Thanks to directors and CR's [Archive]

1literduceater

05-04-2009, 06:02 AM

kd83

05-04-2009, 07:41 AM

Great Job by all the nesba Crew this weekend at the beave

Oldmxer281

05-04-2009, 07:46 AM

Thanks to everyone at NESBA for another great track day. Barb and I had a great day and appreciate all the time and effort you put in.

dark nater

05-04-2009, 07:47 AM

Was definitely a great weekend. Well run, weather cooperated, and very few incidents.

Thanks to all the CRs, but especially Lenny for talking my wife into the fact that I need new rearsets :)

rk97

05-04-2009, 08:14 AM

^ no joke. most of the people around hte fire Saturday night heard Lenny's conversation with my fiancee. The man should go into sales. He may have gotten me a new bike!

Mike Moore

05-04-2009, 08:49 AM

A big thanks to the Directors and CR's for a great weekend at Beaverun. Had a blast and look forward to the next one. Keep up the good work, it doesn't go unappreciated.

Eric

Eric - It was great seeing you guys again at Beaver. Congrats on the bump. Going forward be wary of "Sleeper 998s" sucking you into Turn 1>:eek:

Mike

Blaise

05-04-2009, 09:32 AM

GREAT weekend! I honestly did not have a good time at NJMP in April (rain and redflag bonanza), but this weekend reminded me why I spend the huge amount of time and money on this hobby.

I spent most of the weekend running a second or two slower than last year (10s and 11s), but really feeling comfortable and making sure that my lines and body position were correct. Then during the last session on sunday, everything clicked! Ran four 1:08s in traffic and one 1:07 chasing a guy in on a black R6 with an orange tank (I think his name was Dan). Big props man, that alone made the 5 hour drive worth it!!! I felt in complete control and very comfortable the whole time... :cool:

Thanks to everybody: The CRs who gave great input (Mike, Pascal, Kevin, Tom, Buck, Lenny), the people who I had a ton of fun chasing, the (many) people who made clean passes on me, and general good mood in the pits.

Big ups on the lack of red flags too.

See you guys in VIR on May 15th!!!!

*pops ibuprofen for leg pain* :D:D:D

1literduceater

05-04-2009, 11:35 AM

Going forward be wary of "Sleeper 998s" sucking you into Turn 1>:eek:

Mike

OUCH!!! I saw the tail end of that one - hope you are alright. Wanted to come over and say hello - I was chasing you on Sat and then again on Sunday. You on that yellow Ducati can flat out roll!!

Landshark

05-04-2009, 11:38 AM

I'll have a vid up from the last "I" session. Rick rode my bike and I just left the cam on. Some of you will like what you see and others might want to adjust a few things.

pt1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJdKYXe9TdI

pt2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEv-vxqPu7o

pt3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjwuRKQVqkU

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjkUsZDty-U&feature=channel_page)

Landshark

05-04-2009, 11:39 AM

OUCH!!! I saw the tail end of that one - hope you are alright. Wanted to come over and say hello - I was chasing you on Sat and then again on Sunday. You on that yellow Ducati can flat out roll!!

Congrats on the bump Eric and Chris. However the idea is to stay on the black stuff.:dunno:

Chris this is the link to the District 6 motocross site. with all the off roading you did I thought this was in order. http://www.d6mx.com/

Landshark

05-04-2009, 12:05 PM

OH the GLORY!

http://i37.piczo.com/view/1/n/t/4/n/0/5/3/2/v/2/x/img/i256164316_7951_7.jpg

Marcmcm

05-04-2009, 01:23 PM

I'll have a vid up from the last "I" session. Rick rode me bike and I just left the cam on. Some of you will like what you see and others might want adjust a few things.

I'd like to see that video...I saw Rick riding your bike and thought they made you a control rider!

Someone else said they have a video of my crash before the kink on Saturday from a couple bikes back. I'd really like to see that video.

rk97

05-04-2009, 01:44 PM

I saw Rick riding your bike and thought they made you a control rider!

I noticed it was Troy's bike too, but I recognized that it was Rick riding it. Figured Rick was either out of gas, out of rubber, or both. I know Lenny was down to cords on the right side:eek:

cyclox

05-04-2009, 01:52 PM

Thanks to everyone at NESBA for making it a great weekend at BeaveRun! I particularly appreciate all the work you did to keep the weather perfect all weekend long.

