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Well, it's official! I'm headed to the track this weekend! This thread will host all my trackdays and have plenty of pictures and videos from all the trackdays and races that I will be doing for the un-forseen future!

This weekend looks like a two day track weekend, which may also include an endurance race... We'll see, a few teams need riders... Idk if I'll be up to it after two almost full days on the track, and then try and participate in an endurance race...

Wish me luck this weekend! Any advice is appreciated, and a list of what to bring would be great! Taking a camera and two GoPro's so I should get plenty of great footage!

:cheers
 
#172 ·
Overall, had an awesome weekend! There were just a few bumps along the way...

Friday leaving my neighborhood... This kid came flying around the corner...









Then we finally got on the road the road to another buddies house... Where we did some MAN SHIT all night getting different bikes ready for the weekend...









Then we loaded up to head out!!!










Got to the track about 4 a.m. and downloaded quick...Then got up ready to rock and roll!







Then Sunday rolled around... After practice Saturday... TIME TO RACE!!!












Pics and vids of the practice day and race day will be uploaded soon... Finally had a photographer at the track too! So those pics will be up when I receive them!

Had soooooo much fun this weekend, and brought it home in one piece!

:cheers
 
#174 ·
Yeah Eric, I had a blast man! Can't wait to get picture's from the photographer and my videos uploaded!

For my first race, I don't think 4th is too bad... :laugh

The other races idk where I placed, but had several people finishing behind me... So overall, not bad... But no trophies or anything like that... Maybe next time!

:cheers
 
#177 ·
Yup... There's a little something wrong with the steering, but insurance will cover it...

Anthony, I'm not exactly sure to be honest. It was just a good time, and something to work at and get better at!

:cheers
 
#178 ·
You whore, you have your own trackday thread? LOL just kidding, how were the tires for the weekend?
 
#182 ·
The tires were so sick! Worked soooooo well!

Haha, that hyundai got jacked!!!

:popcorn: in for the pics
Pics and vids will be up shortly! :cheers

Can u find out??? My license may transfer there and yours up here to CCS or crma


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Yeah I'll definitely find out. I know some of the expert racers were getting handed checks along with there awards. Everything I was in was Amateur so nothing but plaque's were handed out for those races... It was a blast though!

Adam wasn't racing in a club level because the local club is CMRA out here and it doesn't cover Adam's track. Plus Adam still has his kick stand and don't think his bike is safety wired so it was probably just a local race for that certain organization, a mock race so to speak.

On another note, I can apply for a CCS license since I have a CMRA license, Ant. CCS races down here as well as your NJMP.

Bike was safety wired and tech'd for the races. Kick stand didn't matter. Course I was only eligible for amateur races... As for CMRA and all that, I'm not sure what the club is called out here, but I'm sure its on par with CCS and CMRA. Thanks for takin a big ole' dump in my trackday thread tho bud... :laugh

:cheers
 
#183 ·
Here's my first race ever! Got a terrible start... but still came in fourth in the end... With a nice pass after eyeing this guy for a lap or so... :cheers



The other race and practice sessions are uploading...
 
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You look alot better man. You definitely smoothed out some since your last update. One piece of advice I have for you is that you were in really low revs in ALOT of turns. You can pick up a lot of speed coming out the turns if you were a gear lower.

Glad to see you had fun and came back unrashed.

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#190 ·
Thanks man! I know I can pick up speed pretty much everywhere... carry more speed into turns, maintain, and coming out of most of the turns... That's a big reason I run the camera's, so I can see what I'm doing wrong... I can def get faster though. Thanks for the feedback tho!

Nice 4th place.
I didn't think it was too bad... That race you can race in until you win it... haha So it's not actually a "beginner" race...
 
#192 ·
Props for the 4th place, for a first race thats a good way to start !
 
#197 ·
I thought so. Course I was just happy not to come in last... :laugh

The three guys ahead of me had raced before. That was literally my first ever race... got a late/bad start, but caught up to the guy ahead of me and passed him at least, so I was happy...

Looks like a fun track!
It's a small, technical track, but it's a blast! Great group of guys out there!

