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Track Day #15, #16 :: STT @ Beaverun 20081004-1200-sábado
executive summary
camped out, got good training both days, stayed Novice-3 the whole time, flyers by the end of Sunday; good judgement showed, napped,
metrics
@ 17,400 miles
180 track miles
Sat :: ~96 mi
6x sessions @ o/a 15miles per
Sun :: ~90 mi
6x sessions @ o/a 15miles per
112 octane
focus :: integration, curing early apexing, assuming the angle sooner
1:3 w Renard
1:1 w Craig
situacion
1
2
wx
just barely 70s, 40s @ night
heavy rain the night before
light
BMNT ~0530h
sleep
poor sleep in van Friday night, midnight –> 0430
the bike
@ 16,730 miles
3
a la 50-pencing; i was making k adjustments mid-corner bc i failed to plan a clear defined line
From: justin giron [xgironx@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 3:53 PM
To: Pat Davis-Bradford
Cc: peper@well.com
Subject: Re: dodge sprinter fer sale …
Ah, Mamacita, pero en verdad esta un Mercedes,
originalmente importado como marque Freightliner hace siete anos,
y re-badged a Chrysler mas recientemente …
Algunos motocletistos los tienen y los gusta mucho …
pero, tiene razon de que sera menos caro a comprar un trailer como esto:
. . .
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.
Peper and I looked at the vid last night. I’ve gotten smoother and didn’t look nearly the awkward dork i expected. Had two very
good instructors, 1:3 ixr:student ratio, and stuck with them well past class-time, all day. Regular meds, no caffeine, little sugar,
no red-meat or big lunch. Also on Day 1 I skipped a session and took a nap in the van.
I put myself in the Novice-3 group, lowest of the 3 ability groups, slowest of the slow, told them i’d be there if/until they kick me
out one of these days :o) On the vid you see that very rarely do i get above 60-70 mph. riders with any time under their belt
realize that one thing you owe other riders is predictability, so I’m striving for that and smoothness first.
I asked another rider to take my bike out. He came back w shite-eating grin, said, “this thing is so planted, so stable,
suspension’s set up just right and loads of grunt” I took his out and saw what he meant. Betsy Beemer is ever so much more
forgiving than the race rice rockets. Mine is heavier w lower CoG. With the cylinders and my chopped seat, I ride much further
down into the bike than others. She is big-boned tho’, feels more like steer-wrestlin’
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Luke2.tif2004-05-19.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Luke2.tif2004-05-19.jpg
than waltzing Matilda. Got another guy, seasoned 65-year old racer, w boxer experience to check my suspension and he, too,
approved. Just wanted to make sure that i’ve got it dialed-in safely.
Good information! Those are helpful tips on tactics and etiquette, too.
We had a wheelie boy in Novice, too. “I passed 8 guys … You need to
move me up to intermediate … ” Well, they did. Next session he
binned his first zx10. Next day he binned his second zx10. Took out
another junior on a zx10 and got harmlessly slightly run over by a
control rider. Waa-Waa. His father and girlfriend were with, so he
earned a deficit of cool points. And made no friends in the paddock,
either.
It would be great to be partners in crime next season, though I reckon
I’ll need some warm-up days in Novice to re-assess any readiness for
Intermed.
LOL! Jekyll and Hyde…I see. I vaguely remember seeing a track day photo
> of you that was pretty impressive. I hope that you enjoyed the day with
> STT. I think they are good people. Unfortunately, I have only done one day
> with them, but I may have the chance to do others in the coming “years”!
>
> This article addresses your part of your early apex problem:
> http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0102_safely_riding_motorcycles/index.html
>
> Here’s an article addressing “injun” brakin’ and blippin’:
> http://www.sportrider.com/ride/RSS/146_0402_shift_blip_throttle/index.html
>
> Regardless of which method of slowing down you prefer, the key is always
> going to be smooth transition…on the brakes…down the gears…and back on
> the gas. In a race against the clock only, or when there are no overtaking
> riders it’s probably better to be a little less aggressive on scrubbing the
> speed and getting the bike into the turn with more corner speed and less
> effort to get out of the turn. In other words, late braking tends to be
> more aggressive, causing you to drop to a lower speed than you would
> normally want to, but might aid you in beating another rider to the
> apex…or setting him up for the next turn.