And thanks to all the CRs for their help - Pascal, Lenny, Kaley and ... dammit, I can't remember the name of the tall guy in yellow/black joe rocket leathers. So, thank you yellow/black joe rocket leathers guy! All were instrumental in getting me to the next level.

Looking forward to the next date!

Dave561

05-04-2009, 01:54 PM

That was Will

rk97

05-04-2009, 01:54 PM

thanks to all the CRs for their help - Pascal, Lenny, Kaley and ... dammit, I can't remember the name of the tall guy in yellow/black joe rocket leathers. So, thank you yellow/black joe rocket leathers guy! All were instrumental in getting me to the next level.

99% sure you're talking about Will on the black R6.

Mike Moore

05-04-2009, 01:56 PM

I'll have a vid up from the last "I" session. Rick rode me bike and I just left the cam on. Some of you will like what you see and others might want adjust a few things.

I shot video in Intermediate as well. (3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th session) Once I get it downloaded I will post links.

Blaise

05-04-2009, 02:26 PM

I shot video in Intermediate as well. (3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th session) Once I get it downloaded I will post links.

So you didn't get our fast session at the end of the day :(

PS Mike I passed you twice on the turnpike on my way home (stopped for gas). I see you've got a new truck!

rk97

05-04-2009, 02:29 PM

what's that saying about begging and choosing? ;-)

(just kidding Blaise - i ran my personal best that last session too. Told myself i'd take it easy and just hit my lines, work on the body positioning stuff Pascal had suggested, take it home in one piece, ya know? funny how that yields personal bests.)

cyclox

05-04-2009, 02:46 PM

99% sure you're talking about Will on the black R6.

yep, that's him. Thanks Will! :cheers:

-Sharad

Blaise

05-04-2009, 02:54 PM

Sharad, you looked great out there too! I knew you were a new I rider because I didn't recognize the suit, and I definitely capitalized on it during my pass.. never has 95hp looked so good! :D

eettare

05-04-2009, 03:05 PM

Eric - It was great seeing you guys again at Beaver. Congrats on the bump. Going forward be wary of "Sleeper 998s" sucking you into Turn 1>:eek:

Mike

Thanks for the power. Next time, its on me. The elusive 140hp STOCK 998, I won't fall for that again (no pun intended).:doh:

eettare

05-04-2009, 03:09 PM

OUCH!!! I saw the tail end of that one - hope you are alright. Wanted to come over and say hello - I was chasing you on Sat and then again on Sunday. You on that yellow Ducati can flat out roll!!

Nothing more than a bruised ego and some dirty leather. We'll have to hook up next time for sure, its more fun when you know someone out there on track.

eettare

05-04-2009, 03:13 PM

Congrats on the bump Eric and Chris. However the idea is to stay on the black stuff.:dunno:

Thanks, it was nice meeting you. Hope to see you at VIR. I'll try to stay on the pavement, its good advice. :o

Landshark

05-04-2009, 03:22 PM

vid links up

cyclox

05-04-2009, 03:58 PM

Sharad, you looked great out there too! I knew you were a new I rider because I didn't recognize the suit, and I definitely capitalized on it during my pass.. never has 95hp looked so good! :D

Thanks!

It was my first I session and I was hoping to follow Will's advice as I was putting on the Intermediate sticker on the battered and abused fairings of my bike: "Have fun, and DON'T CRASH!"

Dan followed me for the first couple laps, and then passed me on the front straight. I kept him in sight for another 2 laps and then my fuel light came on. Last session of the day, no more fuel in our cans... damn! So, I dialed it back a bit and Dan faded from view.

It was great to meet you, and I look forward to seeing you (and providing a passing target for you) out on track soon!

~Sharad

Blaise

05-04-2009, 04:04 PM

The SB Image

05-04-2009, 04:15 PM

I have shot several hundred track days and NESBA's always go very smoothly, thanks again for another fun weekend at BeaveRun.

http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112107595/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112107592/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112136351/original.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112107604/original.jpg

and many more
http://www.pbase.com/ray645/nesba_may_2_3

Ray
TheSBimage.com

cyclox

05-04-2009, 04:21 PM

Yeah, Dan keeps a great pace, I really hope to see him out there this year as well. I'm doing VIR on the 15th and then I have a whole mess of days scheduled in June.

