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posted April 06, 2011 06:43 PM
Heading for The Mojave Mile
Loading up to go to Mojave. Conditions are looking good. Hopefully I'll be able to hang a Mojave 200 shirt next to my Texas shirt.
The bike checked out OK after the windy Texas Mile meet. I got the data logger working again (another silly wiring problem).
I know Karl won't be there  but, hopefully I'll be seeing some of you guys and gals.
Wish me luck,
Tom
  
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posted April 06, 2011 08:25 PM
Good luck, Tom!
Did you do a leakdown on yr bike?
sure wish i was loading up right now.
i'll see you there in the fall.
Karl
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posted April 06, 2011 09:54 PM
Less than 2%
I guess it was both the crappy air and head winds that made us look bad in Texas.
I hope we get a better crowd at this event. I suspect the one day format may hurt them.
I'll try and post results as soon as something exciting happens.
C'ya,
Tom
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posted April 07, 2011 04:38 AM
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posted April 07, 2011 06:46 PM
Good luck Tom and tell that wife of yours that I said hi and I missed her in Texas. I hate missing the event but thats ok this time being it is only one day. Go fast and keep the rubber side down. Keep us posted please.
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posted April 07, 2011 08:19 PM
Good luck Tom!!!!!!
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posted April 08, 2011 03:53 AM
Good luck.
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posted April 08, 2011 08:17 AM
 Edited By: entropy on 8 Apr 2011 16:22
wind forecast keeps improving, if they run from the south it may be OK
BUT Mojave wind is famously fickle.
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posted April 10, 2011 08:56 AM
Any news from the front?
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posted April 10, 2011 11:32 AM
Noonan crashes with full aero turbo Busa. HE IS OK. LSL
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posted April 11, 2011 08:36 PM
Mojave update
I just walked in the door.
I broke 200!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ran, in order, 197.0, 196.9, leaned the bike way out, 201.2 and 200.0, leaned the bike out some more but got bumped by some media guy for my fifth run.
All motor
The wind was never in our favor. Temps were great. Big crowd, mostly cars.
Word I get is Noonan has a broken hand and foot and a BUNCH of rash, but that is only what I was told at the track.
The first vehicle down the track was a zx14. He totally missed the finish line at the mile, along with the flag at the first turn off and ran off of the end of the runway and into the fence. He wasn't hurt.
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posted April 11, 2011 09:32 PM
Tom,
thanks for the update,
CONGRATS on the 200+!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
which way did they run the track?
Karl
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Ozonkiller
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posted April 11, 2011 09:50 PM
Thanks Karl.
Tried to call you back last night but didn't leave a message.
Same direction as last time, NW to SE The weather called for winds out of the west, hell the weather channel even said the wind was coming out of the west, despite the wind blowing right up the track from the SE. It wasn't too bad tho'. The winds on Sat. were insane. 25-35 mph straight down the track. If I could've run on Sat., who knows?
Temps were great. Sunny and best of all, Karen was there. She's my mojo ya' know.
I think I learned something about Texas, while at Mojave. It used to be, on my 14, a few points on the power commander would make a noticeable difference, but apparently with the bigger injectors, along with the E85 perhaps, I have to get more aggressive with the changes.
I'm sure that I was stupid rich in Texas.
As soon as I leaned it out, that "crack" in the exhaust note started to come back and I picked up 4mph!!... and I was still rich.
Anyway, I'm a really happy guy and the monkey's off my back.
Thanks,
Tom
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posted April 12, 2011 01:10 AM
-1 for the weather channel, +1 for Accuweather  ,
they predicted variable but generally SE wind on Sun.
I'm glad yr motor wasn't hurt at Texas, mine was; post race leakdown = 50-50-50-80%; seats apparently went South. Oh well, Texas in May is coming up fast!
With any luck, they'll set the new track up to run with the wind.
Bring Karen and yr 14 to the May event!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BTW: do you know where on the track Noonan ate it???
for some stupid reason folks are being silent/confused on what happened.
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posted April 12, 2011 05:05 AM
WTFG Ozon, lean is mean, especially on E85!!
Glad JN is OK, but yeah I think the details will be 'stuff of legend' by design. Wasn't he going 400 or something?
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posted April 12, 2011 06:01 AM
Yep, glad to hear Noonan is somewhat ok. Sure was a slick looking bike. I heard from a cousin's, brother's uncle, who's cat saw it........................ that the front washed out. Anybody hear anything? Was it on the run or in shut down?
Hope Insurance company does not come down hard on Mojave like they did to Texas.
Big Congrats Ozonkiller!
How did other bike do?
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posted April 12, 2011 07:16 AM
John's bike slid thru the traps at around 60. John was picked up before the traps.
Rumors of 300+ speeds came from readings from his onboard GPS. Those numbers probably were generated during the get off. I've seen similar results from dirt bike riding buddies and their 150 mph crashes.
No doubt he was on track for sme big mph stuff tho' as his first "shake down" run was 226.
Other than John and I, the word I got was that we were the only 200 bikes out there. I can't say for sure cause I was in line all day and didn't get to watch much.
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posted April 12, 2011 08:23 AM
I heard it was a big showing, and the lines/wait time kind of long?
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posted April 12, 2011 09:03 AM
Thanks for info Ozon.
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posted April 12, 2011 02:56 PM
quote:
Thanks for info Ozon.
+1
first facts we've heard of john's get off.
The fukken drama that is surrounding that mishap is enough to make make me puke.
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posted April 12, 2011 05:39 PM
LOL, no doubt about that.........everyone on SH.org is going ballistic over the littlest things! What happened to real men?
I am interested in hearing about aerodynamics of the body work, center of gravity, frontal area, crosswinds, ground clearance,.............ect. Not useless wrangling! There are fellas in the know, but I guess that's tight lipped info!
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posted April 12, 2011 09:33 PM
Talked to Mike Hutton who talked to John Newnon today. John's doing OK, but is hating life right now. The thinking is that the front end started to push???
Makes me wonder if the aerodynamics caused the front to start to lift.
Hopefully we'll hear from John and get the story straight from da' man his self.
Tom
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posted April 13, 2011 08:11 AM
Very interesting. I have heard there are often times crazy winds with bizzare gusts at times. Karl would be able to comment more about this, true, false, maybe, rare, prevelent..........
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posted April 13, 2011 12:49 PM
The wind that day was pretty steady and straight up the track but I suspect that it wouldn't take much to upset that billboard at thos kind of speeds
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posted April 25, 2011 11:33 AM
Glad he is okay!
Congrats Ozonekiller!
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