Anyone ever done it? Any Tips? :ahhh:
look out for the walls :banghead:
in heavy rain there is standing water at the apex of 3-4, the dip in 7 holds a decent amount of water and along the inside part of the last section of the long turn 8. I've only ran in the rain there once and it was during a trackday. Turn 3-4 I just tried to stay in the middle of the track on the top of the crown. Turn 6 can catch you going a little too fast easily and you can tuck the front as it decreases. At the dip in 7 I think the entire bike slid about 50% of the time I went through there, and 8 I just stayed off the standing water. Thats about all I can remember. :ahhh:
That`s all? That`s better than most can remember! thanks :thumb:
I went very fast there last time it rained at a trackday. the puddles we well placed to cool down rain tires even though it was very wet. i couldnt believe how much traction there was, nearly as much as barber in the rain. i had my knee down in at least half the corners and got into the sub 20 lap times on my sv. riding there in the rain is like riding in the dry, you just have to choose wisely where to take risks.
If its real heavy rain, wear a life jacket.:lmao:
Lonny Michels is the one to ask about Gateway in the rain......with or without hellbike...
Its not going to rain, and if it does....stay in the garage
Quote from: backMARKr on June 21, 2007, 11:47:16 PM
Lonny Michels is the one to ask about Gateway in the rain......with or without hellbike...
Lonnie michaels is the #1 rain guy, with Jeff Selbert hot on his heels. Theyre both crazy fast in the wet.
I'll bring my rain tires along too. that'll make sure of it to be a dry race day. lol
Watch the standing water as noted above and pay EXTREME attention and care to T1. If you fall tipping it in, you're gonna eat some air fence and your bike will become a part of the wall.
just an fyi, I don't think there any airfence in 1 :wtf:. When I set up AF there before it was at the exit of 4, 7 and 8. I didn't help set up last night because of work so I'm not sure about this time. If they got extra for the races :thumb:
I think no matter what, you don't want to crash in T1... That to me is much scarier than the chicane leading onto the straight.
Quote from: benprobst on June 21, 2007, 09:46:25 PM
I went very fast there last time it rained at a trackday. the puddles we well placed to cool down rain tires even though it was very wet. i couldnt believe how much traction there was, nearly as much as barber in the rain. i had my knee down in at least half the corners and got into the sub 20 lap times on my sv. riding there in the rain is like riding in the dry, you just have to choose wisely where to take risks.
Yea, but you're a sasquatch, you don't even have to lean over to put a knee down! :biggrin:
Becca, more correctly, us sasquatch's don't have have to put our knee down to lean over! Turn your head and the bike falls in.
You should try following Ben on a dirtbike!! Evidently, sasquatch's perform best in the woods.
Quote from: 123user on June 22, 2007, 02:11:01 PM
Becca, more correctly, us sasquatch's don't have have to put our knee down to lean over! Turn your head and the bike falls in.
You should try following Ben on a dirtbike!! Evidently, sasquatch's perform best in the woods.
It's their natural habitat.
Eric
Jeff Selbert is the faster one.
Lonny
I am at leftys getting my bike ready.
If it rains can I barrow your bike :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Quote from: backMARKr on June 22, 2007, 10:17:48 PM
Eric
Jeff Selbert is the faster one.
Lonny
I am at leftys getting my bike ready.
If it rains can I barrow your bike :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
THAT IS THE LAST TIME I LET THIS ILLITERATE F@#$ SIGN IS AS ME :err: :err:
You can't borrow it, because I have his trusty 750. (I bet he is cursing me right now) :biggrin:
Oh, and it already has Rains mounted up on it. :lmao: