Okay just finished a day at cota. I am not convinced about my 15 front gearing for cota.
Could not keep the front end down especially on the straights - the front was constantly skimming off the top and wanting to lift. Not a good feeling at 140 mph. Kept me from being wide open and cost me at least 15-20 miles an hour on the back straight. Cranking up the wheelie control to 8 kept the front down but the traction light was almost continuously on when I was on the gas. I am running the SLR unfiltered tune so no torque limits in any gear.
I'm going to go back on May 7th and will throw my stock front sprocket back on for that day. It also was not warm enough today for sc1s (ran sc3s today) and hoping May 7th is warm enough for sc1s.
I think that’s correct - 2:45 and instructor approval ahead of time (they give you a code to input when you reserve your spot online if it’s your first time scheduling in that group).
What about the 7th with 3:16 - “advanced” there too? Iirc, I’m registered for advanced with 3:16 on the 7th, and intermediate A group with RS on the 28th and 29th. I lap in the 30’s too - I’ll look forward to riding with you
I think that’s correct - 2:45 and instructor approval ahead of time (they give you a code to input when you reserve your spot online if it’s your first time scheduling in that group).
What about the 7th with 3:16 - “advanced” there too? Iirc, I’m registered for advanced with 3:16 on the 7th, and intermediate A group with RS on the 28th and 29th. I lap in the 30’s too - I’ll look forward to riding with you
In other news, a completely decked out V4 of some sort almost took me out yesterday the first session out! I was leaned over and on the gas for the uphill left hander (Turn 8) when he came out of nowhere, cut across me on the inside, hit my front wheel and proceeded to promptly go off track to the right of me. Thankfully he didn't crash and I have no idea how I stayed upright. Usually, when someone taps your front wheel while leaned, its game over. He was nice enough to find me in the pits later and apologize.
Imagine living that down! Two dressed up modded out Ducatis crashing into each other and shutting track down in the first session of an Aprilia track day
In other news, a completely decked out V4 of some sort almost took me out yesterday the first session out! I was leaned over and on the gas for the uphill left hander (Turn 8) when he came out of nowhere, cut across me on the inside, hit my front wheel and proceeded to promptly go off track to the right of me. Thankfully he didn't crash and I have no idea how I stayed upright. Usually, when someone taps your front wheel while leaned, its game over. He was nice enough to find me in the pits later and apologize.
Imagine living that down! Two dressed up modded out Ducatis crashing into each other and shutting track down in the first session of an Aprilia track day
COTA is always awesome, very physically demanding. I don't have more than 5-6 laps in me at one time, so if you take out pit out and pit in, that leaves only 4 hot laps. Usually takes me a couple of laps to pass people and open up clear track, so you really have only two goes per session to put down some lap times. Gotta be on your game.