>
> I used to be a really big fan of diving in deeeep into the turns and
> stuffing folks on the inside. Of course I didn’t make too many friends that
> way, and if I did it to another seasoned rider, I had to suffer the
> embarrassment of running wide and/or scrubbing off enough speed that Mr
> Smooth would just pass me back in the very next turn. Of course now, I
> learned how to run deeper and smoother over time and I tried to apply the
> techniques to the situation…(stuff the guy that’s been holding me up the
> last several turns…smoothly overtake the guy with the pedigree and finely
> tuned bike and anticipate his counterattack…possibly making the aggressive
> move into the next turn, where he will have responsibility of safe passing
> and the challenge of trying to get by me.)
>
> I’m surprised that the guy didn’t get flagged for stuffing in a novice
> session. Usually they don’t like for that group to dice…straitaway only.
> Intermediates only allowed to pass on the outside or cleanly 6 ft away from
> others. And experts, no holds barred with a few exceptions. I’ve seen a
> lot of different things in each level, including this 300lb guy purposely
> wheelieing out of turns at VIR without getting flagged. Let that be me.
> I’d have been sent home.
>
> Anyway, I am really excited to hear about your exploits and more than happy
> to throw in my 2 cents…as you can see 🙂 I’ll try not to be a big
> mouth, but I’m so far removed from the stuff right now, the only thrill I
> can get is running my trap about it! Let’s hope I can get out there a
> couple of times next year and join you in the intermediate group for the
> morning sessions…I’ll need it and you’ll be ready for the step up!
hagy
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time
3
65 track miles, missed first session bc walk-on and Graulty doing tech insp
stuff i didn’t do
didn’t work on the lobster-hand throttle management
focus on bod pos
focus on throttle management
stuff i did do
kept it in taller gear going through The Corkscrew; did not focus on TM (throttle management)
focused on getting more drive out of the corners; burned up the tires a lot more than on the 7/21 Lyle day
told Graulty i needed to be done after the 3 oclock hour session
moments of grace
flowing through The Cave Esses towards Turn #7; very smooth body transition, sliding gently ass one side to the
other w/o jerk and w/o upsetting the bike and w/o having to do squat-thrusts extra work hauling my body over;
hitting between the 2 Xs on exit from The Corkscrew
sighting the Xs at the top of The Hook; flowing it around; feeling the arc of the circle that Graulty drew on the
track map in the classroom; feeling it on rails, on autopilot
first two laps of session #N where I got it right in The Horn a la The Corkscrew @ Laguna Seca
early in the day when i got The Corkscrew good, in between the kerbing and the sealant
just about hitting the dirt patch at the turn-in at the top of The Corkscrew
approaching The Hook straight on, watching everyone else enter it wide, making an unnecessary turn of it
getting the bike settled vic The Bus Stop prior to lean over and look at the first orange cone at top of The
Corkscrew
one time i hit the box-x entering the Pit-In/Pit-Out Loop
stationary bike drill: when ass off seat, i then poked the knee out the full 90 degrees and felt my body square up
w the bike
the middle two laps w Graulty, the first one that he led, the second one where i led; first one esp felt smooth &
flowing; the second one slightly less so, but i did feel like i was putting it all together and did a respectable “he’s
making progress” job of it
moments of heresy
over-lean, rear end loosey-goosey
lefthander at top of Pistol Grip
lefthander at top of The Corkscrew
gone kerb-running twice @ Big Bend
felt loosey-goosey what w all the rear-wheel slidey-stuff
always less comfy in turn before Bridge Straight
the off-camber and late, late, late apex freak me out
bounced off Rev-Limiter
4
5
6
AAR
own
self-diagnosis to Graulty
i apex too early
Turn #17 freaks me out
i have a hard time on off-camber pre-Bridge turn
i tend to make jerky movements, unsettling the bike;
