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Got at the track on Th evening and stayed at Red Roof Inn.
Track day Friday with Penguin was great, but my bike was acting up… Toward the end of Friday I changed my rear tire (which was almost down to the carcass). My goal for this weekend was to keep up with the AM group.
Sat morning: I went out in Practice 1, changed my shifter from STD to GP and I could not get used to it. Between session, I changed it back to standard and went back out … Sat morning Practice 2 was great, but I was slow (comparing to the AM) … so slow that I did not pass even 1 bike in the whole session.
Sat Race 2: GTL
Outlap: 1.32.0
Best Lap: 1.26.4
Josh gave some great pointers regarding GTL strategy and I applied them. Ended up 6 out of 10, warmed up and pretty excited about GTL. This is the type of race that I think every racer should do for the beginning of the racing weekend; it puts a good pace on the rest of the day. I was pleased with the results, pushing my break markers more and was very happy I finished it, thought got lapped twice by the EX.
Sat Race 9: AM LWSB
Outlap: 1.29.6
Best Lap: 1.25.4
This was a great race. I got a great start and was behind #817(Lorna). I caught up to her in the 3rd lap and tried to pass her in T3 but she slowed down so much that I almost rear ended her and killed my drive. Next lap I was decided to pass her in T3 and I adjusted my drive in order to come out of T3 with a better drive than her. Did that, passed her in T4 and then she got me on the inside of T6 on the breaks … In order to do that she had to get out of the bowl wide and with almost no drive and I came back , passed her out if T7-T8. I got a weird like entering T9 (due to the pass) and Lorna got me on the inside of T9. She freaking gave me a heart attack coz I did not expect that and had to break in the transition between T9-T10 in order for her not to take out my front tire / me to tap / rear end her … 1-2 laps later we had a red flag and ended up 7 out of 11.
It was a great race, and I learned lots the differences between racing with NOV and AM. I managed a below 1.30 outlap and a PB of 1.25.4
Sunday morning: I skipped practice 1 and went for practice 2 and did only 2-3 laps to warm up.
Sunday Race 1: AM Supertwins
Outlap: 1.31.9
Best Lap: 1.27.8
I doubt I will do this race again unless I have an 848/ Panigale. I eneded up the last one and was getting frustrated that I could not even keep up with the Ducs or Savas.
Sunday Race 4: The Luxatio Erecta
I wanted to finish in the middle of the pack in this race. Since I started riding motorcycles (spring of 2009) none of my bike had never ever been down, not even on the driveway. This race put an end to this and I had my 1st ever crash, which was 100% my fault. Got a decent start, was behind Brian #345. After the outlap in the 2nd lap I was catching up to him and went hot in T6, hot in T9 and was closing on him. Noticed his bike had a lower drive then mine out of T4 and on straight line. Went very hot in T11 … and disaster happened… could not take the turn and decided to go on the grass out of T11. I used the rear brake on the grass to slow me down (and it did) but right before I got back on the nascar oval my bike started to fishtail … once on the oval it high sided me and I landed on the belly; banged my helmet a little but stood up right away and did not lose consciousness . I was aware I was outside the racing line and wanted to go and get the bike .. but something was very wrong with my right arm .. got it dislocated. Ambulance took me to the ER in concord in less than 30 mins and they drugged me out pretty good and put it back. Apparently what I had was a very rare type of shoulder dislocation (luxation eracta – not a joke!). My arm bone was sitting on my scapula. I’d like to thank to the medical stuff (will bring you coffee and lunch in LRRS#7), to my gf who took care of me and had to heard me flirting with the nurses when I was all drugged up, to Scotty Greenwood who helped me put the bike on the trailer, to Serban, Brian, Roland and all the corner workers and oficials that make sure that we are safe on the track. Thank you all.
Hope I will be all healed up by LRRS#7 and race but if not, I will still be there !
Dan
PS One of the AM riders accused me on Saturday morning of some reckless riding. Buddy, it was not me. There more than one red bike in the garages, make sure you get the right number before you try to jump someone. My bike has on the undertail #110 and I also have #110 on my helmet.