Grass/Gravel tips?

[EX#996]

Larry's in FL

[Jeff]

At the old BHF (like 2001) I had a lapse of sanity and woke up going off in T1.  Having crashed numerous times in the grass/dirt, I opted to go straight and let the swamp and 1" saplings slow me down...  My knuckles were black & blue but I didn't fall down!

[lightweightgp]

whatever you do, do not touch the front brake.   almost anything else is a plus, but the only really big no no is NO FRONT BRAKE.     Especially at Firebird East in front of the entire paddock.  

[tigerblade]

BTW, the grass at Blackhawk looks soft, but it ain't.  I didn't touch the brakes and just tried to ride it out.  The ride just got bumpier then I went up, came down, and noticed my back didn't feel quite right...   :-/

[Casper34]

drop to 1st/2nd gear asap, and get on the gas *hard*.  Lots o' wheel spin and dust.  

  

It was slow - like walking speed, maybe - so turning was easy.  Pointed it back toward the pavement, looked downtrack to make sure things were clear, got the nod from the corner worker, and was back on the track - with a nice wheelie from the spinning wheel hitting the tarmac.  Interesting.  Worked.

i am a cornerworker and i have "PUSHED" alot of racers out of gravel. if you have ever been at homestead, turn 8 is a hairpin that goes on the back stright. we have "CLOCKED" riders coming in at something like 90-120mph. when they dont make the turn there is a long pit. what we have found is that all you have to do is drop a few gears keep the wheel spinning and weight back. if you should happen to stop, get off and drive the bike out. it is so much easier when you are not on the bike.

jsanchez the turn after the back stright is turn 10.