Pocono FUSA w/TPM 4/27

[Cakes206]

Thats right, you're not seeing things, I'll be at Pocono tomorrow...who else?

[tommymac]

Wow I just fell out of my chair

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

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]

cool - we can get an accurate track report

[NYCSTRIPES]

I will be there, so will Dan

[njracer]

Bring rain tires.....

[Mike295]

or snow shoes

[CBRBob]

Originally Posted by ginoe

cool - we can get an accurate track report

Guess you will have to wait for my report then LOL

[FDNYDANO18]

Are you going to be there tomorrow Bob?

[IrocRob]

Originally Posted by njracer

Bring rain tires.....

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

[Student Driver]

No rain here at Pocono. no crashes. even Cakes is guest coaching my extra chair

[CBRBob]

Slight amount of rain did not keep us from riding!

[Cakes206]

Originally Posted by CBRBob

Slight amount of rain did not keep us from riding!

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]

Few more:
Pic1- Fog
Pic2- TPM Trailer
Pic3- They still make Jiffy Pop!
Pic4- Sometimes there are no words
Pic5- Coach Ken
Pic6- Coach Cakes

[NYCSTRIPES]

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]

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

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