posted December 14, 2003 01:16 PM
Ping extreemlean ????? what say you about the zx-10???? h.p. , weight, taste like chicken? say something man.... the silence is killing me.......
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posted December 19, 2003 03:55 PM
zeta.......i was stuck back at the ranch.....I'm too important to be messin with that stuff......." YEEEAAHHH Right.......NOT!!"
I was abusing new product......your right....you caught me......I ride at night so no one can see what I'm on.....fast as fast can be, you'll never catch me...LMAO
posted December 23, 2003 12:07 PM
Xtremelean, another question. This one should not violate any classified info status or jeopardize your employment at "Area 51". At least, I wouldn't think it would be an issue. One of the reviews said the ZX10 was good for 105 in first. The latest from Motorcycledaily says first gear is good for 80. If you could look into a crystal ball and see the speedo on the ZX10 when it is wound out in first gear, which figure would you be likely to see? I think my R1 would be about 70.
posted December 23, 2003 11:07 PM
u mean to say it's even taller than the 12's first gear?!? that's ludicrous. i already with the 12 had a lower (higher?) first gear. it's a bit of a pain in city driving
posted December 25, 2003 04:43 PM
Maybe all of the riders will be buying sprockets. I am not obsessed with top end speed anyway. When I read that 1st was good for 105 mph, I was thinking that I could propbably use first gear on many of the turns at Texas World Speedway on Track days..
posted December 26, 2003 07:02 PM
http://www.texasworldspeedway.com/tracks.htm
I am sure you will have to copy and paste since I can't figure out how to list a link correctly on this fourm. There are a lot of possible layouts, but we always run the 2.9 mile road course. Turn 1 is the left off of the oval. Turn 2 is the second part of the left turn. Both are pretty high speed. Turn 3 is the first right. Under 100mph. Turn 4 is the second right. Also, under 100 mph. Turn 5 is a left that is pretty fast. Turn 6 goes onto the back straight and I am under 100 through it. Turn 7 is a deceptively fast turn at the end of the back straight. Turn 8, left and turn 9 right are both under 100 mph. The exit of 9 is the most dangerous part of this track with the wall for the back straight of the oval on the outside of the turn at the exit and it is also downhill coming out of 9. Turn 10 is the "horseshoe turn and the slowest turn on the course. 11 goes back to the left. It is under 100 mph also. The fast guys tell me that they take the left hand turn 12 at 120 mph???. I don't know about that, I am taking it about 85-90. It's funny. They do pull away from me there but it doesn't seem like they are going 30 mph faster than I am. Then there is the chicane which is made up of turns 13, 14 and 15. Definitely under 100 mph and then onto the front straight. I have seen 160 on the straight on my R1. Really a pretty fun track. And pretty safe for bikes. The fast guys are running laps in the 1:50 range. Actually, I probably will not use 1st in most of the turns even though it might be possible for the ZX10. I really am not looking for an opportunity to spin up the rear. I will try to use a taller gear if I can and keep it hooked up. Back in the old days when I was flat tracking I found this worked good unless you broke it loose in the taller gear. If you did, it was much more demanding to keep the bike under you in the taller gear. A slide seems to be more gradual and easier to catch in the lower gears at the same speed.
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posted December 26, 2003 07:18 PM
I see this track was built in '69. If I remember right, it was almost tore down in the intervening years....
What the track builders did was draw a circle around three of the biggest markets, then stick the track in the middle of them. They expected to draw a large crowd for their inaugural NASCAR event.
However, they didn't count on the weather, which rained like crazy. In addition to cancelling the race, it turned the parking lot into a mudbog special. There were literally thousands of cars stuck in the mud. The track never hosted another NASCAR event, fell into disrepair (weeds growing through the asphalt) and was headed for the wrecking ball after passing through various owners. Nice to see that it's been turned around and is hosting events!
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posted December 26, 2003 07:21 PM
Another point of interest. I really like the roadcourse. There's nothing there that can't be done at Daytona as well!
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posted December 26, 2003 08:31 PM
Very good Swift. And thanks for the assist XL.
I raced SCCA (FF. SP2000, DSR, GT1) in the early eighties and there seemed to be stories continually circulating that Texas World was going to be torn down at any minute. It was our main track. During that time frame we ran the 3.0 mile road course. I like the 2.9 mile layout much better. Back then, there were cracks in the paving on the banking large enough to swallow a large traffic cone. The all time track record for the 3.0 mile road course was set by a Porsche 917-30, if my memory serves me correctly. And for a long time, TWS held the record for the single fastest (mph) lap for any closed course on the oval. Instead of being close to several large markets, it always seemed to be too far from any market to get enough spectators. Now, people will drive from all over the state to go to Dallas to see the NASCAR races at that track. Timing is everything.... Currently, the track surface is in very good shape and I always enjoy riding TWS. I hope it is around for many years to come. Just think of the riders (like Colin Edwards and many others) who have honed their skills at TWS. Few tracks can match the number of US and World Champions who have raced there during their formative years.
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