I also passed both of you at once in the front straight... err, PA turnpike.

Yeah, but you've got a power/weight ratio advantage!!! ;)

Neither Dan nor I have anything scheduled for June at the moment. I'm headed to NJMP on the 23rd of May (different org, not NESBA).

eettare

05-04-2009, 04:33 PM

http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112107595/original.jpg

What a great pic Ray! :-P You did a great job with the photos, cant wait to get them rest of mine.

Eric

TwoTyres

05-04-2009, 04:35 PM

I had an absolute blast this weekend, what a great start to the season. i can only hope there are many many more days like that.
All the CR's did a great job and all the riders rode well, there were only 2-3 reds all weekend.

As always, Lenny was being his normal funny self.

Ray did a superb job with the pics, a good selection of views at different turns.

One of my fav pic of the weekend, Lenny and me......

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y143/lees99f150/RB7_7875.jpg

homsh

05-04-2009, 04:38 PM

It was a great weekend and well worth the 14hrs of driving. Thanks to all for putting on a great event. Yes Rick I'm starting yoga and will put my knee out soon. :)

brandonh98

05-04-2009, 05:07 PM

Could not have asked for a better first track day!!...You'll definitely be seeing me around! (870)

Blaise

05-04-2009, 05:22 PM

Hey Brandon, does this mean we can at least get you to buy some track plastics?

And come to NJMP? And summit? :D

Lookin' GREAT! :D

Revvin' Evan

05-04-2009, 06:09 PM

Good stuff indeed! Really was one of the best events I attended in quite sometime. First time back at the Beave in 2 years. The weather gods were totally in our favor. I didnt go 50 east of the track before I hit ran and it rained the whole way home! Met a lot of new people as well which is always a bonus.

JJ I think I owe you something like 46 zip ties - thanks!

So are you and the corner worker between turns 2 and 3 going steady now???:poorguy:
Great riding with you and congrats on the bump to :a:

What a perfect weekend. Great seeing everyone again.

buck34

05-04-2009, 07:11 PM

+1

Thanks to all the fantastic riding by all the members that made our job much easier, very minimal illegal stuff going on.

Thanks to all the CRs that came out. Once again, you guys did a stellar job!

Pascal

05-04-2009, 07:28 PM

Glad everyone had a great time! Great crowd with some great riding! See everyone out there soon!

brandonh98

05-04-2009, 08:20 PM

Hey Brandon, does this mean we can at least get you to buy some track plastics?

And come to NJMP? And summit? :D

Lookin' GREAT! :D

Race Plastics....not any time soon....

However....After seeing that one kid do a tank slapper on the front straight right in front of me I'm gonna be getting a steering damper ASAP!

Not sure when my next track day will be yet but you will definitely see me out there!

1literduceater

05-04-2009, 09:26 PM

Chris this is the link to the District 6 motocross site. with all the off roading you did I thought this was in order. http://www.d6mx.com/

Thank goodness I spent a few years MX'ing....skills came in handy this weekend....then again I am starting to get pretty good at cutting out turns 2 and 3.....sad thing it didnt drop my lap times!

I do have to say I believe I heard a few people say you were out grazing a time or two in the afternoon?!?!?!?!

Landshark

05-04-2009, 09:36 PM

Thank goodness I spent a few years MX'ing....skills came in handy this weekend....then again I am starting to get pretty good at cutting out turns 2 and 3.....sad thing it didnt drop my lap times!

I do have to say I believe I heard a few people say you were out grazing a time or two in the afternoon?!?!?!?!

Excuse me Sir I had a mechanical and figured the grass was better than stalled in the kink!:argh:

But for the record yes I have ridden the whooped out t-1 bypass.:doh:

1literduceater

05-04-2009, 09:45 PM

So are you and the corner worker between turns 2 and 3 going steady now???:poorguy:

Yes Louie and I had an opportunity or 2 to exchange numbers....

