bwhip's Big Racing Adventure

bwhip · 04-02-2007, 01:01 AM

Trackdays x 1,000.

That's the best way I can describe the racing experience.

INTENSITY!

Off the charts intensity. Fun, stressful, expensive, crazy, exhilarating, wild.

Wow.

Saturday was practice day, and because I didn't race last year, they put in me in the "slow" group. I used that as motivation, figuring I'd show them just how slow I was.

Lap times on both the 600 and RC were decent, considering the fact that the weather started out very cold. In most sessions I was the fastest of the slow group (and would have been decent in the fast group).

I slept much better than I expected to on Saturday night, as I forced myself to think of anything else I could. Every time I thought of starting on the grid, heading for that first turn, I'd get butterflies in my stomach that were pretty intense. At 4:30 AM I was wide awake (about an hour ahead of schedule), ready to go racing - mostly to get all of the anticipation over with!

Sunday's morning weather was warmer, but with some threatening clouds. Fortunately, the weather turned out to be quite nice, with highs in the 60's.

In the morning practices, I was feeling good, riding smoothly, passing lots of people. As I'm about to go around a guy on the inside, all of a sudden a really fast (but reckless) guy goes by me on the inside, literally within inches of me, causing me to have to stand the bike up. He winds up going straight off the track into the dirt, and while I go out on the curbing trying to avoid him, I manage to keep it together.

The incident shook me up a bit, but it sort of put things in the proper perspective for me to start the day. I like to compete and to win, but winning motorcycle races isn't so important to me that I'll do stupid things and make people crash. Not gonna happen. If that means I'm not cut out for racing, so be it. But I'm out there to have fun, compete, and test and improve my skills against other riders.

RACE ONE
First race was the GTO Twins. Me on the RC against other twins of all shapes and sizes. Quite a few Ducatis, including a fast guy on his week-old 1098S. I'm about mid-pack on the grid. We do our warm-up lap and grid up. The start process happens faster than I expect, and before I know it, the green flag gets waved. My start is pretty poor, and the tight first turn comes up very quickly, with wall-to-wall bikes. I tiptoe up the inside line right along the curbing. Not easy to tiptoe on an RC. The other riders are much more aggressive than me into the first turn, and so now I've got some work to do.

The first half of the first lap is absolutely nuts. Riders almost hitting each other, wildly cutting across my line. Nothing like a trackday! I find myself thinking, "Geez! Am I really ready for this?!! This is nuts!" Soon, though, things space out a bit, and now it's just me chasing the Ducs in front of me, watching for signs of where I can get by them. Slowly but surely, I start making some moves to pass them. Once in a while, I get passed back, but after a few more laps, it's me chasing a guy on a Mille, assuming that the guys I've passed are all now right on my tail as I try to get the Mille. There are a few super fast guys way out ahead of us, but I've got no chance of getting them.

I see the white flag, meaning I've got one more lap to pass the Mille for whatever position that will be. I try to stay right on his tail, waiting for a little mistake so I can get around him. All of the turns where I'm really fast, he takes good, protective lines. Finally we're down to the last turn, a banked left-hander leading into the start/finish straight. He goes a bit wide, I duck in underneath him, take the lead, tuck in, and pin it. Come on, RC! I need everything you've got, baby! We drag race to the checkered flag, and right as we get there, out of the corner of my eye, I see his front wheel getting there a split second before me. UGH! So close! But really fun!

It turns out he beat me by just .05 second! Five one-hundredths! He took fourth, and I took fifth.

I was totally drained from the intensity of the race, but ready to try it again. I'm still not sure, though, if I'll continue on with racing after today. It's fun, but really exhausting, intense, and stressful. We'll see how the next couple of races go.

RACE TWO
This time it's the Amateur GTU. I'll be on the 600's against novices and experts. Sort of a middle range group. I've got an inside grid position on the third row of a grid of about 20.

I get a better start this time, although I bog a bit. Again, the first turn is crazy intense and just full of bikes all vying for the same bit of real estate. I again sneak up the inside, but a little more aggressively this time. I'm feeling really comfortable going fast on the bike, and I start picking riders off, one by one. The expert guys are long gone, but I'm feeling like I'm going about as fast as I'm comfortable, wondering what's going on behind me.

