So who's racing 250's @ Willow Springs in Nov?

KazMan · October 28th, 2011, 05:30 PM

......

maybe me

Let's get some of you off your keester and do deese!

WHO ELSE IS IN?
1) @KazMan - E
2) Brian Bartlow (@Feel Like A Pro) - E
3) @intortus - N
4) @S.P.Rocket - N
5) @copperaxe - N
6) Copperaxe teammate - N
7) Adam Faussett - E
8) Bill Cameron - E
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chacbalam · October 29th, 2011, 08:36 AM

Well I'll watch.

intortus · October 29th, 2011, 01:02 PM

This guy!

S.P.Rocket · October 29th, 2011, 02:50 PM

Me!!

copperaxe · October 31st, 2011, 10:01 AM

This many Ninjettes for the final WSMC round??

Myself and my teamate, Robert, will be there too; so add 2 more novice entries!

ztrack157 · November 3rd, 2011, 10:10 AM

Adam and Bill will race.

copperaxe · November 3rd, 2011, 10:18 AM

So who is expert and who is novice?

S.P.Rocket · November 3rd, 2011, 12:05 PM

Adam and Bill are two experts coming down from Washington to race. Brian Bartlow and Kazman (Eric) are experts. Logan, Michael, and I are novices. Actually this probably will be my last novice race.

Young Andrew Lee will be joining us for the trackday at Buttonwillow and will be riding one of Brian's bikes. This is a talented young man to watch for the future!

copperaxe · November 3rd, 2011, 05:37 PM

Hell yeah! We will finally have a decent size 250 grid at this WSMC race!!!

S.P.Rocket · November 4th, 2011, 10:22 AM

Can't wait! It should be fun!

copperaxe · November 16th, 2011, 12:39 AM

Well now that we are a few days away from the final WSMC race for 2011... how many are going to be on the grid? is it the same count as before, or has anyone had to cancel??

Nemesis · November 16th, 2011, 05:59 AM

Hope you have your rain tires.

copperaxe · November 16th, 2011, 11:07 AM

No rain tires, but I do have rain gear, tires warmers, and good throttle/ brake control.

The weather forcast has been fluctuating with it's chance of rain. I may be odd; but I'm kinda hoping it rains to throw in an extra variable for the race, especially when some riders have little experience with sliding around on a bike.

Beyond that, I'm not praying for rain since I will be tent camping at the track. Plus I do not want anyone to get hurt!

Nemesis · November 16th, 2011, 11:18 AM

If it ever rains on a race day for me I'd want it to pour not drizzy/sprinkle. It's like which would rather do: Cruise through a turn or go WOT on the track? LOL!

Rexbo · November 16th, 2011, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

If it ever rains on a race day for me I'd want it to pour not drizzy/sprinkle. It's like which would rather do: Cruise through a turn or go WOT on the track? LOL!

I think we got you hooked back in

copperaxe · November 16th, 2011, 02:10 PM

So, the chance of rain for the weekend has now dropped to 20% according to weather.com!
Nemisis and Rexbo, why don't you guys come race with WSMC for this weekend, especially with the larger grid expected??

S.P.Rocket · November 16th, 2011, 03:15 PM

If it's raining I don't recommend riding on the dot's. I raced in oregon on them and crashed along with half of the class on the first lap. It was much better once we found rain tires to race on for the second day. You feel a ninja slide around like you never thought it could on dot's in the rain. For me rain tires are the only way I will race in the rain.

Nemesis · November 16th, 2011, 03:21 PM

Big Willow is bleh to me now.

I've raced with WSMC and I think they're cool peeps but the track is boring: 9 turns vs 17 turns...Chuckwalla is the way to go.

But who knows maybe I'll do a round next year. Yeah, I said the same thing this year but never did. LOL!

Rexbo · November 16th, 2011, 07:45 PM

Ya big willow really isn't worth the money to me, esp not in the wet, but it would be fun to see a big grid of 250s!
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copperaxe · November 17th, 2011, 11:02 AM

Ya, I hear you about the fun level of Big Willow on a Ninja 250 as I can compare it to Streets. I am looking forward to riding with CVMA next year and also with AFM at Buttonwillow for sure... when ever they post the AFM schedule for 2012.

