posted August 08, 2008 01:39 PM
1st Trackday Well, yesterday i skipped work and spent the day at pacific raceways doing the Mike Sullivan roadracing school that my g/f got me for my birthday. It was totally awesome and i think i now have one more addiction to add to the list. Next thing is to get a cheap track bike i can beat the crap out of.
the school was great, i learned a lot and turns that i was taking at 45 mph at the beginning of the day were more like 75-80 by the end of the day. I was pretty impressed with the way the 14 handled itself in the turns for such a big beast.
Here's a few pics, these were all taken by my girlfriend either in the pit area or on the front straightaway. There was a guy there roaming around to different corners taking pics and he said he would email me some, so hopefully i will have some better ones soon.
Airing down tires to 30 psi
Following instructor through "turn 1", which is made of cones
Getting onto the front straight on the first lap of the day. 1/4 mile later someone tried to pass me and drove right into the side of me. Just shoulder to shoulder contact. No person or bike got hurt, but it was an interesting way to start the day. When we were back in the pits he came and found me and apologized.
During the first track session my suspension felt very mushy. Got it tuned it and it felt like a whole new bike.
Picture of the tire after the second track session. This one is for sticks, i know you like tire pictures.
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Short video. I didn't see a "posting videos for dummies", so hopefully i did it right.
posted August 08, 2008 01:45 PM
i guess it didnt work. Can anyone tell me how to insrert a video?
thanks
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posted August 08, 2008 01:56 PM
Wow those are GREAT pics! Track days and track schools are the best!
The video may be easier to post if you upload it to youtube and copy the embed code
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