I wind up getting passed by two guys just slightly faster than me, but I just tuck in behind them, trying to stay with them, and wondering if maybe they'll make a mistake that I can capitalize on. On the second-to-last lap, the guy immediately in front of me overreacts to a glitch by the guy in front of him, grabs too much front brake in a fast turn, and has a nasty lowside right in front of me! I hold my line and see him tumbling in the dirt in my peripheral vision. Not the sort of mistake I was thinking, but a mistake nonetheless. We hold our positions, and I wind up taking seventh. I'm reasonably pleased with my progress, and learning!

RACE THREE
This time it's Novice GTO. Me on the 600, against all sorts of riders on all kinds of bikes, including a bunch of literbikes.

I'm feeling pretty relaxed, now that I actually have a little racing experience. I've got a good grid position - row two on the outside. It's a big grid, with 29 crazy riders or so. Turn one should be fun.

The flag flies, and off we go. The guy in front of me bogs pretty badly, and I go right by him. Out of my peripheral to the left, I see everyone braking for turn one way earlier than I like to, and so I think to myself, "Hey, if you guys don't want it, I'll take it!" I zoom into the corner, suddenly with quite a bit of room around me, and exit turn 1B with the holeshot!

I'm leading the pack!

It's kind of weird, actually. No one to chase, just out there riding. Of course I know that there are a whole pack of guys behind me, just waiting to pounce, but I figure I'm just going to try to run perfect laps (for me) and see what happens. Turn after turn goes by, and still no one has come past! At about the 3/4 point of the first lap, I see something terrible. The corner worker is waving the red flag! NOOOOOOO!!!!! :

Why now?!!! My holeshot is wasted, as we have to leave the track and re-start, due to a big multi-bike wreck behind me.

Oh well. At least I feel like I'm getting starts figured out a little better.

Once the crash truck and ambulance are done on the track, we re-grid. The flag flies, and the guy in front of me not only bogs, but stalls and waves his hand as I fly by. But this time the other guys aren't slowing for turn one like they did the first time. Still, I don't back down, and wind up going past a couple of guys through turn one, exiting in third position. The guy out in front is flying, and I'm stuck in third behind a slower guy, keeping me from going after him. Finally I late-brake him into the Tooele turn, and get into second. I try to chase down the guy in first, but he's flying!

My buddies are standing along the straight behind the wall, signaling when I've got a big lead on the guy behind me, or when I need to go faster! I'm turning some really fast laps, and feel like I'm riding at the edge of my (and my tires') abilities. On the second-to-last lap, one guy FLIES by me. Turns out he's running expert times, and almost gets the guy out in first.

Around the final turn into the straight, I tuck in and pin it. My friends are signaling FASTER, FASTER!! I'm giving it all I've got. At the finish line I can see a guy on my left who almost caught me, but not quite. I take third for my first-ever podium!!

As I leave the track I'm thinking, "Wow. I might need to do this again!"

PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS
At this point I'm planning on going back for the next round. If I can get good starts I think it will be kind of fun, as I'd like to avoid the mayhem that went on behind me!

I'm pleased with the fact that I passed more people than passed me, despite my starts not all being great.
Race 1 - Grid position 6, finished 5th
Race 2 - Grid position 9, finished 7th
Race 3 - Grid position 8, finished 3rd

I can certainly see that there are definitely guys out there that place a higher value on finishing first in motorcycle races than I do. I think I can still have fun under those circumstances, but we'll see.

I'll take it one race at a time.

bwhip · 04-02-2007, 01:03 AM

I almost forgot to add that probably the best part, was having my son Taylor there with me. He really got a kick out of seeing me racing, and hearing the announcer keep saying my name, describing the bold passing maneuvers I was making, and so on. That was pretty cool!

He shot some video from trackside that I still need to go through and edit.

oldfogey · 04-02-2007, 07:00 AM

Great write-up, Bwhip, and well done on your first race!

ND4SPD · 04-02-2007, 07:13 AM

Awesome job bwhip!!! This kid is definitely jealous.

NorthernRR · 04-02-2007, 08:33 AM

VERY cool B. Another nice write up. Sounds like all that schooling is paying off.

(that and all your hard work of course)

Heavy-Dee · 04-02-2007, 08:51 AM

Great job Whipper!

bda116 · 04-02-2007, 09:37 AM

It was good to see you out there again. Great weekend!!

Check out ott_shell_v2 - there is some great whip footage in the GTO race, including the dicing with Lance on the Priller.

smoothrideronli · 04-02-2007, 10:42 AM

Great write up. It sounds like something I need to try myself.

