Thanks guys.
Well I'll keep it pretty basic but I'd like to start with a list of things I learned this weekend:
1 - Exhaust cans are hot after running at 14,000rpms for 20 mins
2 - Bridgestone BT-002R's are absolutely amazing
3 - Camping next to a drag strip makes it hard to sleep when imports are bouncing off the Rev-Limiter in the parking lot at 12am (*note for July move farther towards hot pit entrance)
4 - You can brake harder then you think you're braking now, yes even though it looks like Caltrans just ground up the asphalt. (Sunset straight away heading into Turn 12 the Squid Bike Graveyard)
5 - CHECK YOUR OIL DRAIN PLUG FOR TIGHTNESS, it wasn't me but a guy covered the fastest area of the track with oil and we had to change the track configuration because of it, this was even covered in the riders meeting :sigh:
UPDATE - Just learned the guy double O-Ringed the Oil Filter6 - Engine cases are hot after a running at 14,000rpms for the entire day
7 - You can get pretty winded throwing a bike around at a spirited pace, note to self do more cardio
A cool guy (Russ Dale if anyone knows him) in the pits next to me (Who had TWO yes TWO 1098S') caught up with me at the end of the day to tell me he followed me around a bit while he was jumping through all the groups. I asked him for some pointers and this is what he told me:
A - Grip lighter on the bars, use more legs (Which is something I was working on later in the 2nd day already so I'm glad my self critique was headed in the right direction)
B - Use my size to my advantage during braking, acting like a sail prior to corners and tucking tighter in the chutes. (Also something I was already working on at the end of the day)
C - Progressive braking, soft to hard to soft (Something I need to work on more)
Overall I had a great two days, I missed half a session on day 1 due to rain, most people stayed out but I wasn't about to let my ego put me in the dirt. I did notice yellow flags towards the end of that session. I also packed it up and didn't do the final session of the second day, I felt pretty good (thanks to my recent conditioning), but I needed help loading my bike and my pit partner was leaving so I packed up early too
I'm still debating if I'm going to make the move to B group next round as my pit partner, also on a 675, and I were lapping most everyone in C group, some people even twice. Then in day two all the people who we were lapping asked registration to move to B group, it was kind of funny but we were happy it just made it so we had less people to pass.
You guys really missed out on some crazy pricing for RFR, I hope more of you decide to come out on July 12-13th with Zoom-Zoom it'll be another good time. Oh yeah anyone doing T-Hill the 20th? What about Buttonwillow on the 28-29th?
I put a couple
more photos up here if you're interested in checking them out
