MAM report (FUN FUN FUN)

Tornado bait · 05-31-2005, 10:59 AM

First time with Track Addix and MAM. The no-session track day made for more track time than I was prepared for. All I have to say is "Holy crap I'm out of shape!"

My legs and shoulders are stiff today. I'm going to have to do some serious training to make it through back-to-back days at Grattan.

MAM runs clockwise, is a fun track to ride, and offers a lot of challenges for a track with no elevation changes. Pit out dumps on to the last turn leading to the ~0.5 mile straight before turn 1 & 2 chicane (right to left). Then right to turn 3, a decreasing radius setting up for 4 (a high speed left), turn 5 increasing radius (left), turn 6 & 7 double apex (right), turn 8-9-10 switch back rythm section (r-l-r), and 11-12 another chicane (r-l), then the last right hander. There are plenty of visual queues to help develop your lines such as breaking markers at the end of each straight and orange cones marking the begining, apex and end of most corners. The things I didn't like were the pavement seams that ran down the middle of all the corners and a few rough patches at heavy lean areas. But I guess some would say I'm being picky.

The open session track day made for plenty of track time, but traffic was often heavy. The day started out cool and overcast, but the clouds broke for a pleasant afternoon with only a couple crashes throughout the entire day.

Note to Chain: There was only 1 motard guy there and he railed. It was a little disconcerting to be passed on the inside buy a guy with his foot out flat track style.

Chain · 05-31-2005, 12:56 PM

Hey bro, sounds like you had a whale of a time. I had to work and am sick that I missed the fun. I'm also waiting on my refund from Track Addix - it seems like it's taking forever. Oh well, they're coming back to MAM this fall, perhaps I'll make it then.

Tornado bait · 05-31-2005, 2:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Chain

Hey bro, sounds like you had a whale of a time. I had to work and am sick that I missed the fun. I'm also waiting on my refund from Track Addix - it seems like it's taking forever. Oh well, they're coming back to MAM this fall, perhaps I'll make it then.

I'll probably make another of their events. Though MAM is a bit of a drive for me they also hold events at Topeka/Heartland Park which is only a couple hours away.

Chain · 05-31-2005, 2:48 PM

Does that track have elevation changes? That is the only thing I dislike about MAM, but for a relatively new track rider such as myself, it's probably better for line of sight and whatnot.

Tornado bait · 05-31-2005, 4:19 PM

Heartland Park is near Forbes Field Airport. Think runway flat. Plus part of the main straight is the 1/4 mile drag strip...lots of VHT sticky

As a point of interest they are repaving the track so it should be nice and smooth.

half · 05-31-2005, 10:40 PM

I perfected my tumble, slide, flip, spin, out in the grass past t6.