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04-23-2007, 05:22 PM
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Short Shifter
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Pocono Repave
I got to ride Pocono East this weekend with Sportbike Track Time. I'm pleased to report that the rumored Pocono Repave is indeed reality. Unfortunately, it's a patch job, including a very, very large patch leading to the bus stop, which is now quite smooth. They've taken out a few of my favorite braking and turn-in markers, but I learned to adjust quickly, turning 1:16's all day sunday. Very few redflags all weekend and zero transports that I'm aware of.
One gripe is the patch in turn 11 has a dip that unloads the suspension mid-corner whilst fully leaned over that's kinda unsettling, but not so bad compared to what it fixed.
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04-23-2007, 05:37 PM
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Its a start!
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04-23-2007, 08:15 PM
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you know it has been super cold out ... guess hell is starting to freeze over
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04-23-2007, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Gigantic
I got to ride Pocono this weekend with Sportbike Track Time. I'm pleased to report that the rumored Pocono Repave is indeed reality. Unfortunately, it's a patch job, including a very, very large patch leading to the bus stop, which is now quite smooth. They've taken out a few of my favorite braking and turn-in markers, but I learned to adjust quickly, turning 1:16's all day sunday. Very few redflags all weekend and zero transports that I'm aware of.
One gripe is the patch in turn 11 has a dip that unloads the suspension mid-corner whilst fully leaned over that's kinda unsettling, but not so bad compared to what it fixed.
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are you talking about the east course?
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04-23-2007, 08:17 PM
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are you talking about the east course?
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yep.
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04-23-2007, 08:21 PM
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yep.
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when u talk about turn 11? what turn are you talking about? I dont know there are not that many turns
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04-23-2007, 08:23 PM
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The left hander after the busstop, but before the decreasing radius turn.
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04-23-2007, 08:52 PM
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That would be 9. There are only 10 turns on east...
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04-23-2007, 10:25 PM
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it's hard to tell whether the kinks are actually numbered turns or not... I've never seen a map with the turns labeled and numbered, so I had to guess. I'm not so good with math, either- there's a reason I got a fine arts degree in college.
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04-24-2007, 07:23 AM
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the dip in 9, is it on the inside of the turn or the outside? patches huh....
fusa is full of them too, wigs me out sometimes
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04-24-2007, 10:50 AM
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WOW, I would have lost money on a bet about them doing a nickel's worth of work on the East...I may just have to ride it this season. Thanks
for the update.
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04-24-2007, 05:52 PM
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the patch isn't so bad, but it is oon the inside, right in the middle of the line.
Ken, It's definitely been a dramatic improvement. I'll go again, for sure. Last year, I'd just about sworn off Pocono altogether.
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04-24-2007, 07:52 PM
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That is good news. I was not making too many plans to ride at Pocono either this season because of the conditions there. Hearing that the East is somewhat better will be a good thing. I can't plan all of my track days as road trips, it gets costly and chews up vacation time.
Ken
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04-24-2007, 09:23 PM
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I still don't get why you all hate Pocono. It's not my favorite place but you trade a little bit of surface for location. The East course is a great layout, lots of fun. If you can't handle a few (now less) bumps, how will you ever handle them anywhere else?
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04-24-2007, 09:53 PM
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Pocono is great. Its close its fun. but i will not even atempt to go there in april.
Mosport is a shitty track. I wont even think about going back there.
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