DevilDawg · 04-02-2007, 11:00 AM

Good show, bwhip! Thanks for the great read. I am sitting at my desk, nose to the monitor reading when I really should be working. While I don't think I'll ever get to the point of actually racing, I am slightly envious of you. Most of all, I'm glad for ya, as you appear to have had one helluva outing. Congrats!

TornadoB8 · 04-02-2007, 11:08 AM

oooooohhhh.....bwhip even got a mention on video. I'm getting nervous.

luvtolean · 04-02-2007, 11:11 AM

abtech · 04-02-2007, 11:14 AM

Good show

phobe · 04-02-2007, 11:15 AM

Nice job! I'd love to have been there.

ONEvcs · 04-02-2007, 11:21 AM

I am impressed, exited, envious and happy for you, ... so many emotions at the same time...
Great Job!!!

bwhip · 04-02-2007, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bda116

It was good to see you out there again. Great weekend!!

Check out ott_shell_v2 - there is some great whip footage in the GTO race, including the dicing with Lance on the Priller.

Thanks again for stopping by with that adorable son of yours. It was great to see you, and your advice about the starts really helped a ton. I'll check out that video link when I get home.

Purpdust · 04-02-2007, 11:56 AM

Sounds like you had a very positive experience

tigerblade · 04-02-2007, 01:24 PM

Way to go 'whip!

CBRVFR · 04-02-2007, 02:17 PM

Fantastic! Congratulations!

SPY · 04-02-2007, 05:19 PM

Good Shit Bwhip! The video link that was posted was awsome. It was cool seeing you in action.

RedRider · 04-02-2007, 05:37 PM

Congrats 'Whip! Way to represent the .org...and keep it upright!!

Hammer · 04-02-2007, 06:00 PM

Can I get your autograph?

Good job Whipper.

bwhip · 04-02-2007, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bda116

It was good to see you out there again. Great weekend!!

Check out ott_shell_v2 - there is some great whip footage in the GTO race, including the dicing with Lance on the Priller.

Thanks for the link - that was really cool!

bwhip · 04-02-2007, 07:53 PM

Lap times were really close on the RC and 600. I ran the same Michelin Power Race tire combo on both bikes, with a PR-C front and medium rear 190/55 on the RC, and a medium soft 190/55 on the 600.

Best lap times:
RC - 1:45.735
600 - 1:44.138

As a reference, the top pros in the "King of the Mountain" GTU (middleweight) class in the series, ran best lap times from 1:39 to 1:46. Times went from there up to about 2:00 for the slowest people in the various novice classes.

bda116 · 04-02-2007, 08:09 PM

That's unpossible!!!! Little girl bikes shouldn't go as fast as litre bikes, let alone faster.

Heavy-Dee · 04-02-2007, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwhip

Lap times were really close on the RC and 600. I ran the same Michelin Power Race tire combo on both bikes, w