i feel like i’m in an adolescent phase; impatient that it’s not all coming together faster; then there’s that skinny
punk-ass kid w glasses and bad teeth that went straight up to RED group on his 6th track day; honestly, i kind of
had a bad attitude coming into this track day; thinking about getting out of the sport; picturing easing my way out;
wrapping things up, being kinda glad i didn’t go whole hog into it with thou$ands of dollars and lots o gear; i
didn’t feel passionate about going this time; more i felt like, it’s going to be difficult to break away this Thursday,
so i better go today to get my time and practice and drills in; but maybe it’s kind of like surfing, where one must
make offerings to The Surf Gods; or like any sport where you’ve got to go do the drills, time after time; it’s just a
lot harder to get the drill time, to get the track time, than it is to find an empty basketball court to run dribbling
drills
otro
Graulty
“yea you got a little sloppy that last one”
“i was giggling inside my helmet seeing you putting things together”
“you were running scary amounts of lean”
“upper body looks good; that’s usu the hard part … guys get rigid”
CALL
wrench the Sidi boots
take every training opportunity; like i almost didn’t take Graulty’s class, 1:1, i would have missed a good
opportunity
curriculum per Graulty
principles
corner entry
focus
apex
“try to reverse the outcome”
“what if I wanted there to be silicone left on the Fuji film? what would i have to do?”
“what if I wanted my kids to end up hating me?”
pux
“save yer pux … they’re $25 bucks a set … and anymore some guys say that it’s an indicator of a mistake when
they touch, so they pull them back in … don’t dig them in”
drive-out
“start your drive even before the apex, when you’ve got the bike aimed, open it up, more throttle as the bike gets
straighter up
“self-diagnosis”
“i hit that apex late and used more track than i had to … so what does that mean?”
“oh maybe next time I can apex two feet earlier and follow the intent of the law, not its letter”
body-steering
“Pridmore and Code are saying pretty much the same thing”
corner
look past the corner
entry
find braking markers
settle the bike
settle the rider
before the turn-in
turn-in
apex
drive-out
get the drive out of the corner
bod pos
but ankle tucked in tight to the frame is no good
make full 90-degree w knee instead of 60-degree, have to take the ankle out from the bike and stand tippy-toe w
heel at swingarm
track map recon
see where you can draw circles on the track map; to define visualization template to lay over the corners on the
track map
straighten everywhere you can; keep the bike at lean as little as possible;
rx from Graulty
get a track bike 600cc
acciones
cull the Top 10 tools; in case i ever had to go w a leaner toolset
really want a laptimer transponder
TY note to Mark
Letter Comm to Glenn re Mark
<< Not-Silver >> to Linda Rabb
Fix the Sidi boots, parts falling off;
Track Day #14 :: TPM @ SummitPoint.Shenandoah w Graulty 20080831-0000-domingo
executive summary
metrics
@ 16,730 miles
65 track miles
25mpg @ 93 octane
6 sessions
focus :: LINES
1:1 w Graulty
situacion
1
Haley grounded for lying
2
Labor Day Weekend
wx
mid-80s
major fog 0700h e/r SPR
light
sleep
1/2 seroquel didn’t work so well; i got a non-uninterrupted night’s sleep
the bike
@ 16,730 miles
3
CI ( commanders intent )
FOCUS :: LINES
in middle of major deployment at DCGS-A
4
5
w/o week before
sat
spin60
170#
fri
fri nite outdoor swim @ LTF in darkness until 2000h; 65min
thu
am swim 45min
wed
tue
TC
w Kris R
mon
sun
spin90
sat
mountain bike Patapsco w Mookey Morrone
6
i’d been wound up all week; after demanding week at work during deployment during wh Carol started to rely on
me for reporting info re the deployment;
slightly manic; Saturday afternoon pre-track nerves manifested themselves in sudden house-tidying, then sudden
dis-assembly of the stereo tuner and migration of same into The Little Blue Office on the Metro racking and
drilled hole in wall between office and LR, w drill and foot-long pilot bit, then expanded w the RotoZip; then fed
