- Ran into instructor Allan from Pittsburgh up, met his brother and his nephew motarding. Said he’s been very busy with his flying;
- Got the Pridmore defensive line lesson reinforced there, when another rookie did a dodgy inside pass on Turn #1 — definitely did not “pass with authority.” I should have taken ownership of that line. Got it on video from Shadow Video. Allan mentioned that he’d prefer to see STT teach the defensive line as well.
- STT taught braking/blipping at the same time. I wasn’t comfortable trying that. I thought I remembered Reg downshifting AMAP to scrub speed, then braking to tune up corner entry?
- I did an experiment: ran one session in 4th gear only, no brakes; then session in 5th gear only, no brakes; i really missed the sense of control I learned from engine braking and throttle management; really had to ease/smooth my way into the corners and still felt loosey-goosey;
- Learned why I tend to apex early — i’m looking at the apex instead of past it;
- Happy moment: at end of Sunday, instructor said “I’d hate to see you on something smaller,” complimentary about my progression through the weekend; we went from 1:30 –> 1:24 –> 1:17, 1:16s consistently on the north circuit;
- I’ve found a couple people with 2001 f4i bikes that are selling, one track-ready, one stocker. I’m going to wait until January when a CD matures to make a decision, and see what the economy’s doing before pulling the trigger on a track bike.
- Lastly, rode a 600 for the first time, some comments on that below in msg to my parents;
- Still running those Dunlop Qualifiers, very happy with them. Planning to ride past Mortons E/R Spartanburg this Friday on them.
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