Another child prodigy

[Spidey]

Corner speeds aren't going to tell you anything unless you know the track.  Also, you'd be surprised at how low the corner speeds are on even the MotoGP bikes.  It's how fast they go from entry to apex and then how fast they get from the apex to straight up-n-down that is mindboggling.

I *hate* fast pre-teens on 2-strokes.  They're fearless, blazing fast, and always blow by ya like you're standing still.  It's f'n embarassing.  If one ever comes by me slow enough for me to react before they take off into the distance, I'm gonna kick that 4th grader right off his bike.   

I keed, I keed.  Kinda.

[Grampa]

spidey hates it where they are taller too

[misti]

Here are a few specs on young Peter.  He is blazing fast!!!  His dad rides and used to race and is pretty darned fast too, though Peter is now faster (sorry Mike  ) .  I've been coaching Peter the last two years with the Superbike School.  First we private coached him on smaller go-cart tracks as he was too young to ride the big tracks.  This year we started coaching him on the bigger tracks.   For anyone who knows times at Streets of Willow Springs, this kid can do a 1:25.8.  My best so far, from the CODE Race School was a 1:23.0 on a Stock Kawasaki 600. Peter did a 1:25 after only a few visits to the track.  I have a freekin hard time keeping up to him when I'm working with him and need the 600 to close the gap on the straights. 

He will be coming to the next series of California Superbike Schools at the Streets and I'm sure I'll have to work my butt off again!  The more we coach him and the more he races the faster he gets.  He could be right up there with the Red Bull Rookies Cup kids if he were old enough.  Watch for him in a few years, this kids got skillz.

Misti

[derby]

Misti

i figured you'd be along sooner or later to give some opinion. 

[slyfox]

After four days of coaching, Peter's lap times dropped into the 1:28s which is about six seconds off documented 125GP lap times. Rather impressive when you take into account Peter was riding an 85GP class Honda RSF150R (an RS125 with an CRF150R powerplant) and the 22 horsepower motor had to take on the infamous Willow Springs winds.

WOW .... maybe we'll be seeing him in the 125cc race(motoGP) in the year 2012, yes.......

[ducpenguin]

I don't care what his weight/bike power is...Have you ever had to lift your elbow so it didn't grind?  Great skills!

[Greg]

I don't care what his weight/bike power is...Have you ever had to lift your elbow so it didn't grind?  Great skills!

Well it's more of a problem when your bike is a lot smaller and closer to the ground.
He's still got great skills but physics is on his side the same way it is with small young girls in gymnastics.

[Jarvicious]

"Peter doesn't like maynoaise"

Aaaaaaahahahahahahaha