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09-18-2004, 8:21 PM
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| Join Date: 04-07-2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Bike(s): Aprilia Tuono Age: 27 Posts: 686
Rep:  (171) Rep Power: 6
  | Ate it at TWS Last session of the day. I decide to take it easy and ride slow. It has been a long *hot* day and I am feeling worn out. Should've listened to the angel on my shoulder and just bench raced. Came out of turn 8 and I guess my mind just floated because I came into turn 9 too hot. I was already past my ref point when I realized I was going to crash and I tried my hardest to save it. Obviously I didn't , but I was able make it not as bad. I only fell from a couple feet and was able to hit the tire wall at a small angle. Bike is only slightly damaged. Rashed fairing, broken brake lever, dented can. I didn't bruise or brake anything, just have a juge headache from my head hitting the wall. Pictures of damage: Last edited by Hamburgler : 09-18-2004 at 8:23 PM. | |
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09-18-2004, 8:28 PM
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 Join Date: 08-15-2002 Location: South Australia
Bike(s): Bikeless - for now Age: 61 Posts: 10,812
Rep: (188) Rep Power: 18
| Re: Ate it at TWS Aww, dude! That is too bad. I'm glad you weren't injured, but the slightest mark on a pristine motorcycle sucks big time!  |
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09-18-2004, 8:32 PM
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| ...no tour for you!    Join Date: 02-12-2003 Location: Georgia
Bike(s): '03 954, '01 929, '99 1100XX (SOLD :( ) Age: 46 Posts: 2,431
Rep: (109) Rep Power: 9
| Re: Ate it at TWS Sucks about your bike but I'm glad you're ok. |
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09-18-2004, 8:50 PM
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      Join Date: 07-23-2001 Location: Motor City, Michigan
Bike(s): '01 CBR929 Age: 49 Posts: 7,987
Rep:  (799) Rep Power: 22
| Re: Ate it at TWS Glad you're alright. Gotta be thankful for the frame sliders... |
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09-18-2004, 9:34 PM
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 Join Date: 06-07-2001 Location: Monterey, CA
Bike(s): 929 Age: 33 Posts: 837
Rep: (70) Rep Power: 8
| Re: Ate it at TWS Glad you're ok. Looks like the bike isn't too bad. Did it wear a hole through the right side lower at the engine case? I did that on mine. I've had similar experiences at track days/schools also. Gets to the end of the day and I'm feeling tired. Couple times I've kept going and riden the last session but a few other times I've packed it in. Not a big deal. Good feeling to know your limits sometimes. |
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09-18-2004, 9:45 PM
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 Join Date: 08-25-2004 Location: MIAMI, FL, USA.
Bike(s): 03' 954 (SOLD), 04' SHERCO 290, 02' RAPTOR Age: 37 Posts: 1,848
Rep: (79) Rep Power: 6
| Re: Ate it at TWS That sucks, and now you need a new helmet too, and that sucks even more. Glad your ok though. |
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09-18-2004, 9:59 PM
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| Join Date: 04-07-2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Bike(s): Aprilia Tuono Age: 27 Posts: 686
Rep: (171) Rep Power: 6
| Re: Ate it at TWS Thanks guys. I am counting my blessings because I was told the last guy to hit the wall there isn't with us anymore. |
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09-18-2004, 11:15 PM
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| Every ride a gift...  Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): '02 RC51; '05 DR-Z400SM; '06 CBR600RR Age: 46 Posts: 4,132
Rep: (1101) Rep Power: 21
| Re: Ate it at TWS Bummer! Last sessions of the day are notorious for that. Glad you and the bike will be okay! |
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09-18-2004, 11:26 PM
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| Meatarian   Join Date: 05-06-2004 Location: Randolph, MA
Bike(s): 01 R/B 929 Age: 28 Posts: 12,285
Rep: (931) Rep Power: 26
| Re: Ate it at TWS well atleast you're ok but I gotta tell ya, you gotta wash and ride that thing more cause you have a plant growing out of the frame slider/frame
__________________ "let's face it when you went into that voting booth you had a choice between 2 bowls of sh!t. the only difference was the smell" |
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09-20-2004, 10:10 AM
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| Join Date: 05-08-2003 Location: Plano, Texas (DFW)
Bike(s): none Age: 50 Posts: 3,088
Rep: (64) Rep Power: 9
 | Re: Ate it at TWS glad you did not get hurt! I saw a yellow 929 track bike on a flat-bed trailer headed south early Sat Morning and wondered if he was headed to TWS... |
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10-28-2004, 3:01 PM
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 Join Date: 05-02-2002 Location: Toronto, Canada
Bike(s): 02 Red/Black CBR 954RR/ 08 Red/Black CBR 1000RR Age: 36 Posts: 2,027
Rep: (58) Rep Power: 9
| Re: Ate it at TWS Quote:
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10-28-2004, 3:52 PM
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| Re: Ate it at TWS How did I miss this? Sorry to hear of your get-off bro. Doesn't look bad a at all  . |
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10-28-2004, 4:08 PM
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 Join Date: 11-08-2001 Location: Houston, TX
Bike(s): '06 CBR1000RR, '06 CRF450X, '06 CRF100 Posts: 5,998
Rep: (815) Rep Power: 21
| Re: Ate it at TWS I'm very happy to see that you and your bike aren't more seriously harmed. When you said turn 9, I freaked for a minute. That is NOT the place to go down at TWS!!! I know that there have been at least TWO deaths of CMRA racers at that wall, which is why I always tip-toe through that turn. And for those that don't know, behind the tire wall is a concrete wall.   |
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10-28-2004, 4:09 PM
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| Join Date: 11-08-2001 Location: Houston, TX
Bike(s): '06 CBR1000RR, '06 CRF450X, '06 CRF100 Posts: 5,998
Rep: (815) Rep Power: 21
| Re: Ate it at TWS Oops, I just realized how old this thread is. Heck, I think I was still on meds when you posted it! |
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10-28-2004, 4:10 PM
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| Back From the Ashes!!  Join Date: 09-17-2003 Location: Staten Island, NY
Bike(s): '00 RC51 (Possible Resurrection), 93 Seca II(Sold) Age: 31 Posts: 7,724
Rep: (101) Rep Power: 14
| Re: Ate it at TWS Quote:
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10-28-2004, 4:14 PM
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| Join Date: 11-08-2001 Location: Houston, TX
Bike(s): '06 CBR1000RR, '06 CRF450X, '06 CRF100 Posts: 5,998
Rep: (815) Rep Power: 21
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10-29-2004, 12:04 PM
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| Join Date: 04-07-2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Bike(s): Aprilia Tuono Age: 27 Posts: 686
Rep: (171) Rep Power: 6
| Re: Ate it at TWS Quote:
Yeah, I dunno what I was doing coming out of 8. I shouldnt have gone out that last session at all. Luckily I didnt lose it until I was at a very small angle to the wall. Still hurt like hell though. The instructor with the repsol 600rr stopped and when he found out I was ok, he told me the last person to hit that spot passed away. Kinda crazy, I am sure I am not as fast as the CMRA guys, but its still a little scary. | |
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10-29-2004, 12:06 PM
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| Join Date: 04-07-2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
Bike(s): Aprilia Tuono Age: 27 Posts: 686
Rep: (171) Rep Power: 6
| Re: Ate it at TWS And I hope that slow ass photographer was working that session cause I think he takes picks of that turn. I want to see how my Gary McCoy impersonation was. |
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