Robert (Robbie) Wilkey did a 1:29:83 at Summit Shenandoah, Sunday August 27, 2006 on his 636! This breaks the previous record held by Ryan Patterson. That kid is hella fast! Watch out experts, he's coming for you next year!
Which layout are you guys running...and clockwise or counter?
clockwise- I think he went a little faster later on.
Was anybody injured this weekend and where?
Reason I am inquiring is because our kart club ran a practice there last Monday to address safety issues for our upcoming September event.
We normaly run the full course and this is the first time running Shenandoah.
We are not using either two of the chicanes or the full esses. My lap time on a stock moto engine 125shifter was low 1:23's Our open motors are in the 17 & 18's.
I have serious issues with this track and am looking for data on your event.
Thanks for your help!!
A friend of mine was racing up there this weekend and just told me the same thing. Wilkey was riding his ass off. He was close to the track record at CMP too.
My buddy was racing this weekend after a 3 year break and had nothing but great things to say about the track. I've avoided the place thinking I'd end up in a wall. Might give it a shot next year.
Mike
Quote from: TonyKart on August 27, 2006, 06:19:47 PM
Which layout are you guys running...and clockwise or counter?
It was clockwise and the slower layout with the extra chicane. His final record time was 129.599 when he caught and passed Brian Bemisderfer in race 14 after starting almost at the back of the second wave.... hella fast.
One girl got hurt after over breaking coming down the front straight. What we believe happened is she over braked heading towards Spongbob, what we called the chicane just before start-finish. She saw she wasn't going to make the turn and the rules for the day stated that if you blow the chicane you must come to a complete stop otherwise take a 1 lap penalty.
She ended up on the ground and then off to the local hospital where she had surgery on her leg/knee.
Otherwise no other injuries. I wasn't sure about the track t first and after the first practice session I was even more skeptical. But by the end of the GTU on Saturday I found that I really enjoyed the layout. Very technical and extremely tiring.
Quote from: TonyKart on August 27, 2006, 08:16:37 PM
Was anybody injured this weekend and where?
In addition to the injury on the front straight, there were two minor injuries in 6 coming out of the hook on Saturday. Also a down rider in late 4 in the cutover to 7, no medic nescessary for them.
~Kumi
MARRC Cornerworker
Quote from: YellowDesmo998 on August 28, 2006, 07:05:49 AM
I wasn't sure about the track t first and after the first practice session I was even more skeptical. But by the end of the GTU on Saturday I found that I really enjoyed the layout. Very technical and extremely tiring.
fo sure, definately one of the most crash-free weekends (95% maybe?) overall I've seen in a long time.
Crashing was so light that a 17 race schedule finished extra early! woohoo!
Is it safe to assume speeds are pretty low for you guys there, which in turn has a direct affect on the amount of crashes and the turn out of the actual crashes?
You mention crash out of 6. This area for us karters is one of my biggest concerns. Coming out of 4,5 you are pointed for the cross road into the paddock. My concern on a kart is that in race conditions if someone goes off there the would hit that cross road and launch.
I watched an on board video of TPM track day and was board to tears :sleeping2:
Bryan Bemisderfer tore the place up this week-end. I think he won everything he entered in (which is pretty impressive on a Buell!). We don't get to see much of him at Summit these days, I guess he is running the ASRA schedule.
Mr. Wilkey is absolutely astounding. There is no telling how far the kid could go if he keeps this up!
Both these guy's are great fun to watch.
congrats to ROB.. way to go buddy....this track is awesome..i wish i had been able to race..
RACHEL...please give me a call just found out that you are the one hurt...call me ASAP....
for those who dont know rachel she is a hardcore asian lady racer.. present to almost every ccs events...she rock on the 03 zx6.....!!!!!
RE: One girl got hurt after over breaking coming down the front straight. What we believe happened is she over braked heading towards Spongbob, what we called the chicane just before start-finish. She saw she wasn't going to make the turn and the rules for the day stated that if you blow the chicane you must come to a complete stop otherwise take a 1 lap penalty.
First of all, I'm not a 'girl,' I'm a woman. And I just love how people, who have no idea what happened, open their mouths and pretend to know what the facts were. I was coming in hard to the chicane on the heels of Broussard. Coming down the hill, my back tire must have been pretty light, putting the load on my front. So coming down the hill like so many other times that day, but not at that speed, I may have braked prematurely-- I'm not an idiot. It's not like I was like, "Oh, no! I'm not going to make the Chicane!" and grabbed a hand load of brake. I felt like it was like any other time, but when I braked, the light back end came up into a VERY unexpected endo and basically catapulted me in the air. I could have been motocrossing. All I knew is that I was flying with the bike and unless I wanted to somersault with it, I better let go of the bars. I flew like superman with the last thought being that this was going to hurt badly and the bike is probably going to land on me.
I landed, the bike landed, smacking me on the left-- I thought I broke my shoulder. After a few seconds, I was able to gain control of my pain and take off my helmet and leathers as the ambulance showed up. I tried to walk it off. The only other thing I knew is that my knee hurt bad. After refusing to have my leathers cut, I took them off myself only to find that I had a rather large puncture wound that went down to my patella. It was called an open fracture even though nothing was broken.
