First Track Pics

[PolishPete]

My first time out on the track at Grattan.  It was an awesome time.  Scarry, but I got used to it and had a great time.  Can't wait for Learning Curves at RA.  I'm the guy in the blue Yamaha leathers on the black SV650.

Here's some pics.

[Super Dave]

How warm was it?

[PolishPete]

About 40 degrees warm.  Cold morning and late afternoon.  Midday was ok.  Lots of fun though anyway!!

[r1owner]

Congrats!  and welcome to the madness!

[PolishPete]

Thanks!!

[fullmetalF4i]

good stuff, now you're adicted

[JBraun]

I've never been to Grattan, but the corner in the third pic looks a bit hairy.
Like most tracks, I'm sure you don't notice the armco when you're out there, but from that view it doesn't look good.

[JonGu]

I've never been to Grattan, but the corner in the third pic looks a bit hairy.
Like most tracks, I'm sure you don't notice the armco when you're out there, but from that view it doesn't look good.

It can get really hairy if you somehow crash there while still attached to the bike, but I've seen a few crashes there and usually you don't end up anywhere near the armco because it's a pretty steep uphill climb. Then again I remember last year at Road America where some guy crashed in the Carousel and the bike ended up flipping over the Armco there and it was a lot farther away than the bowl at Grattan. Guess it just depends on how you crash...

[PolishPete]

That bowl is actually not that bad, it was actually one of my favorite parts of the track.  The S turns into the bowl, lots of fun.  Turn 3 on that track is crazy.  Up hill, all you see is a lake in front of you, then the road drops off, you go down hill, and you have a tight 150 degreeish turn right back up the hill.  Plus its off camber.  Its crazy.

[EM JAY]

 Hey PolishPete!  I was next to ya in the pit out once, didn't get a chance to see ya in the paddock tho.  I didn't know you were going to be there till one of my guys was like "Why does that bike look like Tom Shorts.."   ;D  

[PolishPete]

Haha...I hope nobody thinks I stole it!!  Maybe I should get those stickers off!!  That weekend was a blast!!  If anyone ever sees a Polish guy with a Suzuki wearing Yamaha leathers, stop by and say hi!!

[weggie_man]

OK, I don't like unguarded armco any more than anyone else but, if you make it to the armco in that corner you really did something wrong!

I don't think I've ever seen a bike touch that section of armco and I've watched a lot of races at Grattan. I'm not saying it couldn't ever happen but it would be pretty strange.