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Flick
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yesterday I attended my first ever track day at Stratotech Raceway here in Edmonton. It's a tight, short, twisty, perfectly paved track originally designed for cart racing, but motorcycles do just fine on it too.
I gotta tell you...that Buell XB9S absolutely ROCKS!!!!
I was on almost new Dunlop 208's, and they performed flawlessly. It was a fairly cool day (only 13C), but I still managed to use all the rear tread on both sides and even slightly blister the left side (most of the turns were lefts, with 2 or 3 rights thrown in for good measure).
Torqueing out of the corners, I was passing CBR600's, Suzuki GSXR 600's/1000's, Yamaha R6's/1's. You gotta LOVE TORQUE!!!!!!!!!!
Mind you, on the one long straight section, some of them were smoking me pretty good! But I dont't care, Buells rule the corners!!!!!
Most of the other riders were ga-ga over the Buell...they couldn't believe how short it was or how absolutely perfectly it handled!
I may have even converted one or two to give Buell a try.
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M1combat
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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Daves
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)



Glad you had fun!
Got your next one scheduled yet?

Dave
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Easyflier
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

DaveS,

What's the next track day you'll be attending?

I'm no longer "probationary" so maybe I can afford to miss a day of work. : )
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Daves
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 12:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Aug 23rd we'll be at Blackhawk farms!
I can't wait.
Let me know if you want to go and I can sign you up.
Hmmm, I wonder if I'm off probation yet?

Dave
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Easyflier
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 01:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Yeah, let me know what I have to do to get signed up. I need to get on the track and learn how to exploit my little beast.

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Flick
Posted on Monday, June 14, 2004 - 02:09 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Daves...yep, its in July...on my summer holidays...WH000000H000000000!!!!!!!!!
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