It looks as if there is little to no chance of rain now for the race this weekend.

copperaxe · November 21st, 2011, 12:06 PM

Wow! What a memorable weekend at Willow Springs. Thanks to Feel Like a Pro showing up and the other NorCal and Washington riders who came out on Sunday; it was nice to see a variety and extra 250s on the grid.
Although it was cold, windy and wet; there was some great racing.

Speaking personally, our team "Deviant Gentleman racing", sufferered a big setback Saturday afternoon in practice when my bike seized the motor. Major bummer since I hoped to make it through the weekend and already had plans to rebuild the motor in it and/or my spare motor. I guess talking about it jinxed me.
My teammate, Robert, had a crash in the Sunday am drizzle, but luckily we had enough spares to rebuild his bike for the two novice races. He did well in the races, especially for being on DOT tires.

So, next weekend I plan on disassembling my motor for an autopsy to determine the reason of failure. Then comes the blueprinted rebuild. I had bought this motor in a wrecked bike and only changed the oil previously, before riding it hard 5 weekends.

Above all we look forward to riding new tracks with other clubs next year now that we've had a few race weekends to get used to things and gain some confidence riding.

intortus · November 21st, 2011, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by copperaxe

Wow! What a memorable weekend at Willow Springs. Thanks to Feel Like a Pro showing up and the other NorCal and Washington riders who came out on Sunday; it was nice to see a variety and extra 250s on the grid.
Although it was cold, windy and wet; there was some great racing.

It was a lot of fun! WSMC puts on a good program, despite all the work we generated with our license applications, post-entries, and numerous trophy pickups. :P

I wish it'd been dry and that there'd been more bikes on the grid, but there were still some great battles, and I got some good rain experience. I can't wait to see how fast this track is in the dry.

Nemesis · November 21st, 2011, 01:21 PM

Glad you guys had fun and hope no one crashed and hurt themselves. I hope someone got footage since those are always great to watch...especially the wet ones. Heehee.

KazMan · November 21st, 2011, 01:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Glad you guys had fun and hope no one crashed and hurt themselves. I hope someone got footage since those are always great to watch...especially the wet ones. Heehee.

Little trailer of the upcoming race report. Hope you engjoy

Link to original page on Vimeo.

Nemesis · November 21st, 2011, 02:05 PM

Kazman, I lub ur vids! Great editing.

Wished you lived closer to me. LOL!

andylawcc · November 21st, 2011, 08:53 PM

eh? I was there on Friday and saw two Ninja250s practicing (one guy name Gee, another is Tony), they didn't race the following days?

Nemesis · November 21st, 2011, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andylawcc

eh? I was there on Friday and saw two Ninja250s practicing (one guy name Gee, another is Tony), they didn't race the following days?

Guy and Anthony, right? If you ever see them again please tell them Jonathan (WSMC #750) said hi and to come out and race with CVMA.

andylawcc · November 22nd, 2011, 12:24 AM

i didn't want to mention CVMA cuz i fear they will give me disdaining looks like "how dare you! Are you implying WSMC sucks?"

Nemesis · November 22nd, 2011, 07:35 AM

Nah, Guy and Anthony are cool. They're not like that.

I really miss those guys. Just the coolest peeps to hang out with.

andylawcc · November 22nd, 2011, 10:05 AM

ya, they are cool indeed. Guy is fast, lapped me in 6 laps, so i reckon he is doing 1.45. Mind you, it was freezing cold, he did no warmup lap, no tire warmers; I was just behind him the from the starting lane and he just took off.

October 28th, 2011, 05:30 PM	#1
KazMan ninjette.org member Name: Eric Location: SF Bay Area Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): none yet Posts: 228	So who's racing 250's @ Willow Springs in Nov? ...... maybe me Let's get some of you off your keester and do deese! WHO ELSE IS IN? 1) @KazMan - E 2) Brian Bartlow (@Feel Like A Pro) - E 3) @intortus - N 4) @S.P.Rocket - N 5) @copperaxe - N 6) Copperaxe teammate - N 7) Adam Faussett - E 8) Bill Cameron - E 9) 10) 11) 12) 13) 14) 15) Last futzed with by KazMan; November 8th, 2011 at 12:47 AM.

