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Shopping list for 2013 track season

sempre1 said:
Yeah for sure i'll be seeing you at bogie, expect mine they're all at Bogie's ....what can i say...i love that track!;-)
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Merry Christmas to us! I also bought the pit shirt and got about a dozen bogie and a couple of mosport thrown in.

Now someone arrange for some snow to play in to pass the time til then!
 
meme said:
Merry Christmas to us! I also bought the pit shirt and got about a dozen bogie and a couple of mosport thrown in.

Now someone arrange for some snow to play in to pass the time til then!
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Ahah actually i play a lot with the snow because i work for the City of Oshawa and i plow all winter long! lol
Anyways my shopping list for this winter is to change the colors with a brand new paint job on the fairings and add all new decals. Why not start fresh for the new year.;-)
 
meme said:
Merry Christmas to us! I also bought the pit shirt and got about a dozen bogie and a couple of mosport thrown in.

Now someone arrange for some snow to play in to pass the time til then!
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Nice. I only got one day at Mosport so far, and on the waiting list for the other. Looks like ill get about 6 days at 'bogie as well ..

The rest of my track time will be in the US for next year. Ill be hitting up Jennings, NY safety track, NJMP, VIR and Mid Ohio.
 
how quick does bogie sell out for the year? I'm debating booking 2 days there, but its a tough call between booking time off work for race weekends or for track days at awesomer tracks. Decisions....
 
FriendlyFoe said:
how quick does bogie sell out for the year? I'm debating booking 2 days there, but its a tough call between booking time off work for race weekends or for track days at awesomer tracks. Decisions....
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Last year i waited 2 weeks prior to book most days at 'bogie. Sure some weekends (long weekends) fill up faster ..
 
I only had trouble getting into a day late in the year - August / September. "Work days" were more easy to get on short notice.
 
I'll prolly book the DOCC weekends.But i'll have to fit the CMA trials in there somewhere(shopping for a trials bike right now).This will be interesting.I may be in the "doghouse" next summer.
 
Arf! You and I both. Meh,thinking of installing central heating in there.....it gets chilly in the summer at mine! Lemme know if you do book the docc weekend Ric. Missed ya last year but still had a blast.
 
In my mind, Mosport is a distant grade from Calabogie. I'd put Laguna Seca, VIR and others before Mosport. What Mosport has is speed and elevation. Calabogie has speed, elevation, serious line options in several corners and a magic line for the best E.T. which is completely non-obvious to the standard rider. Not to mention, twice the corners per lap of Mosport. I like to do a little top end blast from time to time, but the enjoyment of motorcycling is mostly about the corners, which Calabogie delivers.
 
Shaman said:
In my mind, Mosport is a distant grade from Calabogie. I'd put Laguna Seca, VIR and others before Mosport. What Mosport has is speed and elevation. Calabogie has speed, elevation, serious line options in several corners and a magic line for the best E.T. which is completely non-obvious to the standard rider. Not to mention, twice the corners per lap of Mosport. I like to do a little top end blast from time to time, but the enjoyment of motorcycling is mostly about the corners, which Calabogie delivers.
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Oh well to each his own I suppose , to me Calabogie pales in comparison to Mosport. Mosport is obviously a way faster track and will definitely expose a riders weaknesses significantly more than on a smaller/slower track. In addition I don't care what anyone says, Calabogie is NOT a safe place to race motorcycles , the occasional trackday sure , but there are a few corners there that I absolutely cringe at with the placement of the armco and lack of runoff.
 
cdog said:
Oh well to each his own I suppose , to me Calabogie pales in comparison to Mosport. Mosport is obviously a way faster track and will definitely expose a riders weaknesses significantly more than on a smaller/slower track. In addition I don't care what anyone says, Calabogie is NOT a safe place to race motorcycles , the occasional trackday sure , but there are a few corners there that I absolutely cringe at with the placement of the armco and lack of runoff.
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+ 1 Gotta say I'm a mosport guy. Calabogie is flowing, ultra-technical, with lots of places to shed seconds, and twice as many to gain them. Fun, like a roller coaster. Mosport is ultra-fast, not too technical(at least at my currnet pace 1:33), with only one real place to make time, namely the exit of turn 5b. Any slower than 115 kph keeps me out of the 33's. Fun, like a runaway train.

Mosport corner 4 is worse than any corner at Bogie.

Calabogie rewards skill, smoothness, and grace. Mosport is all about power, aggression, and the size of your balls, Period.

My personal point of view is this, and dont ask me to explain it: Calabogie is tons of fun, but Mosport scares your soul!
 
