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10-01-2006, 9:55 PM
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| Shake and bake!    Join Date: 05-22-2002 Location: Quebec, Canada..... for how long???
Bike(s): 05 1000RR Age: 34 Posts: 2,298
Rep:   (818) Rep Power: 17
 | My track day"S" at Homestead, updated with pics Yeah baby! 2 days at Homestead. As some of you might know I bought a track day from a member here (smooth transaction BTW  ) for Sunday. I showed up on Friday night at the track and the STT guy was there. After I told them I was from Canada and drove close to 2000 miles they found a spot for me on Saturday too! All I needed to do is ride in the "A" group... Made me nervous at first but after the first session it all disappeared  Let just say I was REALLY happy with my riding. I was running consistent 1.41 with some 140.0 here and there and managed to pull a 1.38 on Sunday. Don't know if it's that good but I was doing pretty damn well in the "A" group. Passing more people than being passed (the ones that where passing me where doing it fast as hell thought  )What a fun track, I mean it's all about fun, 2.21 miles of it. Not technical at all, wide and smooth. You can come wide and still make it, miss the apex and still do good. Turn one and 10 are crazy fast it take a while to get use to it. But the more you get use to it the faster you can take them. Braking to get to 6 and 8 is also a lot of fun. So forgiving that you can try a lot of different lines. I learned a LOT this week-end, all by myself, just by trying so much different lines.We had a severe crash on Saturday, severe enough to have the helicopter called in  . I think the guy is OK though as I talked to his brother this morning.... ALL the crash happened in the "A" group  All of them, and there was quite a few... I had a close call in the last session on Sunday and ended in the gravel but that's it.... The bike sunk into it and I just got the hell out of the way in case someone low sided where I was. The bike just sat there, standing up by itself while I was waving to Veronique "I'm OK darling". The red flag and not seeing me anymore scared the **** out of her.... (sorry honey  )Over all, SUPERB wee-end. to STT. Well organized track day! No track walk but the rest was well done. Real nice track with AWESOME facility.A lot of pictures to come...........Going to bed for now. Ho.... The repsol fairing and wheels are going on e-bay as soon as I'm back home. No more street for me  OK here are some pictures, thank to Veronica. Attachment 22279 Sunrise on Saturday morning, waiting to get inside the oval. Attachment 22273 The garage and grand stand Attachment 22268 Attachment 22274 A track day with palm tree..... something I'm not use too Attachment 22275 I just like this one Attachment 22269Prepping the bike.Attachment 22271 Attachment 22266 Front straight, never really looked but I'm guessing 130mph... Attachment 22267 Coming into 1 Attachment 22264 Turn 3 Attachment 22276 Turn 4 Attachment 22277 Turn 11 Attachment 22278 Coming out of 14 in first Attachment 22265The big crash on Saturday . Attachment 22272My close call Attachment 22270 Last edited by jetbdude : 10-12-2007 at 1:58 PM. | |
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10-01-2006, 10:00 PM
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 Join Date: 01-30-2005 Location: Indiana
Bike(s): POS '04 ZX-10R Age: 39 Posts: 1,475
Rep: (329) Rep Power: 8
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Congrats on a safe day..Glad you had fun.. |
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10-01-2006, 10:02 PM
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| Shake and bake! Join Date: 05-22-2002 Location: Quebec, Canada..... for how long???