speaker wire through the wall and installed the Bose speaker behind the Ikea black faux leather chair next to
Peper’s blue 3-ton book armoire
reportaje
analaje
1
frases
“hunting”
a la 50-pencing; i was making k adjustments mid-corner bc i failed to plan a clear defined line
2
$
time
3
65 track miles, missed first session bc walk-on and Graulty doing tech insp
stuff i didn’t do
didn’t work on the lobster-hand throttle management
focus on bod pos
focus on throttle management
stuff i did do
kept it in taller gear going through The Corkscrew; did not focus on TM (throttle management)
focused on getting more drive out of the corners; burned up the tires a lot more than on the 7/21 Lyle day
told Graulty i needed to be done after the 3 oclock hour session
moments of grace
flowing through The Cave Esses towards Turn #7; very smooth body transition, sliding gently ass one side to the
other w/o jerk and w/o upsetting the bike and w/o having to do squat-thrusts extra work hauling my body over;
hitting between the 2 Xs on exit from The Corkscrew
sighting the Xs at the top of The Hook; flowing it around; feeling the arc of the circle that Graulty drew on the
track map in the classroom; feeling it on rails, on autopilot
first two laps of session #N where I got it right in The Horn a la The Corkscrew @ Laguna Seca
early in the day when i got The Corkscrew good, in between the kerbing and the sealant
just about hitting the dirt patch at the turn-in at the top of The Corkscrew
approaching The Hook straight on, watching everyone else enter it wide, making an unnecessary turn of it
getting the bike settled vic The Bus Stop prior to lean over and look at the first orange cone at top of The
Corkscrew
one time i hit the box-x entering the Pit-In/Pit-Out Loop
stationary bike drill: when ass off seat, i then poked the knee out the full 90 degrees and felt my body square up
w the bike
the middle two laps w Graulty, the first one that he led, the second one where i led; first one esp felt smooth &
flowing; the second one slightly less so, but i did feel like i was putting it all together and did a respectable “he’s
making progress” job of it
moments of heresy
over-lean, rear end loosey-goosey
lefthander at top of Pistol Grip
lefthander at top of The Corkscrew
gone kerb-running twice @ Big Bend
felt loosey-goosey what w all the rear-wheel slidey-stuff
always less comfy in turn before Bridge Straight
the off-camber and late, late, late apex freak me out
bounced off Rev-Limiter
4
5
6
AAR
own
self-diagnosis to Graulty
i apex too early
Turn #17 freaks me out
i have a hard time on off-camber pre-Bridge turn
i tend to make jerky movements, unsettling the bike;
i feel like i’m in an adolescent phase; impatient that it’s not all coming together faster; then there’s that skinny
punk-ass kid w glasses and bad teeth that went straight up to RED group on his 6th track day; honestly, i kind of
had a bad attitude coming into this track day; thinking about getting out of the sport; picturing easing my way out;
wrapping things up, being kinda glad i didn’t go whole hog into it with thou$ands of dollars and lots o gear; i
didn’t feel passionate about going this time; more i felt like, it’s going to be difficult to break away this Thursday,
so i better go today to get my time and practice and drills in; but maybe it’s kind of like surfing, where one must
make offerings to The Surf Gods; or like any sport where you’ve got to go do the drills, time after time; it’s just a
lot harder to get the drill time, to get the track time, than it is to find an empty basketball court to run dribbling
drills
otro
Graulty
“yea you got a little sloppy that last one”
“i was giggling inside my helmet seeing you putting things together”
“you were running scary amounts of lean”
“upper body looks good; that’s usu the hard part … guys get rigid”
CALL
wrench the Sidi boots
take every training opportunity; like i almost didn’t take Graulty’s class, 1:1, i would have missed a good
opportunity
curriculum per Graulty
principles
corner entry
focus
apex
“try to reverse the outcome”
“what if I wanted there to be silicone left on the Fuji film? what would i have to do?”