04-02-2007, 01:01 AM	#1
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 4,086	bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Trackdays x 1,000. That's the best way I can describe the racing experience. INTENSITY! Off the charts intensity. Fun, stressful, expensive, crazy, exhilarating, wild. Wow. Saturday was practice day, and because I didn't race last year, they put in me in the "slow" group. I used that as motivation, figuring I'd show them just how slow I was. Lap times on both the 600 and RC were decent, considering the fact that the weather started out very cold. In most sessions I was the fastest of the slow group (and would have been decent in the fast group). I slept much better than I expected to on Saturday night, as I forced myself to think of anything else I could. Every time I thought of starting on the grid, heading for that first turn, I'd get butterflies in my stomach that were pretty intense. At 4:30 AM I was wide awake (about an hour ahead of schedule), ready to go racing - mostly to get all of the anticipation over with! Sunday's morning weather was warmer, but with some threatening clouds. Fortunately, the weather turned out to be quite nice, with highs in the 60's. In the morning practices, I was feeling good, riding smoothly, passing lots of people. As I'm about to go around a guy on the inside, all of a sudden a really fast (but reckless) guy goes by me on the inside, literally within inches of me, causing me to have to stand the bike up. He winds up going straight off the track into the dirt, and while I go out on the curbing trying to avoid him, I manage to keep it together. The incident shook me up a bit, but it sort of put things in the proper perspective for me to start the day. I like to compete and to win, but winning motorcycle races isn't so important to me that I'll do stupid things and make people crash. Not gonna happen. If that means I'm not cut out for racing, so be it. But I'm out there to have fun, compete, and test and improve my skills against other riders. RACE ONE First race was the GTO Twins. Me on the RC against other twins of all shapes and sizes. Quite a few Ducatis, including a fast guy on his week-old 1098S. I'm about mid-pack on the grid. We do our warm-up lap and grid up. The start process happens faster than I expect, and before I know it, the green flag gets waved. My start is pretty poor, and the tight first turn comes up very quickly, with wall-to-wall bikes. I tiptoe up the inside line right along the curbing. Not easy to tiptoe on an RC. The other riders are much more aggressive than me into the first turn, and so now I've got some work to do. The first half of the first lap is absolutely nuts. Riders almost hitting each other, wildly cutting across my line. Nothing like a trackday! I find myself thinking, "Geez! Am I really ready for this?!! This is nuts!" Soon, though, things space out a bit, and now it's just me chasing the Ducs in front of me, watching for signs of where I can get by them. Slowly but surely, I start making some moves to pass them. Once in a while, I get passed back, but after a few more laps, it's me chasing a guy on a Mille, assuming that the guys I've passed are all now right on my tail as I try to get the Mille. There are a few super fast guys way out ahead of us, but I've got no chance of getting them. I see the white flag, meaning I've got one more lap to pass the Mille for whatever position that will be. I try to stay right on his tail, waiting for a little mistake so I can get around him. All of the turns where I'm really fast, he takes good, protective lines. Finally we're down to the last turn, a banked left-hander leading into the start/finish straight. He goes a bit wide, I duck in underneath him, take the lead, tuck in, and pin it. Come on, RC! I need everything you've got, baby! We drag race to the checkered flag, and right as we get there, out of the corner of my eye, I see his front wheel getting there a split second before me. UGH! So close! But really fun! It turns out he beat me by just .05 second! Five one-hundredths! He took fourth, and I took fifth. I was totally drained from the intensity of the race, but ready to try it again. I'm still not sure, though, if I'll continue on with racing after today. It's fun, but really exhausting, intense, and stressful. We'll see how the next couple of races go. RACE TWO This time it's the Amateur GTU. I'll be on the 600's against novices and experts. Sort of a middle range group. I've got an inside grid position on the third row of a grid of about 20. I get a better start this time, although I bog a bit. Again, the first turn is crazy intense and just full of bikes all vying for the same bit of real estate. I again sneak up the inside, but a little more aggressively this time. I'm feeling really comfortable going fast on the bike, and I start picking riders off, one by one. The expert guys are long gone, but I'm feeling like I'm going about as fast as I'm comfortable, wondering what's going on behind me. I wind up getting passed by two guys just slightly faster than me, but I just tuck in behind them, trying to stay with them, and wondering if maybe they'll make a mistake that I can capitalize on. On the second-to-last lap, the guy immediately in front of me overreacts to a glitch by the guy in front of him, grabs too much front brake in a fast turn, and has a nasty lowside right in front of me! I hold my line and see him tumbling in the dirt in my peripheral vision. Not the sort of mistake I was thinking, but a mistake nonetheless. We hold our positions, and I wind up taking seventh. I'm reasonably pleased with my progress, and learning! RACE THREE This time it's Novice GTO. Me on the 600, against all sorts of riders on all kinds of bikes, including a bunch of literbikes. I'm feeling pretty relaxed, now that I actually have a little racing experience. I've got a good grid position - row two on the outside. It's a big grid, with 29 crazy riders or so. Turn one should be fun. The flag flies, and off we go. The guy in front of me bogs pretty badly, and I go right by him. Out of my peripheral to the left, I see everyone braking for turn one way earlier than I like to, and so I think to myself, "Hey, if you guys don't want it, I'll take it!" I zoom into the corner, suddenly with quite a bit of room around me, and exit turn 1B with the holeshot! I'm leading the pack! It's kind of weird, actually. No one to chase, just out there riding. Of course I know that there are a whole pack of guys behind me, just waiting to pounce, but I figure I'm just going to try to run perfect laps (for me) and see what happens. Turn after turn goes by, and still no one has come past! At about the 3/4 point of the first lap, I see something terrible. The corner worker is waving the red flag! NOOOOOOO!!!!! : Why now?!!! My holeshot is wasted, as we have to leave the track and re-start, due to a big multi-bike wreck behind me. Oh well. At least I feel like I'm getting starts figured out a little better. Once the crash truck and ambulance are done on the track, we re-grid. The flag flies, and the guy in front of me not only bogs, but stalls and waves his hand as I fly by. But this time the other guys aren't slowing for turn one like they did the first time. Still, I don't back down, and wind up going past a couple of guys through turn one, exiting in third position. The guy out in front is flying, and I'm stuck in third behind a slower guy, keeping me from going after him. Finally I late-brake him into the Tooele turn, and get into second. I try to chase down the guy in first, but he's flying! My buddies are standing along the straight behind the wall, signaling when I've got a big lead on the guy behind me, or when I need to go faster! I'm turning some really fast laps, and feel like I'm riding at the edge of my (and my tires') abilities. On the second-to-last lap, one guy FLIES by me. Turns out he's running expert times, and almost gets the guy out in first. Around the final turn into the straight, I tuck in and pin it. My friends are signaling FASTER, FASTER!! I'm giving it all I've got. At the finish line I can see a guy on my left who almost caught me, but not quite. I take third for my first-ever podium!! As I leave the track I'm thinking, "Wow. I might need to do this again!" PRELIMINARY CONCLUSIONS At this point I'm planning on going back for the next round. If I can get good starts I think it will be kind of fun, as I'd like to avoid the mayhem that went on behind me! I'm pleased with the fact that I passed more people than passed me, despite my starts not all being great. Race 1 - Grid position 6, finished 5th Race 2 - Grid position 9, finished 7th Race 3 - Grid position 8, finished 3rd I can certainly see that there are definitely guys out there that place a higher value on finishing first in motorcycle races than I do. I think I can still have fun under those circumstances, but we'll see. I'll take it one race at a time. __________________ My Gallery Last edited by bwhip; 04-02-2007 at 01:10 AM.

