The Day Before Trackday

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Wow, how did I miss this thread?!?! (BTW, the "day before" is tomorrow for me)

OK, first off, Jennings freaking ROCKS! It was designed by Ed Bargy as a "training track", it has pretty much every kind of corner there is. There's a LONG high-speed sweeper (T1) a retardedly fast kink (T2 120-knee down!) a set of esses (3-4-5) a decreasing radius corner (6) a set of three corners that if you fuck up a line on one you are screwed for the rest (7-8-9, 8 has more wrecks than any other, and 9 is a cheater, it's an increasing radius, but you have to stay inside tight to set-up for 10) a matched set of turns with an increasing radius exit (10-11) another kink (12) and a matched set of corners (13-14) that have about six different fast lines through (I start mid-track into 13 and keep it on the puck and on the gas all the way through 13-14).

You will love it. The only negative is that elevation change is measured in millimeters.

I am actually doing a trackday with NESBA at Barber this saturday. I got an e-mail at 3PM TODAY from NESBA saying that Yamaha will be providing a line-up of '08 R6's and R1's for riders to demo on track at Barber. They said if you wanted to do the test ride you had to call before the office closed that day because on Friday they would be traveling all day. I called and got on, I asked for an R6. And get this, Yamaha R&D guys are going to be there, interviewing riders when they get off the bikes, to find out what we liked and didn't like. The ONLY way this could be better was if it was Suzuki's!

No it can't get any better than Yamahas.. fuck that would be like my best wet dream come true.. fucking test ride an 08 yammy on the track? shit.. i wish i could find shit like that.. post up some details / pics, etc. when you get back..

[PhiSig1071]

Originally Posted by Mudpuppy

No it can't get any better than Yamahas.. fuck that would be like my best wet dream come true.. fucking test ride an 08 yammy on the track? shit.. i wish i could find shit like that.. post up some details / pics, etc. when you get back..

Do I feel a blog contest entry coming on?

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Do I feel a blog contest entry coming on?

I don't get it please elaborate?

[PhiSig1071]

I meant My demo plus the trackday experience in general would make a good blog entry for me.

Oh and FYI, they're doing this at other events too.

Virginia International Raceway, Summit Point Raceway, Road Atlanta, Roebling Road and New Jersey MP will all have Yamaha demos.

[Mudpuppy]

oh yeah that would be an awesome blog - GIT R DONE

awesome i will have to try and hook up with one of those days.. Probably VIR or Summit is the most feasible for me.. life couldn't get any better for me then that.. trackday and a yamaha demo.. shit..

[PhiSig1071]

Oh yeah, I get to pretend to be a factory racer, even if only for a few minutes!

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by PhiSig1071

Oh yeah, I get to pretend to be a factory racer, even if only for a few minutes!

i pretend that everyday.. in my dreams.. lol..

[DLIT]

24 hours from now, I'll be knee-deep on the track.

[Mudpuppy]

Originally Posted by DLIT

24 hours from now, I'll be knee-deep on the track.

That reminds me of good track music - Lollipop Lust Kill - Knee deep in the dead - its a good old fashioned Toledo band - good family fucking fun for all..

grab a gun grab a knife
even hands will do
punch em like a motherfucker
even rape a few
come on everybody
let's go to the show
murder is fun
because my daddy told me so

very inspiring track music..

[DLIT]

Originally Posted by Mudpuppy

That reminds me of good track music - Lollipop Lust Kill - Knee deep in the dead - its a good old fashioned Toledo band - good family fucking fun for all..

grab a gun grab a knife
even hands will do
punch em like a motherfucker
even rape a few
come on everybody
let's go to the show
murder is fun
because my daddy told me so

very inspiring track music..

That shit got my toe tapping.