Great job Adam. Wish I coulda been there. Next time! :lmao
Yeah, next season you'll have to make plans to come out!

Sweet! Looks like you're getting your downshifts down a lot earlier compared to last time out at the track. Stop using the clutch on upshifts though!
Yeah I'm still learning... So I'm building each time out... Next time, I'll be faster, carry more speed, etc. I'll stop clutching as well... haha

:werd I was like what the hell! Don't use that dang clutch!
Honestly never knew I could get away with that... I've always used it riding street for years. I'll definitely upgrade my game out there... Slowly building and learning.

Watching my vids, for the most part I had much better lines this weekend. Just need to add speed now. A couple turns I brake/downshift a bit too early, and sometime's brake too hard... So it's just something I need to work on. That, along with a bit more lean, body off the bike and I'll be set!

Thanks for the feedback fellas! More pictures are being posted, and I should have my disk soon. So I'll post them all up when I get them. I'll leave you with this for the time being...

http://melimephotography.smugmug.co...und-7/26483713_xzCtzK#!i=2214578209&k=8MMnLGt
 
#199 ·
Yeah a lot of guys are running some crazy gearing at that track. I'll prob pick up a rear with +4 and keep the front the same and see how it works... Pretty short track that's for sure!

Here's another race practice video. I've got better views of the races and practices Saturday but won't have my GoPro's until this weekend. So these will have to do for now...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtAKOrJlSyc&feature=plcp

Also got some more picture's posted on the photographers site that are pretty cool... I'll have to wait to get them all in the mail... But I'll leave this for now...

http://melimephotography.smugmug.co...und-7/26483713_xzCtzK#!i=2214628406&k=xsD6s5T

As always... More to come... :cheers
 
#202 ·
First Race ever... Took 4th... :| The shot's weren't too bad though. Wish the photog would have varied it up a bit. But happy to finally have pics of myself out there on the track! Enjoy...














PASS... :sing












2nd Race Ever... Amateur Race... Passed the same guy in the first lap that I did the last lap of the first race. :laugh

















 
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#203 ·
muy muy very nice....me gusta. Looking good out there!
 
#204 ·
Thanks mang! Had a blast out there this past weekend!!! Successful weekend and NO wrecks! :laugh

:cheers
 
#207 ·
Thanks Ram! That's the kink.... Loooooong left hander called the carousel, into that right hander at about 80mph roughly... Body positioning is getting there...

:cheers

Hopefully next year I can make it down to Texas so you can teach me a few things :cheers
Head west... WAAAAY WEST! :laugh

I could teach you the lines of the track, then you'd prob blow my tires off... :laugh

This track is tight and technical, and almost every turn a LATE apex... It's hard being patient for the turn in, but the later the apex, the better the drive out of almost EVERY turn. Took me awhile to learn that... Had an expert teach me some killer lines and was out there doing MUch better. I was always over anxious taking each turn and taking them hard and early, but the set-up for the next turn was terribowl... :laugh

:cheers

Def come on out, Anyone is welcome. Super cheap trackdays and a great crew out there! :fact
 
#208 ·
Just noticed the dude in the background of that pic Ram quoted too... I was puting some DISTANCE between us, and gaining ground on guys in front of me in both races. Just got TERRIBLE starts both races... To put it Frankly, I had no idea what I was doing on the race starts... :laugh

It was... UGLY... Spent both races trying to catch the fast ass dude's... Oh well... I think I'm progressing nicely...
 
#216 ·
Look at the size of the rear contact patch on that Pirelli!!! Tell me how that isn't a good thing people!!?? :lmao

Nice work Adam!! Move the dam go pro so you can get into a full tuck. That thing is gonna be all in your way once you start getting your BP more aggressive. That thing is where your helmet and chin should be on the straights!

 
#217 ·
Right?! These tires are soft! Couldn't really FEEL the rear as much squating like that but def felt the front when breaking. They's squishy! :fact

Such great tires! And... I know I know, that GoPro has got to go. I kept hitting my head on it in the tuck. It's just such a gret point to shoot vids from... :( :laugh

Thanks bro! Just a couple more little things and my bike will be the perfect track machine! :fact

:cheers
 
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