Nice vid, I like the editing. Would be nice if you had a fully forward facing camera too
What model is the front cam (looking back at you)? What was your best lap time that day (if you know)?
June 7th TMP, Roll call
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What model is the front cam (looking back at you)? What was your best lap time that day (if you know)?Through the corner coming onto the front straight you are not using all the track. You can start accelerating sooner and let the bike naturally run out closer to the wall.
Way early braking into corner 1. Should be more than one downshift, too. (edit - figured out why below) I prefer to blip the throttle to match revs to get the shift done quicker. Doesn't matter slipper clutch or not.
Take a tighter line through corner 1, stay tighter to the second apex (couldn't even see it on camera in the lap that I'm watching), and start accelerating sooner. You are almost not accelerating until straight up and down.
Infield corners had traffic. You can come tighter to some corner apexes, others were OK.
Slowing down too early coming up to the chicane. Next couple corners were OK aside from traffic. After the hairpin right, the next left can be taken as a big sweeper and REALLY fast.
Pulling in and out of the pits to get away from that traffic was a good move ...
edit: You're only getting up to 4th gear ... gearing is too tall, that's why only one downshift!
spot checked a lap time at around 1:26 ... my lap times are in the same range, but that's with 60 hp on a good day on a 24 year old bike ...
Keep working at it ...
Way early braking into corner 1. Should be more than one downshift, too. (edit - figured out why below) I prefer to blip the throttle to match revs to get the shift done quicker. Doesn't matter slipper clutch or not.
Take a tighter line through corner 1, stay tighter to the second apex (couldn't even see it on camera in the lap that I'm watching), and start accelerating sooner. You are almost not accelerating until straight up and down.
Infield corners had traffic. You can come tighter to some corner apexes, others were OK.
Slowing down too early coming up to the chicane. Next couple corners were OK aside from traffic. After the hairpin right, the next left can be taken as a big sweeper and REALLY fast.
Pulling in and out of the pits to get away from that traffic was a good move ...
edit: You're only getting up to 4th gear ... gearing is too tall, that's why only one downshift!
spot checked a lap time at around 1:26 ... my lap times are in the same range, but that's with 60 hp on a good day on a 24 year old bike ...
Keep working at it ...
LOL
I'm already running -2/+2!!!I get up to 4th on the front straight, drop it down to third for the side straight (I tickle the rev limiter on the side straight sometimes) then down to 2nd for the rest of the track. I can sometimes hit the rev limiter in 2nd between turn 6 and the chicane (when there isn't a huge spill in 6).
My 1:22 lap from that same day (post antifreeze/brake fluid spill in 6):
[video=youtube;zFV3zBN_5lo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFV3zBN_5lo[/video]
For some reason when there's traffic I screw up all my lines and braking points, etc. I think I must target fixate them in front of me and quit looking through the corners!
And turn 1, I tried to lean it harder to hold a tighter line to the second apex and I scraped my (stock) footpegs
That was at 51 degree lean angle. In that 1:22 vid above I hold 48 degrees through the corner. Even at 51 degrees I still got a ton of tire left, so I think I'ma need some rearsets if I'm going to lean it any more with my crappy body position!Thanks for all the info Brian. I printed it out so I can make a list of what to work on when I go back June 26th
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Was spectating on my 636
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Well 90% of the info here on this thread is accurate regarding thee initial crashed
And I didn't think it would escadate that quickly like fire where few people would be asking TMP for a refund now because of the mishap either from the rider or the inspection
There seemed to be people having good runs after but as stated above it was discussed to only give fifty percent throttle at the turn
And I didn't think it would escadate that quickly like fire where few people would be asking TMP for a refund now because of the mishap either from the rider or the inspection
There seemed to be people having good runs after but as stated above it was discussed to only give fifty percent throttle at the turn
Well taking that corner at lower speed would help prevent crashes. Right?
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A different line to avoid the coolant/oil, maybe. Slower speed? Not likely going to help. There were people taking it TURTLE slow in the first session after lunch/the brake fluid spill and still having scary moments. We pulled off the track and told the organizer how dangerous it was and that's when they went out and cleaned it up some more and let the cars run on it.
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Sounds more like a gtam group ride than a track day
So after lunch they had a second riders meeting to discuss how to safely avoid the problem, but they didn't try to clean it up over the lunch break? Do they not have concrete dust, or kitty litter, or something at TMP for cleaning up the drag strip?
...and good luck getting any sort of refund from TMP. There are lots of people who never got their money back from 8 years ago when they closed after selling pre-paid track days.
...and good luck getting any sort of refund from TMP. There are lots of people who never got their money back from 8 years ago when they closed after selling pre-paid track days.
It wasn't right after lunch (the second meeting). They did dump a ton of concrete dust down at lunch and they thought they had it cleaned up. After the first session after lunch they red flagged the track and tried to clean it up better, then let the cars run out on it. THAT'S when they had the second riders meeting.
Okay, so they have concrete dust, that's good. Do they have brooms? Dumping it on is step one... serious, WTF... I have never worked as a marshal or worked at a race track so maybe I'm not qualified to comment, but it really seems that I know more about cleaning up a mess that those people.
This is good though, it just reinforces my decision to avoid TMP.
This is good though, it just reinforces my decision to avoid TMP.
Judging by the plume of dust that came off the track when the cars drove over it, lap after lap, I would assume they don't have brooms. The organizer said "concrete dust isn't slippery, it's the crap underneath!"?
LOL... sound wisdom. 
It's normal for some dust to be stirred up even after concrete dust has been swept off the track (because you can't sweep it all off) but the statement that "concrete dust isn't slippery" is absurd. It sure is slippery, if there is too much of it.
