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MoM - Round 4 - West Track

stubby — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:30:51 GMT

Well this was our first weekend without rain - almost. It tried to sprinkle during our Novice GTO race but it didn't amount to anything or help cool anything off.

My previous race weekend wasn't the best, and this weekend was an improvement, but not by much. Brian Whipple and Tyler Cenarrusa had a bad weekend as well. Brian had mechanical issues with both bikes so he wasn't able to race, but he at least got to enjoy his second hobby of photography. I hope your bikes will be ready for the next round. Tyler's weekend started off with a chain breaking during practice Saturday morning, and ending with a broken collarbone during a race on Sunday. If you need any help Tyler or Brian let me know.

The other major crash came from David Luke. He is rather fast, for a first year Novice. He had one crash during practice on Sunday, and then destroyed his bike in turn 9 of our GTU race. He walked away without any injuries, but his bike is rather trashed. I hope your bike will be ready in August.

So I got to the track on Friday rather early which was nice. I got my bike teched and met some of the people that came down to watch Whipple race.

Saturday morning came rather quickly, especially considering I didn't get a good nights sleep. My only goal for this weekend was to finish my races which I met, although I'm still not happy about my lap times.

Saturday I was very cautious going around the track. It seemed like I couldn't shake off my previous crashes. As I started picking up speed, I noticed that I was getting too much chatter in the front. After a quick trip to visit Jason at Corporate Suspension, I headed back out onto the track. The bike felt better, and I had more confidence in the corners. By the end of the day I thought I might be able to keep up on race day.

Sunday came around and I was excited to get out an see if I could keep up. During our 2 practice sessions, my times were still slow especially compared to where I was previously on the West track. I felt good, and was dragging some knee. Now comes the part I hate more than anything waiting from 9:20 until 10:55 which is my first race - Novice GTU.

The Novice GTU race starts. We do our warm up lap and grid up. The green flag drops and I have a decent start but lose a couple positions on turn 1. As we head around the track I see a bike down in turn 9. This was where David crashed. The yellow flags that were waving now turned into red flags. We made our way into the hot pit area until they sent us back to the pits to put tire warmers on. We were going to line up in the original starting positions, and have a 5 lap race instead of 7.

Just as soon as I pulled the helmet off, they made 1st and 2nd calls for the race restart. I quickly geared back up and pulled off my tire warmers. Once again we did a warm up lap and then took our original grid positions. This time I had an ok start but once again lost a couple positions on turn 1. I need to work my way to the outside for these turns or do some practice runs on the inside. In this race my lap times didn't compare to my previous races on the west course. My best lap time was a 1:55 where I was previously at 1:47. I met my goal of finishing the race, although I wasn't happy with my finish position or my lap times. Due to my lap times sucking I decided to sit out the Amateur GTU race.

The next race should have been sportsman, but this is a back to back race with Novice GTO so I sat this race out as I have points in the GTO class.

The Novice GTO race is called and we go out and do our warmup lap. The green flag drops, and I got a great start. I was starting in last position, but I had 4-5 guys behind me. I was excited and was going to try and latch on to Shane to see if I could improve my lap times and have a strong finish. This was all good until I completely blew trun 2 and end up way off track. I kept the bike on 2 wheels, and watched the other guys take off. Now I'm stuck racing by myself. I can't see one bike on the track, and this is where I completely relax and my pace slows.... :banghead:

I ended up finishing dead last in the Novice GTO race. Not exactly what I wanted but I did earn some points, and hopefully the next round will be better for me. I hope my previous crashes are out of my head before I get to the next round, so I can enjoy some good racing.

The highlight of my day though was when I was giving signals to Mark Snethen on the pit wall. Mark is a local racer who is now a first year expert, he got his first win, which came in the Amateur GTO race. Congratulations Mark!!

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Project: Rebuilding Jason

LazyJ — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:38:00 GMT

Ok guys so I moved the parts list and project to here, there were some limitations to the threads of 1000 characters so I moved it to the Blog Section to avoid character limitations. Feel free to post up in this blog for any updates and I will keep the list up to date.

