First all I can say is holy crap!! :o When I started riding last year I would have never thought I would be, first off, racing the following year, not to mention racing at freakin Daytona!!!!! What an experience!! There are few words that can describe the feeling, even riding my slow azz MZ!!! I think the other guys did it more justice with descriptions and all but, all I can say is wow!!! I still get a crazy grin on my face just thinking about it! Heading towards the first banking on the first practice lap I was like "Crap, I'm gonna need more speed!!!" and kinda went up the banking a bit, and then at the other end, pulled it open and got it up (me and the bike) ;D Just an unreal, un-natural, un-explainable time!!!! I had entered only 2 classes, Lt. Wt. Sportsman and Supersingles, barely competitive with my bike in both but gave my best and pushed the bike none-the-less!!!! I ended up 11of12 in LtWtsportsman and 8of9 (being 4th as an amature so I got Daytona wood!!) in Supersingles. Not bad I think, not first but not last? I did have a 1st place in fun tho!!!!!! Also I want to thank Mike Williams big time for hauling me and my bike(s) down. Sorry if I almost killed you on the way back! Hope your not having flashbacks of your trailer rolling down the highway!!!!! ;D :o It was quite the journey!!!! Thanks again man! Tom & Benji congrats to you both also, glad to meet you both and I'll be seeing ya both next year, and chasing you on the track.....soon........ALSO!!! Super Dave!!! Thanks for the Secret Daytona Tips, and all the help and advice and joking thru the year!!!!!
MJ - it sounds like you had a BLAST!
SOOOOO kewl...
Is it April yet?
QuoteAlso I want to thank Mike Williams big time for hauling me and my bike(s) down. Sorry if I almost killed you on the way back! Hope your not having flashbacks of your trailer rolling down the highway!!!!! ;D :o It was quite the journey!!!! Thanks again man!
:o LOL, I haven't been able to sleep ever since you tried to roll the truck and trailer! ;D
Was it that bad?
In 2000, we did a 180 with my trailer and van. Really uncool. Trashed two wheels. Had to limp in to Chattanooga and try and find a six lug wheel.
Ah, my first Daytona.
I had to ride an FZR750R Superbike. Um, talk about confused. Wasn't mine, didn't work well, my teammate...well, he isn't racing anymore. But that's when I got hooked up with Dale Quarterley, so it was ok, in a way.
Hope the tricks helped...at bit... And nice job!
Glad to hear you had a great time Jordan! I'm jelous! I have never raced at Daytona yet. Next year is the year for me. See you at BHF in the spring!
Yea Dave, I read and re-read your cliff notes on the track, watched a Daytona 200 video that Mike had, helped alot, I've never been too quick to catch on to the layout of tracks or to find the right lines, luckily it wasn't too complicated!!! I could'nt figure out how to enter turn 1 or find the right speed, I always entered WAAYYYY to slow!!!!
Mark, I think we will be racing at least one class together right? 8)
Quote Mark, I think we will be racing at least one class together right? 8)
Yea... I'm pretty sure we will have at least one. ;) Depends on how brave I am...!
QuoteWas it that bad?
Actually Dave we were darn close to going into orbit. I believe that it was a combination of things that caused it, being slightly tail loaded, traveling down a decent size hill, and getting hit by a semi wind blast as we passed it is what started it. It was to the point where the trailer was wagging so bad that it was forcing us to cross back and forth across the lanes uncontrollably. I would guess that at the worst point if we would have gone 2 more times we would have lost it. Jordan did an excellent job not panicing and was able to recover that bucking bronco from the brink of destruction!
So, you have weight distribution, but not "Dynamic Sway Control?"
MJ, if you weren't getting into on, you should have called me. There is just a trick to it.
LOL! Mike, just glad I got us out of it!!!
Dave, I should have called you either way, even to just say I was having fun, I wasn't even thinkin' about it tho, I was just there and enjoying the whole experence. We did try to find the Port Orange Steak House tho.
I'm taking it that you didn't find it?
:-/ Nope, drove around but didn't find it....another time I should have called eh? Live and learn.....
QuoteSo, you have weight distribution, but not "Dynamic Sway Control?"
Actually I don't have either. I bought a weight distribution hitch and then found out that I couldn't use the standard set-up. The reason is because I have a V-nose trailer and the frame is not exposed enough to use the frame clamps (for the chains). I was told that I needed to have the brackets welded onto the frame face in order to use a weight distribution hitch on this trailer. I never did it because I ended up buying my Ford truck which doesn't sag when towing like my Suburban did.
I had been considering a sway control recently, which probably would have prevented this from happening in the first place, but didn't due to the thought that I would sell this trailer and get a new 5th wheel before next season.
Yeah, I forgot about the V-Nose....
Fifth wheel now? Did we talk about that?
Hey, wanna buy a used one? Kevin Hanson will probably be selling his. It has living quarters.
Hey Michael. I didn't get a chance to meet you at ROC (we wer pitted with an RV waaay on the west side...by Turn 2). I was on the grid to your left in Super Singles on the other yellow MZ. I recognized your # from the board, and gave ya a thumbs up before our race. :) Glad you had a blast at ROC too. It was cool to be on the grid with so many other MZs.
Congrats on the Daytona wood. :D
Thanks!! Congrats to you also!! ;) I walked around a bit to try and find where you were to introduce myself and all but didn't see ya? I did recognize you being next to me in the grid tho. I gave ya a thumbs up back right? I was just in awe about being at Daytona I missed out on a buncha stuff, getting to know the track better, finding better lines, meeting people, etc. Next year I'll give ya more of a run for your money!!! ;D ;D
Ok, you're on! ;D See ya next year! :D
And then you couldn't find the Port Orange Steak House.... What do I teach you people.... ;D