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Cakes206
04-26-2007, 09:31 AM
Thats right, you're not seeing things, I'll be at Pocono tomorrow...who else?

:moocow:

tommymac
04-26-2007, 09:35 AM
Wow I just fell out of my chair:roflmao:

I have to work otherwise Iwould go. I have to wait till may 11th with NYSBC to go to pocono then summit main on may 25th with tpm.

I do plan to ride the fusa course this year, I will go one day in august ( I beleive the 9th) with nysbc and maybe stay and ride it again with tpm the following day. Seems late july/early august will be some crazy track time for me with vir, beaver run and pocono all sandwiched in a 2 or 3 week period:ride:

The beaver run cancelation realy threw a wrench in things for me with planning my dates and along with some issues at work its getting tricky to plan my days.

Tom

GinoE
04-26-2007, 11:51 AM
cool - we can get an accurate track report

NYCSTRIPES
04-26-2007, 01:06 PM
I will be there, so will Dan

njracer
04-26-2007, 03:19 PM
Bring rain tires.....

Mike295
04-26-2007, 04:38 PM
or snow shoes

CBRBob
04-26-2007, 06:57 PM
cool - we can get an accurate track report


Guess you will have to wait for my report then LOL :moocow:

FDNYDANO18
04-26-2007, 10:22 PM
Are you going to be there tomorrow Bob?

IrocRob
04-27-2007, 10:20 AM
Bring rain tires.....

If the rain there is anything like it is here, they're going to need an ark.:doh:

Student Driver
04-27-2007, 11:46 AM
No rain here at Pocono. no crashes. even Cakes is guest coaching my extra chair

CBRBob
04-27-2007, 10:40 PM
Slight amount of rain did not keep us from riding!

Cakes206
04-28-2007, 09:48 AM
Slight amount of rain did not keep us from riding!
+1
All in all it was another good day. We ended up starting late, just a lil after noon due to the dense fog(corner workers need to see from station to station.) But because alot of people left the groups were combined, Blue/Red and White/Art Basic...two group rotation giving us a lot of track time. I was coaching ART Basic along with NYCSTRIPES. The FUSA layout is pretty cool, but with the slower pace in the first couple session I could feel every bump and was just reminded of why I didn't like Pocono. But as the pace picked up in the latter sessions, the track seemed to smooth(using this term loosely) out a bit. I think that track could be a lot of fun with some dry weather and sun. Was also a good change of pace just being able to throw a couple of PB&J's in the cooler, load up, go, then leave all in the same day.

Congratz to Pillaka aka Stiffy aka Crispy for winning the race.

Some pics
Pic1- In the garages
Pic2- NYCSTRIPES's TL.
Pic3- My SV
Pic4- Little plug for SBA/WCW...even Monmouth Cycles
Pic5- Sum dude coachin ;)
Pic6- 1098
Pic7- R1
Pic8- In the garages again.

Cakes206
04-28-2007, 10:20 AM
Few more:
Pic1- Fog
Pic2- TPM Trailer
Pic3- They still make Jiffy Pop!
Pic4- Sometimes there are no words :roflmao:
Pic5- Coach Ken
Pic6- Coach Cakes

NYCSTRIPES
04-28-2007, 10:48 AM
great post Joe. I had a great time, I always liked the FUSA course but coaching that layout was definitely fun. I am paying for it though, I am VERY sore today. Still looking for weather good enough to get the TZ out on the track.
I switched to GP shift yesterday on the TLR so I can get ready to ride TZ. After a day running GP shift, I am ok with it. Made a couple of low speed shift errors, and I was lucky the TLR was stable (heavy) enough to absorb the negative feedback.
Thanks to Omar for helping me clean up my line there as well.
Ken

Cakes206
04-28-2007, 11:11 AM
Oh yea, FTM...thought I was going to have a bad day when after I went thru tech the bike wouldn't start. With the weather we were having and the jetting in the bike, she can get real temper mental and flood over, so I immediately thought thats what had happened. Second time, no go...third time, no go...I look at the other coaches around looking back and almost laughin, I look back and there CBRBob covering the exhaust :doh:

So yea, like Ken said...I totally fell for the 'ol banana in the tail pipe :banghead: :ohmygod:

pillaka
04-28-2007, 01:19 PM
Had lots of fun yesterday! Despite the conditions the track was dry throughout the day, lots of traction. I felt in the game and the bike was running real good. FUSA is one of my favorite tracks, the bumps make it more challenging, mainly because you just gotta take different lines. Turns 2, 3, and 4 are my favorites! Race went good, led the entire way and think i finished 5 or 6 seconds ahead of greg nysk, first win of the season felt good!

Random pic of me staring at something on the ground

Qetesh
04-28-2007, 03:17 PM
Random pic of me staring at something on the ground

And here I thought you were making like Rossi and bending over to point at your number plate :lol:

CBRBob
04-28-2007, 06:24 PM
So yea, like Ken said...I totally fell for the 'ol banana in the tail pipe :banghead: :ohmygod:

:owned:

ronin_01r1
04-29-2007, 12:10 AM
it was a foggy start, but the day turned out great. we got more session in this afternoon than a full day with only 2 groups! now my legs feel dead. it seemed like they were making first calls every 10 minutes!!

i took some pics of the red group guys i tagged along with. i snagged a few from the racedayphoto website too. did they raise their prices?? $80 for a cd? it's a bit steep if you ask me.

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Cakes206
04-30-2007, 08:44 AM
Damn Song...didn't know you were there, should of said something. Nice shots.

FDNYDANO18
04-30-2007, 10:07 AM
Turned out to be a really fun day...it flew by once we started riding. :ride:

AfricanBootyScratcher
04-30-2007, 05:53 PM
Good times!
turned out to have lots of track time, I was going out with white, then red/blue, pit in early for a smoke and some water, then back out and repeat!
Like stiffy, I too really like thje FUSA layout alot.
Anytime Ken, and that second to last session when we all went out and dicked around together was a blast. It was fun to take off then slowdown and let the other guy pass, and vice versa. Especially with stiff inside passing me haha. I was just hoping we weren't scaring any of the other guys out these as we were passing through. Just plain old fun!!

and of course I gotta say:
GO STIFF GO!!!!!!!!

NYCSTRIPES
04-30-2007, 07:20 PM
Good times!
turned out to have lots of track time, I was going out with white, then red/blue, pit in early for a smoke and some water, then back out and repeat!
Like stiffy, I too really like thje FUSA layout alot.
Anytime Ken, and that second to last session when we all went out and dicked around together was a blast. It was fun to take off then slowdown and let the other guy pass, and vice versa. Especially with stiff inside passing me haha. I was just hoping we weren't scaring any of the other guys out these as we were passing through. Just plain old fun!!

and of course I gotta say:
GO STIFF GO!!!!!!!!

The sessions at the end of the day were definitely the most fun. Good riding with you and the other guys. Lots of guys packed up early and the track was pretty clear toward the end.
Ken

NYCSTRIPES
04-30-2007, 07:23 PM
it was a foggy start, but the day turned out great. we got more session in this afternoon than a full day with only 2 groups! now my legs feel dead. it seemed like they were making first calls every 10 minutes!!

i took some pics of the red group guys i tagged along with. i snagged a few from the racedayphoto website too. did they raise their prices?? $80 for a cd? it's a bit steep if you ask me.


Dennis from RaceDayPhoto did raise his prices this year. I have to really want pictures in order to buy anything from him now. $80 is terribly steep for a photo disc that only contains pictures up till the lunch break.
Ken