Video from my first tonys track day yesterday

[xrocket21]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflAffx0OYo

[idratherberidin]

Damn! I hope your alright! That wasn't at all what I was expecting.

Next time, change your display to metric and it'll seem like your going even faster...

[xrocket21]

Well, that was a warm up lap

[Paul_E_D]

Xrocket, meet T2. Damn, sorry to see that. It's surprising how quickly it happens, isn't it?

Were you able to ride some more?

[xrocket21]

and yea, I am pretty lost what happened.

I was taking it easy to warm the tires up, and it just started raining, but I feel like I was going SO SLOW.


On my ride home, I found out my rear tire was flat. I filled it, and it has already lost air. Now the question is, is it doing this because I went down, or was it doing it before?


Before my run, I adjusted my rear pressure to 30 psi.

Bike isnt too bad, left plastics have seen better days, but they werent perfect anyway.

clutch lever broke, and rearset is toast.

I bought a clutch lever onsite and put my passenger peg on the front and bent out my shift lever to limp it back home.

I'd like to know why my rear tire isn't holding air now though.

And that was my first time down after about 4 or 5 years of riding and about 10,000 miles :o

[xrocket21]

Xrocket, meet T2. Damn, sorry to see that. It's surprising how quickly it happens, isn't it?

Were you able to ride some more?

Well, I rode it home, but I was done with the track for the day. It was sooooo slick with the rain.

I can't believe how many people I told, "But I wasn't going that fast, it was a warm up...."


my neck is killing me today

edit: and "how quick it happens" is an understatement. It felt like I got spear tackled from my right side it went down so quick. It was right out of no where.

[brendanp]

Wow! What the hell happened? That sux man.

[Paul_E_D]

That spot on the track is notoriously slick when wet. the trick is to get your steering input done before you get to that patch, and I like to run as tight a line as I can to get inside that slick spot. Most people go outside of it, but then the nascar oval is slick as hell out there.

It takes quite a lot of laps to learn Loudon in the wet. Don't beat yourself up over it.

[xrocket21]

Wow! What the hell happened? That sux man.

I don't really know

43 mph through T2 isn't exactly pushing it

[xrocket21]

That spot on the track is notoriously slick when wet. the trick is to get your steering input done before you get to that patch, and I like to run as tight a line as I can to get inside that slick spot. Most people go outside of it, but then the nascar oval is slick as hell out there.

It takes quite a lot of laps to learn Loudon in the wet. Don't beat yourself up over it.

Thanks man, I took it pretty well, it wasnt all that scary. The safety equipment did its job. I just would feel better if it wasnt a warm up lap. Im just frustrated cause I was purposefully taking it easy, thats the only thing thats really bothering me at this point. I think I'd feel better if I was pushing it and went down. Heh, oh well.

Im gonna order some new rearsets, mine were stock, so this is agood excuse to get some!

[Paul_E_D]

FWIW I've seen people fall at that pace in T3 in the dry. Traction is not a given and a few little mistakes in the right sequence can overcome it even at a modest pace.

[xrocket21]

FWIW I've seen people fall at that pace in T3 in the dry. Traction is not a given and a few little mistakes in the right sequence can overcome it even at a modest pace.

It was weird, and took me by suprise!

[union]

Turn 2 is a slick one especially when it gets wet. Ive had my share of moments through there in the rain.

Taking it easy doesnt mean youre going to make it. Just ask Jeff Wood. Broke a few bones there in June letting someone one by for a qualifying lap.

[xrocket21]

yeah, I guess.

I wish I knew you guys better, now is the perfect moment for, "I WENT DOWN LIKE XXXX'S GIRLFRIEND ON PROM NIGHT!"


heh

[brendanp]

I've actually felt my rear tire spin up on that turn when it was dry.

[TTD]

The only thing I can see as possibly wrong is how much the bars turned when you fell.

That might indicate that you were doing some fairly heavy bar inputs at that moment?

This is the thing I struggle with the most... and work on the most.... when I'm riding.

My goal is to barely feel the handgrips. Wrap your right hand around two or three fingers of the other hand. Squeeze tight and then release... do this several times until you can feel the difference. You'll also feel the difference in the entire right arm when you're relaxed.

My goal is to relax my entire upper body, from my shoulders all the way to my hands. When I'm riding however, I sometimes miss the fact that I'm a little tense in my arms and shoulders.. but I can always tell when I'm gripping the bars tightly... and that is my cue to relax.

[SoxPrincess83]

I did the same thing in Turn 3, it's really tricky riding in the rain. There were certainly enough people going down yesterday to prove it!

[Sheppo]

I did the same thing in Turn 3, it's really tricky riding in the rain. There were certainly enough people going down yesterday to prove it!

You Ok Jill? I still have your lamps

[SoxPrincess83]

You Ok Jill? I still have your lamps

I'm ok, thanks Sheppo! And it was a little on the morbidly entertaining side to watch my bike slam into the NASCAR tires. I only broke the brake lever and scraped the bike a bit, but I was able to fix it and get back out there. I called it a day a little early though, because I almost wiped out again in Turn 6. Anywayz, I'll be at Motorcycle Night Tuesday, or I can stop by BMS at some point next week.

[TTD]

I did the same thing in Turn 3, it's really tricky riding in the rain. There were certainly enough people going down yesterday to prove it!

I agree completely that riding in the rain is tricky.

I believe the toughest thing about yesterday was the varying conditions. If it was wet all day, then I think people would have been better able to judge conditions.

Unfortunately, a couple of sessions started dry, and had rain start... that's when we usually get the most crashes.

[JRide]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iflAffx0OYo

That sucks man. I didn't realize you were on NESR. I came over to talk to you as you were finishing up getting the RC back together. I was corner working T3 when you went down so I didn't get to see what happened first hand. Glad you are ok and were able to ride the bike home.

I did the same thing in Turn 3, it's really tricky riding in the rain. There were certainly enough people going down yesterday to prove it!

Another NESR member I met yesterday but had no idea. I was the guy who pushed your bike back through the gate. Glad you came out your crash ok. T3 was a pretty busy area yesterday.

[HIGHONSTRESS]

glad your alright, you'll shake this off in no time.

Watching the video, i can't believe the bike stepped out so badly like that when you were being fairly smooth and taking it easy.

[jwm2k3]

I came SOOOOO close to losing it coming out of 2 yesterday. The rear spun up, bike goes sideways, I plant my left foot on the pavement and by some act of god, save it.....That was enough for me....Packed it up and went home in one piece, which was my goal since my last track day I wadded it up in turn 3 in the complete dry...

[xrocket21]

That sucks man. I didn't realize you were on NESR. I came over to talk to you as you were finishing up getting the RC back together. I was corner working T3 when you went down so I didn't get to see what happened first hand. Glad you are ok and were able to ride the bike home.
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ahhh, nice to meet you, I appreciate the good advice

[xrocket21]

glad your alright, you'll shake this off in no time.

Watching the video, i can't believe the bike stepped out so badly like that when you were being fairly smooth and taking it easy.

Oh yeah, its shaken off. Didnt really bother me. Just kept think, wtf was that?????



And now my rear tire wont hold air????? wtf is that all about

it went flat on me



on the way home




in the rain



after crashing






it was a long day