Pics, my last track day.

Scratch · 11-20-2005, 7:17 PM

This and a bit of video is all I have to carry me till next season

Scratch · 11-20-2005, 7:19 PM

Bike looks considerably better now then it did during that day. Any comments on form always appreciated, having a hard time with it. I should be doing what that guy is doing in the last pic, ahh well, I'll get there.

seamus · 11-20-2005, 8:21 PM

Scratch, what track is that? It looks like there's a lot of leaves there.

Scratch · 11-21-2005, 12:38 AM

It's a little track called Blackhawk Farms Raceway in Illinois near Rockford. It was Oct. 14th and Fall was in full force. There were just a few of them in that one turn (5), later in the day they flew off. It was actually kinda scenic until you thought to yourself "oh **** I can crash on this stuff".

A great day, reached about 70*. I was upset about one thing though that day, the cornerworkers let 3 cruisers cross a hot track to leave the facility (right in front of me!).

Red Rider · 11-21-2005, 8:35 AM

Holy resolution batman...nice pics! Form looks pretty good, especially in the first pic. Don't know the track, but you might want to try looking a little more through the turns with your head...

Scratch · 11-21-2005, 9:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Red Rider

Holy resolution batman...nice pics! Form looks pretty good, especially in the first pic. Don't know the track, but you might want to try looking a little more through the turns with your head...

Hey thanks, I appreciate the comments

The pics were taken by a pro, sidelinesportsphotography. The guy took some great shots of alot of people that day. Had a very cool rig/set-up with a big ass semi tractor and smaller trailer with 5 LCD screens so people can come in and look through the pics right at the end of the trackday. Pretty cool stuff, I guess they do alot of bmw & other race cars/clubs at trackdays or whatever. It was my last day and I thought I'd treat myself to the pics, kinda pricey but in all honesty I think he did slightly better work than other guys that were doing it. He said he tested beta equipment for Nikon

That first pic is pretty much the end of that left turn where you're coming onto a small straight followed by a double apex right. Still you're right though, I need to have my helmet where the mirrors would be. As Mike from Motovid said I need to attack the turn more, elbow down, arms relaxed, head low and pointed through the turn. Get my shoulder more forward and get further off the seat. Damn this gets confusing, it reminds me of when I was learning to play golf. I thought the track would be as simple as the street, just haul ass, turning out to be alot more than that and I welcome the challenge.