Parts that are underlined have a link to a purchasing place ie. ebay or whatever so if you find a place to purchase make sure to give me the link in your post, thanks.

2005 Kawasaki ZX10R A.K.A ZX1000-C2 <-link to factory parts catalog

Cosmetic Parts:

Bar Ends :thumbup:
Clipons (that match)
Upper Fairing Section $351.01 :thumbup:
Lower Fairing Section $239.27 :thumbup:
Front Fender
Wind Screen
Fasteners
Paint Job
Turn Signals
Intake Nose Piece

Mechanical Parts:

Upper Stay $69.29 :thumbup:
Instrument Cluster
Gas Tank
Chain :thumbup:
Subframe~$98.16 :thumbup:
Water Pump~$40.58 :thumbup:
Engine Ice $18.00 :thumbup:
Brake Fluid:thumbup:
Air Intake Duct Tube
Levers
Front Brake Resivore
Sprockets
Spark Plugs (maybe)
Rear Tire 190/50

California Superbike School at MMP - Day 2

stubby — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:50:43 GMT

Level 2 Drills

Reference Points: We started the first session by slowly riding around the track to see if we could find more reference points that might make our corners easier and/or make our lines more accurate. Once again they had us riding around in 4th gear only with no brakes. This was our introduction into the 3-step.

Changing Lines: This was an interesting session. We had to do three laps going slow before we could use anything from this drill. For the first lap we had to ride all the way around the right side of the track, then one lap on the left side, and one lap in the middle. We were encouraged to ride on the rumble strips, and curbing to see what it feels like in case you end up on it later on. The goal of this exercise was to find other ways around the track and to not make your vision freak out when/if you need to change up your line. As we went around the track we were supposed to take mental notes on new reference points that you could use. Its amazing how many points you find during this exercise, and how many won't work at speed. After these 3 laps were complete we were to practice the 2-step, turn in points and changing of lines while using 3rd or 4th gear only without using the brakes.

Vanishing Points: The classroom section of this drill was rather interesting, as the vanishing point will actually tell you what type of corner you are coming up against. This exercise is perfect for street riders as it will help prepare you while on new roads. The on track exercise for this was basic as we already knew the corners but if you paid attention to the whole picture you could see what the track was going to throw at you before getting there. For this session we were allowed to use 3rd and 4th gear along with light braking.

Wide View: The purpose of this exercise was to work on peripheral vision. One of the common problems faced by riders is tunnel vision and/or target fixating. This drill is designed to make you use your entire 120 degree field of vision. For the track I don't have a problem with this, but on the street it is easy to fixate on a single object or ride around with tunnel vision.

Pick Up: This drill starts to incorporate body position and throttle control when exiting the corners. This is also the introduction into level 3. The idea is picking your bike up without changing your body position enabling you to get on the gas harder and sooner. This technique also applies to wet conditions as you can corner faster with less lean angle although we didn't get to practice this.

The rest of our sessions were to practice on whatever we needed to work on. I chose to get back onto the lean bike and work on my body position. It turned out that my left hand corners were starting to suffer again. My problem is simple, I was putting too much of my butt off the seat causing my upper body to twist. Even though I was twisting I was still able to keep my arms and upper body loose so it wasn't a huge deal, but I really wanted to get my BP under control.

The solution to my problem is really simple. For all of those who hang more than 1/2 of 1 butt check off, try this simple little exercise. Get on your bike and have someone hold it so it can't fall over. Put your feet on the pegs, and you hands on the bars. Now shift your body over before locking your knee into the tank. Notice how far your butt slides off? Now sit back up, lock your knee into the tank. Once the knee is locked in slide your body over. Notice that your butt won't slide very far. If it does then your foot is in the incorrect position and/or your not locking into the tank with your knee, most likely using part of your leg. Once we found out what I was doing wrong, my BP started looking good again especially once I started rotating my hips slightly. I still think the lack of toes on the right foot is my main issue on this as I go where I have feeling which is actually an incorrect foot position. Also on these Kawis, the rear sets were stock and lower than what I am use to, with a higher seat so it really made my problem show.

