| Author | Message | ||
     Jdugger |
Last weekend the CMRA was at Texas World. I had a pretty good weekend, setting personal best times by over 2.5 seconds and getting season-best finishes in SSA (6th) and HWT(1st). The cherry on top was this series taken by Blair Hart through the chicane before the back straight. It's a very slow, tight chicane that's important to get right since the exit from it determines your drive on the back straight. I've zoomed and cropped the images so the bike is roughly the same size in each one. I thought it came out pretty neat-o.                 | ||
| Stevenfrye |
so cool | ||
| Sir_wadsalot |
No piccey piccey  | ||
| Rodrob |
Lookin' great Jim! Congrats on the great finishes! | ||
| Dannybuell |
good looking images! | ||
| Kruizen |
Congrats on the finishes! Nice set of pictures. | ||
| Jhuppdog |
That is a great series of pics. I hope to look that good some day. | ||
| Zac4mac |
Nice Jim. At first I thought you were showing a consistent body position over several laps. Then my slow antique MacPro showed me more pix and I understood... Looks pretty smooth, is that Cresson that's so bumpy? Keep it up! Z <edit> I might print these and make a flip-book. (Message edited by zac4mac on July 30, 2013) | ||
| Lospice1 |
Nice pics! I do think your body positioning could be better...Head to high and can be out more which would decrease your lean angle and also keep your torso from being a wind sail. Just my $.02 Will | ||
| Imblasted |
and you would be who? i think the instructor would know best | ||
| Stirz007 |
 Nicely Done, JD. Nifty color-coordinated spats too!! | ||
| Smoke |
good pix and congratulations on the win! tim | ||
| Duggram |
Congratulations on the results. You always look good. Perfect form! I wish I could consistently get over the inside grip the way you do. | ||
| Jdugger |
> I do think your body positioning could be better... > Head to high and can be out more It's a constant work-in-progress, for sure. There's probably nothing more difficult in this sport. In this series, I'm going through a slow chicane at TWS, so I'm twisting the bike from one side to the other, and that's *some* of it, but your critique is still accurate of an on going effort that began the first say I sat on a motorcycle and continues today. I would say pic #13 is more typical of where my head would be in a corner. I'm beginning my drive out at that point, lowering my head as I add gas. > and you would be who? > i think the instructor would know best He's right, and I don't take offense to it. As an instructor (RideSmart here in Texas), I'll tell you it's so, so difficult to get this aspect of riding correct, and in a race when the heat is on, the red mist is up, and the chase is in progress, it's so easy to just throw all that out the window! > Nicely Done, JD. Nifty color-coordinated spats too!! Duct tape. My leathers are literally crumbling. I took them in for repair this week and the lady told me it's not worth fixing them. Salt/Sweat destroyed them in just two seasons -- I'll not buy RS taichi again! At $2200, I don't care if they are better, it's costing me something like $50 every time I sit on the bike. On top of it all, they installed a very coarse and rough curbing in turn 6 at TWS. I ripped TWO knee pucks off in that corner this weekend, and it hurt like hell. I have a huge bruise from it. Ouch. | ||
| Jdugger |
Zac, This was Texas World. It's VERY bumpy and rough, like all Texas tracks except COTA. Cresson is actually one of the smoother facilities we have. As for the flip-book, a facebook friend did that!  | ||
| Blake |
The white background for your number plate will look so much better. | ||
| Jdugger |
I agree! Too bad it means a lifetime of DFL finishes... | ||
| Stirz007 |
I think you went and screwed up your 'remaining novice' hopes by your season results. I wasn't real happy about getting bumped, as you know, but actually managed to get my first expert podium (2nd) this past weekend, in a WERA event no less. But... The 1125 was down with cam follower issues, I was racing in D Superstock (on the Ninja 250) and we won't mention how big the field was (and that I wouldn't have placed at all if two guy hadn't crashed out). I'll also throw out at shout to Rob - I ran into him at MMP and we had a pleasant chat. | ||
| Hildstrom |
Do you have any information on your outward-flow radiator setup? What fairings are those? | ||
| 99buellx1 |
They are http://flexi-glass.com/ | ||
| Rodrob |
Duct tape. My leathers are literally crumbling. I took them in for repair this week and the lady told me it's not worth fixing them. Salt/Sweat destroyed them in just two seasons -- One of the reasons I ride in Kevlar. Back at ya Jeff. Nice to put a face to the name. Miller was great. Got a second in HWT SS the first day, but had a rough time the second day with failed tire warmers and brake pad. I'll post videos in a few days. | ||
| Jdugger |
I wanna race you guys!!! We gotta find a way next season, especially now since we will all be expert. | ||
| Imblasted |
Lospice1 sorry my keyboard should probably have a breathalyzer installed... | ||
| General_tso |
Jim, That is a great series of pics and congrats on the weekend's results. Like you I've been chasing body position and have the same experience during the heat of the race. I know my position is bad but can't seem to overcome the drive to catch the guy in front of me. Your body position is much better than mine.  It is definitely a work in progress... | ||
| Lospice1 |
No worries Nick! And I should've prefaced my remarks saying I have the utmost respect for Jim and in no way were my remarks meant to be disrespectful. He has helped me out countless times and is a bevy of information and a irreplaceable asset to this board. Body positioning is one of the hardest aspects of riding...especially when you're 6'5" and 210#  The Disalvo riding school harps on it for good reason and I'm still a padawan. will | ||
| D_adams |
Hey Jim, does yours sound anything like this on the track? | ||
| Jdugger |
Somewhat. I'm a much large pussy about the throttle, though! | ||
| Rodrob |
The best thing about this video is the Corkscrew section. Talk about trusting your markers! BTW, there is a video of my first day at Miller over in the racing board if your interested. |
