Official 2016 GNF thread

Like Ed Bargy says the fast guys will be up ft and the slow ones will be in the back.

 

40 something hp bike so a 10 percent increase is 4 something hp is that going to make a big diff?

 

We have the ability to see when he touches the brakes, the throttle, miss the apex, 3/4 throttle or full throttle, going from full throttle to 3/4 throttle for 40' before the brake mark, holding 1/2 throttle at mid turn, etc... You can learn all you are willing to absorb and expose.... It is a shot to your pride though when I turn on a laptop and ask if you are at WOT through the kink and your mouth says yes but the electronics say no....

 

now add in 4 hp lower drag easier rolling wheel bearings good sticky tires and a bunch of fast riders and it get interesting

 

Hey Cam, what system are you guys using?

 

XT

 

As the off season just started, there'll be plenty of time to rehash all the stupid drama. For now, I'll focus on the positives:

Had a great GNF and a pretty damn good season- raced more this year than the last 3 combined.

Thanks to WERA for doing their thing, and to Yamaha for stepping up support in a largely ignored class.

Still trying to wrap my head around guys doing 39's on an R3, but I'm happy and proud of my 45's. I only "almost crashed" a couple times during the weekend, those guys must have to do it every other corner.

As many pointed out during the awards, the trophies were sweet! With only 3 experts entered in DSS (why???) I was guaranteed one of them, but it was icing on the cake to battle with good riders (390 and R3) and come away with my first WERA national sportsman championship.

I'll wrap it up with some good old fashioned trash talk...
Joe Ball- love you like a brother, but YOU WILL NEVER WIN ANOTHER CLUBAN RACE THAT I'M IN. I have the notarized title to your ass.

 

Hot damn, why is all the good trash talk coming out AFTER the GNF?

 

I know full well what they are capable of as the 400 had a full AIM system on it. Data systems are exceedingly efficient at kicking someone right in the ego.

 

Why don't you dust that thing off and give people another reason to bitch?

 

I honestly haven't had the desire to ride at all much less go racing. I'm going to stick to bench racing for now.

 

Well I did have a fun time getting my ego kicked. Bike was not happy up ft had chatter all weekend never really had a handle on it. More this and that just masked it some. Hell the 250 was real bad in turn 2 top of hill down it was ok lets not. I made a mess of the fss race was in 2nd for half of it then Hasser made the move and it was over I made mistakes and then the last 2 laps settled in and was making up ground within .2 of Eberhart at the line. Clubman well Ted ruled that one had fun with the Texan on the r3 just good racing at 49 years old on a small bike. Going to try on doing this for a few more years

 

Damn shame for that bike to just sit.

 

We have been poking away at getting it back to 100% after the VIR crash but it hasn't been high priority. I have been designing and milling a few things to address somethings I didn't like about the original build and it is mechanically ready to go. It's just some minor welding, bodywork, paint and powder coating away from hitting the track at any time. It got some new mono block calipers last winter and some redesigned radiators.