hey kneedraggers

[r!der]

Originally Posted by zortness

Stephen is a guy I race against. He's really been working on his form and his corner exits in the off-season. We can't go above about 90% pace with the camera on my bike, because I can't tuck and it gets in the way. In his video, you can see a big difference in pace and riding style when compared with the other two.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...78478717817889

Nice videos zort. Damn that rider that passed you guys going into turn 8 was haulin.

[zortness]

Originally Posted by r!der

Nice videos zort. Damn that rider that passed you guys going into turn 8 was haulin.

That's David, one of my teammates. If you notice, Stephen and I got tripped up through 7. David was far enough behind that he didn't, so he just slingshotted around. I was ready to go catch him, but Stephen was obviously tired.

[Mudpuppy]

i like that track setup.. what is it pretty much open track all day long? that looks very cool..

[ceo012384]

I got it down 1st track day. I did it on purpose the first time just because I wanted to and knew it was possible... then the rest of the day I wasn't trying, and it was getting down naturally by itself.

Originally Posted by t-rock

It's going to take me a little longer though cuz I'm only 5'8, not 6'2 like most guys.

Originally Posted by lauralynne

and I have REALLY short legs (25" inseam).

Originally Posted by Katherine

It took me 9 track days.

I'm 5' even with a 26 inch inseam.

Yeah, height is definitely a serious factor. Tall people touch knee down WAY before the traction limits. The shorter you are, the more lean angle required to drag that fucker, and the closer to the tire/machine limits you are before it touches down.

I'm 5'8" with a pretty short inseam (I think it's like 29")