:nutkick:

Bluenvy

05-04-2009, 09:52 PM

Excuse me Sir I had a mechanical and figured the grass was better than stalled in the kink!:argh:

But for the record yes I have ridden the whooped out t-1 bypass.:doh:

you should have informed me of that before i was stalled in the carousel :argh:

Lenny ZX9R

05-05-2009, 05:25 PM

I'd just like to say that everyone rode great this weekend!:adore:
I used to sell fish in the Fulton Fish Mkt in N.Y. a long time ago so getting the wives and girlfriends to give you permission to get some goodies for you bike is easy! And you need these things!:wow:

Hambone

05-05-2009, 07:23 PM

I also have to say that I had a great weekend. I would like to thank all the CR's. Mike and Lenny thanks for the excellent tips and all the patience. Will, thanks for towing me around that track so fast. I have never gone that fast and felt so relaxed. The pictures still show me riding straight up but I felt cool! I tried to copy Pascal, but that simply wasn't going to happen in two days.

Big thanks to everyone. The whole place was filled with good people and great weather. I think that it is fair to say that a good time was had by all.

Hambone

05-05-2009, 07:29 PM

Revvin' Evan

05-05-2009, 07:35 PM

BTW, Blaise, I was lying about the track record. I didn't actually run a 53 second lap around BeaveRun my first time out. It wasn't until third session--I had to warm up a little! I could have gone 51 but I didn't want to wake up.

Whats the actual track record? I know I'm gonna cry myself to sleep over how much I suck after somebody says what it is.:(

Twiztedjester55

05-05-2009, 07:36 PM

Hambone

05-05-2009, 07:42 PM

That was me. Back and yellow Gixxer that you probably lapped 5 times if not more. I think someone was saying that Larry Pegram set the record at 58 seconds (I don't know that to be true). I was putting down laps somewhere around 5 minutes and 58 seconds.

Twiztedjester55

05-05-2009, 07:45 PM

nah, you were running good we had a couple decent battles going into turn one.

Hambone

05-05-2009, 07:49 PM

What were you riding and what day(s)?

Twiztedjester55

05-05-2009, 07:52 PM

black and red gsxr1000 #55 sat./sunday

Twiztedjester55

05-05-2009, 08:00 PM

thers a good pic of me and you about halfway down this link
http://www.pbase.com/ray645/image/112146191/original

Hambone

05-05-2009, 08:02 PM

I recall that. It was a good time. We were going pretty good. It was just a great time.

Madski

05-05-2009, 10:17 PM

Great weekend everyone. Pascal, Lenny, Dave, Mike, Kaley - thanks for all the input throughout the weekend.
Hope to see everyone again soon!

Dave561

05-06-2009, 06:24 AM

You were riding pretty good. Don't piss off the big guy but its Kaley not Kelly.

1literduceater

05-06-2009, 06:37 AM

....and dont put on someone else back protector. ;)

Madski

05-06-2009, 07:35 AM

You were riding pretty good. Don't piss off the big guy but its Kaley not Kelly.

thanks dave - and yeah I'd hate to piss of the big guy :-)

psychocycle

05-06-2009, 08:03 AM

My first two dayer without rain. The weekend was great. I cant wait til July to do it again. Thanks to all the CR's. There input is always appreciated.
http://i338.photobucket.com/albums/n430/psychocycle/112130268tY1GfoER.jpg

Twiztedjester55

05-06-2009, 08:31 AM

....and dont put on someone else back protector. ;)
:doh:Hahaha, hey i knocked 4 secs. off my best time the next session so all you fast guys better hide your protectors.

Dave561

05-06-2009, 08:56 AM

I still don't know what to say about this

1literduceater

05-06-2009, 09:59 AM

Thats cause you stopped drinking all that crap and started cleaning out your system with good old fashioned grandma approved water!

As well you listened to Evan and used some of the cream he recommended.

