Taken on the Thunderbolt track at NJ Motorsports Park, entering the big decreasing radius towards the end. My friend was following me with his helmet cam while riding his Triumph 675. You'll notice a couple of people blowing by me as the track straightens out including my friend). That's because I was TIRED from attacking all the curves, so I used the front straight to relax, regroup, and prepare for the next lap. Everyone else used it as an excuse to see how fast they could go...
When I raced go-karts we called the decreasing radius turns, sweepers. They cost me front tires because I'd stay on it almost all the way through. Most challenging when they end in a reversed hairpin. Man I miss that. Looks like you had a blast.
Jaime, Took the Superbike school? Cool! One thing though... I mean not to criticize, honest. You look really tense, straight with the bike. Relax and get off that bike! Looks like you were close to low siding there.
No worries... right after I came in after that session my coach told me I needed to relax. On the next session, I did a LOT better.
Those were some SICK lean angles, aren't they? The bike never twitched or gave any indication it was about to lose traction, and nothing scraped. If I weren't so "MSF trained" (hug the tank with your legs) I would've easily dragged my knees through there. No chicken strip at all on the rear tire, and about a half an inch on the front... how the hell does one completely scrub in a front tire anyway??
(If I weren't so "MSF trained" hug the tank with your legs) I hear ya. Lee Parks says he hates un-training MSF teachers to be his instructors. Those were some SICK lean angles, aren't they? Indeed. The last time I saw a lean like that was a BadWeBber, I can't remember her name, but she was almost touching pegs in one picture. She ended up low siding at a later track day, and got beat up pretty bad. But, like most BadWeBbers, she learned from it, and got back on. No chicken strip at all on the rear tire, and about a half an inch on the front... how the hell does one completely scrub in a front tire anyway?? If you leaning off the bike, and dragging your knee, you'll more than likely have a little "chicken strip". The front? I believe you'll loose that, if you start racing, and begin to brake later, dive in harder on those curves. Awesome getting some training, and some track time!