“Carlos, El Jackal, aka #007, gave me the last hour of Monday:
He showed me how to pass & get passed, inside & out. We had the track to ourselves. Got video w his GoPro.
He showed me a wheel in 6, I went around him in 9. He lifted ever so slightly in 4, I railed past him on the outside of The Chute. Great learning experience. Despite the massive power differences in his race bike and my 250 CBRRUSTY, Carlos was super-precise. Calibrated our speeds just right to my ability & comfort levels. So much so that first time ever I experimented w drafting a rider. I put my front tire as close as I dared to his rear tire down Summit Main straight.
Never put me on my ragged edge, just enough to stretch & learn.
Carlos just volunteered to show me this stuff. Said
“Next time we go out, I show you passing.”
We’ve pitted frequently under the tech shed at Summit Main a few times last couple of years.
I emailed fotog Mark Long to see if he had any shots.
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