Button Willow track day pics.

10-18-2004, 3:45 PM

Went to Button willow on 10-11-2004 and had a good time!

Check them out here!!!

soon2b954 · 10-18-2004, 3:58 PM

You hardly have any lean in that pic!!

Very nice, looks like you had a great time.

Pete · 10-18-2004, 4:13 PM

Great pics, SPEED (though you're making us work too hard to get to 'em).

What kind of plastics are those?

Pete

10-18-2004, 4:28 PM

Catalystracingcomposites.com ......Great stuff, and great people to deal with!!

10-19-2004, 2:45 PM

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Catalystracingcomposites.com ......Great stuff, and great people to deal with!!

Hey Pete, you get it?

oldgoat · 10-19-2004, 6:02 PM

Lookin good Speed, lookin like Rossi more and more each day

10-19-2004, 6:07 PM

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Lookin good Speed, lookin like Rossi more and more each day

Thanks OG, now if I could get up to half his speed, I'd be screaming

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I'm signed up for a track day on th 25th, but not sure the weather will cooperate

.....hope the weatherman is wrong like usual, if so, I may hit up another one then very next day. I need a bunch more time on that track!

When you gonna start racing OG?

oldgoat · 10-19-2004, 6:36 PM

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Originally Posted by SPEED

Thanks OG, now if I could get up to half his speed, I'd be screaming

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I'm signed up for a track day on th 25th, but not sure the weather will cooperate

.....hope the weatherman is wrong like usual, if so, I may hit up another one then very next day. I need a bunch more time on that track!

When you gonna start racing OG?

You'll get there. But i think thats the secret, lots and lots of track time. if i could only hit the lotto !!!

i might get my license this year. Endurance racing still interests me. Sprint racing seems to intense for me at this point, but you never know.

10-19-2004, 7:06 PM

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You'll get there. But i think thats the secret, lots and lots of track time. if i could only hit the lotto !!!

i might get my license this year. Endurance racing still interests me. Sprint racing seems to intense for me at this point, but you never know.

I'll be watching to see if you get started. Personally, I think you'd smoke most of those guys!

cbr99xx · 10-19-2004, 7:14 PM

I thought you painted your bodywork.

Did I miss something?

Race bike paint is almost finished....

10-19-2004, 7:16 PM

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I thought you painted your bodywork.

Did I miss something?

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ttp://www.fireblades.org/forums/showpost.php?p=215526&postcount=1

I did, but haven't put it on yet....don't wanna take a chance on messing it up before my first race, lol

TGZ13 · 10-19-2004, 7:17 PM

I thought you knew had to lean a bike over

Cool pic BTW

10-19-2004, 7:17 PM

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I thought you knew had to lean a bike over

Cool pic BTW

I'm trying, I'm trying, hehehe.

Thanks!

ND4SPD · 10-19-2004, 7:20 PM

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I did, but haven't put it on yet....don't wanna take a chance on messing it up before my first race, lol

That's just asking for it, especially in your first race!

ND4SPD · 10-19-2004, 7:22 PM

Link for the lazy ones

http://www.mofoto.com/desmo/a28

10-19-2004, 7:24 PM

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That's just asking for it, especially in your first race!

Man I hope not, so far my track experience is all good

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Trackho · 10-19-2004, 8:02 PM

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Man I hope not, so far my track experience is all good

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That will change very early in your racing career---I promise---I had never ridden over/Thru another m/c until my 3rd race either

Specially starting in the back, there's lots of wierd **** to deal with, worse in the 600 class--not sure how they do it in the WS circles---in AFM--its par for the course

Pete · 10-19-2004, 11:03 PM

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Hey Pete, you get it?

I went with AK Composites, and I'm 100% pleased with it. Crashed well, too.

Yours looked a lot like my AK stuff, which is why I asked. Now I think I recall you recommending that brand a while back. Looks great!

10-20-2004, 2:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Trackho

That will change very early in your racing career---I promise---I had never ridden over/Thru another m/c until my 3rd race either

Specially starting in the back, there's lots of wierd **** to deal with, worse in the 600 class--not sure how they do it in the WS circles---in AFM--its par for the course

Yep, I'll be starting in the back because they use the point system, so I'll get extra passing experience early on.

What were most of your crashes from, people making bad moves, and taking you out?

Trackho · 10-20-2004, 4:22 PM

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Yep, I'll be starting in the back because they use the point system, so I'll get extra passing experience early on.

What were most of your crashes from, people making bad moves, and taking you out?

To date (7 races last year)---I havent crashed (yet)---but I did ride over a dudes bike that crashed in front of me---went off track at about 60mph---why I didnt crash is beyond me.

The majority of the issues occur in the first few turns and are difficult to avoid---I have no great advice for you except pass as many people as you can in the start--not a good place to be shy----the rest all depends on your speed relative to your competition-----having a fair amount of track experience--I usually finish in the top 10-15 after starting 50th or so, in 6 or 9 laps you cant afford to get "stuck" behind folks for very long...Next season should be an improvement and actually alot safer---well see

10-20-2004, 4:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Trackho

To date (7 races last year)---I havent crashed (yet)---but I did ride over a dudes bike that crashed in front of me---went off track at about 60mph---why I didnt crash is beyond me.

The majority of the issues occur in the first few turns and are difficult to avoid---I have no great advice for you except pass as many people as you can in the start--not a good place to be shy----the rest all depends on your speed relative to your competition-----having a fair amount of track experience--I usually finish in the top 10-15 after starting 50th or so, in 6 or 9 laps you cant afford to get "stuck" behind folks for very long...Next season should be an improvement and actually alot safer---well see

You know....the start & first turn are what I'm concerned with the most. I'm not sure weather to just go balls out and try to get past as many as possible on the start, or just wait back a bit until afterwards to start picking people off since there are only two races left for this season

. I'm very agressive, and know it's always better for me to have a game plan, and try to stick close to it as possible....just need to figure it out, lol.