For most of the sessions my instructor Josh was working on tightening up my apexes, and trying to help me squeeze out an extra couple of seconds per lap. Thanks again for all of the advice, tips and tricks!!! Hopefully I will be able to report back to him some improved lap times in a couple of weeks.

Photos:
Heading down the front straight
Entering Turn 1 while working on body position
Chasing Josh around Release
The lean bike although I don't know who is actually on the bike.
I didn't know Nick had a little brother that lives in Dallas. This guy had his leg ran over by a car about the same time I lost my toes, so us cripples stuck together out on the track.

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California Superbike School at MMP - Day 1

stubby — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:23:38 GMT

Day one started out at the butt-crack-o-dawn, 7 a.m. at MMP. After signing waivers Keith's wife prepared breakfast for everyone. After breakfast it was time to gear up and then head into our first class session. The first session was all about Throttle Control and how to make the bike stable while cornering.

After our class session we went out for our steering exercise in the parking lot between the GP garages and the East garages. Mike was my instructor for this exercise (along with the lean bike). The steering exercise was basically just a quick familiarization with counter steering, and upper body position while weaving.

Time to saddle up for the big East track. Our first session out was about Throttle control. We had to ride in 4th gear, and we weren't allowed to use the brakes. This was a fun but slow session although it does make you focus on your throttle inputs, and when you actually roll on to stabilize your bike.

Our second session was on, where to turn in at. Once again we had to ride around in 4th gear without using the brakes. For this session the instructors put some big yellow Xs on the track for where you should be and where you should start to tip in. Once again throttle control was the secondary focus.

On our third session we were finally allowed to use minimal brakes, while using only 4th gear. For this session our instructors would give us the signal to practice quick turn-ins.

The fourth session was about combining all of the previous sessions along with relaxing your grip after your steering input. We finally had a choice of gears, 3rd or 4th and we were allowed to use more brakes. This is where bad body position really started to show for most riders. Some were treating it like a track day, while others were trying to ghost lap race. Obviously the guys trying to go fast, didn't learn as much or as quickly and had the worst body position out there.

After lunch from Keith's wife we had a couple more sessions. They mainly focused on the 2-step approach before and during your cornering. There were a couple corners (like the first attitude) where I had a problem with this exercise. I would tend to look at my second reference point while tipping in, instead of looking at my turn marker, slowly shifting my eyes to the second point while tipping in. This session Josh, my instructor started working with me on my lower body position. He had me shift the upper body, but keep my butt stationary. This is not easy to do, but I tend to lean too much on my left hand corners with my lower body which causes the upper body to twist.

My sixth session was all about the video bike for one lap and then some one-on-one time going over the video. It was great to see just what the body was doing on each corner. It did show me my crappy body position on my left hand corners though :D

After the video review I skipped out on part of the last class session for the day to work with Mike on the Lean bike. This bike has outrigger arms and allows you to easily control the bike at max lean angle at slow speeds to work on body position. It felt great after getting my left hand body position correct, and it definitely felt smoother, and required less energy. Hopefully I can keep this body position, and it should make my sessions less tiring. I know I had less fatigue my last couple of sessions.

Our last 2 sessions we were allowed to use any gear and as much brakes as we wanted, and we were free to work on anything we wanted to. I choose to work on the 2-step, body position, and turning my hips more to help with correct body position. My laps were slow yet very constructive.

My instructor Josh, races in the AMA Daytona Bike series. He gave me a ton of useful advice throughout the day. Tomorrow we are going to keep working on everything but at a more accelerated pace. He really wants to help me get the most out of the remaining race weekends. I just wished I could use my bike, and that their bikes were GP shift pattern.... that one got me a few times this afternoon :banghead:

There were 2 students per instructor, and I lucked out and got an awesome one. The woman was slacking while I was on the lean bike, so sorry no photos of that funky contraption - even though it works wonders. The classroom sessions were taught mainly by Keith, however there were 2 sessions taught by Dylan Code. More ramblings to come after the final day.

