Lap times @ Grattan ?

motojedi · 05-10-2005, 11:56 AM

I did the STT track day at Grattan on my 6RR (all stock w/pilot powers) last Sunday and was curious what sort of lap times some of you have posted there. By early afternoon I had run several 1:32's with a best of 1:32.12. My friend that was with me on a TZ250 was in the 1:33-1:34 range.

Heavy-Dee · 05-10-2005, 12:10 PM

That's about what I was doing in the 3 hour endurance race I did last july on an R6. I think Boo is closing in on the track record on a GSXR 600. Abtech? Trackoholic?

HD

abtech · 05-10-2005, 12:37 PM

My best time to date was on my TZ and was ~ 1:25.1. On my 929 & RC my best times are in the mid 1:26s.

Red Rider · 05-10-2005, 12:40 PM

The record is 1:19 by Tray Batey (I think). Bojan Milijkovic ran a 1:21 last year. Your 1:32 is pretty damn fast considering. Anything under 1:30 is hauling right along. Check out Mylaps.com for some of the WERA times for reference.

rydman · 05-10-2005, 1:17 PM

My best is a 1:31 and change. I only get there when everything is going smoothly. I also try to go home in one piece which keeps me from getting too crazy.

I did a few track days at Barber Motorsports this past weekend. We were running 1:47's and possibly a 1:46 but I am not sure I believe my lap timer. What's funny is I felt like I was going pretty quickly but the ama guys do it in 1:25. Man, that is fast. That track is a blast. If you have the chance, you should try to ride it. 45' wide, smooth, technical, a lot like grattan ( the technical part that is LOL). It was an awesome experience.

Barber is 2.3 miles around.

motojedi · 05-10-2005, 2:12 PM

Thanks for the info. Putnam Park is my home course so I have a good feel for what the record/fast guys/track day times look like and can compare.

I try to look at lap times for me, like dyno numbers; the numbers themselves are meaningless except to compare the progress. Like if you dyno your bike at 120 hp and then change some things and it re-dyno's at 130. Well, that doesn't neccessarily mean your bike makes 130 hp. It does mean that you improved your power output by roughly 8% though.

Baketech · 05-10-2005, 2:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rydman

That track is a blast. If you have the chance, you should try to ride it. 45' wide, smooth, technical, a lot like grattan ( the technical part that is LOL). It was an awesome experience.

Barber is 2.3 miles around.

Jedi,
For what it's worth, your lap times faster than mine by almost the same exact margin at both Putnam and Grattan...