Mallory park 7/5/11
Went to watch Mr Speirs yesterday on his track day, didnt get many pics as he decided to polish his bike with the new surface at mallory ;)
It was soaking wet when i got there, but starting to dry out. http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...DSC_0057-1.jpg Knee down in the wet... http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0040.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0036.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0058.jpg The aftermath... http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/CSC_0067.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0061.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0062.jpg http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/x...5/DSC_0063.jpg |
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The first aftermath picture was me looking round in the hope that there were just yellow flags but to my dismay the marshall was waving a red.
I could've walked to the ambulance and even walked to the medical centre. Bit uneccassary in my opinion but apparently the crash looked spectactular enough to warrant a red flag. |
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Bugger, still can of black paint and some glue lol. Nice pics phil.
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I'm guessing thats the first time out on wets?.
Cracking pics and sad way for it to end |
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Yup, first time on the wets. Had a great time. Really suprised at the amount of grip available. Was tipping into the left at Edwinas and banging it down to the right as quick as I could and didn't have one loss of grip.
The crash was nothing to do with lack of grip or tyre slipping at all. I just misjudged how quickly/slowly a fella was going and found myself ariving at his back wheel way faster than I had anticipated. I braked and stupidly used my rear brake too which locked the back up. Slid for a while at a 45 degree angle behind the guy until he finally tipped in. Once he had I left off the rear brake with an idea to go straight at edwinas but as I did the wheel gripped again and spat me off. |
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wets have silly amounts of grip. So easy to toast aswel.
Thats one of those things, u in the inters? |
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Oh and spent a couple of hours on the bike today.
Not too bad. Think I'm going to repair the top fairing, repair and repaint the bottom part. Guna get a new set of crash bungs. New fairing bracket (bizarely they are quite expensive!!) Specialone is sorting me out with a couple of new footrests and indicators. Exhaust is dented but still okay and ill keep my eye out for another end can going cheap but not too worried for now. |
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However in hindinsight with the advantage of the wets it probably wasn't too clever being in that group. |
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Fair enuf mate.
We looked using SuperSport Touring tires on a race bike as inters. You should get along to a club meet with hard cash and car mate, buy all the 120 fronts and 180 rears at the meet (the SS600's and thous use a set a race and there is decent enough) |
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I'll be picking up scrubs as I go.
Picked up a decent pair of Metzeler Interacts from ebay the other day. Good price and plently left on them. The GSXR came with racetecs and I was astounded by the level of grip they give. |
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