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TURBO329 on the red Ducati 999.

By-Tor on the 1000RR camera bike.

Enjoy 8)

You're such a ham. lol :lol:

Don't worry about the quality of the vid. The DVD's I'm sending you have much better quality.

You have a DVD player on your computer? A regular diskett drive won't read it.

I have a DVD drive on my desk top and my wife's laptop. My desktop at home won't read any disks right now and won't even let me view most videos. I have to watch videos on my computer at work or my wife's laptop. I'm on my way to my shop now to watch this video. :P

By-tor, you were all over him. 8) I would have put that front wheel against his knee to shake him up a bit. :P
I'd like to go to the track sometime. Everyone tells me it's really fun. It sure looks like a blast.

I wanted to get him on camera for a couple laps. You see how much I picked up the pace once I decided to dust him :lol: You can hear how much more wind noise there was.

Cool spots in the video.....

1) check out 14:28 and you can see the guy I was comin up on over cook that turn and go off into the grass.

2) It'a hard to see with the vid quality but 14:40 is where my rear end stepped out big time. :eek:

I1) check out 14:28 and you can see the guy I was comin up on over cook that turn and go off into the grass.

That was funny.

I ran off of turn 9 one session because the tires were cold and I went in way too hard.

Friend on his CBR1000RR films me on my 999 before he takes off into the distance.
nice vid and damn is that a short track. looked fun though.

Come on gnt, give us one of your reviews. You guys have been waiting years for this!!!!!!!!!! :lol:

I did this for you guys :wink:

Just because you were faster than me on the day doesn't make you fast. 1:18s to 1:20s are not fast. You are not fast there. You are just faster than me at the moment. Or should I say, I'm just a little slower than you are.

NYCs1000 runs 10s. Run a 10 and then talk. The experts here run 1:06 to 1:09.

So cut it out. We were both slow as $hit and there is no getting around that fact.

Give me another "FULL" day there and I'll cut a few more seconds off. I'm too slow through the hairpin, turn 9 and every other turn could be stepped up a notch. Give me a set of tires that won't over cook and I'll be able to get on the gass sooner out of turns. I'm sure there is 4 seconds there for sure.

But your right, I don't want to come off as sounding like I'm all that because there is a ton of improvement needed.

Has Shawn seen the vid yet?

Give me another "FULL" day there and I'll cut a few more seconds off. I'm too slow through the hairpin, turn 9 and every other turn could be stepped up a notch. Give me a set of tires that won't over cook and I'll be able to get on the gass sooner out of turns. I'm sure there is 4 seconds there for sure.

But your right, I don't want to come off as sounding like I'm all that because there is a ton of improvement needed.

Has Shawn seen the vid yet?

Not yet. He's probably at his shoulder rehab session. I'll call him in a few.

Thanks for taking the vid. Videos are such great learning aids. Next time you go, you should run race rubber. That should help you brake later and carry a bit more corner speed.

In the hairpin, I did notice that you kept going wide. Once you get that down and run some race rubber, I can see you cracking into the 12s.

Just because you were faster than me on the day doesn't make you fast. 1:18s to 1:20s are not fast. You are not fast there. You are just faster than me at the moment. Or should I say, I'm just a little slower than you are.

NYCs1000 runs 10s. Run a 10 and then talk. The experts here run 1:06 to 1:09.

So cut it out. We were both slow as $hit and there is no getting around that fact.

you compare yourself to too many others. as if you are supposed to be fast or something.

stop riding all over the entire place and show some conviction you wendy!

and a typical gnt write-up will have to wait, I had to come into work early and I have't done shit yet! :roll:

lol...

you compare yourself to too many others. as if you are supposed to be fast or something.

Other than the "who has better form" threads, I challenge you to find another post from me where I compare myself to another rider.

It has never happened. So please don't go on making some stuff up because it sounds good.


And what the hell is a Wendy???

Yeah, the hairpin was giving me trouble. I was turning in too soon. I should have gone in a little bit later and hit the apex at a different angle. It really shows in the vid. Pretty much the same story for turn 9.

you compare yourself to too many others. as if you are supposed to be fast or something.

Other than the "who has better form" threads, I challenge you to find another post from me where I compare myself to another rider.

It has never happened. So please don't go on making some stuff up because it sounds good.


And what the hell is a Wendy???

hahahaha. makin stuff up.
that's your job!. :P

a wendy is a pansy ass.


and your context is what I was playing with you on.

still did better than I would have done out there.

all I have is a klr...

but then again, maybe I would have made you work for it even if all my bike puts out is 37rwhp weighing in at 458lbs... not including rider...

:twisted:

Yeah, the hairpin was giving me trouble. I was turning in too soon. I should have gone in a little bit later and hit the apex at a different angle. It really shows in the vid. Pretty much the same story for turn 9.

You and your brother were about 1 second (10 bike lengths) quicker than me through that double apex and about 0.5 (5 bike lengths) seconds quicker on that right/left going onto the back straight. I definately gotta work on those two.

The hairpin used to give me a lot of problems, but I find it much easier if I just brake a little earlier going in because it helps me to set my line better.

Also, look 4:51 into the vid. If you would have been taking turn 9 like I did there, you would have dropped another second between that section of the track leading to turn 1. Normally it's good to finish on the outside of the curve. But turn 9 is different. It has that stupid right hand kink before turn 1, so it's best to finish on the inside of turn 9 or the middle of the track.

At least this is what the control rider told me.

Yeah, that's why I'm saying I should go into turn 9 a bit deeper to turn in later. I turn in too soon so it makes the turn longer bringing me to the outside. I should go in 10 feet more then turn in.

