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bacolmm
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Post subject: Mid-Ohio 6/30  Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:39 pm |
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Had a great day at Mid-O yesterday with Pat and John. The forecast was looking good so we all signed up on Sat and by Sun morning the forecast was showing a 60% chance of rain. Pat and I drove out Monday after work and got a room at the Travelodge for $47 (I believe that's the least I've ever paid for a hotel). It seemed pretty clean but the mattress on my bead was pretty saggy. I'd stay there again, but would probably spend a few extra bucks next time to go some where better. When we got up Tuesday morning the forecast had improved to a 40% chance of rain but the skies were pretty grey and it looked like we'd get rained on for sure. We pulled into the Mid-O pits right behind John who had driven up that morning. We ended up getting really lucky with the weather and rode a dry track all day. With the cool temps the track was really slick the first session but the traction improved all day long. By the 3rd session it was 1-2 warm up laps and then drop the hammer. It was probably the fastest advanced group I've run with STT. I had some guys make some close passes on me, but they were all clean and controlled. For the most part there was lots of open track and I had a blast mixing it up with John and Pat (who were both riding very well). I spent almost an entire session chasing Pat while running low 1:49's / high 1:48's. My lap times were improving almost every session and I ran two 1:46.98's in the second to last session. That seemed to be a pretty quick pace for me and I was feeling pretty good on the bike. I think I was starting to make sense of the track and my riding felt quick, but easy, and I felt in control with no sketchy moments. I had a great last session of the day and felt like I ran my fastest laps of the day, but someone took the transceiver down so I don't know what my times were. I did have some strange cold-tearing on my front tire during an after lunch session. We got so lucky with the weather and it turned out to be a great day!
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:49 pm |
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how long did it take you guys to make it there from p-town?
i was there back in the late 90's in a car, it's a great track.
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:58 pm |
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madski wrote: how long did it take you guys to make it there from p-town?
i was there back in the late 90's in a car, it's a great track. It was around 3 hours from my office to the track. I think this was my 4th track day at Mid-O and the track was really starting to make sense to me towards the end of the day. I think it moved up from #2 to #1 on my favorite track list. If you get the chance to ride it take it really easy the first session or two. Something about the track surface (the sealer maybe) makes it really slick when it's cold (I don't even want to think about what it would be like wet). Once it warms up it has good grip...
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:50 am |
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 8:53 am |
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wtf is up with that rear tire??
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:14 am |
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silvr6 wrote: wtf is up with that rear tire?? Front tire. Not sure. Sent the pics to Dunlop and they asked me to call them. The front never slid once even in the two sessions after the pic was taken...
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:28 am |
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:48 pm |
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Just got off the phone with Dunlop and they are sending me a replacement tire and a call tag to send this tire back to them. Stand up company!
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:43 pm |
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can't complain with that
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Post subject: Re: Mid-Ohio 6/30 Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:55 pm |
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bacolmm wrote: Just got off the phone with Dunlop and they are sending me a replacement tire and a call tag to send this tire back to them. Stand up company!  _________________ Ἢ τὰν ἢ ἐπὶ τᾶς www.WickedRacing.com - Go Fast Parts & Gear for Riders and Their Motorcycles PM me for "TrackWhore" special discounts
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