Oh and I kicked ass around Clubhouse corner today... thank god!!! On our first sighting lap I looked at where I crashed twice, and now my second crash is even more baffling as to what the hell I did wrong. I guess I will leave that one a mystery and move on with life for now.
Photos:
Josh my instructor giving me some advice on Clubhouse corner
Morning class with Keith Code
Steering Drill with my instructor Mike
All of the ZX-6s we used - mine was bike 20
Video Bike - The funky setup used to film us for one lap

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MoM - Round 3 - East Track

stubby — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:37:56 GMT

The joys of racing...

The race weekend got off to a bad start. My transmission shifter cable melted from the exhaust. My truck was stuck in drive and I wasn't able to start it so we got to travel into Ogden in style in the tow truck. Thanks Mike, Jeremy, and Brandy for coming back to Ogden to get us, and the trailer. Also thanks to your parents for letting us crash at the house Friday night.

Saturday morning we get to the track and drop the trailer when Shane comes over and tells me that the riders meeting got moved up. So we hung out waiting for the riders meeting for about 20 minutes instead of getting the pit set up. I love schedule changes, and not being able to tech on Friday night.

After the riders meeting we got the pit set up, bike and gear teched, and got the warmers on the bike. I was able to get my gear on just in time for the second practice. As I walked out from the popup to grab ear plugs from the trailer it started to rain. At this point I passed on going out but took the street bike over to Jason to get my suspension dialed in. Turns out the rain stopped so I wasn't too happy about missing a practice session. The next call for slow practice came, and I headed out to the track. I was running slower than weekend 1, and on a very green track from all of the rain. I felt like crap on the bike, but was looking forward to some more practice sessions.

Shortly after the third practice session it started pouring rain. We loaded the bikes back into the trailer and headed to Salt Lake to Larry Miller Ford to get a new cable for the truck so we could get home. The rest of my afternoon was spent in Ogden repairing the truck.

Paul and I headed back to the track once the truck was fixed and it was still raining. The endurance race started out bad as 3 bikes went down within 8 minutes. We left shortly after the restart from the red flag, and at this time there were lakes on the track.

Sunday morning started off not so good. The weather report was showing partly cloudy until 2pm, however it was already raining. Mike and I went out for the first practice session as it had stopped raining yet the track was still really wet with lots of standing water on the track. I got 2 laps in before the belly pan was full of water and I had enough of the death wobble when tipping into the corner. The second session was about the same as the first, taking it really slow and only getting a couple of laps in. Now because I couldn't keep heat in my tires I opted to switch out my race rubber for a set of 2cts.

Race 1: Novice GTU
I was a little nervous going into this race as the track was mostly dry, yet really green. The race started and I got a somewhat decent start. On the second lap Joey passed me and we were starting to have some fun. Going through the attitudes I got right on his butt and decided to make the pass on the straight between Tooele and Clubhouse corner. Joey was on the right side (the race line) and I was on the left side coming in to Tooele. Neither of us were wanting to brake first. I entered Clubhouse a little hot, on the brakes and a tight inside line. I wasn't feeling comfy with being on the brakes so I let go and tried to make the corner. As I hit the apex I started pushing towards the outside of the track. I wasn't able to tighten my turn and I started to cross the rumble strip on the outside edge of the corner. I stood the bike up for a second while I crossed the strip, and then tried to lean it back over on the asphalt so I could get back on the track. Well this didn't work out so great either. The run off at this part of the corner isn't much as it is closer to the corner exit. My front tire hit the 12" of gravel and the bike decided to buck me off. I ended up landing on my left shoulder, rolled once and then stood up. I tried to pick the bike up, but I wasn't able to so I walked out of the impact zone so the race wouldn't get red flagged.

The crash truck came out for me while the race was going. I helped get the bike into the crash truck and started the ride back to my pit. As soon as we got into the hot pits, a provisional novice decided to highside on the exit of turn one. Well I got to play corner worker again. This guy got hauled off by EMS as he was just laying in the track not moving. Once we got his bike on the crash truck we were off to the pits.

Paul, Mike, Jeremy and his dad all helped me get the bike ready for tech again. Thanks guys! I got my bike teched and decided to put race rubber back on. I ended up missing my Amateur GTU race, but oh well. I still needed to know how my bike was going to feel after the crash.

