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Racing Discussion => Racing Discussion => Topic started by: KBOlsen on November 07, 2002, 07:08:18 PM

Title: April at RA!!!
Post by: KBOlsen on November 07, 2002, 07:08:18 PM
 ;D Just got a card from Road America... looks like CCS will be there on April 25-27 and again (tentatively) from August 8-10.  

Soooooooon!!!!
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: sdiver68 on November 08, 2002, 04:52:00 AM
Ugghhhh, Wisconsin in April :O

Time to break out the thermal rain gear!
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: YTAK_Racing on November 08, 2002, 05:24:47 AM
That was a rough weekend.  40 degrees rian 25mph wind.  Our canopees on the roof of the trailor.

it was ugly
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: Dawn on November 08, 2002, 05:45:43 AM
Quote;D Just got a card from Road America... looks like CCS will be there on April 25-27 and again (tentatively) from August 8-10.  

Soooooooon!!!!

Time to put in for vacation!

Dawn   :)
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: KBOlsen on November 08, 2002, 05:52:25 AM
Temps in the 40's... rain... fully-perfed leathers... :-[
Guess I'd better go shopping for some wind-proof under-gear.

Suggestions, anyone?  This will be my first COLD-weather race.  What have you found to work best?
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: Eddie#200 on November 08, 2002, 07:06:43 AM
QuoteTemps in the 40's... rain... fully-perfed leathers... :-[
Guess I'd better go shopping for some wind-proof under-gear.

Suggestions, anyone?  This will be my first COLD-weather race.  What have you found to work best?

It was 38 degrees this year in April.  I ran my rain tires on a drying track and took a first place.  They were the softest tires in my trailer and heated up to stick ok on the cccold track.
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: sdiver68 on November 08, 2002, 07:41:05 AM
For the rain, several manufacturers make motorcyle rain suits that work great.

For the cold, I went to REI and got their best thermal base layer for mountain climbing.  It is cozy warm and thin enough to fit comfortably under leathers and also has all the latest materials technology to wick away moisture, etc...I also bought the matching wind blocker vest since my leathers are perfed in the chest, but really only need that sub 40 degrees, like last year first gateway when the temp was 18 degrees when we got there Friday.
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: Super Dave on November 08, 2002, 08:37:11 AM
I prefer to sit in my warm, running bus watching everyone freeze ::)
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: Dawn on November 08, 2002, 09:32:38 AM
QuoteI prefer to sit in my warm, running bus watching everyone freeze ::)


LOL!!!!

When we were there I was standing in our enclosed trailer with the propane heater running timing Paul.  When it was time for him to come down the front stretch we would run out - cheer him on - and them run back into the trailer.

Dawn   :)
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: dave333 on November 08, 2002, 03:09:04 PM
Call me uncommitted, but I love to THINK about y'all running in the sub-zero temps.  I believe it is much saner to be warm, not frozen, and wait for another day.  Not that sanity has a lot to do with this sport...
Title: Re: April at RA!!!
Post by: Dawn on November 08, 2002, 03:14:16 PM
Quote Not that sanity has a lot to do with this sport...

At first I was going to say you are missing the whole point of racing  - but then I saw that you didn't.   ;D

Dawn   :D
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