AFM Round 2 -- April 17 @ Infineon/Sears in Sonoma

[tigre]

Thanks!  Mat and I have a long history...  of me passing him on the last lap of the race    I did it to him a bunch of times at Thill last year going into 14.  When I saw him up ahead with a lap to go I told myself I needed to try for it.

You'll notice I was courteous, too.  I left him almost a foot of pavement at the apex of 9. 

Nice pass there at the end tigre!

[mostrobelle]

bummer about the get-off, but the rest of the day was a pretty good success I'd say!  We hadn't planned on staying for all three races, but our friend was having a really good time, so we reluctantly obliged.     Rounded out the event with a burger and too many margaritas at Zeitgeist.  What a great Sunday.   

[tigre]

Thanks to everyone coming out and showing support.  Obviously I'm majorly bummed about the crash..  but hey...

"that's racing"

 

[enzo]

awesome pass in 9.  too bad about the crash, but otherwise a great day!

[Drunken Monkey]

Crash??

What happened? Results? Etc?

This thread is worthless with just pics.

[Spidey]

Here, I'll do the race report for him.   

Open Twins.  After an uncharacteristically good start in which he held 3rd position, Tigre passed GoGo for 2nd place on lap 2 (I think) of Open Twins.  Coming out of 9 on Lap 3, he got on the gas, lost the rear and lowsided (same place where I shot myself to the moon and broke all of my shit).  I gotta tell ya, considering how most crashes happen at that spot, he was lucky.  GoGo--who was right behind him--avoided hitting him.  The tigerbike had really, really minor damage.  A little bit of scuffing on the fairing, the bar end and fork slider ground down a bit, and the rearset peg toasted.  Really minor. Tigre didn't look hurt, and said he was ok.  

Formula Pacific.  He was in the back and then passed a buncha people.  That video doesn't even begin to capture how banzai tigre's last lap T9 pass looked in person.  I've still got wood from it.  

I left before Race 11, which in which I assume tigre took 1st place, was offered a factory GP ride, and won $700,00 in prize money

[Spidey]

Oh yeah, almost forgot.  No crash damage to Steve's helmet either. 

[enzo]

after awarding steve the prize money, all the umbrella girls stripped and poured cocaine all over their bodies.  that was pretty cool, except coke apparently turns steve into a giggling little girl.^

[Drunken Monkey]

Bummer about the crash, but nice seeing that pass 

GoGo--who was right behind him--through a superhuman effort managed to heroically avoid hitting him and will post 8 pages of blather about it later.

There, I fixed it for you 

[tigre]

   Thanks, man.  That made my last two days.   

Bummer about the crash, but nice seeing that pass 


There, I fixed it for you 

[AJ]

We had a blast watching you race, Tigre, especially your crazy effing passes, you've got mad skillz!!  We had to run right after the third race, so we missed the podium bacchanalia, but I like your new look, especially the blue & green stickers - I'm guessing those came from Spidey's cargo shorts.

Hope to catch your next race too 

p.s. Z in the helmet is so freakin cute. As was the tiger pajamas boy.  Do you actually know him, or is he just a big fan of tigers?

[bosco]

Sorry to hijack

Woo ! there is Brian on our Aprilia RSV!
and Randolph came in second on the S100RR

go Southbay racing!