Originally Posted by onepointone

ive been riding on the street for less than 3 years (since i was 18 almost 19, im 21 now). i rode somewhat 'spirited' on the street my first and second year, but nothing near like on track, im not 'that rider'. all last year i rode pretty calm, and a matter fact, i didnt even really ride that much from july till current. ive had the bike for over a year now and it only has 8k miles on it. i put 18,000 on my sv650s in a year in a half.

ever been to road atlanta? id like to run out with you and do a track day sometime this season, you interested?

all the pictures that i dont have my hoodie on, those were friday, my first day there. the ones with the black hoodie were from saturday or sunday. i did 2 days at VIR, and i did those 3 days at Road Atlanta. thats all i have on the track/



man, it was 30 degrees in the morning sessions every day. it was cold as shit. i only did 4 laps on saturday morning because neither myself, nor my tires were functioning worth a shit. the morning session on sunday we were running a decent 1'45 pace which was decent. of course that dropped down the the 1'39 range by the end of the day. just need to take it easy the first couple laps to get some heat in the tires and brakes. also remember that your tires might have some heat, but the track is still cold as shit. dont focus on getting your knee down.. you focus so much on doing that, that you mess up your lines and what your doing on the track. the first time mine when down it scared the shit out of me because i wasnt expecting it... it just happened. especially in cold weather like that.. you dont want your tires sliding out on you and you cant react because your focused elsewhere. my first sessions i could feel my slicks sliding both front and rear around on the first couple laps, even with tire warmers...

the pictures.. i dont know if pics of you would have pictures from summit since they were at Atlanta. they may have more than one truck? it seemed like a small business though. im sure someone was there taking pictures though.

Originally Posted by seanazzy

yeah, dudes with tire warmers were runnin' out right when they got on thinking they'd be straight and so many people went down...it was crazy. i've been to road atlanta for ama races...INSANE elevation!

think i'm planning on a vir day sometime i believe in july or august. i'm not so concerned with getting my knee down...i just think it will happen when i correct what i'm doing wrong. couple different cr's said i just need to thrown my center from my chest up off to the side of the bike and then i'll get my weight over. i feel like since i have such long legs that i can't really get my upper outside leg up high enough to push over more to the other side of the bike so i think i'm going to get some adjustable rearsets and then i think the warmer weather i should feel a little more comfortable as well. but they had said my lower body positioning and lines and speed looked good for my first day especially with theweather (we were sliding all over the place). and i'm sure i'll freak the first time my knee touches...i remember the first time my boots did haha!

Originally Posted by onepointone

get you some adjustable rear sets. i went cheap on the rear sets and although they are good, and a lot better than my stock ones, i drug them a few times at atlanta. im just going to grind the pegs up a little with a bench grinder to get them up a little.

ill definitely be at VIR in july, we will have to meet up man. i may do summit at the end of this month as well.

Originally Posted by onepointone

haha, yea that was me. im a tech for lexus. you know someone that works there?

Originally Posted by skr00zloose

which lexus dealer? (just curious, i know alot of lexus techs/ service writers)

and damn dude, looks like you were cooking for being just your second track day!

Originally Posted by 3xb18

I work for Gmac I am there just about every Thursday and Monday. I was there one day I saw a dude that works in the same building as the car wash riding a dirt bike around. Then I saw your bike I was like dam...I drive A black Nissan Sentra with tinted windows and an Aria sticker on the back if you see me say whats up..

Originally Posted by onepointone

im at lexus of richmond. thank man, i felt like it was a pretty decently fast pace for me.

Originally Posted by Del La Sol 1320

do you know Ricardo? last i heard he was a salesman up there