Need a go pro mounted to see a riders face and record it going into t4 wfo the first time.Aaaaaahhhh!!!
Kitchener/Waterloo area, c u next trackday riders thread!
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Looking forward to it!
Or the first time your tire lifts on the back straight while going full-out in 6th gear. There may have been a little poo....
BigEvilDoer
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*NO* need for video of the hind quarters of your suit.
Have no issues with the rear lifting and dancing around - haven't had a slipper clutch EVER.
Will be amazing to experience the track for the first time though.
Dropping off a suit for a zipper replacement sometime this week.
I was talking about the front lifting after the rise about 2/3’s of the way up the back straight. I would have never guessed an R6 could lift the front in 6th gear....
Temptation is a great corner! It just takes more than one weekend to figure it out. Which is a bit odd because there are several good lines. Have fun at CTMP.
BigEvilDoer
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Thanks for the well wishing...
BUT, Temptation is awkward and hard for me to figure out. My history at 4a in Shannonville has messed up pretty much all of my left turns. Add the complexity of Temptation, and it's a solid "Nope Nope Nope."
Eesh.
If you run on the white line on the throttle side of the track, you can get the whole bike in the air. Almost like it was before it was ground down to stop cars from flipping.
BigEvilDoer
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Katatonic, Smergy and I dragged our collective @sses to Grand Bend yesterday and had an absolute riot.
Was my first day on track since August 2019, and on a new-to-me GSX-r750.
Took a while to get used to the completely different riding position, and still have a long ways to go before I'm completely comfortable.
Ended up riding in Yellow group with Katatonic, and that was definitely the correct group choice.
Ran the Bridgestone RS-10's, and have nothing but good things to say about them.
Was my first day on track since August 2019, and on a new-to-me GSX-r750.
Took a while to get used to the completely different riding position, and still have a long ways to go before I'm completely comfortable.
Ended up riding in Yellow group with Katatonic, and that was definitely the correct group choice.
Ran the Bridgestone RS-10's, and have nothing but good things to say about them.
BigEvilDoer
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Anyone doing the OSR (Ontario Sport Riders - based out of London) track days this summer?
Booked the one in June and another in July... Considering the May one, but that will be a short notice sign up I think...
Booked the one in June and another in July... Considering the May one, but that will be a short notice sign up I think...
BigEvilDoer
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Hence it will be short notice on going….
I try to get out to Calabogie about once a month and then if I’ve got time I’ll do a CTMP and/or Grand Bend.
I think most people here do their own, either with spoons, No-Mar or pneumatic machine.
Half of the time, during the season, my tires are changed at Calabogie. The rest are done at home.
I ride Calabogie mostly these days. Last year and this year it's the only track I've gone to.
I ride Calabogie mostly these days. Last year and this year it's the only track I've gone to.
BigEvilDoer
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Did you ever get that pneumatic machine you were thinking about?
I’ve got keys to my buddy’s shop down the road now so it’s kind of a moot point. I figure, why drop the coin on a new machine when I’ve got access to one 20 seconds away from work.
