thirdgenlxi Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Not sure anybody here is interested in this kinda stuff or not...... but I had an awesome weekend so figured I'd post it up Been awhile since I posted anything up, so figured I'd post up a few pics from my freakin' awesome track weekend this past weekend. It's been almost 2 years since my last trackday (Oct 2012)..... not really sure why I took a little break, but I HAD to get back out there again and finally fix my damn body position that I've been struggling with since the very first one So I signed up for a weekend at NC BIKE with Team Pro Motion.... my buddy Kevin is a coach for them so I could get a good bit of one on one..... I'm still fairly new to the whole track thing and still learning lots of things I took the day off work Friday to get everything done..... bike prepped and loaded, car loaded, and kiddos loaded. And yes, the mini fridge was a must..... and it was awesome, lol We left and made our way the 5 something hours towards the NC coast...... I don't think the kiddos were quite as excited about the weekend as I was..... oh well Stopped for dinner along the way, and could already tell the weekend was off to an awesome start with a kick ass sunset My buddy Kevin and his friend Chad were on their way up from Charlotte the same time I was making my way there, and we ended up meeting up along the way and going the rest of the way together.... we finally rolled in about 10:30 After we got everything set up and Kevin did some work on his bike, we all got some sleep..... Had my own cozy little setup in here lol. Had to fight for my spot though, haha Woke up to an absolutely beautiful cool morning saturday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgenlxi Posted October 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Through tech and ready to roll! The kiddos were being lazy bums just laying around in the car, lol Rode both saturday and sunday, and had an absolute BLAST!! Probably one of the best track weekends I've had to date. My buddy Kevin helped me out tremendously with my body position which I've been struggling so much with, and with just a few helpful words and advice, everything finally started to 'click' for me. It was as simple as just dropping my inside elbow, which pulled my head down (always a prob), and then just relaxing my upper body. Soon as I did that it's like everything just fell into place. Sooooooo happy with the improvements that were had!! Of course I'm still far far far from perfect, but I do believe it was definitely a step in the right direction Ended the day sunday with a shiny bike, scraped pucks (more or less my first time getting my knee down, and now that everything is starting to flow it's pretty much every time now), and a nicely scuffed tire..... don't think I could ask for any better. And the bike ran flawlessly the entire weekend.... not a single problem whatsoever Saw some bikes you don't typically see at trackdays..... hell yea! Sunday night.... finally got everything packed up and ready to roll out. I left and went about 30-40 miles up the road and stopped to grab something to eat. Ended up being 9:30 pm before I really got on the road, and still had a 4+ hr drive ahead of me.... yea that was a laaaate night. And had to get up and go to work the next day.... I was definitely dragging. Absolutely worth it though All in all it was an absolutely awesome weekend! Weather seriously couldn't have been better.... little chilly at night for sleeping, but during the day high of 79 and sunny blue skies..... couldn't have asked for better. My buddy Kevin followed me on sunday and said I was looking great! That I'm certainly happy to hear. Definitely gonna try and make it back out again here soon.... prob later this month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 You never did say what the stash in the mini fridge was! Bike's doing good for a near 300K miler. Do you plan on tearing it down before the next run? And we need to get the kiddos to galavant in the great outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memphis2857 Posted October 2, 2014 Report Share Posted October 2, 2014 Wow an interceptor at the track!? Lol. Looks like you got rid of the chicken strip too. Nice. I use to love track days even race an ametur series in Indianapolis about 10 years ago but decided I better stick to the dirt instead of the asphalt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xK317Hx Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Good stuff. Makes me miss riding a lot. If your ever on "the hill" stop and say hi to my father in law. His name is Al and he's moonshinephoto.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgenlxi Posted October 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 You never did say what the stash in the mini fridge was! Bike's doing good for a near 300K miler. Do you plan on tearing it down before the next run? And we need to get the kiddos to galavant in the great outdoors Well I don't really have a good cooler (or any cooler at all rather, lol), but I have this mini fridge at work that I keep drinks and stuff in, so I figured I'd just take that instead of getting a cooler.... no ice to mess with or anything like that. Plugged it in friday night and turned it to MAX, was nice and cold by saturday morning, and by sunday afternoon I had a bottle of water that was completely frozen solid, and my BIG jugs of gatorade were icy slush. And my package of turkey lunchmeat was partically frozen when I went to make a sandwich for lunch, lol. So just drinks and some food for lunch and everything..... it's a pretty small fridge so wasn't a whole lot of room. Worked awesome though And no plans on tearing her down..... she's running like a dream so not really any reason to. Sunday was the 8th trackday I've done on this bike, and *knock on wood* I've never had a single issue whatsoever at any of them..... performed flawlessly every time. It's a Honda, no surprise there, lol Wow an interceptor at the track!? Lol. Looks like you got rid of the chicken strip too. Nice. I use to love track days even race an ametur series in Indianapolis about 10 years ago but decided I better stick to the dirt instead of the asphalt Nice!! Yea I love them too..... wallet sure hates them but I love them, hahah. And nothing wrong with sticking to dirt either..... actually gonna be picking up a smoker here myself before too long And yea don't see too many VFR's at trackdays..... I've seen a few weird ones though. Oddly enough, another buddy of mine in Atlanta (another Kevin) rides advanced group.... on a 2002 VFR 800. He said boy does he get some weird looks.... mostly "WTF?!?!" looks, lol. Dudes crazy but he can ride! I wish I did have some video.... unfortunately my GoPro camera is MIA at the moment ..... looking like I'm probably gonna have to buy another one Good stuff. Makes me miss riding a lot. If your ever on "the hill" stop and say hi to my father in law. His name is Al and he's moonshinephoto.com Ahhh cool deal..... yea I make it out to the hill every now and then Was out there a few months ago when a couple buddies from Michigan came down. I'm about 3 hours away.... not too bad 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xK317Hx Posted October 4, 2014 Report Share Posted October 4, 2014 I'm a bit spoiled only being 45min - 1hour away depending on the route I take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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