Recidivist said:
+ 1 Gotta say I'm a mosport guy. Calabogie is flowing, ultra-technical, with lots of places to shed seconds, and twice as many to gain them. Fun, like a roller coaster. Mosport is ultra-fast, not too technical(at least at my currnet pace 1:33), with only one real place to make time, namely the exit of turn 5b. Any slower than 115 kph keeps me out of the 33's. Fun, like a runaway train.

Mosport corner 4 is worse than any corner at Bogie.

Calabogie rewards skill, smoothness, and grace. Mosport is all about power, aggression, and the size of your balls, Period.

My personal point of view is this, and dont ask me to explain it: Calabogie is tons of fun, but Mosport scares your soul!
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Well said.... if your looking for a fun day at the track , Calabogie , if your looking for an incredible adrenaline rush ,Mosport without a doubt!
 
Recidivist said:
My personal point of view is this, and dont ask me to explain it: Calabogie is tons of fun, but Mosport scares your soul!
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Can you explain ;-)
 
You're saying that corner 1, corner 5, corner 8, corner 15, corner 16 aren't big balls corners at Calabogie? Au contraire. Corner 1 is a blind, downhill, 230km/h+ corner for a fast rider, with a concrete wall on the inside (for cars) and a row of boulders 20 feet off the outside (for bikes). Corner 11 is a blind, downhill, off-camber top-of-third gear screamer into a 2nd gear hairpin that goes off-camber in a place that doesn't allow you to set up for 13 easily. Maybe you're just not pushing hard enough? Lord knows you have to be hard on the brakes at 'bogie a lot to be really quick and yeah 2 and 4 at Mosport will terrify you... but calling 'bogie "not as fast" is just bogus, I only get to 2nd gear (worth nearly 200km/h at redline, it should be mentioned) in one corner - 12. I'm in fifth or sixth through several corners and coming into several of them at the top of 5th or 6th. Yeah, Mosport is as fast in most corners as the fastest of 'bogie but there's a mix of them there, because there's twice the number to work with!

I gotta disagree. I've been on more tracks than most people (as well as CTMP) and 'bogie is a top place. Not much room for runoff but the same is true of Mosport and lots of other circuits we ride in Canada. Go hard off 2, 4 or 8 and your life is severely threatened at CTMP.

Seriously, I'd say you were flat-out wrong if this wasn't just an subjective opinion. Objectively the fastest lap at 'bogie takes well less than twice as long as Mosport on a course with twice the corners, which should also be a hint for you.
 
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Shaman said:
You're saying that corner 1, corner 5, corner 8, corner 15, corner 16 aren't big balls corners at Calabogie? Au contraire. Corner 1 is a blind, downhill, 230km/h+ corner for a fast rider, with a concrete wall on the inside (for cars) and a row of boulders 20 feet off the outside (for bikes). Corner 11 is a blind, downhill, off-camber top-of-third gear screamer into a 2nd gear hairpin that goes off-camber in a place that doesn't allow you to set up for 13 easily. Maybe you're just not pushing hard enough? Lord knows you have to be hard on the brakes at 'bogie a lot to be really quick and yeah 2 and 4 at Mosport will terrify you... but calling 'bogie "not as fast" is just bogus, I only get to 2nd gear (worth nearly 200km/h at redline, it should be mentioned) in one corner - 12. I'm in fifth or sixth through several corners and coming into several of them at the top of 5th or 6th. Yeah, Mosport is as fast in most corners as the fastest of 'bogie but there's a mix of them there, because there's twice the number to work with!

I gotta disagree. I've been on more tracks than most people (as well as CTMP) and 'bogie is a top place. Not much room for runoff but the same is true of Mosport and lots of other circuits we ride in Canada. Go hard off 2, 4 or 8 and your life is severely threatened at CTMP.

Seriously, I'd say you were flat-out wrong if this wasn't just an subjective opinion. Objectively the fastest lap at 'bogie takes well less than twice as long as Mosport on a course with twice the corners, which should also be a hint for you.
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Corners 5 & 8 "big balls" corners, really? I hardly think so , 1 and 15 that's about it there. And I highly doubt you will find anyone , besides yourself, that would refute my claims as Mosport being a much faster track , look at the average lap times for the pros, there about 25km/h faster .... bogus you say? And if your capable of 200km/h at the top of second you sure as hell shouldnt be in fifth or sixth in any corner on that track , you wouldn't even need sixth on the straightaway at 'bogie on a 1000.
 
Its funny how every time someone wants to justify a corner or make a point they always say "you are not pushing hard enough or you are not fast enough" lolz
 
ZX600 said:
Its funny how every time someone wants to justify a corner or make a point they always say "you are not pushing hard enough or you are not fast enough" lolz
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Only someone who doesnt push hard enough or ride fast enough would say that :p
 
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