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I wouldn't call him a great coach just yet. He had a losing record as a coach until this year and still only sits at 52% win percentage. Very average if not below average. UM on the other hand has won everywhere he's been. 82% win percentage for his career.

I hear ya on the crashes. There were a bunch of crashes on saturday, seemed like every session in all groups had people going down. Even had a coach go down first lap first session in turn 5. Apparently he wasn't listening in the riders meeting about taking is slow for a couple sessions.

Might be down for a ride tomorrow depending on what time you guys are leaving. I'll keep an eye on this thread and post if I can make it.

Just got back from Barber today. My first time there. Track is pretty awesome, I had a great time. Will definitely be going back. Anyways here are some links to a couple vids. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj7NWJVhOz8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ri_FGuwhJA4

Thanks but not really looking for investment strategies especially involving mutual funds. My 401k covers that for me. That's my fallback in case my riskier stuff tanks. The stuff I do on my own blows any mutual fund away. Option calls and puts are where most of my money is going. Just sold some calls for a large search engine today and made over 100% on them in less than 3 months. They are not all like that though but at this point its all 'house money' I'm playing with now anyways.

So how long will you let it go before you decide it's not getting you anywhere? Not trying to be a dick about it cause I was the same way before. I used to hold on to things waiting for them to come back which they would eventually. I have found its better for me to cut my losses or get out of something that isn't going anywhere and move it to something else. Did this with some Sirius that had been under water for about two yrs. bought aapl options with what was left and this turned into double what my original Sirius was. In about two months also.

With those kinds of gains I would just let someone else handle it for me. Not worth your time to try and follow the market. Lots of money is being made in this market just has to be played right. This has been my best year and been doing this for about ten.

Got it. iCloud sync is pretty sweet. Checking out the web and all my iPad bookmarks are on my iPhone

Updated my ipad2 two nights ago and the wife's iphone4 last night. No issues with either, just took a long time to download.

Mine is on the UPS truck to be delivered today. Hopefully i get home before they come since it needs signed for. Otherwise I will be heading over to UPS tonight to pick it up.

Investing like this is like playing craps. Trying to anticipate daily peaks and dips is a losing proposition. I would suggest you buy with the intention of holding until you reach your predetermined gain or loss point. There are stocks that you can trade on momentum but you have to get some experience in the market and what drives it first. There are many things that cause a stock to drop or rise that I feel makes no sense.

I agree with all of this except looking into options. Options are way too risky for someone just starting out. They are awesome but you have to be experienced in how they work and know the risks. AAPL and GOOG have been great options candidates when buying on dips.

What and how many wires do you need to tap into? I might be able to figure it out if you know what you are looking for.

I have the wiring diagram for that bike if you need it.

You should be able to find the shoei solids for right around 310.00. Call riders discount. Thats what i paid for mine. I've looked at scorpions as a possible track helmet since they are on closeout at STG but i didn't like how cheap the vents look and feel. The quality of a shoei and arai seems much better to me.

I would get there 3-4 hours before kickoff and park in the grass lots behind the fawcett center on Olentangy river rd. Walk down Lane Ave and check everything out there. Grab a beer or two at Riverwatch or Varsity Club. Head over to skull session if interested in the band. It starts 2 hours before kickoff but get there earlier than that to get a decent seat. You definitely want to be in the stadium before the band comes in. I think they come in 20 minutes before kickoff. I like to watch the team warmup so I'm usually in about 45-60 minutes before kickoff. I'd invite you to our tailgate but I have to do some work on saturday so won't be getting down there until around noon so we are doing the lane ave thing. Trust me you can't get there too early. We are usually there around 6am and we are not alone

Not sure how to get in touch with him but the CR who helped Brent set his suspension at MO is OHP in springfield.

Thanks. I was happy with them, didn't feel like I was running that fast either.

Ran a couple laps in the 41's. My best was a 41.15

Just got back also. I didn't think the track was too bad. Actually ran a personal best.

Anyone going tomorrow? Just signed up.

There are still cables on the R1. Response is instantaneous, you can't tell the difference. It's pretty old technology, at least in the automotive industry, so i wouldn't be too worried about Honda putting it on one of there bikes. The Corvette has had it since 97.

I hear what you're saying but the crossplane was a new Model in 09 and won wsbk and Hayes went on a tear at the end of the year once they figured it out. They have also won 5 races this year in wsbk. Melandri is second in points. Everything is relative and I do think easier to ride matters at all levels. Look at stoner this year on the Honda vs the ducati last year.

I don't think anyone is claiming it is dramatically better but having ridden both, regular I4 and crossplane I4, I can say the crossplane is easier to ride fast and it is easy on tires. The crossplane is winning championships though. For all the power of the BMW and Kaw, they can't even win a (dry)race let alone compete for a championship in WSBK, so it's not all about power. Here's a clip of an interview with Masao Furasawa talking about how the crossplane crank was chosen. It can be really hard to convince everyone to go in the same direction. So I did some trick. I came up with a pretty good idea - the crossplane crankshaft [utilising 'big bang' technology] - and then right after I joined MotoGP I started a design. Half a year later the first prototype ran on the racetrack near the Yamaha headquarters. Everybody was looking and the first thing the test rider said was 'this bike feels slow'. So everyone looked at me, thinking 'Hmmm. You are the guy who thought of this...' And then he said 'But the lap time is so fast. It just feels slow because it is very, very smooth and stable.' That was Christmas time in 2003. Then Valentino Rossi came to Yamaha and rode for the first time here [at Sepang] in January 2004. He is really a genius. He rode the crossplane bike for just five or six laps and then came back and said 'this bike is the best one'. Even though it was slow, because the power was not so much. I had prepared lots of combinations for him to try: Four-valve system, five-valve system, crossplane, single plane. And he pointed to the crossplane crankshaft bike with four-valve. Before, everybody was so scared to look at a new engine, because for a long time Yamaha had been successful with the five-valve. People said 'How can you throw away the five-valve system?' I said 'It is a very interesting system. It's lots of fun for a production bike, but the purpose of racing is not fun. Fun is ok, but the first thing we have to do is win. The problem we have had is Yamaha is losing the game for over ten years. So we have to change.' So the four-valve system and crossplane crankshaft was the best, but it was also a brand new engine design, which is why the power was so slow. But despite that, Valentino still pointed to that engine and said 'this is it'.

Here's some video with me following CBRBrent, Hutch and one of my buddies for a couple laps. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj0JmQ7mwtQ