[dirkmc1]

Anyone going to be at the NESBA trackday at Blackhawk farms in Rockton Il this weekend??

[dirkmc1]

Well...it really really hurts to post a reply to my own thread but I will anyway..

Now.....my report:

Great day though it was VERY hot out on the track..quite taxing and lord knows how much gatorade and water I drank. I think I lost 10 pounds out there. But on the other hand I was fortunate to have kept the bike upright and still knock out some good lap times. The slicks were working overtime but I think the round front profile and the faster corner speeds require more effort and my forearms are feeling it today. Maybe I'm just a Wuss...lol?? If I got hamfisted through T4 I was pulling the front off track at lean, mid corner...!! unsettling when it comes up AND down.
As for the group outing: We had a LARGE group of people from Madisonsportbikes.com show up...3 awnings..20+people..and 6-7 riders? ....thanks to all who came out to cheer us on and be our pit and film crew. It sux we had 3 from MSB get off yesterday...3 lowsides The site owner had a hard lowside that banged his noggin off the deck rather hard and put his ride out for the day. Another lowsided in T1 coming in too hot and was just fine but the bike took alot of damage. !st trackday after moving up to a new GSXR 750 from an SV650.He said "damn...lots different coming into a corner at 145 vs 125.. and the third, at the end of the day, went down in front of me at T4 with a lowside. He was simply outriding the DOT tires: D218's. What sux is the new Gixxer 750 he dumped is a long term test bike belonging to Suzuki...I would hate to make that phone call on a Monday morning. Plus he got a broken collarbone out of the crash. Lesson?? The track asphalt was very hot... and was pushing limits of steet tires not designed to handle surfacetemps of 115 + the additional temps from track use. I actually saw a Set of Bridgestone BT020's melty gooey...

All in All...everyone WALKED away from the day...some bruised, some broken, but all under thier own power.
AND...
.................... ZIPPY got bumped!!!

Zippy...thanks for again proving to be a formidable adversary on the track!