost expert level. We had 6 red flags that weekend and five were in the Intermediate group. One got a helicopter ride, one took an ambulance and the other four were ok but had pretty good bike damage.
Here is a video of my friend that was running intermediate and pushed a bit too hard on the warm up lap which is critical in 38 degree weather. This was about 15 minutes before I made my video and the same corner that I hit the rumble strip on later that day and slid both tires about three feet out from under me almost causing me to have to pit for an underwear change. This guy runs about 15 seconds faster a lap than I was running on the second day on a track that is a little over two miles long. He was ok and was lucky enough to have the track photographer right there snapping pictures.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zouBjPSJ8jc
 
t316

t316

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Originally Posted by TangMan99
http:///forum/post/3231844
Never really noticed while riding until coming back into the pits and the fingers did not want to bend very well. Froze by butt off standing around most of the day though.
It's a bit faster than that. Experts hit the back straight at 150+ which is turn 2,3 and 4. Novice probably around 130. The straights are the easy part. Corner speeds are obviously much slower as it is quite a technical track. The 7,8,9 and 10 transition will wear you out. I've never been as sore as I was after that weekend. I didn't run full out the first day as I spent time learning the track lines and making sure my bike was solid as I had just put it back together and that was it's first time out. At the end of the second day when I had the lines down, I was running about 5 seconds a lap short of moving up to intermediate.
I was just kidding with you. I knew you were probably going well over 100, but the video just makes it look like a slow, Sunday afternoon stroll...
 
tangman99

tangman99

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Originally Posted by T316
http:///forum/post/3232174
I was just kidding with you. I knew you were probably going well over 100, but the video just makes it look like a slow, Sunday afternoon stroll...

It does make it look much slower. Something about the wide angle lense I think and no perspective looking at it on a small screen.
 
tangman99

tangman99

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Originally Posted by reefkprZ
http:///forum/post/3232364
man that looks like so much fun. was your buddies bike alright?
Yeah, he was back out the next session. Ground down the rearset and clip-on a bit and added some scrapes to the swingarm and plastics.
 
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