Second Race: Sportsman - grided with Heavyweight bikes

The second race started, and because I haven't raced this class before I was grided in the back. I decided to just stroll around the track for this race, as I had my Novice GTO race directly after. All was going good, the bike was feeling good in the corners, the tires were feeling good except in Agony/Esctasy corners. I was getting some slipping of the rear on the first couple of corners until I changed my line. I was running 10 seconds a lap slower than my normal pace which turned out to be not such a great idea. On lap 5 Shane Turpin lapped me, and I was glad that the race was almost over. I was tired, and just wanting to make it through the race so I could race with Mike in the GTO race coming up. My next lap around Clubhouse corner would be a nightmare for me. I came into the corner on my normal line, braked early and setup for the corner. As I entered the corner the front started to push again. Once I saw the rumble strip I had a flash back to race one. Once again I tried to save it before hitting the gravel pit, but I wasn't able to. Once I hit the gravel, the rear end slid out and I evened up the scratches. I wasn't able to pick the bike up so I walked away out of the impact zone.

Two crashes and no major damage to the bike isn't bad. Once I got the bike home I stripped everything off. The front brake had some rocks stuck in the perch which locked up the front brake and the sub frame is tweaked a little bit (from the first crash). The bike should be ready to go for Round 4 on the West track in July.

Paul, when you get a chance could you post up some of the bike photos in the racing photo/video section?

Photos:
Novice GTU race - making a pass on Release
Crash truck
Clubhouse corner Sportsman race
Crash truck again

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MoM - Round 2 - West Track

stubby — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:43:04 GMT

I will edit and post photos shortly.

09 SIDRA RACING

Hell on Wheels — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:10:20 GMT

First year running with the outlaws and so far so good. Started out on a rocky start coming out of surgery and two months later trying to run 110 mile enduro race in grandview. With everything said and done, missing the first race of the season i am sitting 3rd with one race to go and things are lookin good.

Since there is such a gap in the time between the last race i plan on running motocross this summer as soon as all my parts make it back on my bike. Hope you all have the chance to partake and or come watch and have some fun with the rest of the guys.

Special thanks to Liteone for being my partner and pushing me harder every race.

Whitedevil for helping with my bike and getting me to races!

And stubby for looking so good! :rofl:

Ride Fast, speed turns me on

tyddlywink — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:03:39 GMT

On October 6, 2007 I was in a small motorcycle accident that resulted in me spending a few hours in the ER and causing some serious cosmetic damage to my bike.

I still have a constant pain in my shoulder and the bruising on my side has subsided quite a bit but it's still there. I also lost some of my feeling in that side. If someone rubs their fingers across the affected area I don't feel it. My Doctor hopes that the feeling will completely return but did warn me that I might go the rest of my life without complete feeling in that area. Oh well. This is one of the risks of my hobby and the way I ride. I hope to die in one of two ways. On my motorcycle or helping someone. If I'm lucky enough it'll be both.

The really sad part is the damage that was caused to the bike. I had just gotten it a month ago and had made only one payment. I remember looking at, no drooling over, this bike at Snake River Yamaha the night of our 2007 Ride for the Red Rally. I felt like a child in a toy store staring at the newest GI Joe toy. I needed that toy. If I didn't get it I would just die. So I go to my Mommy, I mean Wife, and sheepishly ask if I can get this new toy. "If we can afford it." she replies. Holy ###t...She said YES!!! I started talking to the salesman and traded in my 1997 Suzuki GSX-R 750 and rode my new toy, a 2007 Suzuki Hayabusa, home. On the ride home I couldn't help but test it's claim to fame. "The fastest production motorcycle available." I was able to get it to 70 going down fairview with barely a twist of the wrist. The front wheel came off the ground as if it was the most natural position for it. To say I loved this bike is an understatement. It's lines were perfect, smooth and shapely like a woman. It's color was a beautiful Cherry Red. And it purred like a Kitten that was laying in the warm summer sun.