Bike(s): 05 1000RR Age: 34 Posts: 2,298
Rep: (818) Rep Power: 17
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10-01-2006, 10:03 PM
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  Join Date: 05-22-2006 Location: Ohio
Bike(s): 04 R6, 04 Vstar classic Age: 41 Posts: 2,243
Rep: (613) Rep Power: 11
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead glad you had a great time...... now hurry up with that nap and post some pictures SOON.  |
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10-01-2006, 10:03 PM
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| Every ride a gift...  Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): '02 RC51; '05 DR-Z400SM; '06 CBR600RR Age: 46 Posts: 4,132
Rep: (1101) Rep Power: 21
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Congrats! Glad you had such a fun day. Wish I could have been there with you, trading bikes and whatnot...  |
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10-01-2006, 10:03 PM
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| Join Date: 05-22-2006 Location: Ohio
Bike(s): 04 R6, 04 Vstar classic Age: 41 Posts: 2,243
Rep: (613) Rep Power: 11
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
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10-01-2006, 10:05 PM
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| Join Date: 01-30-2005 Location: Indiana
Bike(s): POS '04 ZX-10R Age: 39 Posts: 1,475
Rep: (329) Rep Power: 8
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
Yeah he said he wanted to go but had to work..Hes been working 2 jobs before collage....Hope he makes Grattan... | |
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10-01-2006, 10:06 PM
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| Join Date: 01-30-2005 Location: Indiana
Bike(s): POS '04 ZX-10R Age: 39 Posts: 1,475
Rep: (329) Rep Power: 8
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
Hey Frenchier  | |
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10-01-2006, 10:07 PM
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| Join Date: 05-22-2006 Location: Ohio
Bike(s): 04 R6, 04 Vstar classic Age: 41 Posts: 2,243
Rep: (613) Rep Power: 11
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
All with love | |
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10-01-2006, 10:09 PM
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| Join Date: 04-03-2006 Location: battle creek, mi
Bike(s): '03 954 rr, '03 600 rr track bike Age: 30 Posts: 212
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| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Glad ya had fun!! (must be nice)  |
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10-02-2006, 12:11 AM
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| Das Ende ist hier   Join Date: 09-07-2004 Location: Nowhere
Bike(s): One Posts: 2,705
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| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
Oh , I can't give you any rep for that one. That was good!! | |
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10-02-2006, 9:43 AM
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| Compromise   Join Date: 07-12-2004 Location: Huntsville AL
Bike(s): '04 CBR1000RR, '84 Ascot, '02 RC51 Posts: 13,756
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| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Nice write up. Of course if you come home via AL I could show you a few roads that might make you want to keep a roadbike. Fun even at public road pace.
__________________ SheepOfBlue for president in '08 |
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10-02-2006, 12:07 PM
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| Whoa! Mama!  Join Date: 07-01-2005 Location: Somewhere on a highway.....
Bike(s): The back seat of JetB's Repsol! Age: 32 Posts: 232
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| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
...it's not the same, but we had fun!They didn't have the 2-up session and Saturday after lunch it was rainy as hell!!! but we hang out in the garages and make some new friends, that was nice.. Over all, exept for JetB's incident ( apologize accepted! honey!) it was really fun and make me more impatient for Grattan '07!!! I took some pics with my new camera....  ...All I have to say is: I need a bigger lense!!! Pics coming soon! | |
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10-02-2006, 12:15 PM
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| Compromise Join Date: 07-12-2004 Location: Huntsville AL
Bike(s): '04 CBR1000RR, '84 Ascot, '02 RC51 Posts: 13,756
Rep: (1354) Rep Power: 31
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Y'all could come up and hang out with us at Barber in November Nowhere near a Fireblades.org days but I think there will be a few members there.
__________________ SheepOfBlue for president in '08 |
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10-02-2006, 12:19 PM
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| Whoa! Mama! Join Date: 07-01-2005 Location: Somewhere on a highway.....
Bike(s): The back seat of JetB's Repsol! Age: 32 Posts: 232
Rep: (232) Rep Power: 6
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Sounds good to me !!! I don't know where we will be at that time but if we can make it... |
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10-02-2006, 1:01 PM
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| Shake and bake! Join Date: 05-22-2002 Location: Quebec, Canada..... for how long???
Bike(s): 05 1000RR Age: 34 Posts: 2,298
Rep: (818) Rep Power: 17
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10-02-2006, 2:08 PM
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| Join Date: 01-30-2005 Location: Indiana
Bike(s): POS '04 ZX-10R Age: 39 Posts: 1,475
Rep: (329) Rep Power: 8
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead, updated with pics Track looks awsome.. |
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10-02-2006, 2:43 PM
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| Every ride a gift... Join Date: 03-02-2003 Location: Idaho, USA
Bike(s): '02 RC51; '05 DR-Z400SM; '06 CBR600RR Age: 46 Posts: 4,132
Rep: (1101) Rep Power: 21
| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead, updated with pics Nice pics, VS! |
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10-02-2006, 3:07 PM
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| Whoa! Mama! Join Date: 07-01-2005 Location: Somewhere on a highway.....
Bike(s): The back seat of JetB's Repsol! Age: 32 Posts: 232
Rep: (232) Rep Power: 6
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10-02-2006, 8:28 PM
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| If your not first,your last  Join Date: 09-23-2005 Location: FLA
Bike(s): 05 zx-6 Age: 21 Posts: 73
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| Re: My track day"S" at Homestead Quote:
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10-02-2006, 8:30 PM
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| Join Date: 05-22-2006 Location: Ohio
Bike(s): 04 R6, 04 Vstar classic< |