Well on Saturday at Gateway i took the TrackAddix school of speed and i am now officially able to race in CCS and its pretty exciting for me only being 16 years old. It was also the first time Ive ever ridden a bike bigger than an XR 100 and during my 2nd session i ever ran i pulled a 1:24s flat which dont get me wrong is about 12-13 seconds off race pace but i though that was pretty fast for someone whos never even ridden a big bike and never seen a track from a riders view. I was on Don Elfstroms SV650 with a superbike motor so it a mellower bike to learn on which i am fortunate about because a new rider also to the class almost highsided his 2006 CBR100rr going on to the front straight so i was happy i didnt have to worry about the bike stepping out that easy. But all day everything went well i was going pretty good right away and i was passing some people and it was a great expierence and i eventually got down to a 1:21s by the graduation race which i thought was pretty good. But i look very much forward to racing maybe towards the end of this year if not next year!!
God Bless,
Eddie
CSBRacing.com
Good luck and God,s speed. I hope your father has some deep pockets :thumb:
Eddie, whaz up fellow CSBRacing Bro! Congrats on the racing license, and glad Don's got ya under his wing, that there is a fast man. It is very good to have you in the field with us, your age and enthusiasm will be a great encouragement to a lot of bros, and I look forward to see your skill, experience and faith grow. You will meet some of the best friends you could ever ask for, and I know you will gain the respect and trust of the other racers. See ya on the grid, Art.
Quote from: CSBRacing 3:16 on June 25, 2007, 07:02:25 PM
Well on Saturday at Gateway i took the TrackAddix school of speed and i am now officially able to race in CCS and its pretty exciting for me only being 16 years old. It was also the first time Ive ever ridden a bike bigger than an XR 100 and during my 2nd session i ever ran i pulled a 1:24s flat which dont get me wrong is about 12-13 seconds off race pace but i though that was pretty fast for someone whos never even ridden a big bike and never seen a track from a riders view. I was on Don Elfstroms SV650 with a superbike motor so it a mellower bike to learn on which i am fortunate about because a new rider also to the class almost highsided his 2006 CBR100rr going on to the front straight so i was happy i didnt have to worry about the bike stepping out that easy. But all day everything went well i was going pretty good right away and i was passing some people and it was a great expierence and i eventually got down to a 1:21s by the graduation race which i thought was pretty good. But i look very much forward to racing maybe towards the end of this year if not next year!!
God Bless,
Eddie
CSBRacing.com
Congratulations!!! This sport is all about having fun, so dig in and get a big slice for yourself. I will look forward to seeing you out on the track!!!
Youth, enthusiasm and talent... glad I wont be out there with you next year, it's though enough as it is.
Job well done!!
Hey Eddie, great job on the riding! You did a good job! :thumb:
I am glad all of you guys pitted with us this weekend, it was a lot of fun. Hope you guys make it down here again. What happened to Pruitt on Sunday, I thought he was coming back out to watch.
Way to go man - Are you gonna be up at Road America??
Cool! Good luck with all of this. It can be really frustrating. Dan's a good guy. Please come and introduce yourself to me some time. #26.
Yeah I dont know what happened to Mike P. I didnt really hear anything about him making it Sun. because he was at his in laws on Sat and part of Sun. so i didnt know wether or not he was going to make an effort to come out but i guess he didnt, Oh well. But Ill be at Road America, but no riding for me this year at road america :wah: because we decided to not do the nesba track day or else i would have done a session or two. Scotty are you gunna be at RA for CCS?
I'll be there - looks like i'm running the Moto ST race on an SV 650 for Speed Werks - and maybe my 1000 in some of the Suzuki contingency races. See you there.
Quote from: CSBRacing 3:16 on June 25, 2007, 07:02:25 PM
1:24s flat which dont get me wrong is about 12-13 seconds off race pace...
dont get caught up in times... 11's and 12's at GIR isnt "race pace", its more like "winning race pace" on a LW. If you go out and run low 20's on a LW you wont be last... dont wait for speed. just get out there!
your not as far off as you think... keep pluggin away, you'll be fine.