Wiped out the busa saturday

[frisbee]

glad you are ok , you must have hit some oil . Never run down a side that a car just dumped on .

 

[fiend]

Glad to hear you ok!! I heard that track up there is pretty nice.. Me and A few others from here down south is thinking bout makein a trip up that way one weekend...
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Hit me up if you guys come up. I have two more weekends to work and then I'll be going out there almost every weekend.


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[ssober]

At those speeds with the blood pumping I have seen several people go down at the top end from tapping the front brakes. They grab the front brake as the bike is loading the front tire from lifting and it washes out. Very easy on a strapped bike because you don't have the front suspension travel. I saw a guys hands once who did that and I try to not hit my brakes at all after seeing the hamburger of his palm.

glad you are OK eric. sober

 

[GSXREric]

I would believe i let off the gas and hit the brake. it happened very quick and I had no time to react to it. just had to start my superman slide. Thank God I had great gear.

 

[red1100cc]

He thought he was going to fast. Im guessing he was ahead of the other rider so he could afford to get on the brakes

im a little new to the whole drag racing thing, but isn't that called "sand bagging"??? not running all out ?? and why race a low 9s bike in a 9.5 class?
please enlighten me. (im really not trying to hack on ya, im really curious.)

Eric, you have said a couple times that your gear saved you. besides the komodo drag suit, what else did you have on?

i don't suppose insurance is gonna cover your bike...is it?

lease: still just glad you lived to tell the tale.

 

[BiggDaddyBusa08]

im a little new to the whole drag racing thing, but isn't that called "sand bagging"??? not running all out ?? and why race a low 9s bike in a 9.5 class?
please enlighten me. (im really not trying to hack on ya, im really curious.)

Eric, you have said a couple times that your gear saved you. besides the komodo drag suit, what else did you have on?

i don't suppose insurance is gonna cover your bike...is it?

lease: still just glad you lived to tell the tale.

Red1100cc, Thats not really "sand bagging" here is an example It happens alot in "grudge" racing . you know your bike can run 9.0's . If your racing another bike that also does 9.0's, you dont tell the other racer that.You tellem that it runs only 9.20 and in the negotiations for the grudge race he mite say lets run it heads up . Well your not going to run it all out. You just might short shift it or not launch as hard , or at the line you ease off the throttle. The next time out you say " I need a couple of bike lengths to even it out. The other guy mite give you 1 bike length and thats when you run it all out cuz buy him giving you 1 length you just gained the advantage by "sand bagging" on that 1st run. Its kinda like in poker where you dont really "show" your hand you might bluff your opponent into folding. Its not really cheating, its more of a mind game between the racers.
as far as the insurance even if its a street bike and its legal to ride it on the street, it wont be covered if it gets wrecked while racing.

 

[red1100cc]

thank you for the info

 

[pashnit]

Time for Woodcraft engine cover?

 

[m_ridgeway]

Red1100cc, Thats not really "sand bagging" here is an example It happens alot in "grudge" racing . you know your bike can run 9.0's . If your racing another bike that also does 9.0's, you dont tell the other racer that.You tellem that it runs only 9.20 and in the negotiations for the grudge race he mite say lets run it heads up . Well your not going to run it all out. You just might short shift it or not launch as hard , or at the line you ease off the throttle. The next time out you say " I need a couple of bike lengths to even it out. The other guy mite give you 1 bike length and thats when you run it all out cuz buy him giving you 1 length you just gained the advantage by "sand bagging" on that 1st run. Its kinda like in poker where you dont really "show" your hand you might bluff your opponent into folding. Its not really cheating, its more of a mind game between the racers.
as far as the insurance even if its a street bike and its legal to ride it on the street, it wont be covered if it gets wrecked while racing.

it was an index class. you break out you lose.

 

[m_ridgeway]

Hit me up if you guys come up. I have two more weekends to work and then I'll be going out there almost every weekend.


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x2, i'll come out and spectate till i get a suit and a couple other things.

 

[ssober]

It is and index class. You have to run as close to 9.50 with a better light than the other guy. In this area we have 4 index classes-Super gas 9.90, Super Street 9.50, Super Comp 8.90, and Top Gas 8.20. It is heads up pro tree but you are racing the index. Anything goes in the other classes but 9.5 is limited to street tires and no bars. The type of racing eric and I are doing is organized. I run pro e/t which is a .5 tree any thing goes cut a light and run your number. Eric and the Vaughn racing clan do well in the index classes and even in Street e/t which is similar to pro but limited to no bars no slicks and doesn't have the pay outs. Am I as clear as mud.

We also have an open class that is truly who spent the most dollars and can tune the best.

PMRA.net

 

[GSXREric]

Sorry guys, been busy,

1 question on my gear, I had the Komodo Drag suit, Komodo Boots, Joe rocket Speedmaster Gloves(which are probably still good enough to use) Shoei RF1000 helmet. Everything did its job.

SSober, I will see you this weekend.