“what if I wanted my kids to end up hating me?”
pux
“save yer pux … they’re $25 bucks a set … and anymore some guys say that it’s an indicator of a mistake when
they touch, so they pull them back in … don’t dig them in”
drive-out
“start your drive even before the apex, when you’ve got the bike aimed, open it up, more throttle as the bike gets
straighter up
“self-diagnosis”
“i hit that apex late and used more track than i had to … so what does that mean?”
“oh maybe next time I can apex two feet earlier and follow the intent of the law, not its letter”
body-steering
“Pridmore and Code are saying pretty much the same thing”
corner
look past the corner
entry
find braking markers
settle the bike
settle the rider
before the turn-in
turn-in
apex
drive-out
get the drive out of the corner
bod pos
but ankle tucked in tight to the frame is no good
make full 90-degree w knee instead of 60-degree, have to take the ankle out from the bike and stand tippy-toe w
heel at swingarm
track map recon
see where you can draw circles on the track map; to define visualization template to lay over the corners on the
track map
straighten everywhere you can; keep the bike at lean as little as possible;
rx from Graulty
get a track bike 600cc
acciones
cull the Top 10 tools; in case i ever had to go w a leaner toolset
really want a laptimer transponder
TY note to Mark
Letter Comm to Glenn re Mark
<< Not-Silver >> to Linda Rabb
Fix the Sidi boots, parts falling off;
Track Day #13 :: Roger Lyle @ SummitPoint.Shenandoah 20080721-0800-lunes
executive summary
metrics
109 track miles
25mpg @ 93 octane
focus :: THROTTLE MANAGEMENT
situacion
1
Haley coming in 3 weeks
2
wx
mid-90s, (91 at BCT E/R Mayfair), light breeze, not as humid as usual, but i still felt the heat
light
95% moon
3
next day is last day @ Eagle Alliance
day after is first day @ Bangert
4
5
6
reportaje
analaje
1
2
3
109 miles
stuff i didn’t do
didn’t work on the lobster-hand throttle management
stuff i did do
moments of grace
felt what Dylan spoke of, of putting your head way forward, up to, past the windscreen
felt loose left arm, in a good way, coming off top of Pagoda
getting it right twice in the last turn of the Corkscrew
kept revs up too high, to where bike got twitchy
got it all wrong, 3x running in the bottom of the Karoussel
late afternoon, post-Karoussel, I forgot we’d switched back to regular Corkscrew and buggered the entry twice,
through the cones
fixated on Shig coming Pit-Out, lost my line, slowed and buggered that complex of turns
“look at nothing, see everything”
dinna work so good in The Karoussel as I buggered up that exit, badly, one time
tire skips
rear break-away
lefthander at top of Pistol Grip
lefthander at top of The Corkscrew
gone dirt-biking vic Cave Esses right after Pit-Out
gone bumper crossing ax rumble strips
clanged the RHS cylinder case against the rumble strips, cracked the plastic bit
felt loosey-goosey what w all the rear-wheel slidey-stuff and always less comfy in turn before Bridge Straight
4
5
6
AAR
Dylan
“your throttle becomes your suspension”
“this is a great back for practicing for my races”
GSX-R 750k7, stock
own
otro
“your body position is excellent”
Brian
“your riding is predictable … i know what you’re going to do”
Kyle
“I can see you getting smoother, more flow out there”
Dylan
“You were looking good out there until you shot past the entrance to The Corkscrew
Cutter
acciones
call Roger re Hagerstown dirt car race
take RotoZip to license plate bracket
get K&N filters for Bessie
Beaver Run
http://www.racedayphoto.com
settings
shock
front
compression
full CW – 6 clicks
rear
preload (black knob)
full C-CW + “a few turns”