October 31st, 2011, 10:01 AM	#5
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	This many Ninjettes for the final WSMC round?? Myself and my teamate, Robert, will be there too; so add 2 more novice entries! Last futzed with by copperaxe; November 3rd, 2011 at 10:17 AM.

November 3rd, 2011, 10:10 AM	#6
ztrack157 The Sportisi Master Name: Matt Location: Chico Join Date: May 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250 Posts: A lot.	Adam and Bill will race. __________________________________________________ Sportisimoto USA is born.

November 4th, 2011, 10:22 AM	#10
S.P.Rocket Racer Girl Name: Sarah Location: California Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 racebike, yz250f supermoto, crf150r supermoto, ktm 200 xcw, daytona 675 Posts: 38	Can't wait! It should be fun! __________________________________________________ S.P.Rocket Girl Racing Website S.P.Rocket Girl Racing Blog S.P.Rocket Girl Racing on Facebook

November 16th, 2011, 03:15 PM	#17
S.P.Rocket Racer Girl Name: Sarah Location: California Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 racebike, yz250f supermoto, crf150r supermoto, ktm 200 xcw, daytona 675 Posts: 38	If it's raining I don't recommend riding on the dot's. I raced in oregon on them and crashed along with half of the class on the first lap. It was much better once we found rain tires to race on for the second day. You feel a ninja slide around like you never thought it could on dot's in the rain. For me rain tires are the only way I will race in the rain. __________________________________________________ S.P.Rocket Girl Racing Website S.P.Rocket Girl Racing Blog S.P.Rocket Girl Racing on Facebook

October 29th, 2011, 08:36 AM	#2
chacbalam ninjette.org newbie Name: Tim Location: Petaluma Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): Triumph Street Tripple, Ninja 250r, and a bunch of dirt bikes Posts: 5	Well I'll watch.

October 29th, 2011, 01:02 PM	#3
intortus #942 Name: Logan Location: San Francisco Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): feellikeapro.com Posts: 32	This guy!

October 29th, 2011, 02:50 PM	#4
S.P.Rocket Racer Girl Name: Sarah Location: California Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 racebike, yz250f supermoto, crf150r supermoto, ktm 200 xcw, daytona 675 Posts: 38	Me!!

November 3rd, 2011, 10:18 AM	#7
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	So who is expert and who is novice?

November 3rd, 2011, 12:05 PM	#8
S.P.Rocket Racer Girl Name: Sarah Location: California Join Date: Oct 2011 Motorcycle(s): ninja 250 racebike, yz250f supermoto, crf150r supermoto, ktm 200 xcw, daytona 675 Posts: 38	Adam and Bill are two experts coming down from Washington to race. Brian Bartlow and Kazman (Eric) are experts. Logan, Michael, and I are novices. Actually this probably will be my last novice race. Young Andrew Lee will be joining us for the trackday at Buttonwillow and will be riding one of Brian's bikes. This is a talented young man to watch for the future!

November 3rd, 2011, 05:37 PM	#9
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	Hell yeah! We will finally have a decent size 250 grid at this WSMC race!!!

November 16th, 2011, 12:39 AM	#11
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	Well now that we are a few days away from the final WSMC race for 2011... how many are going to be on the grid? is it the same count as before, or has anyone had to cancel??

November 16th, 2011, 05:59 AM	#12
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Hope you have your rain tires.

November 16th, 2011, 11:07 AM	#13
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	No rain tires, but I do have rain gear, tires warmers, and good throttle/ brake control. The weather forcast has been fluctuating with it's chance of rain. I may be odd; but I'm kinda hoping it rains to throw in an extra variable for the race, especially when some riders have little experience with sliding around on a bike. Beyond that, I'm not praying for rain since I will be tent camping at the track. Plus I do not want anyone to get hurt!

