| Author | Message | ||
     Paint_shaker |
July 25 & 26 @ Roebling Road in Savannah, Ga. Hope to see some Buellers there! (Message edited by Paint shaker on July 13, 2009) | ||
| Xoptimizedrsx |
see you there peeps. we will bring the new bike with us. dyno work complete. now to figure how to post here. (Message edited by ••••••••••••• on July 12, 2009) | ||
| Macdiver |
Good luck guys. Get some action photos. I want to show the guys at work my bike (xb9r) on the track. Be even better with a podium picture but I'm sure you'll have to get the new bike dialed in. | ||
| Xoptimizedrsx |
We are waiting on wera to say where the new bike has to race with what was done. its in there hands. we race where they place it. this way it is there call and no body can complain. i emailed them with all the work specs and we should know something mid week. mike | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Day 1. Practice. Wow! Lots of decreasing radius and double apex turns. During practice, I was able to go from pathetic to podium times. Red Buell; Broke another front muffler strap. No spare. We did some serious safety wire engineering and got it ready for the 20 lapper. Mikes Buell; Practice for tomm. The bike ran good and when in the right gear, it was hard to keep the front end down. The gearing was off, but we didn't bring any extra sprockets. So, we have what we have. Overall, Mike did an excellent on the bike! LWT SOLO 20. Game plan; follow the 99 for most of the race and then work on him in the end. I Started 3rd, in the back of the pack and went that way into T-1. During the second lap, the 2nd place rider took first and later I took 2nd. We hung on the back of an expert rider for the next 7 laps. About Lap 4-5 I had a good run and took first. I immediately thought "why did I do that?". Next lap around I left the door open on the inside of 3 and let the 99 get by. I fell in line and we contiuned to hang with a slower expert until I had some tire slip issues. After that, I contiued to fall back. At this point I decided to try different lines for tommorrow's races. Finished 2nd, about 1/3 of the track behind first and nearly lapping 3rd. | ||
| Smoke |
give em hell Laird!! good luck today! tim | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Day 2. Practice; Went well. Practiced some different lines, worked on some passing. On this one particular pass on the last turn (100 MPH +), I had built up enough speed it pushed me wide onto the rumble strips. I kept the throttle pinned, but I wasn't able to bring it back before the rumbles ended. I went in the grass, let off the throttle just a tad and brought it back on the pavement without missing a beat! HWTSS (Duc hunting and Triump stomping!!), My bike; I started on the front row with a Duc 999 and a Triump 675. They both got the jump on the start down the front straight. By T-3 I had caught up with them and was able to pass them both!! Never saw them again and held on for the 1st place win!! The Triump support team couldn't believe when I came around the first lap in the lead. The 675 was still stuck behind the 999. I talked with the 675 rider and he said the 999 held him up bad and by the time he got around him I was no where to be found!! LWTSB, My bike; Again started on the front, along with a Duc. The Duc got me off the line, but I was able to pass him on the straight on as we came around for the 1st lap. I held first until lap 6 or 7. I ran a bit wide in T-3 and the Duc was able to get inside of me. He went wide in 4, but I was not able to take advantage. He slowly pulled away until the finish and I came in 2nd. I talked to the Duc rider afterwards. He told me he was working on me for quite a while to get around me and when he finally did, he thought I was gonna get back by. HWTSB, Mike's bike; Another front row start!! The Triump got ahead of me, along with some faster riders in a different class. On lap 3 I got around the 675 in T-5 and made it stick. I pulled him from 6-7 that he had fallen back. As we came to the line the red flag was out. Another bike had blown an engine and dumped oil on the race line in T-1. Since we hadn't made the halfway point, they sent us to the pit to wait for a restart. On the restart, the 675 again got the jump down the straight (along with 1 or 2 faster bikes from a different class. Going into T-1 I ran across the oil/stay dry and wiggled both tires. At this point I Knew I had to adjust me line in T-1. The faster bikes cleared the 675 by T-3 and it was clear I was faster in the corners than the 675. For the next 7 laps I chased that 675. I pulled inside along inside, I pulled along outside, but I just couldn't get a good run on him. Twice on the last turn I got around him on the outside, but as soon as we stood the bikes up, he got by me and left me down the straight. I wasn't able to close up by T-3 like earlier because of changing my line in T-1 (due to the oil), but I still was able to catch him by T-4. On the last lap, I was on him pretty tight, but he got me just a bit in the short straight between T-6 and the last turn. I knew he would check up going into the last turn, so I just kept the throttle pinned and planned to get him on the inside. The 675 kept it tight and I checked up and tried to get him on the outside. I was hoping to get around him and make him check up. The next sequence of events happened in less than 1 second. I ham-fisted the throttle and the rear slid wide. I checked up ever so slightly and the rear caught, causing the bike to buck me out of the seat and my right foot to slip of the peg. As I cam back down to the bike I pinned the throttle, touching my right foot a bit and kept it truckin!!! Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to catch the 675 so I had to settle for another 2nd. I spoke with the 675 rider and his crew again. The rider said he heard me back there and was expecting a pass at any time. The ride and his support crew said they knew if I got around them he wouldn't be able to get back around me! When I told them my suspension was stock except for springs and a heavier weight fork oil, their jaws about hit the ground!! Sunday was some of the best racing action I have gotten into so far this season!!! It was great fighting for lead! I learned a lot and hope to bring some of it with me for the last race. I should note, there was another Buell there. It was a built XB9R. Unfortunately he was never on my pace so I never got to race him. I ended up lapping him in HWTSB. Overall results from the weekend LWT SOLO 20; 2nd HWTSS; 1st LWTSB; 2nd HWTSB; 1st until the red flag. 2nd after the re-start. One more race weekend left, Jennings in September | ||
| Xoptimizedrsx |
I'm very happy for you laird!!! I'll do some more work on My xb9 this month since it has to run WERA HWTSB. I'll get that gearing better. it was close but off sorry but over all not bad for a bike that had no road work fresh off my garage floor. you road the wheels off both bikes. the wera guys all say the same thing you ride awesome on both bikes. with a little more funds we will get better gear. see you out there round 7!!! (fixed gearing) with a practice day i hope to set gearing better. mike | ||
| Smoke |
GREAT JOB LAIRD!!! tim | ||
| Macdiver |
Four podiums. Awesome. Go Buell | ||
| Paint_shaker |
Thank you for the support!! Unofficially I have won the WERA North Florida Series Novice HWT SS Championship!!!!!!! In LWT SB I am 3 points behind 1st with one more race to go. In HWT SB I have a good shot at 2nd. |
