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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by fowlman01
Were you at Infineon? Which corner was it? Have you been over the handebars yet?
Yes, turns 9-9A, and good god no!!! Crashed quite a few years ago when I rode dirt bikes... in fact, crashed those a lot, which is why I don't ride 'em now. My only crash on the street was as a passenger when I was 19, which is why I don't ride ***** now (knocks on wood)... and it's not "yet"!!!
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by gixxer_girl
Yes, turns 9-9A, and good god no!!! Crashed quite a few years ago when I rode dirt bikes... in fact, crashed those a lot, which is why I don't ride 'em now. My only crash on the street was as a passenger when I was 19, which is why I don't ride ***** now (knocks on wood)... and it's not "yet"!!!
I thought 9 was pretty straight. Did you mean 8 and 8a? This is me on 8. (note right front wheel off the ground)
Sorry about the "yet". Didn't mean it that way..bad choice of words.
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Old May 20, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by fowlman01
I thought 9 was pretty straight. Did you mean 8 and 8a? This is me on 8. (note right front wheel off the ground)
Sorry about the "yet". Didn't mean it that way..bad choice of words.
I believe the cars bypass 9 and 9a... you guys get to go straight down the back. 9 and 9a are a 1st gear 90 right, with an immediate left that doubles you back, head towards the wall, gentle right hander onto the back straight, and then down to 11 (another scary 1st gear turn), hard right, and onto the front straight.

That's a great pic, by the way! you gotz teh mad skillz, yo!!
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Old May 20, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by gixxer_girl
I believe the cars bypass 9 and 9a... you guys get to go straight down the back. 9 and 9a are a 1st gear 90 right, with an immediate left that doubles you back, head towards the wall, gentle right hander onto the back straight, and then down to 11 (another scary 1st gear turn), hard right, and onto the front straight.

That's a great pic, by the way! you gotz teh mad skillz, yo!!
Here are the two configurations. I can haul *** from 8a on to the buttonhook at 11.
How do you like coming over 3a??
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Old May 21, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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We use the configuration on the left. What they refer to as "9A" the trackday provider actually calls 9 and 9A, because it's actually two turns... and I hate them. There's a seam there, and I've actually caught it a couple of times in full lean, as I'm hitting the throttle. Back end of a literbike stepping out sucks.
I don't have any problems with 3A, although that's where my best friend binned it his first time on the track. Tires were still cold (first lap out on the last session before lunch), and he was trying to catch up to me and one of the instructors, and cut too sharp. Bike went right into the wall. He was fine, though.
My favorite is the Carousel, though... Dooooood.... love it!!!!
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