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Started by bryant8, October 20, 2008, 05:54:46 AM

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bryant8

October 20, 2008, 05:54:46 AM
Just wanted to post that during my second trackday, I was able to drag both knees in the last session of the day.   ;D

Thanks to AMS for putting on a great trackday for the DFW area.

That is all...   ;D ;D
2008 848
Mods: Full Termignoni Race Exhaust/ECU Tuned by AMS, Ducati Performance Dry Clutch Slipper Clutch, Öhlins steering damper
Next: Öhlins TTX shock and Öhlins fork internals, track body work
26.2 done 12/5/2010
70.3 by 10/12/2011
140.6 by 12/31/2012

ducpainter

#1
October 20, 2008, 06:39:51 AM
Tell the truth though...

the first time it touched....

it scared the snot out of you...

didn't it?   ;D
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gm2

#2
October 20, 2008, 07:02:09 AM
first time i ever did it i stood up the bike and ran off track  [laugh]
Like this is the racing, no?

bryant8

#3
October 20, 2008, 08:26:12 AM
It didn't really spook me all that much.  I picked my knee up for a split second then put it right back down after I realized what I just did. 

I was screaming in my helmet after that turn.  That was a ton of fun!

Hmm must find a track bike for next track season
2008 848
Mods: Full Termignoni Race Exhaust/ECU Tuned by AMS, Ducati Performance Dry Clutch Slipper Clutch, Öhlins steering damper
Next: Öhlins TTX shock and Öhlins fork internals, track body work
26.2 done 12/5/2010
70.3 by 10/12/2011
140.6 by 12/31/2012

ducpainter

#4
October 20, 2008, 08:29:31 AM
Good for you...

my reaction was much more like gm2...

except you don't 'run off track' at NHIS...

without serious consequences.... [laugh]
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


bryant8

#5
October 20, 2008, 09:12:29 AM
Thankfully the setup at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson, Texas is pretty good and there's plenty of run off.

And getting the chance to follow a few former AMA racers was great to learn from
2008 848
Mods: Full Termignoni Race Exhaust/ECU Tuned by AMS, Ducati Performance Dry Clutch Slipper Clutch, Öhlins steering damper
Next: Öhlins TTX shock and Öhlins fork internals, track body work
26.2 done 12/5/2010
70.3 by 10/12/2011
140.6 by 12/31/2012

arai_speed

#6
October 20, 2008, 09:33:51 AM
Congrats man!  It's a great feeling for sure.  [thumbsup]

Spidey

#7
October 20, 2008, 09:37:16 AM
Congrats.  [thumbsup]  You still grinning?

I thought I broke something my first time (Don't be dirty.  I mean first time draggin' a knee).
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bryant8

#8
October 20, 2008, 10:08:36 AM
You betcha I'm still grinning... now I have to wait a month for the next trackday [bang]
2008 848
Mods: Full Termignoni Race Exhaust/ECU Tuned by AMS, Ducati Performance Dry Clutch Slipper Clutch, Öhlins steering damper
Next: Öhlins TTX shock and Öhlins fork internals, track body work
26.2 done 12/5/2010
70.3 by 10/12/2011
140.6 by 12/31/2012

arai_speed

#9
October 20, 2008, 10:24:10 AM
Quote from: bryant8 on October 20, 2008, 10:08:36 AM
You betcha I'm still grinning... now I have to wait a month for the next trackday [bang]

Something you might eventually want to try are leather sliders:

http://www.kneedraggers.com/details/Asphalt_Gas_Solid_Leather_Knee_Pucks--37-AG-1.html

They are supper smooth and smell  [bacon] after a 20 session  [beer]

Jester

#10
October 20, 2008, 10:26:00 AM
QuoteTell the truth though...

the first time it touched....

it scared the snot out of you...

[thumbsup]

Yeah the first time my knee scratched the pavement, it made my heart flutter for sure... but man it sure does breed a whole 'nother level of confidence when you start laying em down all over the track.

Congrats Bryant!  Now its time to pick up the pace another notch!   [clap]
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EvilSteve

#11
October 20, 2008, 10:26:51 AM
My first knee drag at my first (and only :() track day back in early 07 (I think?) didn't freak me out at all.

Good work Bryant! :)

tufty

#12
October 20, 2008, 11:24:19 AM
Quote from: gm2 on October 20, 2008, 07:02:09 AM
first time i ever did it i stood up the bike and ran off track  [laugh]

LOL, me too. The only thing that stopped me from completely going off was knowing the Kevin Schwantz was behind me. [bow_down]

El Matador

#13
October 21, 2008, 07:41:40 AM
I was wearing cordura pants the first time I dragged a knee. It was not fun.

darylbowden

#14
October 21, 2008, 08:51:59 AM
You think that's fun?  Wait until the first time you drag your shoulder!

and then you head, arms, waist, back, pretty much everything as you tumble to a stop...
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