You, the reader may think that it's the speed that was what got me into trouble but you would be wrong. Yes I was going fast that day. I had gotten it to 160 mph at one point. But the reason for the accident was not it's speed. That day a bunch of us from Boise Valley Riders went up to cascade and back again. Dan, a fellow Busa owner, and I decided that we wanted to have some fun so we rode out ahead. At the time of the accident he was about 3 or 4 seconds ahead of me. We came upon a set of rail road tracks and then a turn to the right. We slowed down to about 30 - 35 and he crosses the tracks and makes the turn without incident. I on the other hand was not so lucky. As I cross the tracks my rear end becomes airborne. Unfortunately, it also shifted to the side a bit. So when it came down it introduced a very bad wobble to the bike. If I was on a straight road this wouldn't have been that big a deal. I would have been able to get it back under control without any incident. But, alas it was not a straight road. I had that right turn I had to deal with coming up. I was not going be able to get the wobble under control AND make the turn in time. The last memory I have of riding that bike was trying to aim it into the up coming ditch in such a way as to avoid the trees. I woke up next to the bike to an intense pain in right side. I felt restricted and if I didn't get my jacket and vest off I was going to suffocate. So I stood up and while screaming in pain I ripped off my jacket and vest. Thinking "Ah much better" I collapsed with the comforting knowledge that Dan was just up ahead and he would notice that I was gone and head back my way to find me. Yep, I hear his bike coming...and going. What the HELL!!! He just passed me. Well that's okay I guess he'll find me. As I lay there a couple cars pass me by. I really hated the people of the world at that moment. I'm staring into this guys eyes who is staring right back at me and he just keeps on driving. Finally, a good Samaritan stops and asks me if I'm okay. I couldn't help but laugh and say "Nope". He calls 911 and I ask him to make sure my bike is turned off. Then another guy stops who apparently has experience in first aid and he does a quick check of my side and says I probably have a broken rib and after finding out that I had stood up to remove my jacket and vest informed me that that was not the wisest thing to do. Oh well it's done.

Then I hear lots of loud thundering pipes. The sweetest sound I've ever heard. My BVR family has arrived and all will be well. Rob took care of informing my wife of the accident and assured her that I was okay. He also was responsible for saving my chaps. The EMT's wanted to cut them off and he and I both were very much against it. They were able to get them off without any cutting. I really didn't want to have to buy a new set of chaps. They aren't cheap you know. I then hear my bike starting up and I was so happy to hear my baby purring. They moved it to a safe location where Wes would come and pick it up with his trailer later on. As the Ambulance pulls away I knew that not only was I going to be taken care of but so was my bike.

When I get to the hospital they do all kinds of checks and tests. They happily inform me that I have no broken bones nor any internal bleeding. That the swelling in my side was not a damaged kidney but just a very large welt. Jodie arrives with my Son, Jacob, and are roommate, Chery. I can see the huge relieve as Jodie walks into the room and sees me alert and smiling. She then informs me that I have a bunch of bikers out in the lobby wondering how I'm doing. Picture that if you will. A dozen or so bikers in full leather waiting out in the lobby. Troy was even there and he wasn't even on the ride with us. How the hell did he find out? No matter. I am touched and thankful for all of them being there. At some point Dan and Preston come in and Dan tells me the bike is repairable and that he and I should be able to do it ourselves. Woot, one worry taken care of. I haven't lost my new toy.

I go home that day drugged up on pain meds and with a fistful of prescriptions to fill. The next few days are kind of a blur but I remember a visit from my friend Karen who brings me this big ass cookie. That cookie was good. I also remember a lot of pain but was comforted because I had people checking up on me a lot to make sure I was okay. Friends are a great and wonderful thing to have.

I finally was well enough to get out of bed and the house. I went to visit my Bike and see what was needed to get him back up and running. I almost came to tears seeing him all broken up. The damage didn't really look that bad but the estimate to repair was just above the 6k mark.

Later I decided that the bike I had had died. The bike needed to be reborn. It needed to become MY bike. Not Suzuki's bike that I happened to own. It was even going to get a new name. No longer would it be known as "The Busa" or "Zeus". I hadn't decided on the name yet but it needed a new one. As soon as I got the insurance money into my account I started ordering new parts for him. A new custom paint job, new pipes, new accessories. I've even gone as far as getting LEDs for it. When it's done I hope to have a bike that I will be proud to put in shows and if I'm lucky enough to even place in one I'll be happy.

