MSRC May 18/19
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Geez man. You are good to go. Since it is getting warmer out, I would think that the tracks come in sooner so you won't be up to pace for many a session or two. I'm glad you were finally moved to level 2 and now have the confidence to ride level 2. Before you know it, you'll be level 3 knocking the socks off of miles
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Miles is a madman. I doubt that I will ever be a threat.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I used to have the same thoughts. I've been eagar to write a review which is odd, but several things happen this weekend that i want to remember and have down in writing:
I have been a nervous wreck this last month because of my first time in lvl 3. So much so that it has even rubbed off on friends and job...yes i know that is absolutely stupid. If i would have just listened i would have known that i was going to be fine.
The day started off good, i was passing people and not getting passed, but nearly every time i would come into the rattle snake the front end would push...so bad that when i pulled off to check things out the track marshal mentioned it to me. 2nd session the same thing. I could feel my confidence slowly fade and i wasn't running what i knew i could do. I was so worried that if it was happening in one corner that it would happen at a high speed corner. After some talk with a few good peeps we lowered the pressure on the front tire and i did my best to make smoother transistion. It fixed the problem!!! By this time it was past lunch and i was highly disappointed with myself.
I skipped a session and ran one session in lvl 2 with steven before i got back out(i was drained...and well talk more about that below). I went out to my last session with a fresh mind and well rested. I finally started pushing the bike the way i know i can. There was a guy who was faster than me, but i would catch up in two corners every time. I don't know who he was, but i learned sooo much from him. THe last session put me in a much better mood and i walked away happy.
Everytime i've went to the track i've stepped my game up greatly. At the end of the day i knew i was going to be going much much faster than i ever had. At the end of this track day(last session), i left with what i knew i could already do. I'm no where near hitting a wall, but there will be no more big improvements, it's all fine tuning now. Oddly i'm happy with that, because it tells me i am heading in the same direction that the "fast guys" have already been.
So overall i believe i got passed 8 times, once on the inside...it gives me a grin to think about it! I did a lot of passing and felt like i was where i needed to be to improve. I even got my first inside pass!!! Biggest lession from lvl 3, it absolutely drains every single ounce of energy you have.
tl;dr Tire issues drained confidence until last session, which i ran what i already knew i could & should be. Time to fine tune, this is what i've been waiting for.
I have been a nervous wreck this last month because of my first time in lvl 3. So much so that it has even rubbed off on friends and job...yes i know that is absolutely stupid. If i would have just listened i would have known that i was going to be fine.
The day started off good, i was passing people and not getting passed, but nearly every time i would come into the rattle snake the front end would push...so bad that when i pulled off to check things out the track marshal mentioned it to me. 2nd session the same thing. I could feel my confidence slowly fade and i wasn't running what i knew i could do. I was so worried that if it was happening in one corner that it would happen at a high speed corner. After some talk with a few good peeps we lowered the pressure on the front tire and i did my best to make smoother transistion. It fixed the problem!!! By this time it was past lunch and i was highly disappointed with myself.
I skipped a session and ran one session in lvl 2 with steven before i got back out(i was drained...and well talk more about that below). I went out to my last session with a fresh mind and well rested. I finally started pushing the bike the way i know i can. There was a guy who was faster than me, but i would catch up in two corners every time. I don't know who he was, but i learned sooo much from him. THe last session put me in a much better mood and i walked away happy.
Everytime i've went to the track i've stepped my game up greatly. At the end of the day i knew i was going to be going much much faster than i ever had. At the end of this track day(last session), i left with what i knew i could already do. I'm no where near hitting a wall, but there will be no more big improvements, it's all fine tuning now. Oddly i'm happy with that, because it tells me i am heading in the same direction that the "fast guys" have already been.
