September 30th, 2009, 03:38 PM | #1 |
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Name: Kyle
Location: Fremont
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First Trackday (Thunderhill, 9/29/09)
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I just completed my first trackday and had an awesome time. It was a completely open track day - 9-Noon and 1 - 5pm, no groups. The weather was perfect - about 72 degrees for most of the day. I was the only 250 there and I was significantly slower than the rest of the field but I had a great time and learned a lot. There were only 22 riders at the day, so I spent most of the day utterly alone, working on positioning and line. I managed to put 174 miles on the bike, which works out to about 58 laps around the track - maybe it's time for endurance racing, eh? I am curious what people on old gen 250's with sport demon tires are running around that track. I was definitely feeling some amount of sliding, and had the throttle completely open for most of the track (except 3, 5a, and 2, where I know I left a lot of time simply because I didn't have enough faith for greater lean angles) but I was only running around 2:50 to 3:00. This seems really, really slow to me, so I was curious what other people are finding. If I really was that slow, maybe I'm just getting old and feeling mortal, that wife pregnant with twins thing really does that to you Here are some of the pictures that I got from Dito (of GotBlueMilk). Awesome shots, as usual - he can even make a hack like me look pro.
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September 30th, 2009, 05:21 PM | #2 |
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Glad you had a great time, Kyle! Believe it or not, the top guys in the 250 prod class are getting around THill in the 2:15 range on ninjettes. I'm trying to figure out which bikes are used in the 250 superbike class; I thought they were breathed on ninjettes and drz-400's, but the leaders are lapping at 2:02, and I didn't think that was possible on the ninjette. Here's a link to AFM results at the local tracks, with best lap times included.
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October 1st, 2009, 07:30 AM | #3 |
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Always good to get that first track day under your belt
Alex, fast bike for 250 Superbike is the TZR250. Aprilia RS250s also do well. |
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October 1st, 2009, 08:31 AM | #4 | |
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Name: Kyle
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Thanks, guys. I had a lot of fun.
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-Kyle
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October 23rd, 2009, 04:23 PM | #5 |
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October 23rd, 2009, 04:52 PM | #6 |
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They're around. Keep an eye on eBay, Craigslist and BARF.
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