There aren't many landmarks or references at that track to help with braking and turning points. At Loudon I have landmarks all over the place. "Brake at the 3rd cone, turn in at the crack in the pavement, hit the 2nd dotted line on turn out" stuff like that. I'll be better next time for sure.

turbo, I was just being a prick....

turbo, I was just being a prick....

I forgive you. It's all love here. 8)

gee......how in the world did that Honda pass the Duc coming out of a turn and on to a straight. you can't do that to a Duck!!!

pictures and video are 2 different things. when you watch yourself in video, surely you don't think your form looks good?? poor shawn.....he about ran up on you how many times on the brakes?? turbo, you could stand to brake a little later and try to hold your lines better......and use your legs more and glide over the seat when you are getting set up for a turn, your bike will be a whole lot more stable.

good vid all in all.........sure could tell when By-tor picked it up a bit :wink:

This thread is starting to look like you guys should just call each other on the phone and talk about it. :P He he

gee......how in the world did that Honda pass the Duc coming out of a turn and on to a straight. you can't do that to a Duck!!!



Must be the way the Honda put's the power to the ground :lol:

This thread is starting to look like you guys should just call each other on the phone and talk about it. :P He he

We do :lol: Turbo is my bro 8)

Where else did you post the vid Turbo?

gee......how in the world did that Honda pass the Duc coming out of a turn and on to a straight. you can't do that to a Duck!!!



Must be the way the Honda put's the power to the ground :lol:

They STOLE unit pro-link from Ducati. Don't let me get started on that. 8)

HAhHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Honda has been using unit pro-link on their dirt bikes for a loooooooooooooooooooong time :roll:

I'm 100% sure I would have done the same thing to ya on my 954 :lol:

HAhHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! Honda has been using unit pro-link on their dirt bikes for a loooooooooooooooooooong time :roll:

I'm 100% sure I would have done the same thing to ya on my 954 :lol:

That still doesn't negate the fact that Ducati invented it. hahahahhahaha

And you know that I wasn't opening it up on that little ass straight.

And you didn't do anything to me because we weren't racing, girl scout!

pictures and video are 2 different things. when you watch yourself in video, surely you don't think your form looks good??


Pleeeeeease! Put the crack pipe down. :lol:

Man I love this board :lol:

what was the fastest speed you were able to get up to?

Mid 130's indicated on the back straight but I'm geared down so I would guess 130. Basically I was ringing out 3rd gear then hit brakes and grab a down shift.

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Mid 130's indicated on the back straight but I'm geared down so I would guess 130. Basically I was ringing out 3rd gear then hit brakes and grab a down shift.

That's interesting, The few times I got on it, I would hit redline in second and then it would be time to brake.

You sure about that? I thought you were using 3rd and 4th gear in the beginning of then 2nd and 3rd later on.

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NUFF SAID :D

That's exactly what I was doing.

My goals for the trackday were the following:

Being smooth
Getting comfortable on the bike
brake deeper
perfect right hand turns
Keep the bike on two


As the day progressed, I made progress in each of those areas. No, I wasn't anywhere near being the fastest guy out there. But the day was a success for me nonetheless.

But the day was a success for me nonetheless.

so you DID find yourself another boyfriend then, well good to hear turbo! good to hear. :D

now if my bike only did at least 130... hmmph. not even with a turbo on it. lol pun intended. :)

You sure about that? I thought you were using 3rd and 4th gear in the beginning of then 2nd and 3rd later on.

Yeah, I didn't start opening it up until later on in the day when I was using 2nd gear for the whole track. That's when I would redline it in 2nd. It sucked because I would redline 2nd and hit the limiter but there was really no point in switching to third because the time it would take me to make the shift, it would be time to brake.

So basically, I would just hold the throttle steady right before redline in second, then brake. I was caught in between gears for the back straight. If I would have gotten better drives out of the turn leading onto the back straight, then maybe I could have used more of third gear.

do they have conjugal visits at rikers?

Turbo owes by-tor some brake pads!!!


SHEESH

Just because you were faster than me on the day doesn't make you fast. 1:18s to 1:20s are not fast. You are not fast there. You are just faster than me at the moment. Or should I say, I'm just a little slower than you are.

NYCs1000 runs 10s. Run a 10 and then talk. The experts here run 1:06 to 1:09.

So cut it out. We were both slow as $hit and there is no getting around that fact.

If you guys are slow then I should sell my bike. Not many sport bike owners ever come near to that level of performance.

If you guys are slow then I should sell my bike. Not many sport bike owners ever come near to that level of performance.

Nemisis,

Do 1 or 2 more trackdays and I garauntee that you'll be picking up the pace. The key is not to wait so long in between trackdays. Sign up for an August date right away.

I'm definitly going back just wondering which date. Hoping to hook up with some friends. I have a friend that is a control rider but he does Beaver run which is a little far at 6-7 hours.

I'm definitly going back just wondering which date. Hoping to hook up with some friends. I have a friend that is a control rider but he does Beaver run which is a little far at 6-7 hours.

I'll be going back on the 14th of July with NYSBC. They are a pretty good bunch. Maybe I'll do a couple of sessions with you in beginner.

But if you can't make that one, I'll be doing FUSA on the 11th and 12th with NYSBC and Team Pro-Motion.

NICE!!!! 8) 8) 8)

ya really nice video wish I had one with me and the sv :cry:

I'm definitly going back just wondering which date. Hoping to hook up with some friends. I have a friend that is a control rider but he does Beaver run which is a little far at 6-7 hours.

I'll be going back on the 14th of July with NYSBC. They are a pretty good bunch. Maybe I'll do a couple of sessions with you in beginner.

But if you can't make that one, I'll be doing FUSA on the 11th and 12th with NYSBC and Team Pro-Motion.

Which 11 and 12? July / August and with who? How many people in the beginner groups? I don't know how I'll be in traffic.

Hey Turbo, does this vid still play for you?