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AlanSmith7 said:
I must say Wow, I mean what a beauty..🤩😎
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I didn’t intend it, but it kinda reminds me if the Ferrari F1 livery for this year.

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Track Day was for the most part fun today, bike felt good, I felt good, didn’t try to push at all though, probably only cracked the throttle open to about 90% most of the day. Today I spent the day just working on body position, feet position, hand position etc…just trying to get settled into some habitualized neuro muscular responses. More of a training day than anything, fun though.

But my gosh, by the end of the day I was wondering what kind of masochism is it to do a track day in the middle of the desert in the summer in the hottest part of the day lol.

Was 105 degrees and felt hotter, very little wind so the sun felt like a weight pushing you down lol

I’m running SC1 front and rears and the heat was definitely too much for an SC1 front, was straight up softening the tire, making braking feel unstable just a wee bit.

Next track day I’ll use SC2 front and SC1 rear.

Never did see Jolly, but saw Fry and a couple other guys from here, good chaps, and was parked next to a 71 year old former racer on vacation from Australian touring the American tracks, still dragging his knee at 71, cool dude, with some cool pics dragging knee in the 1970’s on those cool old bikes.

Met a 33 year old kid that’s new to the forum here, has only done two coaching days with CSBS and today was his 1st real track day ever and 1st time at Chuckwallah and he did a 2:05, he’s gunna be a quick one I think ;-)
 
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Steven31371 said:
Track Day was for the most part fun today.....
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Steven, it was great to meet you Sunday. I've been following your bike build posts and it was really cool to see it up close in person. Your bike is one hell of an awesome machine! And thanks again for the surprise helmet gift. That was very generous and much appreciated! It was a good day though: great track conditions before the intense desert heat got on it. I'm glad I stuck to my plan and left at noon, as I'm unusually sore and tired, even still. Next up, Big Willow, June 23!
 
Steven31371 said:
Track Day was for the most part fun today, bike felt good, I felt good, didn’t try to push at all though, probably only cracked the throttle open to about 90% most of the day. Today I spent the day just working on body position, feet position, hand position etc…just trying to get settled into some habitualized neuro muscular responses. More of a training day than anything, fun though.

But my gosh, by the end of the day I was wondering what kind of masochism is it to do a track day in the middle of the desert in the summer in the hottest part of the day lol.

Was 105 degrees and felt hotter, very little wind so the sun felt like a weight pushing you down lol

I’m running SC1 front and rears and the heat was definitely too much for an SC1 front, was straight up softening the tire, making braking feel unstable just a wee bit.

Next track day I’ll use SC2 front and SC1 rear.

Never did see Jolly, but saw Fry and a couple other guys from here, good chaps, and was parked next to a 71 year old former racer on vacation from Australian touring the American tracks, still dragging his knee at 71, cool dude, with some cool pics dragging knee in the 1970’s on those cool old bikes.

Met a 33 year old kid that’s new to the forum here, has only done two coaching days with CSBS and today was his 1st real track day ever and 1st time at Chuckwallah and he did a 2:05, he’s gunna be a quick one I think ;-)
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Did the Aussie racer give his name
 
Jolly said no to 105F and went to Palm Springs for lunch and Margaritas and then to Rancho Mirage to the Ritz for more drinks.
Though of you sweating and said I'll pass this time and wait for Laguna in July. Jolly doesn't do 100F plus well after 2 hot Lattes....
 
Jolly Roger V4 said:
Jolly said no to 105F and went to Palm Springs for lunch and Margaritas and then to Rancho Mirage to the Ritz for more drinks.
Though of you sweating and said I'll pass this time and wait for Laguna in July. Jolly doesn't do 100F plus well after 2 hot Lattes....
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The morning sessions were great but the afternoon stuff was murder, the worst part was packing the truck up in that heat lol
 
Fry said:
Steven, it was great to meet you Sunday. I've been following your bike build posts and it was really cool to see it up close in person. Your bike is one hell of an awesome machine! And thanks again for the surprise helmet gift. That was very generous and much appreciated! It was a good day though: great track conditions before the intense desert heat got on it. I'm glad I stuck to my plan and left at noon, as I'm unusually sore and tired, even still. Next up, Big Willow, June 23!
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Yeah you made the right call, the afternoon sessions took a toll, then packing the truck after that…was murder lol

See you at Big Willow the 23rd, will be fun to get into 6th gear for a change lol
 
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Steven the bike looks great, those carbon fairings are sweet! its almost impossible to keep any bike thats used as intended in concours condition and with any track bike you have to accept crashing as a more than minor probability so no point in keep it showroom.
 

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