A lot of meat was missing and I don't know how they were going to put the hole back together. I went under anesthisia around 11pm Saturday night. They flushed the wound and then bent my knee and proceeded to stretch and stitch the remnants back together. God knows how many internal, and 16 external stitches later, the wound was closed. I was given 3 bags of intravenous antibiotics before I got to leave the hospital on Sunday at 3pm after a lot of bitching.
I am sore as $hit and I don't sleep well even with pain pills, but I will overcome. I probably won't make CCS in 2 weeks, but I am aiming for VIR and then Daytona.
Thanks for the well wishes.
-RAcheL
Rachel,
I wasn't trying to be disrespectful or condescending in any way. As I stated, "What we believe happened". I didn't say "this is what happened". I wasn't sure but I know over breaking was involved. I did it a few times coming down the straight as well. My back tire was definitely off the ground heading for Sponge Bob.
In any event, I'm glad you're OK and am encouraged by your presence at the track. It is a pleasure to watch you woop up on some of us testosterone junkies! I hope you have a speedy recovery.
-Edmond
I am surprised you run that particular chicane. When you are mid way through that chicane if my memory serves me right, you are pointed at the wall!
I am glad to hear that you are relatively ok Rachel.
Air fence ?? I hope
Rachel...sorry to hear about your crash. I know you were right on my heals...I could hear you. About midway, you got me in the back carousel but went in too hot and I immediately got the position back. I think you were able to get between Ed and I when you joined back on the circuit following a stop and go. Not sure for what. When I went through the chicane, and started to get back on the gas, the red flag was immediately thrown...before I exited the turn. As I got onto the front straight and looked back, I was like "Where's Rachel...Don't tell me it was her...Damn!". I actually saw nothing looking back...no dust...nothing. I actually thought you went into the air fence.
There is a bad bump on the straight before spongebob, perhaps that unsettled the bike a bit. I had the exact same problem sunday morning folowing the movement of spongebob forward. I totally could not get my braking done and had to stop and put my foot down. If I would have tried to make it, it wouldn't have been pretty. In fact, I was more worried about riders behind me taking me out as I re-entered.
Glad you are back home and healing. Hang in there and we hope to see you at VIR for the season closer.
-brent
QuoteFirst of all, I'm not a 'girl,' I'm a woman.
:thumb: :cheers:
GET WELL SOON!!
one tough woman, id'a been whining all the way to the doctors..!
Quote from: rrrrrrrick on August 28, 2006, 12:48:28 PM
RE: One girl got hurt after over breaking coming down the front straight. What we believe happened is she over braked heading towards Spongbob, what we called the chicane just before start-finish. She saw she wasn't going to make the turn and the rules for the day stated that if you blow the chicane you must come to a complete stop otherwise take a 1 lap penalty.
First of all, I'm not a 'girl,' I'm a woman. And I just love how people, who have no idea what happened, open their mouths and pretend to know what the facts were. I was coming in hard to the chicane on the heels of Broussard. Coming down the hill, my back tire must have been pretty light, putting the load on my front. So coming down the hill like so many other times that day, but not at that speed, I may have braked prematurely-- I'm not an idiot. It's not like I was like, "Oh, no! I'm not going to make the Chicane!" and grabbed a hand load of brake. I felt like it was like any other time, but when I braked, the light back end came up into a VERY unexpected endo and basically catapulted me in the air. I could have been motocrossing. All I knew is that I was flying with the bike and unless I wanted to somersault with it, I better let go of the bars. I flew like superman with the last thought being that this was going to hurt badly and the bike is probably going to land on me.
I landed, the bike landed, smacking me on the left-- I thought I broke my shoulder. After a few seconds, I was able to gain control of my pain and take off my helmet and leathers as the ambulance showed up. I tried to walk it off. The only other thing I knew is that my knee hurt bad. After refusing to have my leathers cut, I took them off myself only to find that I had a rather large puncture wound that went down to my patella. It was called an open fracture even though nothing was broken.
A lot of meat was missing and I don't know how they were going to put the hole back together. I went under anesthisia around 11pm Saturday night. They flushed the wound and then bent my knee and proceeded to stretch and stitch the remnants back together. God knows how many internal, and 16 external stitches later, the wound was closed. I was given 3 bags of intravenous antibiotics before I got to leave the hospital on Sunday at 3pm after a lot of bitching.
I am sore as $hit and I don't sleep well even with pain pills, but I will overcome. I probably won't make CCS in 2 weeks, but I am aiming for VIR and then Daytona.
Thanks for the well wishes.
-RAcheL
rachel,
I hope it wasn't the peanuts... grin..
hugs...
WOW! So sensitive... just like the rest of the Fast Lane crew :ass: :biggrin:
Hope you get better sooner than later :cheers:
GOD I HURT!! LOL, guys. Thanks for the rubbin' and the well wishes. I just keep thinking, if it all happened, and I didn't get a hole in my leg, I'd feel a lot BETTER!! Yeah, I'm sore-- I can't believe I didn't break my shoulder (though it feels like it), but this leg/knee is going to be a bitch. I can already see the indentations where the meat is gone. :whine: Oh well, that's racin'!
I'll be back out there soon. I just hope this incident doesn't do a number on my noggin, ya know?
Lata,
RAcheL
Wow! Now thassa thread jack! lol!