Learning2race
Expert Class
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posted June 09, 2008 06:23 AM
New 1/4 mile record!
While I may never get down to the low et's some of the people on here are attaining, I think I may have set a record that may stand for awhile. This past Friday, I managed to hot-lap 37 passes in 3 hours!!!! I averaged a run every 4 minutes (excluding having to leave the track once to go get more gas).
It had rained for 3 days straight previous to the street-legal event and I gambled that the weather would improve. I lucked out and the event was run - only me and about 8-10 cars showed up.
Outcome - personal best of a 10.0 at 140mph and one blown clutch! I felt it slipping but made another 3 - 4 passes anyway then limped it home. With just over 11,000 kms on the clutch before this torture test, I'm suprised the clutch lasted as long as it did that night!
I've got an 8 hour "test and tune" session booked for this coming Friday with stret-legal racing afterwards - maybe an opportunity for more! Time for some sponsors to step up - I'm not the fastest bike around, but you definitely get your advertizing dollar maximized when I'm at the track!!
  
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bigdtd
Needs a job
Interceptors
Posts: 4209
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posted June 09, 2008 05:46 PM
you get the tenacity award, your 14 gets the longevity award
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2006 Black ZX-14,6 inches over,16/42, flies out,BMC Street Filter,Brock's Street Meg,Brock's Radial Mount Strap,PClll with Race map,Dynojet LCD w/Techmount, ZX-14 fender eliminator,Pilot Power2CTs,Speedohealer,Pazzo Levers,Cox Radiator Guard, Garmin Nuvi 265WT
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ninja14
Pro
Posts: 1136
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posted June 10, 2008 08:56 AM
The 14 clutch is very durable, but has a limit......ya found it 
Almost 20miles..........down the track and back............
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2006 Turbo ZX-14.
2005 V-max 20th Anniv.
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KikonZX14
Pro
Novice
Posts: 1813
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posted June 10, 2008 10:42 AM
quote:
you get the tenacity award, your 14 gets the longevity award
+1 
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Feel the need for SPEED2007 ZX-14 Black with Red Flames (Helibars, Sliders, Yoshimura TRC Ti 4-2 Slip Ons, Fender Eliminator, Zero Gravity SR Windscreen, Custom Heel Guards , Speedohealer V4, Pazzo Levers -soon to come: Flies out / PCV w/A/T kit and later 16T sprocket)1990 Honda Steed (Japan model same as Shadow)1993 Kawasaki Vulcan EN 500 (gone as I trade it in for the ZX-14)Santiago, Chile, South America
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