MotoTT trackday, Friday 16 May

[Shaun]

Rich and Wendy on the 04/05 ZX10R, they're right into it eh

Same bike, must be them Hard case to watch, fast and smooth

[ArcherWC]

Had a pretty good day after blowing the cobwebs out in session one. was running pretty consistant 1:38/9's with a couple of 1:37's throwen in when I got a clearer track.

After watching the on bike cam footage, there is deffinatly a couple more seconds I can make up pretty easy. now I just need to hold my nerve for race day next week


I thought I would have some good footage of Leongs crash as well, but unfortunatly my cam decided not to work that session

[Sue VFR]

It was an excellent day. Thanks Kiwifruit, Goblin, Uncle Matt Bleck (Paul) You guys are our left and right hands. Thanks for your help putting up the pit tent Stiffy, nice to meet you. Thank you Shaun and Quazi.
Leong xox
And thanks you Kiwibikers for your support, riding to Taupo through the fog and frost, spending the day riding in the sun and making it another brillant day! Awesome.

[stify]

Thanks for your help putting up the pit tent Stiffy, nice to meet you.

welcome and same....excellent set up you got going there..will be back for more

cheers Mark

[Tony.OK]

Had a pretty good day after blowing the cobwebs out in session one. was running pretty consistant 1:38/9's with a couple of 1:37's throwen in when I got a clearer track.

After watching the on bike cam footage, there is deffinatly a couple more seconds I can make up pretty easy. now I just need to hold my nerve for race day next week


I thought I would have some good footage of Leongs crash as well, but unfortunatly my cam decided not to work that session

Where'd ya find those pics fella?Had a look at the TT site but they're not there yet?

[erik]

Try refreshing the page, your browser probably still has the old one in the cache. (it's what I had to do)

[Toast]

Cheer MotoTT. Another very well run day. Thanks muchly to Sue for letting me out in the last session of group 2 after my bike ran out of gas in mine!!

[stify]

Where'd ya find those pics fella?Had a look at the TT site but they're not there yet?

pics were there yesterday.....

[Leong]

My "weekend" started on Thursday at 5am when I left for New Plymouth to see Robert Taylor. Had a very productive time there getting my forks revalved and setup. Also tried on some Alpinestars 1 piece suits as my leathers are looking a bit used these days. Had a nice drive to Taupo in the afternoon stopping for the best whitebait fritters IMO at Mokau.

Met up with Gah at Chantillys and a few of the usuals for breakfast at Burburys (now "Friends"). From about there, things started going wrong.

Got to the track to find that I'd left my tyre warmers at home. Wouldn't have been so bad but this was the first time I was using Conti RaceAttack Comp mediums therefore unscrubbed, on a cold track with new brake pads to bed in as well - so I had lots to think about, as well as not having been on a bike in 6 weeks. Needn't have worried though cos come the start of the first session my bike wouldn't start. Key on, the FI light came on and the immobiliser light kept flashing. Shaun to the rescue - noticed the fuel pump wasn't going and found an error code 47 which after a few calls to Suzuki dealers meant an ignition wiring problem. Pulling the bike apart again - getting to be a standing joke at MotoTT trackdays - we found a broken wire, fixed it and put the bike back together.

Sue let me out in the next Group 4 session as going out in Group 1 on cold unscrubbed tyres to bed in brakes in the third session of the day would have been a bad idea. After about 3 laps the bike felt fantastic, so much grip and confidence.

Next was lunch and then I went out in Group 1. Followed Sam Love for a while thinking I might learn a thing or 2 once he sped up, then Gah passed us both and I followed him. Wasn't long before we encountered traffic and I managed to get past him and a few others. An R1 passed us on the back straight, but then braked very early so I continued on my line outside him and passed on the outside on the left hander. The bike was feeling very good and I could place it exactly where I wanted without having to button off and there was enough grip to get on the power earlier than I had been recently without running out of road coming out. Brakes were real good too at turns 7 and the end of the old pit straight especially, but the rear would lift at the end of the back straight. I think the difference at turn 7 was the exceptionally good Conti RaceAttack front. The R1 passed again on the back straight, and this reminded me of the fun we had at PMCC Rd 3 when we were racing R1's. He was better on the brakes this time, but coming onto the front straight I got on the power earlier got past him for an instant before his power advantage got him ahead, but not far enough so I had the inside line into Turn 1. Great fun I thought!!

At this time I think my head went into race mode rather than trackday mode. I came up on two motards ant the end of the back straight, got past the first then found that the other was on my line and going a lot slower than I though, so I was hard on the brakes rear in the air again, avoided him but ended up using the run off. I rejoined behind a group where Gah was and went about following him. Next lap I followed Gah past a few others,which on reflection, may have been a bit close for a trackday.

Coming onto the back straight I follow Gah past a couple of Motards then get past him on the outside towards the end of the straight. Brake late to give him room on the inside, but the rear comes up again and next thing I know, I'm sliding down the road, for quite a while. I think I've stopped and attempt getting up only to realise that I hadn't and now I'm tumbling, which is less good. Come to a stop without hitting anything I think, Recollect my thoughts - am I hurt? Get up slowly and stay up. Hand up to signal I'm OK. Where's my bike????? Must be a mess. Stuck in the tyres miles away!! Pick the bike up, but a tyre's on top of it stopping me because it's on its left side and in gear I can't move it out. One hand lifting and one pushing the tyre out on the way worked with the help of the adrenaline rush, but then I overbalance and drop it on it's right side!! Bike is not too bad all considered and I ride it back to the pits.

Very lucky to escape with minimal injury. I have a very sore left little toe, which I have no idea how I got as the boot's undamaged and is very hard in that area. Small gravel rash on the left knee where I wore thru the leather and a few minor bruises and thats about it. Bikes bent the left front disc, gashed rear tyre, broken front subframe and the rest is cosmetic.

Probably the worst part is that back in the pits I'm confronted by a rather agitated R1 rider who was upset but the way I passed him on the inside, not once but twice (in his words). He complained to Sue about it too so she had to come a talk to me about it. Sorry Sue! She said I didn't have to, but I went up to him later and apologised and he accepted this well - and we're mates again!! ( yes, I knew him from previous trackdays )

So not the best day for me, but funnily enough I'm happy because the bikes now setup well. I've learnt that I need to work on where my heads at - especially when the bikes going well!! Cheers to all the guys for your help on the day!!!

[Tony.OK]

Try refreshing the page, your browser probably still has the old one in the cache. (it's what I had to do)

pics were there yesterday.....

Well WTF? Have deleted all cookies and offline shyte and still can't find the pics,can someone try sending a link?

[Tony.OK]

Glad to hear your well Leong,sounds like a bit of a 'mare' day.Hope to see ya back at the track soon mate

[kiwifruit]

Well WTF? Have deleted all cookies and offline shyte and still can't find the pics,can someone try sending a link?

http://www.motott.co.nz/16may08.zip

[Matt Bleck]

Had a fookin cooled ride down, tire ripped apart in the first session....

But I still had a mint day, hanging out and meeting some new faces. Thanks for the cap Quasimoto!

Thanks again MotoTT!!

[Tony.OK]

http://www.motott.co.nz/16may08.zip

Cheers Kiwi,got a few goodies.

[_Gina_]

pics were there yesterday.....