AFM round 2

eeeeek · 04-13-2004, 2:55 PM

Who's going to be there?

WetShrub · 04-13-2004, 3:05 PM

I'm signed up for Formula 4 and 650 twins. Weather looks iffy though. Sears is pretty finicky when it comes to rain before and during events. It doesn't run off and the whole drag strip thing (used to) jack things up too. If it doesn't look good then I will just race YSR's. This is the one weekend that conflicts with AFM. Odds are good that it will be dryer here than in Sonoma.

-Shrub

Trackho · 04-13-2004, 3:19 PM

I was planning on running open superbike, open GP, and FP--but my tranny self-destructed so Ill be there in May on the 1000RR

Cowboy · 04-13-2004, 3:34 PM

Open SBK and Open GP!! Hopefully I'll do better than last month.

eeeeek · 04-13-2004, 6:09 PM

Since the changes, Sears is lot better with drainage.

I think you're going ot love Formula IV. With the different mix of bikes, you really have to do a lot of thinking and take much different lines to get around some of them. I loved F4 at BW.

Reckless929 · 04-15-2004, 2:07 AM

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Originally Posted by eeeeek

Who's going to be there?

if it isn't rained out!
I am signed up to run open production and open superbike on my 929
#911

WetShrub · 04-15-2004, 4:52 PM

Read on BARF that we will be running the old turn #1 without the chicane! Faster and wider up the hill. Also running the AFM turn 9 without the AMA chicane and the AFM turn 11 which I believe just makes it a shorter turn around?

-Shrub

RacerCutie · 04-15-2004, 5:25 PM

I'll be there Sunday covering the races - I'll say 'hi'!
Good luck you guys!

eeeeek · 04-16-2004, 12:26 AM

I would love it if we ran the old track!

RC -

My wide and I will be pitted somewhere. Blue SV 551 and Red Ninja 947. Stop by and say hi.

RacerCutie · 04-16-2004, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by eeeeek

RC -
My wide and I ..............

eeeeek · 04-16-2004, 4:39 AM

Damnit, the "d" has no business being next to the "f" on the keyboard! I really should start proofreading....

My wife is anything but wide. Usually my typos end up being kinda cute...

Reckless929 · 04-18-2004, 8:11 PM

After a great day of practice on Saturday and a personal best lap time of 1:50.492 I was stoked for first race of the day! I was scheduled to start in on the fourth row # 15 grid position of the "Open Production" class. I was really getting high hopes of an improved finish and scoring some more points.
Morning practice went well riding low 1:52's on new unscuffed cold tires and the race was scheduled to begin immediately after the riders meeting, I was getting the typical case of nervousness preceding a race for a new novice with only one race under my belt when all of the sudden rain drops started falling from the sky while we were completing the riders meeting.

I hung out at the track for couple more hours waiting for the rain to let up, while waiting in my pit I sat and contemplated how I may actually score more points and positions because everyone started leaving. I started feeling like a dumb turkey staring up into the rain with not enough sense to admit that I was really in denial ...... this race was not going to happen! After several hours of waiting the race was called and the rest is history!

Oh well, I guess I gotta wait until the next sceduled AFM round three race at Infineon.

Cowboy · 04-18-2004, 9:18 PM

I thought after surviving the winds on Saturday that we were home free. Rain sux!

RacerCutie · 04-18-2004, 11:33 PM

Too bad about today. What a shame. So many racers travelled far and wide to make it to Infineon only to have them sit around all morning after practice and have it cancelled.
I was up at the announcer's booth most of the day just waiting (great view of the track too!).
Walked down for some food at my group's canopy, then left shortly after the announcement.
There's always round 3!

eeeeek · 04-18-2004, 11:48 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty bummed. I got my lap times on my SV down to 1:52 on Saturday practice and they didn't get lap times for my group this morning. I was really feeling good and ready to race.

WetShrub · 04-19-2004, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by eeeeek

Yeah, I'm pretty bummed. I got my lap times on my SV down to 1:52 on Saturday practice and they didn't get lap times for my group this morning. I was really feeling good and ready to race.

Wow, that's awesome! My times only got slower as the weekend went on. I don't understand it but maybe I left my testicles at home this weekend. Perhaps it was because they stuck me in group 1 again....damn. It's almost dangerous flying around all those guys on ex250's and the like. I got a 1:57 in my second practice session on Saturday but then after that it was all downhill. Not really sure what happened but I wasn't feeling aggressive at all. I think maybe it's a good thing we didn't get to race...for me at least. I left at like 12:30. Did the reverse math to find out that race 1 would have to start at noon and all the races go without incident to get all of them in before 5:00. That wasn't going to happen so I bailed.

-Shrub

eeeeek · 04-19-2004, 1:55 PM

Being in group 3 really made a difference. I was passing a lot of people and getting passed by others and it seemed the average time for this group was right around 1:55 where Group 1 had an average around 2:20. To get a good lap in, you'd have to be first on the track. I looked through Leigh's sheets and the fastest time in group 1 was a 1:51 and I heard Mike say he managed something around there.

The traffic in my group kept most of my lap times around 1:54 and when I'd get by a cluste, I'd be able to drop a couple of seconds. I really wish they had gotten times for my group on Sunday practice becuase I hit the throttle harder for 2-4 and 7-10.

Oh, well, extra practice for May!

WetShrub · 04-19-2004, 2:15 PM

Yeah, I think it might have made sort of a difference but all in all I think I just didn't have the racing aggressiveness this weekend for some reason. I was riding it like a relaxed track day. Not sure. Oh well, next time I hope to.

-Shrub

RacerCutie · 04-19-2004, 3:00 PM

Just submitted an article:
Rain cancels AFM round 2

Reckless929 is Aaron Smith #911.
(thanks Aaron for your permission to quote).

I'm not sure if it would be a good thing or a bad thing to allow you folks to ride in the rain (given the preparation of rain tires).
But, we'll see you guys in May!

abtech · 04-19-2004, 3:02 PM

They don't race in the rain out there anymore?

coderedcbr · 04-19-2004, 3:14 PM

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Originally Posted by abtech

They don't race in the rain out there anymore?

AFM don't, WSMC,CCS,USGPRU,WERA does I think it is becouse AFM racers are so much faster

they don't let them out on the track.

Trackho · 04-19-2004, 3:22 PM

Sorry to hear you guys got rained out---it actually worked out in my favor--I picked up the 1000RR Sat(street version)--should have it ready to go by the next Sears date---yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

RacerCutie · 04-19-2004, 3:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 929Boomer

Sorry to hear you guys got rained out---it actually worked out in my favor--I picked up the 1000RR Sat(street version)--should have it ready to go by the next Sears date---yahooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

OOOooooo

Are you heading to T-Hill with the bike on 5/23?

Trackho · 04-19-2004, 3:39 PM

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Originally Posted by RacerCutie

OOOooooo

Are you heading to T-Hill with the bike on 5/23?

Yes, after 5/11 and 5/12 at Laguna Seca

WetShrub · 04-19-2004, 4:12 PM

Anyone going to the Pacific Track Time cheapie day at T-hill next Wednesday? (April 28th?) It's only 160 bucks and the weather looks great so far. 80's and sunny.

-Shrub