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that's it in a nutshell
seriously, got up there mid afternoon Friday, unloaded and prepped. Got at it early saturday morning and was feeling great in second practice...like it was gonna be a good day. then the motor popped.
I relegated myself to pit bitch and threw in a hand where I could. Everybody did great and I'm glad I stuck around to see it
New motor is sourced already....will likely take myself out of the classic to recoup some of my budgeted race funds and give myself enough time to get the bike rebuilt properly (with race kit valve springs, upgraded hoses, etc). I had also ordered a bazzaz race computer and quick shifter plus a quick turn throttle.
After the repairs I'll be spending probably the better part of a day with John @ dyno solutions to get her back to peak and stable performance. the goal will be to set the engine and computer up so that I ring it out safely without blowing it up. a combination of tuning, lowering the rev limiter and the quick shifter will go miles to achieving this.
Thanks to everybody who dropped what they were doing to assess the damage and see if it were possible to get back out there. Sucks I couldn't be out there dicing it up but these things happen and I will get past it