i-Zapp

Anybody else game for some mid-week track fun next week?! Zack and I will be there on Tuesday, probably riding I group, but looking for A bump??? Weather looks very good for both days.

the 'rebound' damping theory is pretty good... with the bike cornering the suspension is partially compressed, and if youre on the gas and suddenly stop cornering (like when making a large direction change) the front end would will suddenly decompress and if the rebound damping is too light it may even be enough to cause the bars the wiggle as the front gets light. for sure check the steering head for tightness but i'd crank in a few clicks of rebound damping.

actually the bike didnt look bad at all, considering all the commotion. Glad the rider was ok - it seemed pretty serious at the time. He run turn 1 wide?

thanks! Two of us signed up for I on Monday. Me on a black Aprilia Tuono, and Zack on my black CBR600 (#123). See ya there!

i pm'ed you. i might be able to help you out.

is there a coupon code? the one i tried (25RIDING14) is not valid.

this is accurate. last time we were in the 48-52 range and having a grand time, and def not the slowest. never heard about getting sent home for being too slow. maybe for riding over your head and being a danger to others. we are shooting for the 23rd. prefer the full day, more leisurely schedule.

Me and Zack are in, him on my 600 (gulp) and me back on the Tuono.... unless I can score a replacement between now and then. :>)

we had the opportunity to demo some Legends cars today at the Beav, courtesy of Cometic Gasket (theyre selling Legends now). They rented the big track and let a group hit the track for a few sessions each. pretty sweet deal. Both my son and I managed to dip into the 1:13 range, but there's probably a whole lot left - cold tires, lack of experience with the car, somebody ELSE's car, etc. Very interesting and a whole lot of fun - especially being able to screw up here and there and it not causing a red flag. Driving a car - very forgiving, relatively speaking. The screen shots below are a comparison between Zack's 1:15 lap time on his 250, compared to the Legend car. Since the lap times are not too far different, it's not surprising the speeds are close. Also, (not shown) the lateral g's are pretty darn close too. video- first half of track second half of track

i've pondered the bike vs car thing too. Some other things off the top of my head, for novice weekend racers... * the effective turn radius is much wider on a bike; you can start out wider, come in tighter, and run it wider * power to weight: car= 350 / 3500 = 0.1 and bike = 120 / 600 = 0.2, so bike has double the accelerative capacity * even though bikes have a fraction of the tire contact patch, it all comes down to the friction coefficient, and the rubber isnt all that different between cars/bikes. they'll both generate about the same lateral acceleration. however getting the bike tire up to optimum temp is easier. the downside is the ability to recover from a slide isn't as easy. 8>| I'll let you know more after this weekend - i'll be testing on four wheels at the Beav.

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forgot to include model year: 2012

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