cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (edited) It was a great time. Learnning a new bike on a track is never easy but in the end it was fun to put around grattan on a very fun bike. my favorite part was without a doubt, annihilating peopl in the straightaway. while I would love to have more pics(especially of the battles I had with some of the other riders) I'm extremely happy with that weekend. Props to Suziki for making a very fun bike and props to Brandon for letting me ride it for a weekend. That made it the best 4th of July I've ever had.... Edited July 22, 2009 by cbrjess0815 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RC51 John Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Lookin' good Jess.I need a track bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 so do i... it felt really weird being on somebody else's bike. definitely hindered progress. grattan is a teechnical and bumpy(altho i do <3 the bumps) track and i cant allow myself mentally to go out and let go on someone else's bike. i was not at all unsatisfied with my performance once we left but at first on saturday i was highly discouraged. i felt like i needed to be in novice. but as the days progressed i learned to love that bike after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmako777 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 (altho i do <3 the bumps)as most women would chicks on bikes are sexy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 jess u were doing great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Cool chica. Great shots, looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLN1223 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I love the look of that bike on the track...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonzie Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 REALLY like that first shot.....Cool angle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 nice pictures, looks like you had fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 grattan was amazing! the angles that seemed weird to me turned out the best. and the pics where i look super slow? i thought i was hauling ass. this track is still a mystery to me and definitely warrants another visit. SOON! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hailwood Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Nice photos! I would be proud to have such nice pics from a trackday (I'll get to one eventually).Looks like you had a great time, which at the end of the day is the most important thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 btw, has anyone else noticed how freakishly tiny my hands look in every pic??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Anderson Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Nice pics Jess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Jess, Im heading up there in Sept still, was the track that bad? It ll only be my 4th/5th track days, assuming I run sat and sunday... Im a tad nervous about the track. You def. look like you tore it up, any pointers etc would be amazing. I don't think I m going to get a walk around or anything special but then again its an STT event so might not be too bad.Good stuff!! Youre badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 your body and hands look proportional to me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Jess,Im heading up there in Sept still, was the track that bad? It ll only be my 4th/5th track days, assuming I run sat and sunday... Im a tad nervous about the track.You def. look like you tore it up, any pointers etc would be amazing. I don't think I m going to get a walk around or anything special but then again its an STT event so might not be too bad.Good stuff!! Youre badass.you can walk it during the saturday evening break. my only pointer is gonna be hard for you to face: the bumps are there, but ride over them as if they arent. thats the only advice i will give you for this track. its not super fast, like you will discover a Putnam, it is slower speeds, but more lean angles(like mid ohio) and you will be going over some crazy bumpy shit. IMO, yes it sis very bumpy, but thats why this track is so fun. if you face that hinderance head on and hit the turns that have bumps as if they arent there, you will learn how to haul serious ass. and you can too! thats the cool thing about grattan. if you ignore the bumps, it has the same challange as mid ohio, with a twist!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 i'll be there the first weekend of august. very excited.i'll find out first hand if it's as bumpy as nelson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAMBUSA Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Nice pix. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 i'll be there the first weekend of august. very excited.i'll find out first hand if it's as bumpy as nelson.you will LOVE it. i promise! are yo doing clockwise or backwards??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Thanks! Sounds good, Im pretty stoked either way, I mean track time is track time... Now a new rear before putnam or should I wait.... hm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 ah hah... a new tire is never a bad thing. put a takeoff on and save what you have now for the street. not gonna lie, tires can make a dece difference on the track, especially when you're finally figuring out how to go fast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exSRAaron Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Great pics Jess! You're killin' it out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APCh8r Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Grattan is a fun track, I wouldn't say it is that bad for bumps compared to some other tracks. I feel it is a very technical track though. It is much tighter then Mid-O and if you make a mistake in the technical section of the track you will be fighting to recover through the next couple of turns. I really like the track and hope to go back sometime soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrjess0815 Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 i will be back EARLY next season. backwards is the way to go too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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