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posted April 03, 2003 11:27 PM
 Edited By: wannabe on 4 Apr 2003 01:36
Picture of TFA on the strip....
This was taken at the first NMRA race of the season in Palmdale, CA. This is the first time I've seen myself in action. Man, I really gotta work on my tuck. The bike has to work hard enough hauling my fat ass down the track without me acting like a big parachute too.
  
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posted April 04, 2003 01:04 AM
wanna be,
Try and get that red x transmuted into a pic, TFA central wants to see action photos of TFA members!!!!!!
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posted April 04, 2003 01:36 AM
How about now???
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posted April 04, 2003 04:20 AM
ALLRIGHT!!!!!!
looking good, Mr Wannabe, TFA-West!!!!
What tire pressure are you running????
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posted April 04, 2003 05:11 AM
Get those wheelie bars off! Thats a streetbike...lol 
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posted April 04, 2003 08:42 AM
Entropy, I think I was runnin 11psi in that shot. The whole day, I drifted anywhere from 10psi to 12psi looking for a sweet spot that didn't exist at this track. I either totally spun off the line or hooked up and bogged. There was no in between there for me.
Turbo, I know it's a streetbike, but I'm a total wuss when the front wheel comes off the ground. I needed all the help I could get.
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posted April 04, 2003 06:19 PM
Photo website:
www.reflectionsof.photoreflect.com
He just put the pictures up from the NMRA race...
I'm in photo #20 . . . ( I'm pretty close to TFA ! )
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posted April 04, 2003 11:42 PM
This is the picture that Red wants you to see. In this one he's slipping the clutch nicely and getting a good launch.
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posted April 04, 2003 11:44 PM
Unfortunately for Red, this is what he did the rest of the time.... (I'm jealous, Red. I want a fat wheelie picture of me too.)
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posted April 04, 2003 11:52 PM
YOU GUYS ARE HAVING WAY TO MUCH FUN.
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posted April 04, 2003 11:59 PM
cool photos!
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posted April 05, 2003 02:36 PM
Mr. Wannabe looking at that photo makes me think you WANNABE IN FRONT OF ME!!! "NOT GOING TO HAPPEN"!!! HAHAHAHAH. Just kidding with ya. Damon
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posted April 05, 2003 04:33 PM
Edited By: kcadby on 5 Apr 2003 16:36
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Man, I really gotta work on my tuck. The bike has to work hard enough hauling my fat ass down the track without me acting like a big parachute too.
Your chest should be ON the tank, pull those belbow in against the tank also...chin should be on the tank too (in your case...looks like the top tripple tree)
If you can see where your going??? yer NOT tucked in enough LOL
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posted April 05, 2003 04:51 PM
There are taller windscreens available!
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posted April 05, 2003 06:23 PM
Edited By: wannabe on 5 Apr 2003 18:24
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Mr. Wannabe looking at that photo makes me think you WANNABE IN FRONT OF ME!!! "NOT GOING TO HAPPEN"!!! HAHAHAHAH. Just kidding with ya. Damon
D-money! Just wait til we get to Vegas. It's gonna be a lot closer when we race on a track that has some traction.
This is Damon (n2zx12mph) launching his pimp ZX-12 at the same race. I think he's at least 50 lbs lighter than me. He can be an honorary member of TFA if he wants.
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posted April 05, 2003 06:24 PM
...but it looks like Damon's tuck is about as good as mine.
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posted April 06, 2003 01:22 AM
uh-oh.... Damon's about to loose his trunk lid... 
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posted April 06, 2003 07:15 PM
Thanks for the pictures there wannabe.... And yes you need to tuck a bunch more...hahahahaha
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posted April 07, 2003 02:06 PM
Good pics!!
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posted April 07, 2003 08:43 PM
Edited By: RedBull on 22 Apr 2003 17:14
Your right !
We do need to tuck . . .
Thanks for the pics Aris !
When I lift my leg to go into 2nd gear, my Fat A$$ settles rearward . . .
We need to outlaw the air shifter in this 60" heads up class,
it gives Mike Burkhart a major advantage over the rest of us foot shifters.
Thanks for the launch tips guys, however she was still on a slick,
and she wanted to climb up the rear wheel & spit me off !
Augustine Herera is hooking me up with one of those 18" Yokahama's . . .
I hope that it will work for me in Fallon, Nevada. And I'll lean her out too !
I hope to see more of you guys racing with us out here in the west . . .
It was really nice to finally race with team PINOY from the far east Pacific !
Are you sure that you want to race NHRA instead of all the motorcycles ?
See you at the track ! ! !
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posted April 07, 2003 11:04 PM
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Are you sure that you want to race NHRA instead of all the motorcycles ?
Yup, I'm sure. I am freakin' determined to win me that damn Wally trophy. That trophy is my only goal right now. I haven't been able to get it out of my mind since the Div 7 race at Firebird.
It will be mine.... Oh yes, it will be mine...
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posted April 09, 2003 06:38 PM
Nice wheelie "Las Vegas Extreme"...uh I mean Red!!
Quit sniveling about the airshifter, he was running at 55 inches too!! 
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posted April 09, 2003 08:21 PM
Edited By: RedBull on 24 Apr 2003 21:47
So hook me up, do I need to go with an air shifter ?
Do you think that it will settle my 1 - 2 shift ?
I'm probably low on horsepower too. . .
Perhaps I need a tune up,
or a faster bike.
Busa or ZX12
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posted April 09, 2003 08:40 PM
RedBull, what kinda numbers you running the 11?
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posted April 09, 2003 08:45 PM
Welcome to Bikeland, camchain!! I see you followed Red over here from the NMRA forum.
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