Barber Motorsports Park Track Day Gopro footage of 1098s wreck

kingbaby · October 28, 2009, 12:04:24 PM

Quote from: ato memphis on October 28, 2009, 11:25:22 AM
why is there a black dot in the sunshine?

My GoPro does the same. I know thats not an answer, but it does.
I'ts the brightest part of the pic?
Camera's the size of a box of Tic Tacs, it can't be too ~~smart~~ bright.

vw151 · October 28, 2009, 12:39:10 PM

Quote from: corey on October 28, 2009, 10:04:36 AM
a little bit of an off angle for this comment, but it looks like steven is getting his body positioning very crossed up...

You know I thought so too, but when you look at pictures that were taken with a normal lense you can see that it's not the case. I think it's just the distortion of the very wide angle lens. It looks that way on this camera angle on MotoGP too and I know those guys are doing it right.

junior varsity · October 28, 2009, 01:00:42 PM

Quote from: kingbaby on October 28, 2009, 12:04:24 PM
My GoPro does the same. I know thats not an answer, but it does.
I'ts the brightest part of the pic?
Camera's the size of a box of Tic Tacs, it can't be too ~~smart~~ bright.

That's kind of what I was wondering - if for the sake of quality throughout the rest of the picture, the intense white spot has to be blacked out. Just a little distracting. I at first thought it was a large bug or bird that was dive bombing the riders, and thought "how come nothing cool like that ever happened when I was at Barber"

corey · October 28, 2009, 02:59:47 PM

it's a color saturation / white balance thing. the full white value that the camera is recognizing is further out in the sun, so it doesn't know what to do with the even brighter part... so it ends up black. it's wierd, i see it alot in RAW photo files...

ducduc · October 28, 2009, 03:31:01 PM

Quote from: Pip on October 27, 2009, 10:13:23 AM
Next time y'all come down, send me a message. I'll buy ya a beer. I'm 25 minutes from Barber.

Hey, this might be a little cocky for my first post but will you buy me beer if I come downthere also?

vw151 · October 28, 2009, 07:36:45 PM

Quote from: corey on October 28, 2009, 02:59:47 PM
it's a color saturation / white balance thing. the full white value that the camera is recognizing is further out in the sun, so it doesn't know what to do with the even brighter part... so it ends up black. it's wierd, i see it alot in RAW photo files...

you'd think they would just write it in the programming to make it maximum white. Oh well

Still organzing stuff but here is one of Steven and I

vw151 · October 29, 2009, 05:45:08 AM

Quote from: ducduc on October 28, 2009, 03:31:01 PM
Hey, this might be a little cocky for my first post but will you buy me beer if I come downthere also?

We are likely going down in March again. Steven's mom lives in Birmingham and we have done this trip 2 times now. It works out pretty good because we don't have to stay at a hotel and he gets a visit in with the Mom. I'll have a beer with all you guys next time. I like beer and I like motorcycles.

junior varsity · October 29, 2009, 05:58:25 AM

junior varsity · October 29, 2009, 06:00:41 AM

(one of the nashville guys with a CLEAN S4Rs, including redone leather seat and carbon tank)

vw151 · October 29, 2009, 06:38:46 AM

I would love to take my monster to Barber. I've only ridden it at Mid-OH, but last time I was there I crashed. Now everyone makes fun of me for crashing my street bike when I have a track only bike. I don't care, that monster is so much fun on the track, I'm sure I'll end up on the track with it again. Just seems the Gixxer always makes it to Barber. I'm getting more comfortable on the Gixxer so it'll probably be on the track 90% of the time.

Here are a couple shameless pics of my monster on the track

It's so fun to ride.

Pip · October 29, 2009, 08:33:36 AM

Quote from: vw151 on October 29, 2009, 05:45:08 AM
We are likely going down in March again. Steven's mom lives in Birmingham and we have done this trip 2 times now. It works out pretty good because we don't have to stay at a hotel and he gets a visit in with the Mom. I'll have a beer with all you guys next time. I like beer and I like motorcycles.

Sounds good. Just let me know...

And DucDuc, of course man. If anyone ventures down this way, I'll be the Birmingham Welcome Wagon.

vw151 · October 29, 2009, 09:00:54 PM

I got another video up. This one is me on the Black GSX-R750 cruising around.

Joe's Ass GSX R750

vw151 · October 31, 2009, 02:58:29 PM

1 more video

GSX-R750 @ Barber Intermediate ADD edition

ducduc · November 04, 2009, 03:39:14 PM

Quote from: Pip on October 29, 2009, 08:33:36 AM
Sounds good. Just let me know...

And DucDuc, of course man. If anyone ventures down this way, I'll be the Birmingham Welcome Wagon.

Well, I'll just have to get you back the following night. As crazy as this sounds I might just have to get my M1100 out on the track and wring its neck. It is so beautiful and new but I know it should be run hard!!!!!

vw151 · November 05, 2009, 04:54:24 AM

Quote from: ducduc on November 04, 2009, 03:39:14 PM
Well, I'll just have to get you back the following night. As crazy as this sounds I might just have to get my M1100 out on the track and wring its neck. It is so beautiful and new but I know it should be run hard!!!!!

I whole heartedly support this. The monster is sooooo much fun on the track. Beware though, if you that's what you get used to on the track then riding a superbike will take some adjustment. I still can't go as fast on the track on my GSX-R750 as I can on my monster but I'm working on it.

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