Lastly, Dave's look was priceless. I took a couple quick pics of it.

http://www.writersworkshop.co.uk/images/anonymous-clint-eastwood-8401033.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_db1kNDuMehM/SSZXrWqXVHI/AAAAAAAAAI4/hrsAyn2c-_M/s400/clintEastwood_CE1B2.jpg

Twiztedjester55

05-06-2009, 10:17 AM

you guys are heelarious

dolfnz67

05-06-2009, 12:02 PM

Last Weekend definitely turned out better than expected! :D

rk97

05-06-2009, 12:12 PM

Whats the actual track record? I know I'm gonna cry myself to sleep over how much I suck after somebody says what it is.:(

I believe I remember hearing that the track record (on a bike) is just under 57 seconds.

the only reason we were even talking about it is because someone questioned if a liter bike was necessary on a 1.8 mile track. IIRC, the record was set on a 750cc bike, but was held by a 600 before that. but i can't remember who quoted those figures, so don't take it as gospel.

if you're running under a minute at Beave, you are freakin' flying. I assume slicks would be the ONLY way to break 58 seconds.

jcurtis

05-06-2009, 12:56 PM

It was an awesome weekend!! First time out this season and it was great seeing everyone again and meeting some new people. I had a blast. Very few red flags, and was glad to see that the ambulance grew was paid to essentially sit in the pits. I don't think the ambulance even ran?

PJ and Steve, great mixing it up with you out there, except for those good passes on Saturday coming into turn 1 and 10. :banghead:

Chris, great to meet you. Congrats on the upcoming wedding! Good luck with the upgrading to a new bike. I think Lenny made some headway for you.

Thanks to great feedback from the CR's:

Lenny, as always, thanks for the feedback. I had a feeling you were watching the last session from the pits. That session felt effortless.

Rick thanks for the advice on turn in--it was working great at the end of Sunday. Also, raising the shifter did the trick for the mis-shifts.

Kevin, great advice on where to pick up some speed and dealing with the shifting problem at T6. BTW...the oil was Rob's.

Todd- glad you were able to ride on Sunday. Thanks for running the session with me and showing me that you can really rail through T1. Also, thanks for offering the bump evaluation. :spank: Perhaps some other time... :saythat:

Rob-- Your comment on T1 was great. It opened my eyes to another way of looking at it.

PJ, I know you are not a CR, but great advice on the gears! It made a huge difference and gave me a way to pay you back on Sunday. :poorguy:

See everyone at Lightning.

crewnutz

05-06-2009, 03:13 PM

I believe I remember hearing that the track record (on a bike) is just under 57 seconds.

the only reason we were even talking about it is because someone questioned if a liter bike was necessary on a 1.8 mile track. IIRC, the record was set on a 750cc bike, but was held by a 600 before that. but i can't remember who quoted those figures, so don't take it as gospel.

if you're running under a minute at Beave, you are freakin' flying. I assume slicks would be the ONLY way to break 58 seconds.

offical track record is currently held by Robert Jensen on a R1.......... it is a :56.876

Rob is one of the few riders that has dipped into the :57's onboard a 600 as well

anywhere from a :58 to a 1:00 flat are very do-able by a competent rider on a 600

rk97

05-06-2009, 04:52 PM

So ignore everything I said about the bikes, but I remembered the time right!

Hambone

05-06-2009, 07:11 PM

Great weekend everyone. Pascal, Lenny, Dave, Mike, Kaley - thanks for all the input throughout the weekend.
Hope to see everyone again soon!

Mike,

I had a great time riding with you. I can't believe all three of us were named Mike.

Mike

Revvin' Evan

05-06-2009, 08:21 PM

As well you listened to Evan and used some of the cream he recommended.

Clinically proven to drop 4 seconds off your lap times:cool:

http://www.getincensed.com/wp-content/uploads/vagisil.jpg

Twiztedjester55

05-06-2009, 09:19 PM

Clinically proven to drop 4 seconds off your lap times:cool:

Shouldn't you still be bra shopping

Madski

05-06-2009, 09:29 PM

Mike,

I had a great time riding with you. I can't believe all three of us were named Mike.

Mike

lol, the gsxr mike trifecta - good riding with you as well :cheers:

meowculpa

05-06-2009, 10:06 PM

yep! stellar work by the directors and the CRs..
was an awesum weekend despite the occ hiccups..

would love to thank
Todd - for showing me the lines on sat - learning to use them can be a B***h
Moon - for the parts to get me back on track after the crash on sat.
Dave - for his advice on tackling the bogey corners..
Lenny - [the man deserves a shot at broadway for impersonation of accents..lol]
Rob - thanks for the tow and the input
Will - for his constant warnings and encouragement. [clairvoyant when it comes to predicting my crashes..lol]

special mention to - Kaley/ Rick for their help on and off the track - from transport , to advice , to repairing the bike - magic.