[arai_speed]

Finally made it out there this past Friday and I have to say that place is a blast! It's the most fun I've ever had at a track, specially the "bowl" - that turn feels like a roller coaster drop and I actually used up my right knee puck because of it!

I signed up with the novice group (intermediate was booked) and since I had never been to the track, i figured it wouldn't be to bad. The novice guys were really slow, uber slow. So that made for some really slow laps, passing a pack of 4 or 5 down the back straight was always welcomed by another pack a few turns ahead.

Being the first one in line at the beginning of the session solved this problem, a few back markers would get lapped but that didn't prove to be a problem.

On my second lap of the first session I went around the bowl dragging knee and noticed some ripples through there! The bike felt like a pogo stick! One and 1/2 clicks of compression on the rear shock and this solved the problem. That turn is the best, because of it's high banked wall you can literally crank on the gas as hard as you can and the bike will just hold! Passing people coming out of that turn is the best :yesnod

I'm still waiting for some "action" shots but here are a few pics my brother (pit crew) took.

I highly recommend this track! :rock

 

[arai_speed]

Another pic:

 

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Another pic:

 

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Getting ready for a session: :thumbup

 

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I was beside my self by the end of the day

:beer

 

[Eyespy]

Well, let's go, I have the SOW schedule with MTC posted for months now.

 

[arai_speed]

Originally posted by Eyespy
Well, let's go, I have the SOW schedule with MTC posted for months now.

I would love to follow you around that track Eye. I'm sure w/your track time at SOW breaking points/lines are second nature to you now.

I always felt I was going in to slow at turn two, (I was breaking either to early or to hard or both) - I need to work on that turn as well as that really slow right hander (turn 4)

Because of my school schedule I can't make the May date(s). I will probably use up my FREE MTC voucher for the June 22 date

After doing this track day, I'm not sure I want to join WSMC anymore and instead have began reading the CSS web site. More tracks to compete on...still this is all up in the air for me.

 

[crammer1977]

Sweet :fire Nice Pics:thumbup

It doesn't matter who it is, but track day pics kick ass.....:bandit

 

[elegalr1der]

right on bro, im gonna go with ya one of these daze...

 

[4098]

Man look at that weather !

Nice one, looks like fun :yesnod