Sept 10, Pocono - Page 2 - Sportbike Addicts

DougZ · 09-12-2005, 08:11 AM

Jen: Thanks.

Bryce: Yeah, it was turn 11..that seems to be the easiest spot to get the knee down. I got some advice from another guy that was there, Brain "Stiffy" Pillaka. He was like" push really hard on the clip on until you touch your knee"....plain as that. LOL

The coaches were telling me that my lines were off. They basically were saying to run a lot closer to the edge of the track for the apex's, and instead of just having my head near the cones, actually make my tires near the cones, so the rest of my body would be over the grass or cone itself.

I started working on that later in the day and actually knocked the cone over in turn 2 a couple times.

Red is just faster....hard to say how much. I was certainly not very fast in white, but now, not at all fast in red, however, my speed did increase during the day.

***Cakes206*** · 09-12-2005, 08:50 AM

Yo Doug, glad you got away with minor damage with yer get off...now as far as being fast, that'll come with time. Work on your lines...start stickin your marks...and the speed will come shortly right after. Took me like 4 days in red to finally make a pass...once I started passing, it boosted my confidence level. Theres a wide range of riders in red don't forget, theres riders just coming out of white...theres riders that are just about ready for blue...then theres riders in between. You can really learn alot in red...patients is virtue.

DougZ · 09-12-2005, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Cakes

Yo Doug, glad you got away with minor damage with yer get off...now as far as being fast, that'll come with time. Work on your lines...start stickin your marks...and the speed will come shortly right after. Took me like 4 days in red to finally make a pass...once I started passing, it boosted my confidence level. Theres a wide range of riders in red don't forget, theres riders just coming out of white...theres riders that are just about ready for blue...then theres riders in between. You can really learn alot in red...patients is virtue.

yeah, I hear ya Joe. I was very slow at the start of the day and was getting passed by everyone. Then, after getting talked to a couple times about lines and hitting the apexes, my lines started getting better and thus I got a bit faster. I was able to pass some people by the end of the day....LOL...it alwasy seem to be Ducati guys too.

Ant · 09-12-2005, 09:04 AM

It's not a track bike unless it has some damage on it. Congrats on the knee touching...that is a cool feeling.

DougZ · 09-12-2005, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ant

It's not a track bike unless it has some damage on it. Congrats on the knee touching...that is a cool feeling.

Thanks Ant..it was a baby day....baby knee touch and just a baby crash..luckily.

Bster13 · 09-12-2005, 09:23 AM

Ok good stuff to know.

That is where I first touched a knee down as well. Maybe we are all shwoing off for the ladies in the crowd.

DougZ · 09-12-2005, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Bster13

Ok good stuff to know.

That is where I first touched a knee down as well. Maybe we are all shwoing off for the ladies in the crowd.

Oh, there were some sights to see Saturday..that is for sure. Then we saw some of them at the Pizza place down the road. I want to date a chick that is 4' 11" with double DD's. LOL

pillaka · 09-12-2005, 11:34 PM

Pocono was a blast. I am really starting the like that track now. Was running in the 1:12 range most of the day and finally broke in the high 1:11's last session. I was taking some different lines around the bumps, really got confident with the brakes and front tire traction.

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