Putnam Park this past weekend (Nov 2)

lateapex · 11-03-2003, 6:15 AM

Saw many fireblades at Putnam this weekend. Don't know if any were .org members or not. We got really lucky and had 72 deg weather. It's been known to snow a few times in Nov.

Anyways to the point... Putnam is a great motorcycle track. Smooth pavement, lots of runoffs. Made me feel a lot more comfortable than I have been before. Also about half of their weekends throughout the year are motorcycle events.

Motopilot · 11-03-2003, 2:25 PM

I was there. Where were you?

Baketech · 11-03-2003, 2:56 PM

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Motopilot : I was there. *Where were you?

AGAIN!!!!

Jeez dude...you need counseling....

Motopilot · 11-03-2003, 3:37 PM

I know. I know.

abtech · 11-03-2003, 3:38 PM

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lateapex : Saw many fireblades at Putnam this weekend. *Don't know if any were .org members or not. * We got really lucky and had 72 deg weather. *It's been known to snow a few times in Nov.

Anyways to the point... Putnam is a great motorcycle track. Smooth pavement, lots of runoffs. *Made me feel a lot more comfortable than I have been before. *Also about half of their weekends throughout the year are motorcycle events.

Around here it's known as Injureman Raceway. Some of us don't feel it's all that safe . . .

vtr996 · 11-03-2003, 5:36 PM

I have mixed emotions about Putnam.

Positives: Good pavement, nice track layout.

Cons: Pitwall on exit of last turn allows NO runoff, plus there is no camping.

Here is a buddies Gix750 slamming into and bouncing off the pitwall(back onto the race surface) earlier this year. He was lucky to escape with only a mild concussion.

Bearhunter · 11-03-2003, 9:34 PM

I was there also...guess I should of introduced my self....I did notice that there were two other 929's a red and white one like mine and a yellow and black one.

I was pitted under the www.Indysuperbikes.com 's tent.....

last session of the day I went off turn one around 100mph into the grass....rode about to highway 40 before the bike slowed down....kept it up though....

Tires went to crap that last lap and I kept pushing when I should of pitted out...

lateapex · 11-03-2003, 10:03 PM

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abtech : Around here it's known as Injureman Raceway. *Some of us don't feel it's all that safe . . .

That should be a key difference between a track day and a race weekend. Just take it a little easy on 10. There's nothing to be lost at a track day except an ambulance trip. It would seem to me that tracks like MidO would be a lot worse for motorcycle safety.

I was on the yellow fiberglassed F4 with the Hondaline leathers in the Intermediate group. (not the slower yellow F4 with the B&W Vanson)

slowpoke · 11-04-2003, 2:54 PM

Ab, I thought you said Gingerman was 'Injureman'? Does it apply to Putnam too?

abtech · 03-20-2004, 6:31 PM

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Originally Posted by slowpoke

<font color='#000000'>Ab, I thought you said Gingerman was "Injureman"? Does it apply to Putnam too?</font>

Yep . . . Putnam had their first motorcycle death within 3 months of opening. They have had a few more since then . . .