So overall i believe i got passed 8 times, once on the inside...it gives me a grin to think about it! I did a lot of passing and felt like i was where i needed to be to improve. I even got my first inside pass!!! Biggest lession from lvl 3, it absolutely drains every single ounce of energy you have.
tl;dr Tire issues drained confidence until last session, which i ran what i already knew i could & should be. Time to fine tune, this is what i've been waiting for.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I pushed once in rattlesnake, it sucked, there is a bad patch of pavement at the top of that hill. When I pushed the front on the 1,3 it was like a smooth slide, in rattlesnake it shook the bike like rumble strips with the front jumping out on every rumble. I had knee down when it did it, slowed down after that.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I shouldn't have let it affect me as much as it did, but if youre pushing there then what about the other corners!?! But the problem was fixed and I learned from it, what more could you ask for!
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Not sure if that's a question but.. I didn't have the issue in any other corners.milesmiles wrote:I shouldn't have let it affect me as much as it did, but if your pushing there then what about the other corners!?! But the problem was fixed and I learned from it, what more could you ask for!
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
No, that was a question I was asking myself. I was just waiting for it on all the other corners
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Sometimes you gotta draw the line, but that doesn't mean it can't be squiggly-miles
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Sometimes you gotta draw the line, but that doesn't mean it can't be squiggly-miles
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
oh I see what you mean, confidence sucker.milesmiles wrote:No, that was a question I was asking myself. I was just waiting for it on all the other corners
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I actually liked the pirellis I was running better
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Sometimes you gotta draw the line, but that doesn't mean it can't be squiggly-miles
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
The Supercorsas are fantastic tires, and are in a completely different league compared to Q2s. Glad you liked them and had a blast out there!milesmiles wrote:I actually liked the pirellis I was running better
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I'm considering the power one (cups?) but the profile of the tire has me concerned, I don't like the V shaped tires.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Miles, You were running lap times in the low 1:30s an average of 1:33
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Did you happen to get the time on the afternoon?
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
low 1:30s High 1:35 high. low 1:32, average 1:33 A.M. and P.M. very consistantmilesmiles wrote:Did you happen to get the time on the afternoon?
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
fixxervi6, sounds like you need to get that 250 out on the 1.3, I think you'll run just fine in Lvl 2 there.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I'm building the other 250 up specific for the 1.3. I need more track time on them tho, my braking points and everything was screwed all to hell.DarcShadow wrote:fixxervi6, sounds like you need to get that 250 out on the 1.3, I think you'll run just fine in Lvl 2 there.
I coasted into rattle snake so much it was annoying, used to braking WAY back there on the 750 so I'd brake in the same spot on the 250 but I was only doing like 85
I screwed up braking into rattlesnake, shifting coming out of wagon wheel (kept running out of revs early), downshifting into buzzards neck (hit ghost neutral 75% of the time) braking into tombstone (braking way too early).
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Pics are up
http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... llery=9341
I'm satisfied with the back shots like this, shows me my body alignment in relation to the bike. One of the things I wanted to really work on was cleaning up my foot work, I'm satisfied with the result.
http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... omFavs=yes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Does this bike make me look fat?
http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... llery=9341
I'm satisfied with the back shots like this, shows me my body alignment in relation to the bike. One of the things I wanted to really work on was cleaning up my foot work, I'm satisfied with the result.
http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... omFavs=yes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Does this bike make me look fat?
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
The bike doesn't.fixxervi6 wrote: http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... omFavs=yes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Does this bike make me look fat?
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Dat ass!
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
I remember now, There was this big guy on a Kawi 250. He was chasing this little girl on a GSXR 600. I think he was trying to flirt with her. He would get close in the turns and she would put a little distance from him in the straights. It looked like she was going to make him work for the hook up.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Do I look distracted?fixxervi6 wrote:Does this bike make me look fat?
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Looks like you're target fixating on Becky's ass. Not that there's anything wrong with that but you should probably try looking through the turn.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Benny, that may have been one of the funnier things that you've said.Dragonfly wrote:Looks like you're target fixating on Becky's ass. Not that there's anything wrong with that but you should probably try looking through the turn.
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Re: MSRC May 18/19
Striple wrote:The bike doesn't.fixxervi6 wrote: http://www.hart-photography.com/photoca ... omFavs=yes" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Does this bike make me look fat?
After looking at the pics I need to tighten my lines up and get over my curb fear, I miss the apex clipping point by several feet everywhere, too scared to get closer to the curb.
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