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it's just desmo-brian when he gets into his... uhh... moods. he gets into these phases every once in a while. give him some time to step back, realize what actually happened, facepalm, read again, double face palm, and then make some super long treatise on why he's actin' a fool. you should come race motoseries on your fzr. i think you can race with the SV650's. Pretty sure, anyway. would be great to ride with you again, even though i only rode with you like once or twice around hocking hills back when i was learning and barely not killing myself. also, to say "riding with you" was kind of misleading, since you, and i think it was chadd (his username was wuclan99) was so far far away out in front, i never actually saw you guys. anyway, we race beaver (and nelson and putnam), you can play on the main track with us! keep posting up the racing action. i missed the last two rounds of racing, so i'm consuming anything racing related like crazy to keep from going crazy.

If fluffer was one of the qualifications you'd be a shoe in.

First rule of IT Consultants, no Q&A without a contract in place. Sorry mate, it's for your own good.

Very interested. Looking to get out of the auto tech field and follow the IT part if my life I enjoy more. What do I need to do tonik?

Say it ain't so!! You know this bike is kept clean, unlike Paulys.

Got my stickers a few days ago. Thanks for taking care of the old owners orders. You have my respect. I have a custom job for you. PM incoming.

You know what... Now that I think about it... I came on here to share my experience with racing at VMD. Not get into a debate, an argument or anything else. I just wanted to share what went on, my goals for next time and whatnot. Maybe help a future racer or someone looking to race Vintage or a modern class. I didn't ask for my post to be picked apart or dissected and words put in that I didn't say. After going back and reading this again, it's starting to piss me off. If me sharing pics/video everytime here is going to be like this then I'll leave. I have to deal enough with negative people in real life, don't need it here.

Yeah... I'm glad I'm not the only one that thinks you are reading into my post way too much! I've never once said I could win the race with Wades bike or one that's equal.. Just that I could of come down a few sec... Hell, Friday in practice I was running 31psi in my tires front and rear (cold) don't k ow why, but that's what I started off with... The Bridgestone tire guy said I was NUTS for running that much air and for racing on those tires.. That said... He did help me out and told me to drop the pressures (a lot) and I went from a 1:50 to a 1:47.. Huge difference in feel! If I could get an even better "feel" out of slicks, some more hp and fine tune my setup.. I'd for sure drop my time! Not saying I'd win, beat Wade or anyone else.. But that my times would improve! And that's the goal!! Now.. As far as the mini vs big bike debate. I really don't want to go back and forth with this! I know you and Tyler Butts father have had differences in the past in regards to mini racing and his son. Those guys have not raced with us for years, and I only follow Tyler on FB.. So all I know is he stopped racing big bikes and now just races flat track stuff. If u are referring to those as your source of what didn't work, then you don't know who races with our cub anymore. I really don't want to name everyone, and feel its childish to keep going back and forth with this. I think racing minis is good practice, cheap fun and a way to learn a little about road racing. I'm not saying each of these guys listed below feel the same way that I do, but the fact that they came from racing minis and or continue to do so says something! I'm sure you know about Harrison Ringle. He was a fast kid on minis and moved up to 250's winning the championship on it, and now races a SV650 and doing very well! Great kid! Oh and BTW, battled Leukemia in his early racing career.. And won that also!! Devon Perlenfein races WERA, does very well on his CBR and also in the lead to win the championship with the minis. Steve Patlovich won the number 1 plate in V7 class.. Raced with us a few times and has done very well.. Steve rides a lot of MX on smaller displacement bikes. Chris Wallace & David Henderson, use to race GLERA before it went under and David raced WERA and the old moto series also. Dave did well with both big and small bikes. Jordan Reid, races RS125/TZ250's now, but was instantly fast on a old borrowed 600 when he raced it. Sean Pickrell, use to race both, Steve Massy, races 125's does very well, use to race an FZR, Jimmy Pooler, WERA racer and walks away from everyone on a XR100, Mark Hatten use to race a Duc, believe he still does for AHRMA and qualified for AMA races back in the day, Jared Trees, ultra fast on minis, moved up to an R6, won several races back in the day before he got out of it and now races minis and wins all the time .. I can go on and on, as I'm sure there are more... The point is NOT that mini racing will make you a fast racer on bigger bikes, but for the majority of the guys that do dabble in the bigger bikes all do very well! Mini racers don't think they are better than any big bike racer! If you got that "vibe" from a few older members, then I'm sorry.. We are NOT about that. We just like to have fun with about a third of the cost of racing a big bike!

at least they wont be as noisy.

Nice! We all need to get together and hit CRP.

i ran low 28s on my yz80. come at me brian. honestly though, it seems like you read WAY too much into his post.....his OP doesnt come across as making excuses or putting anyone else down. he said his bike is underpowered, and with a few changes he should be able to pick up some extra time....more hp, slicks, and gearing changes should definitely net faster times even if his ability stays the same....all he did was mention needing to make some changes to his bike and getting more seat time....youre taking it all way too seriously as for racing minis and moving to big bikes, no idea on that front...my comment is just towards the whole "slap in the face" thing you mentioned.....i dont see anything negative about his post at all

UANAL? IANAL. let's make this happen

28 south to highlands. Highlands is a very cool a arts and crafts town, tons of shops. Stop in Franklin on the way and get some blue crab bisque at cafe rel. Most awesome. 28 is outstanding to ride.

She better be typing that from the kitchen!!!

Yep, I'd be lieing if I said I haven't done this before

Wish I could afford to do this to my 1199 now that I want to track it and maybe race it a little next season. Maybe.

i never said pagram or ryan were doing under 127. our testing times are generally always faster than race times do to being able to make more set up changes than time at a race allows. you need to look thru the ama archives for laptimes so you will be better informed .ck the spies/ mladin era for 1;23 1;24 pretty sure hayes did 125 last year , pegram is not the benchmark. he is chasing the the aliens as we are. also ryan went out and earned his superbike license in a couple weekends this spring by accumulating the required 600 points running expert races . no eligibility changes or guessing , just hard work and dedication. and be clear last years mid ohio round was the worst track conditions ever, on tues they sealcoated 1/2 the corners on the track and sat had off and on rain . ryan and larry have both led ama pro races at mid-ohio and should be touted as local heros for leading the best competition their respective sports have to offer. they are heroes in my book !

Just... wow. I keep going back to look at the pics, haha.

Well... First of all, Tyler's dad and I have NEVER had any issues. Don't know where that false info came from. I've known Tyler's dad for a long time and even when he worked at the dealership. So, no idea what shit that is coming from. I've told Wolfie that he needs to get out sooner than he did if he wants to get into the big bikes. i think there was a lot of wasted time racing the crowd he was. He wa wasting talent. This isn't CA... He needed to get on a big bike and train. Get on a 125 like he did and start developing himself. If Troy was thinking I was giving him shit about it, he never told me. I'll say one more thing as to not get your panties in a bunch and cry and stomp off... Dave Henderson is probably th WORSE example you could use. That guy has a mouth as fast as Rossi in his hay day. I remember fondly him bragging about how fast he was and that he won a championship with a basically small and meaningless club and had no idea who he was talking to. Needless to say, he wasn't much to match up against WERA guys nor when he visited Mid-O with his bad ass truck and attitude. It was pretty fun passing him tight and fast... Then to put the hurt on him with bone stock XR100s at Beaver was icing on the cake... I'll stop now so you don't run away pouting... Good luck next year at VMD. See ya at Mid-Ohio I am sure at some point I am sure. i got to get a bike prepped for Putnam next weekend. Cheers.