AFM Round 6: Thunderhill 9/6-9/7

[Spidey]

Good luck on Sunday, DanTheMan, Tigre & datv. 

I can't wait to hear what it's like to race on the new surface.  Reports are that times are gonna drop.  Woot.

[TCK!]

Yeah let's see those times drop! Don't forget there are no bot dots in turn 12.

[remy]

I'm out here at Thunderhill for my first track day and was able to catch the final two races (250 & 750). I recognized the tigerbike but didn't know who to look for during the other race. It was a good time anyway as some of the racing was really close.

[Spidey]

Steve reports that the boys had a good weekend all round.  Everyone stayed upright with lots of top ten finishes. 

[tigre]

Hey gang!

Open Twins -- seriously out-gunned by the 1098's today.  I pulled home in 9th, with a fast lap of 1:57.8, nipping fellow Keigwins instructor Eddy Gonzales at the line.

F1 -- Started 12th, got a decent start and put down some good laps.  I was closing in on the next guy in front of me, but I ran out of laps.  I turned in a 1:56.1 (official time! and 1.7 seconds under my personal best -- set in the previous race).  After nearly smacking into someone on Turn 4 at the start, I settled in and got down to work a few turns later.

750 Superbike -- Started 13th.  A little unclear -- they're showing me as 7th (I thought I was 8th??) with a fast lap of 1:56.7.

Big congrats to Adrian on the pair of 1:57.4's (PR's, I believe) and a top-ten finish in 750 superbike.  TigerBike Racing is heating things up!

Cheers,
Tigre

[TCK!]

Congrats on the new PB!

Look forward to see you back at Sears shortly.

[mostrobelle]

Was it 150 degrees out or did it cool down for you guys?  Looks like good lap times for everyone!     Headed out there next weekend for a trackday and am a little anxious about losing all of my previous markers...not that I really used them all that much anyway.   

[Vindingo]

Congrats on the all of the personal best times. 

how did DTM do?

[DanTheMan]

Did ok this weekend had a battle going for third but couldnt hang on. Matched my PB times and had a lot of fun. Wasnt really super excited about being out there the last few rounds but this one i really enjoyed. The track was soooo nice, smooth and it seems like endless amount of grip. If you get a chance head out to thill before it gets chewed up.

[enzo]

Good to hear how well everyone is doing!  Can't wait for Sears.

I don't mean to stray off topic, but shouldn't the track improve as more rubber gets put down?  I'm sure once cracks develop it won't be as nice, but for a year or so it should be awesome, shouldn't it?

[Gaurawa]

congrats on the personal best times, some great lap times 

[TCK!]

Dang look at this:

[Vindingo]

Damn Adrian! you should have turned and kicked that dude like in RoadRash

[TCK!]

Or what about this guy who has TWO desmosedici's... One for the track and one for the street:


Oh yeah he also crashed in T1 during practice on Wed. I was unaware of the weird shifting on those bikes, 1-6 then Neutral.

[datv]

Damn Adrian! you should have turned and kicked that dude like in RoadRash

Rubbing is racing - as they say in Nascrap.  I am pretty sure that's Lenny Hale - he's one of the fastest guys out there - I can't figure out why we'd be so close ever...