Lap record at Talladega

John,

On your web page you stated that Grant set a new lap record 0f 1.58:7 on the 600. Is this clockwise or counter-clockwise. If it was clockwise, Tray Batey has the lap record on an Arclight Suzuki GSXR750 Endurance bike at 1.58:336.

Chuck

 

Got bad information. Sorry. Will fix.

 

Thanks

 

Chuck, where are you, anyway? Every time I try to call you to check something, I just get answering machines. Are you gone or are you just not answering your calls? Can you e-mail me a good contact number?

 

John,

Check your e-mail.

Chuck

 

Hey, my WERA license is current, and there are still WERA stickers on my racebike.

(Which, for the record, to correct certain intimations in another thread, is the same 1996 RS125 I've been racing since, you guessed it, 1996.)

 

lap record where ?

 

John,

By the way, I think it's great that you keep back issues on the RoadRacing World web page. I don't have to scatter issues from the closet all over the floor to get at the info I want.

 

like calling josh, biscuit boy

 

A minute 58's? Hell, I can beat that!!!! I think I can do at least 1.50's...

 

Well, in that case, Grant beat Tray's record by about a minute!

 

Intimations, I get it. I really hope that doesn't hang with you too long, it isn't healthy. Are you going to be doing any wera next season? I have videos of races you were in but I have never been in the same races with you except my second ever. What are some of your east coast lap times? I haven't been able to get straight answers out of most guys.

 

Before the remodel of Talladega the record was about 58.5 sec one direction and 57.8 sec the other direction. The change hasn't affected lap times that much. Not sure where previously in this post a time of "A minute 58's" was stated.

 

In order to pay for the new pavement and other changes, the management installed a toll booth on the back straight. During rush hour (600 Superstock Races) it adds as much as a minute to the lap time.

 

And they have a special lane for Pirelli sponsored riders and a lane for cherrypickers.

 

Speaking of the Web page, I was just looking at the crash page and the photos of Eric Wood(4). It looks like the glove came off his right hand at some point during the tumble. It's there in the first picture, but gone in the 7th picture. Do my eyes deceive me?

[This message has been edited by Due North (edited 01-15-2001).]

 

Seen the same thing but no mention was made in the caption. JU did he loose his glove?

 

We carry a little transponder on the bike so we can use the cherry-picker lane and go staight to the podium.