November 16th, 2011, 11:18 AM	#14
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	If it ever rains on a race day for me I'd want it to pour not drizzy/sprinkle. It's like which would rather do: Cruise through a turn or go WOT on the track? LOL!

November 16th, 2011, 02:10 PM	#16
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	So, the chance of rain for the weekend has now dropped to 20% according to weather.com! Nemisis and Rexbo, why don't you guys come race with WSMC for this weekend, especially with the larger grid expected??

November 16th, 2011, 03:21 PM	#18
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Big Willow is bleh to me now. I've raced with WSMC and I think they're cool peeps but the track is boring: 9 turns vs 17 turns...Chuckwalla is the way to go. But who knows maybe I'll do a round next year. Yeah, I said the same thing this year but never did. LOL!

November 16th, 2011, 07:45 PM	#19
Rexbo CVMA / AFM / M1GP #250 Name: Steve Location: Los Angeles Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2009 Ninja 250r, 2011 Zero S, 2009 KLR 650 Posts: A lot.	Ya big willow really isn't worth the money to me, esp not in the wet, but it would be fun to see a big grid of 250s! Posted via Mobile Device

November 17th, 2011, 11:02 AM	#20
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	Ya, I hear you about the fun level of Big Willow on a Ninja 250 as I can compare it to Streets. I am looking forward to riding with CVMA next year and also with AFM at Buttonwillow for sure... when ever they post the AFM schedule for 2012. It looks as if there is little to no chance of rain now for the race this weekend.

November 21st, 2011, 12:06 PM	#21
copperaxe Deviant Gentleman Name: Ryan Location: long beach Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): two wheeled motorcycles Posts: 73	WSMC finale in the rain Wow! What a memorable weekend at Willow Springs. Thanks to Feel Like a Pro showing up and the other NorCal and Washington riders who came out on Sunday; it was nice to see a variety and extra 250s on the grid. Although it was cold, windy and wet; there was some great racing. Speaking personally, our team "Deviant Gentleman racing", sufferered a big setback Saturday afternoon in practice when my bike seized the motor. Major bummer since I hoped to make it through the weekend and already had plans to rebuild the motor in it and/or my spare motor. I guess talking about it jinxed me. My teammate, Robert, had a crash in the Sunday am drizzle, but luckily we had enough spares to rebuild his bike for the two novice races. He did well in the races, especially for being on DOT tires. So, next weekend I plan on disassembling my motor for an autopsy to determine the reason of failure. Then comes the blueprinted rebuild. I had bought this motor in a wrecked bike and only changed the oil previously, before riding it hard 5 weekends. Above all we look forward to riding new tracks with other clubs next year now that we've had a few race weekends to get used to things and gain some confidence riding.

November 21st, 2011, 01:21 PM	#23
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Glad you guys had fun and hope no one crashed and hurt themselves. I hope someone got footage since those are always great to watch...especially the wet ones. Heehee.

November 21st, 2011, 02:05 PM	#25
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Kazman, I lub ur vids! Great editing. Wished you lived closer to me. LOL!

November 21st, 2011, 08:53 PM	#26
andylawcc ninjette.org guru Name: andy Location: san gabriel Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 faster red Posts: 397	eh? I was there on Friday and saw two Ninja250s practicing (one guy name Gee, another is Tony), they didn't race the following days?

November 22nd, 2011, 12:24 AM	#28
andylawcc ninjette.org guru Name: andy Location: san gabriel Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 faster red Posts: 397	i didn't want to mention CVMA cuz i fear they will give me disdaining looks like "how dare you! Are you implying WSMC sucks?"

November 22nd, 2011, 07:35 AM	#29
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Nah, Guy and Anthony are cool. They're not like that. I really miss those guys. Just the coolest peeps to hang out with.

November 22nd, 2011, 10:05 AM	#30
andylawcc ninjette.org guru Name: andy Location: san gabriel Join Date: Jan 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Ninja 250 faster red Posts: 397	ya, they are cool indeed. Guy is fast, lapped me in 6 laps, so i reckon he is doing 1.45. Mind you, it was freezing cold, he did no warmup lap, no tire warmers; I was just behind him the from the starting lane and he just took off.

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