Is that cold tearing? Looks a bit like hot tearing maybe. Were you on warmers?

 

no warmers. a cold tear looks like a fingernail print & a hot tear goes from the middle to the outside flaring away ( i think ). i need to get our local suspension guy to look at it. this is the first time this has happend. the only change i made was tighten up the front rebound 1/2 turn. although i'm running about 20lbs lighter and still have the rear spring on the softest setting.

we have a newly resurfaced track so i spent a couple sessions locating new brake & turn markers but after that i was REALLLLLY ham fisted. the hardest i've run it... the track is soooo smooth. when you drag your puck it feels like it's sliding on glass ! corsa dragon sc2 in the rear & sc1 up front & she stuck like glue !

(btw: the front tire has perfect wear)

tim

 

How did other people's tires look? Is it just the new track surface?

At Thunderhill, we would roll big, sticky gumballs off the tires. At Reno-Fernley, the tires come out polished and smooth. Just from the different tarmacs.

Looks great! I wish I was there!

 

the old surface we had we'd ball 'em up pretty good but this new top is stated to be like miller - tires don't ball at all. should be good for tire life though.

tim

 

As someone who has never been to the track or hardly even talked to someone who has, this jargon leaves me asking what is:

Outlap (first lap out of pits seems logical but is it before or after a flag, at speed, mass start...etc?)

Grid up front (be in first row for a mass start, in first couple rows ?)

Backmarkers (pretty sure this means the slowest riders)

Yarded (beaten by a yard? don't have a clue here)

Thanks for posting those pics. Very cool.

-Mark

 

Lookin' good! Great pics.

 

Man, my palms are all sweaty!

Here's a couple from the last time I scrubbed a set of tires.

 

That fairing doesn't look that pretty anymore Rand.

 

Ouch! Was that at Jennings? Been there. There were a few turns that I hated.

 

Yeah, turn 7 I was making a pass on the outside when a slower rider decided to set up for 8 a little early. When were you down here and which turns gave you problems? Wish I knew I would've loved doing some laps with you, besides it's kind of my home track I could have shown you around a little.

 

****, it's been about 4 years since my one and only trackday there. It was a haul from VA. It'd be a waste of time from NY.

Honestly I don't remember the track that well. There was a back section that gave me some fits where the tarmac changed and there were a bunch of gouges in the pavement from dudes going down. The gouges alone made me paranoid.

 

Yeah I can imagine, it's about 5.5 hrs from here. I know that turn well, turn eight everyone takes it too early and tries to take it too fast tons of lowsides. It's probably the hardest one there, hence the gouges you have to turn in late so you don't have to hold the inside as long. Anyway back to your thread I'll stop jacking it now. BTW you can see my face shield on the track and me in the dust cloud right before the bike lands on my ankles.

 

track days are way fun... once your a competent rider i highly recommend it.

tim

 

Crap Mike! Did that happen on your birthday?

I'm sorry to see that. I hope you are ok.
If you're ok, how's the bike?

I'd like to think I can do it without crashing, but high-speed **** happens.
I hope you can get back out there soon.

 

Speed has it's price!

 

No that was back in Dec 06, I was back on the track a month later then after the 3rd track day a month after that I found out I had 2 fractured legs and some torn legiments. E.R. didn't see it bike faired better than me, a little banged up but not bad at all, foot peg and cluth lever and some scratches. Just one of those things you chalk up to **** happens, just won't pass there again 2 riders same place same time.
I'm just now getting back to where I was out there as far as confidence.

Still fun as hell!