2008 GP Schedule Released

[benprobst]

1098 too!!! ;)

Seriously? an open class bike allowed in thunderbike? sounds scary.

[jarelj]

Seriously? an open class bike allowed in thunderbike? sounds scary.

No, just giving Clayton a hard time, if he gets to race his "bone stock" 749 (cough.... cough......) in Thunderbike, then my 1098 might as well be allowed in too!

[benprobst]

No, just giving Clayton a hard time, if he gets to race his "bone stock" 749 (cough.... cough......) in Thunderbike, then my 1098 might as well be allowed in too!

Ha, right on. I think I was right behind you for that picture in your avatar. Was that at MAM in october 2 years ago?

[Ducati23]

No, just giving Clayton a hard time, if he gets to race his "bone stock" 749 (cough.... cough......) in Thunderbike, then my 1098 might as well be allowed in too!

Well it does have a pipe and tuning but it is still dog slow, at least with me on it.    DR you cannot race a SV1000 in TB, sorry pal. ::)  I am glad 749's are finally allowed. 

Ben P, is your dad Dave or Dan? I raced with both those guys 20+ years ago. I think that pic of Jarel was at MAM in turn 13 about Oct 06, he looked like the guy from Laugh-in on the tricycle. (probably too far back in time for most of the listers here to know about)   

[crimsoncloak]

I heard that only people who ride to Starbucks on Sundays and read Dostoevsky hard backs in an obvious manner ride 749s.  All those poor Thunderbikers with old dusty F3s have to run against Clayton now.

[benprobst]

Ben P, is your dad Dave or Dan? I raced with both those guys 20+ years ago. I think that pic of Jarel was at MAM in turn 13 about Oct 06, he looked like the guy from Laugh-in on the tricycle. (probably too far back in time for most of the listers here to know about)   

My dad is Dave. And yeah I was righ behind Jarel when he did that, we were just cruising around with the experts when it started to rain, I was lucky as I had a pre-arranged signal worked out with my uncle if it started raining, I came out of the corner and there he was jumping up and down patting his head on pit lane, I slowed down immediatly going into the braking zone and in the next corner there went spooner sliding off and jarel not far behind.

[jarelj]

My dad is Dave. And yeah I was righ behind Jarel when he did that, we were just cruising around with the experts when it started to rain, I was lucky as I had a pre-arranged signal worked out with my uncle if it started raining, I came out of the corner and there he was jumping up and down patting his head on pit lane, I slowed down immediatly going into the braking zone and in the next corner there went spooner sliding off and jarel not far behind.

No, you're thinking of Shun on his SV crashing in the rain, that pic of me testing the traction in the grass at Turn 13 is from a TrackAddix track day two years go.  I got a wierd tank slapper in turn 12 due to my front tire hitting my mis-mounted lower fairing, and I literally tank-slapped my way down to about 10 MPH before my front tire slipped off the edge of the pavement into the grass and the bike fell over.  I finished that race in the rain in 2nd or 3rd place (can't remember which) on my Ninja 650, and I remember seeing Shun and Spooner laying in the mud!

[gonecrazy]

whats up with the ccs site? anyway i believe the south region is still running hallett, i am not going to be region dependent this year.

[benprobst]

No, you're thinking of Shun on his SV crashing in the rain, that pic of me testing the traction in the grass at Turn 13 is from a TrackAddix track day two years go.  I got a wierd tank slapper in turn 12 due to my front tire hitting my mis-mounted lower fairing, and I literally tank-slapped my way down to about 10 MPH before my front tire slipped off the edge of the pavement into the grass and the bike fell over.  I finished that race in the rain in 2nd or 3rd place (can't remember which) on my Ninja 650, and I remember seeing Shun and Spooner laying in the mud!

Ohh ok, Yeah that was an intresting race. I ended up second and Brock won, that was the most slipery track i have ever been on. I remember starting to go up the inside of Jack on the brakes when the back end started coming around just from letting the clutch out, I was like screw this I just need to finish this damn thing. Sadly that was about the only race I finished that weekend. 

[Spooner]

Yeah I remember seeing your uncle pointing to the sky before I tipped it into the right hander-I thought 'hey this isn't so BAAAADDDDD!!!'

[Ducati23]

Nick,

MAM is your lucky track!    Why do you test the pavement quality so often?    Sorry man just kidding. Why don't you get a LW bike and have fun racing again? We'd like to have another fast guy join the fun. Talked to Anthony & Dan today, is it time to race yet. I hate winter...