compression (flat-tip screwdriver slot)
full CW – 1/2 turn
rench log
15663 miles 20080720-1844-domingo
bobs
oil synth
13300 miles 20080611-1844-miércoles
mortons
pre-Pridmore tune-up, tires, pegs
new rear brake pads
pegs & springs
12660 miles 20080311-1200-martes
mortons
12k service
oil change
new battery
Final Drive spline re-built
20071001 :: @ SummitPointRaceway.Main via TeamPromotion
Pirelli Corsa IIIs
Cut off MotoLights during new tire install
Right-side ThrottleMeister fell off on the track, created vibration so i pulled off the left-side
20070802 :: @ SummitPointRaceway.Main via MotorcycleExcitementRogerLyle
emergency repair of RHS magnesium valve cover with brake cleaner and silicon goo
emx repair of RHS rider’s peg, replaced it w gsxr peg
20070801 :: @ Mayfair
ground off unnec plastic bits around fairing bolts by oil cooler radiator
20070623 :: @ Bobs BMW
switch to synth POLs all-around, barbax for NH
20070300 :: @ MRP
dyno run
20060900 :: @ Bobs @ 8000mi
new Metzler Z6 s
20060700 :: @ Bobs
3k mi service
drop clip-ons belo triple-clamp
Seven months and 4,000 miles ago when I first laid eyes on what was to be my new ride, I looked suspiciously at the location
of the clip-ons mounted below the triple clamp. Not being in an age group considered spring chicken material, I figured that I
just have to put them back in the original location above the triple clamp….right? So up they went.
Well as I became more and more aqainted with the bike, it’s idiosyncrasies and the way it handles I was finding myself in a
position lower over the tank when negotiating them fun twisties. Today it occured to me to re-think clip-on location and did just
that…..back they went below the triple clamp. It is only a 10 minute job so what the heck, just try it.
So happens that it is cloudy today in my part of the desert, still over the century mark but what the hey…good time for a test
ride. Must say that I really like the change, much more natural place to be for me. ‘Twas only a short jaunt of 40 miles or
so….the jury is still out on the wrist factor but the fun factor went up high enough that I am hoping that I can adjust to the new
position with time.
20060700 :: @ Mayfair
application of the Gaffer’s Tape
20060600 :: @ Mayfair
de-fender, de-licenseplate
unbolted the rear ass’y
used a galvanized-steel stitch plate, bent it to a curve on the curb out front o mayfair
replaced the long, stock black bolts bmw put on the ass’y; replaced them w stainless steel hex-head metric bolts i got at
Maryland Metrics; used the top part of the spacer that came stock on the ass’y;
drilled holes into the stitch plate, and into the MD license plate, fixed the lic plate to the stitch plate w the stock wing nuts
bodywork
cut off the little curvy-bits that hung out over the airboxes
used haley’s dremel tool and a splash cymbal to cut the curves, once again out front o mayfair, by the mailboxes
20060500 :: @ Bobs @ nail got stuck in
new rear tire
Bridgestone BT-002
20060400 :: @ Mayfair
cutting of the foam from seat
20060326 :: @ Battleys
600 mile service
20060311 :: @ Mortons
took delivery de
. . .
services
12k mile service
base
parts
K&N Air Filter
replacement battery
InDuct Ram Air
replacement footpegs, both sides
POL
replace final drive fluid
oil change synth
labor
replace springs on footpegs
remove comfort bars, go for full south
replace valve cover (RHS)
replace kill switch
tighten exhaust connections
check class I leak @ FD
replace brake fluid
replace handlebar weights
growth
steel brake lines
change to motoGP shifting
rx for new springs
. . .
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
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