04-02-2007, 01:03 AM	#2
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 4,086	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure I almost forgot to add that probably the best part, was having my son Taylor there with me. He really got a kick out of seeing me racing, and hearing the announcer keep saying my name, describing the bold passing maneuvers I was making, and so on. That was pretty cool! He shot some video from trackside that I still need to go through and edit. __________________ My Gallery

04-02-2007, 07:00 AM	#3
oldfogey Senior member Join Date: 12-14-2006 Location: St Albans, UK Age: 56 Bike(s): Honda VFR800i, BSA Posts: 1,240	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Great write-up, Bwhip, and well done on your first race! __________________ Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt - Herbert Hoover

04-02-2007, 07:13 AM	#4
ND4SPD I'm BATMAN!!! Join Date: 12-12-2006 Bike(s): Trek Posts: 8,381 Images: 25	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Awesome job bwhip!!! This kid is definitely jealous. __________________ "This is your life - are you who you want to be?" Learn all you need to know about Mac OS X "Chuck Norris can slam a revolving door"

04-02-2007, 08:33 AM	#5
NorthernRR Join Date: 12-18-2006 Age: 28 Bike(s): 1KRR, VFR, CRF450R, EX500 Posts: 1,525	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure VERY cool B. Another nice write up. Sounds like all that schooling is paying off. (that and all your hard work of course) __________________ See you at Indy

04-02-2007, 08:51 AM	#6
Heavy-Dee The Murph Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 31 Bike(s): 2004 GSXR 600 Posts: 2,776	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Great job Whipper! __________________

04-02-2007, 09:37 AM	#7
bda116 Done. Join Date: 12-17-2006 Bike(s): . Posts: 2,113	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure It was good to see you out there again. Great weekend!! Check out ott_shell_v2 - there is some great whip footage in the GTO race, including the dicing with Lance on the Priller. __________________ "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar M. Ahmad, founding chairman of CAIR. Last edited by bda116; 04-02-2007 at 10:18 AM.

04-02-2007, 10:42 AM	#8
smoothrideronli www.calendartreats.com Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: New York Age: 34 Bike(s): 2004 1000RR, 2008 1000RR Posts: 1,400	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Great write up. It sounds like something I need to try myself. __________________ Last edited by smoothrideronli; 04-02-2007 at 02:33 PM.

04-02-2007, 11:00 AM	#9
DevilDawg It's not a question of how he grips it! Join Date: 01-10-2007 Location: Cleveland, OH Age: 35 Bike(s): 2003 RC51 Posts: 262	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Good show, bwhip! Thanks for the great read. I am sitting at my desk, nose to the monitor reading when I really should be working. While I don't think I'll ever get to the point of actually racing, I am slightly envious of you. Most of all, I'm glad for ya, as you appear to have had one helluva outing. Congrats! __________________ Godspeed #20.

