HPT web saite says that the friday is a mortorcycle test day ?
Anyone know anything about this ?
Is there any tire guys going for that day ?
As I understand it Friday will be for licensed racers only (unlike Sat). I talked with Tom from Mason Racing and he'll be there Friday morning early.
We also plan to be there Friday morning with Bridgestone tires and VP fuel etc, etc.
I know some unlicensed guys who want to do one of the trackdays-is saturday for anybody?
I am doing the school saturday-who has done a school with learning curves and how much track time should I expect? I need to do a lot of setup with my suspension cause I have a new bike so I am wondering if I will have a decent amount of time on the track.
-Nick
rob do we need to make arangements for VP ??
If you let me know what you need now I'll be sure to mark it as sold now and deliver it to you at the track when we get there. Just let us know how much and of what kind and it's yours.
Spooner-it depends if you are doing a licensing school or a riding school. Which is it?
Firday practice? Well, I imagine it's like Blackhawk since Ray Irwin now owns both tracks. Sounds like a great opportunity to go to the track on Friday, then to Baby Dolls on Saturday, then race on Sunday....
;D :o
QuoteSpooner-it depends if you are doing a licensing school or a riding school. Which is it?
I am doing the licensing school...
-Nick
Baby Dolls ?
Uh, yeah, they have a really good $10 steak meal....
And some live entertainment. ;D
Um, not a place I usually go, but it's kind of a nice tradition at Topeka... 8)
The licensing school is not a whole lot of track time for sorting suspension. At least that's my experience from Blackhawk. Time on the track is basic training for learning the flags, gridding/practice procedures, and one practice race of five laps I think. Have fun.
For the licensing clinic you will be getting 3 practice sessions and an exhibition race. The practices last 15 to 20 minutes. Rick Breuer and Jason D'Amico will be the instructors There should be some time later in the day for them to help you with your suspension. There is a good deal of material that will be covered in the classroom during the day between practice sessions.
We will also have Traxxion Dynamics certified suspension tuners, products, and services available throughout the weekend to assist anyone with their setup needs.
QuoteWe will also have Traxxion Dynamics certified suspension tuners, products, and services available throughout the weekend to assist anyone with their setup needs.
Will the 002's be available by then?
Nick
Bridgestone said not until April but we were the second largest Bridgestone tire distributor in the country last year. They had some at Daytona and I have been trying to pull some strings...stay tuned. I'll post something as soon as I have a definite yes or no, but I am definitely working on it.
QuoteBridgestone said not until April but we were the second largest Bridgestone tire distributor in the country last year. They had some at Daytona and I have been trying to pull some strings...stay tuned. I'll post something as soon as I have a definite yes or no, but I am definitely working on it.
Sweeeett... Do you happen to have any links to tests of the tires? I have only found press releases but nothing on how the tires performed.
Nick
The only article that I know of which used the 002's is the Sport Rider article unveiling the CBR1000RR. The article referred to the tires as the BT001 but Bridgestone reps at the Indy dealer show said they were actually using the 002 and didn't specify that properly in the article. Just what I was told. Other than that I haven't seen any public tire test articles in any of the mags.
I didn't want to say anything until it was for sure, but our first order of BT002's will be available at Topeka. We will have BT001 pro's and BT002's available for purchase, as well as rains, slicks and BT090's.