The bikes new name will be Midnight. The moment it was suggested as a vanity plate by Jodie I knew that that was it's new name.

I hope to have Midnight in my garage by the end of March. Below is a list of everything that will be done to the bike.

2007 Suzuki Hayabusa - Midnight

Black with Purple Flakes Painted by www.grindazinc.com
Rumble Concept Undertail Cyclop Series - Painted to match the rest of the bike.
Roaring Toyz 4-2-1 Megaphone Exhaust
Purple Candy Chromed Wheels
Purple Chain
Purple Chain Adjuster Blocks
Purple Handle Bar Ends
Purple Top Yoke Nut
Purple Grip Adjusters
Purple Swingarm Spools
Purple Dial Adjusters
Purple Resevoir Caps
Purple Spocket Nuts
Purple Oil Caps
Purple Bolts for Screen and Fairings
Black Anodized Fork Caps
Black Rear Set
Black Anodized Skeleton Triple Tree
Black Clutch and Break levers
Black Pig Spotter 2 Mirros
Front End Lowered about 1 inch.
Dark Smoke Psykons Double Bubble Windscreen
78 Purple LED's
Speed-O-Healer
Chromed Fairing Screens
16/43 Sprocket Set

The bike is being put together by GB Creations - 208-571-0173. If you'd like to see some of their work I have their myspace account as one of my friends.

I even have the next paint job planned out in my head. That is still a couple years out still though. Unless I get into another accident.

I can't wait to ride Midnight.

"Ride Fast, speed turns me on."

My First Race - MoM East Track - Round 1

stubby — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:24:03 GMT

Masters of the Mountain Race weekend 1 - East Course in Tooele,Utah April 18th - 19th

My first race was in the Novice GTU (600cc and smaller for inline 4s). I started in 12th position and had a not so good start. I dropped back a few positions before turn 1. Once I finally got around the green Kawasaki (#716), I made my way back to 11th position. On lap 6 I missed a shift between Tooele and Clubhouse corner, and Richard (746) passed me on the outside. I caught back up with Richard on Windup (the last left hand corner) and stayed on his back tire until Windup on the final lap (7). I took a tighter inside line, and got a better drive out of Windup to beat him by 1/10th of a second on the start/finish line.

Now all this was good, but I was now going too fast, and past my brake marker for turn 1. Needless to say I ended up testing out the gravel trap on turn 1. :banghead: I kept the bike on 2 wheels and then headed out for the cool down lap. All in all it was a fun race, with consistent 1:53 lap times (once I got around that damn kawi).

My second race was the Novice GTO (1000cc and smaller inline 4s). I started in 8th position and finished in 10th.

Once again my start wasn't the best, but I was following Jen Titus around the track. On the second lap she braked harder than usual into the Attitudes which threw me off, and slowed me down for a couple of corners. As we came into Windup she went a little wide. It looked like she was going to overtake Shane (991), only she low sided. I looked away so I wouldn't take her out but after her crash my pace dropped off to 1:56. As a provisional novice if we crash we lose our license, and must retake NRC and then wear those :ghey: pink jerseys for 2 more race weekends.

Overall I have 20 points (11th place) in the GTU series and 21 (10th) points in the GTO series. One more race weekend and the :ghey: pink jersey will be gone. I'm looking forward to my favorite track configuration in May, the West track.

Other Idaho racers did a good job. Whipple had one of the best starts in the Twins class. He pulled away, but was quickly reeled in by Mr Smooth Shane Turpin. Brandal, Mark, Nate, Tommy and his son, Nate, Jenny (sorry about your 2 crashes - hope the bike is ready in 2 weeks), Tyler all did good.

We were even blessed by Jason DiSalvo running on a borrowed gsxr and he was turning in some fast 1:35 laps.

Here are some practice/race pictures taken by Mr. Whipple - thanks for the good photos and one is from Stephen Clark another Idaho guy racing in the endurance race.

A big thanks to Bailey for helping in the pits, it's much appreciated and thanks to Don for letting me use the trailer again!!! :bow:

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