04-02-2007, 11:08 AM	#10
TornadoB8 Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: KC Age: 45 Bike(s): 2005 600RR Posts: 996	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure oooooohhhh.....bwhip even got a mention on video. I'm getting nervous. __________________ CCS#27 Dunlop, Vortex, Vesrah, Silkolene

04-02-2007, 11:11 AM	#11
luvtolean Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Bike(s): 2008 BMW GS-A Posts: 6,680	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure __________________ The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. - Winston Churchill

04-02-2007, 11:14 AM	#12
abtech Believe Join Date: 12-14-2006 Age: 59 Bike(s): 66 Puch Scrambler Posts: 3,444	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Good show __________________ Now in stereo AAA doesn't only refer to the Auto Club . . . and Seamus is awesome

04-02-2007, 11:15 AM	#13
phobe circa 1970 Join Date: 12-17-2006 Age: 26 Bike(s): 600RR, 125R Posts: 4,731	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Nice job! I'd love to have been there. __________________ Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc

04-02-2007, 11:21 AM	#14
ONEvcs "Si vis pacem parabellum" Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Ft. Worth Age: 40 Bike(s): '05CBR1000RR. Posts: 2,642 Images: 99	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure I am impressed, exited, envious and happy for you, ... so many emotions at the same time... Great Job!!! __________________ "Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live in the real world." … Mary Shafer, NASA Engineer

04-02-2007, 11:56 AM	#16
Purpdust Join Date: 12-19-2006 Location: AB-Canada/Rome Italy Age: 34 Bike(s): gsxr 750 Posts: 1,554	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Sounds like you had a very positive experience __________________ "And he added that excessive consumerism prompted Canadians and Americans to chase low prices and send manufacturing jobs to China" Mr. Jarislowsky

04-02-2007, 02:17 PM	#18
CBRVFR Godspeed, #20 Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 56 Bike(s): VFR750 SV650 TZ250 Posts: 5,242	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Fantastic! Congratulations! __________________ "...the TV also never took away the screwdriver and shoved it up the repairman's ass." Our own Mr.2nd Amendment, explaining the difference. Perfectly. Rich Herald, the Gentle Giant

04-02-2007, 01:24 PM	#17
tigerblade Just curious Join Date: 12-15-2006 Location: The MIL Age: 35 Bike(s): SV650S Posts: 2,114	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Way to go 'whip! __________________ Seems that doomsday's come early this year

04-02-2007, 05:19 PM	#19
SPY PISS OFF WANKA! Join Date: 12-20-2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Age: 30 Bike(s): 2003 954RR Posts: 141	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Good Shit Bwhip! The video link that was posted was awsome. It was cool seeing you in action. __________________ I NEED more Motorcycles and Guns!

04-02-2007, 05:37 PM	#20
RedRider Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 49 Bike(s): 929 Posts: 2,601	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Congrats 'Whip! Way to represent the .org...and keep it upright!!

04-02-2007, 06:00 PM	#21
Hammer Merry Christmas Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 5,286 Images: 12	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Can I get your autograph? Good job Whipper.

04-02-2007, 07:53 PM	#23
bwhip Every ride a gift... Join Date: 12-13-2006 Location: Idaho, USA Bike(s): 1098S-SXV550-849-Ruckus Posts: 4,086	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure Lap times were really close on the RC and 600. I ran the same Michelin Power Race tire combo on both bikes, with a PR-C front and medium rear 190/55 on the RC, and a medium soft 190/55 on the 600. Best lap times: RC - 1:45.735 600 - 1:44.138 As a reference, the top pros in the "King of the Mountain" GTU (middleweight) class in the series, ran best lap times from 1:39 to 1:46. Times went from there up to about 2:00 for the slowest people in the various novice classes. __________________ My Gallery

04-02-2007, 08:09 PM	#24
bda116 Done. Join Date: 12-17-2006 Bike(s): . Posts: 2,113	Re: bwhip's Big Racing Adventure That's unpossible!!!! Little girl bikes shouldn't go as fast as litre bikes, let alone faster. __________________ "Islam isn't in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant. The Koran should be the highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth." - Omar M. Ahmad, founding chairman of CAIR.