october 16th trackday at buttonwillow-pics

pantablo · October 19, 2006, 10:12:07 PM

pics are up.

being stalked by an R1...

CirclesCenter · October 19, 2006, 10:42:54 PM

Pablo, you'd love to come to my local track, it's so tight you can hear the facker squeek! Liter bikes are at a disadvantage. (Just too much POWA)

The R1 looks like he's target fixating on you in that pic. And he's nowhere near as committed in that corner as you are.

pantablo · October 19, 2006, 11:08:15 PM

that corner opens up to the longest straight of the track, the "drag strip" which is about 3/4 mile long and dumps you into what is usually a sweeper but with this configuration I was hitting 150+, the liters were 165+ going into the sweeper, which at that speed is a serious turn...he was just waiting for it to straighten up....

makenzie71 · October 19, 2006, 11:12:09 PM

He also didn't know the track very well...hard to commit yourself.

pantablo · October 19, 2006, 11:14:17 PM

no, no, this is a different trackday and a different R1 rider...I couldnt keep pace with him!

makenzie71 · October 19, 2006, 11:29:22 PM

oh haha...I lose 10 cool points.

pandy · October 20, 2006, 08:37:12 AM

So just how many track days are you up to per year now, Pablo?

Jake D · October 20, 2006, 09:24:52 AM

Quote from: makenzie71 on October 19, 2006, 11:29:22 PM
oh haha...I lose 10 cool points.

That makes it negative 324, if you're scoring at home (or even if you're alone).

Nice pics, Pablo. Do you ever get tired of Buttonwillow?

pantablo · October 20, 2006, 09:32:08 AM

Quote from: pandy on October 20, 2006, 08:37:12 AM
So just how many track days are you up to per year now, Pablo?

back to once a month....gotta get them all in before the baby comes! Getting the bike fitted with true race bodywork this week...

Quote from: Jake D on October 20, 2006, 09:24:52 AM
Nice pics, Pablo. Do you ever get tired of Buttonwillow?

thanks. no. I L-O-V-E buttonwillow. Its also more interesting because they occasionally run different configurations. This time out they ran the AFM config, which is #23 I think (also ran in reverse direction-CCW). In this configuration the "drag strip" was new...

makenzie71 · October 20, 2006, 07:19:41 PM

Hey pablo you see this guy?

Or this guy (who binned rather early on i hear)

Buttonwillow was apparently very popular that weekend...

coll0412 · October 20, 2006, 08:39:06 PM

The dude that crashed has the worst body postion

He looks like a fricken board strapped to the bike, hang off my brothern and the corners are meuch easier to take

pantablo · October 20, 2006, 09:21:20 PM

I dont remember those bikes, except the RC51 behind the ZX. that guy was pitted near me-you couldnt miss those bright yellow dymag wheels! I'd remember a ZX of that vintage.

They look like C group, no? Thats the novice group.
You know these guys? Are they from TX? Hope they had a good time. That R1 doesnt look too bad really. Whats that graffiti in blue on the bodywork say?

makenzie71 · October 20, 2006, 09:55:48 PM

Folks from a bout 8 different forums I surf had gone that day...these guys were from www.supraforums.com (first bunch of pics) and from www.rx7club.com. No one else took pics. A few people recognized your leathers, though.

He did more damage to his pride than anything else.

pantablo · October 20, 2006, 11:28:06 PM

QuoteA few people recognized your leathers, though.

hard to miss...they still look very bright and new...

makenzie71 · October 20, 2006, 11:30:40 PM

Oh and I think the jibberish on the side says "wild styles" or something to taht extent.

makenzie71 · October 22, 2006, 01:58:29 PM

Mikey wants his $10

pantablo · October 22, 2006, 02:23:01 PM

mikey got his $10 that day...

makenzie71 · October 22, 2006, 02:30:28 PM

oh hahah What was that about?

pantablo · October 22, 2006, 02:41:40 PM

he let me borrow $10 so I could buy a raffle ticket-which won me the custom kushitani suit!

makenzie71 · October 22, 2006, 03:17:34 PM

hahah I'd be hunting my $10 too lol

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