LWSS and LWSB at NJMP 5/2

Started by OreoGaborio, May 05, 2010, 02:13:59 PM

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OreoGaborio

Not sure how many people were in those races, but I just wanted to say I had a great time.

And to any Amateurs that I might have buzzed or "pushed" out of the way in LWSS, I'm sorry about that. The guy at the Pirelli tent was a little slow with a last minute pressure check and I had to start from hot pit :ahhh:  I don't think I caused too much havock but just in case I did, you have my sincere appologies.

Anyway, on to the race report that I copy/pasted from another local forum.

QuoteLWSS - 9th outa 13 starters.... Apparently at NJ, "3rd and final call" REALLY MEANS "3rd and final call".... and not "3rd call but you still have time to have the Pirelli guys double check your tire pressures since your pressure gauge is off by 6 pounds and shouldn't be trusted".   :sleeping2:

So yeah... I was a little late to the show & start from hot pit. the guy has to wait until after the Amateur wave goes... so he lets me go, I dump the clutch a little too quickly & loft the front wheel a bit... I say "feck it" and decide to carry a nice wheelie 1/2 way down hot pit, clicking into 2nd gear as I go  I diced my way through most of the amateur field, most likely leaving some of the Amateurs wondering what kinda a-hole would stuff them and take off like that, but I managed to work my way into the Expert field a bit and took a 9th out of 13 entries. My best lap time was about a 1:36 and was 7th fastest among the experts, so I was relatively happy about how I finished.


LWSB - 4th outta 12 starters.... This time I made it to the grids in plenty of time.  I was gridded in the very back due to post-registering on Saturday but I got a good launch and got through half the field by the first turn.  Of course, not having any solid markers for T1 I just got in the conga line and settled into 6th or 7th place.  Early on I made a nice pass going into T5 on a Duc 1000 but the Duc was able to pull back along my right side as we approached the right hand T6. We stayed side-by side to turn-in, but I didn't back down.  I waited for him to make his turn-in and as soon as he did I leaned right in on him and stayed on the gas.  He backed off, I re-claimed the spot.  After that I had a good battle for 4th with a Ducati 1000ss and I think another built SV.  They were both able to motor me down the front straight but I would make up the difference in the tight sections and I stayed with them.

Going into turn 6 (the fast right hander) the SV (?) tucked the front and slid off the track, leaving the Duc and I to battle for 4th. A couple of laps later I carried some good speed through turn 4 (another very fast right hander that leads right into T5, a tight 100 degree left). I gave the throttle a healthy squirt as we apexed, pulled along the outside (left) of Duc and got the angle for T5. The back tire danced around a bit as I killed the brakes and grabbed my downshifts, but I made the corner, got a good drive out and that's how it stayed.

Best lap time of 1:34.2 :cheers:



These were my first races outside of the Loudon Road Racing Series and all in all, it was a pretty positivie experience.  I experienced some good clean racing and didn't see any boneheads doing anything too stupid, which is always a huge plus in my book  :thumb:

I definitely hope to make it down there again to dice it up some more!
-Pete
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SVbadguy

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apriliaman

that may have been me you were racing with.I am #3 and got 5th in that race.I got my best lap in that race also 1:34.5 i think.
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OreoGaborio

Mark Reynolds?  Nice to meet ya!  Great race, bro :)
-Pete
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Peter998

Pete,

It was good to see you this weekend. It was good clean racing all around in the LW races that I did. See You at Loudon, maybe you can tow me around a little there.
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apriliaman

i am mark evry,next time i hope to be quicker next time.
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OreoGaborio

#6
Doh... Mark Reynolds was the one that finished 3rd.  Nice to meet you, Mr. Evry :)

I just watched the vid you put up on youtube...  I had to edit my race report a little as my memory was playing tricks on me :P For some reason I thought you came back up along side me in turn 6 after I passed you but that wasn't the case.  That may have been the guy you passed down the front straight early on in the race.

Anyway, it was great racing with you.  Hope we can do it again sometime. :)
-Pete
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Cowboy 6

Quote from: OreoGaborio on May 08, 2010, 05:25:11 PM

Anyway, it was great racing with you.  Hope we can do it again sometime. :)

Mark is a great guy. It's always a good day to race with him.


BTW, thanks for the video Mark.
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apriliaman

i was able to post that race as when i edited it was under 11 min so it worked.the quality is less on that site though.Next time i'll have a fresher front tire on.I was using the same continental front tire that i used in the whole twin sprint weekend at carolina 7 races and practice and 3 sesions of nj trackday practice and all the races at nj 25min and 2 sprints and 2 practice and i got my best laps on the last race with the most milage on the tire if you could believe that!!
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roadracer162

Quote from: apriliaman on May 09, 2010, 11:53:15 PM
i was able to post that race as when i edited it was under 11 min so it worked.the quality is less on that site though.Next time i'll have a fresher front tire on.I was using the same continental front tire that i used in the whole twin sprint weekend at carolina 7 races and practice and 3 sesions of nj trackday practice and all the races at nj 25min and 2 sprints and 2 practice and i got my best laps on the last race with the most milage on the tire if you could believe that!!

Then why would you need a fresh tire? Sounds like the Continentals are working for you?

Mark
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