So most of the town names are the same over here. A bunch of shires, boroughs, derrys, etc. The racetrack is a NASCAR track (300,000 fan capacity for the cars) plus an infield and outfield. Its right near Concord, New Hampshire.
Close race with the top 4 of us doing laps within a second of each other, we all led, so was a blast.
Racing in New England
- Smokinjoe73
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Racing in New England
Givi wingrack,CBR600 dash,CBR1000 forks, corbin, mario nava carbon fairing, 2bro carbon cans, vista cruise, GSXR mirrors.
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Re: Racing in New England
Looks fun . Any more pics
Re: Racing in New England
nice photo ............looks like a mixed collection of old production bikes there, and you are on a 2 stroke. what class is it?
like Lloydie said, post up more pictures
like Lloydie said, post up more pictures
AMcQ
Re: Racing in New England
You're right that is close racing. As AMcQ says are you riding a twostroke
Chris.
Chris.
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Re: Racing in New England
Givi wingrack,CBR600 dash,CBR1000 forks, corbin, mario nava carbon fairing, 2bro carbon cans, vista cruise, GSXR mirrors.
Re: Racing in New England
They look like old GPZ500's**. weird pic the top one, is there a little 2 stroke that you can't see between you, either that or you've got a 2 stroke pipe on one side of the bike
**or should that be GPZeeeeeeeee500
**or should that be GPZeeeeeeeee500
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2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s
2014 CRMC Post classic Superbike champion.
2014 CRMC Post classic senior production champion. On a Suzuki Katana 1100
My bikes, Firestorm, Suzuki GSX-s1000 Katana, VFR800Fi. Projects, 1986 popup Katana, 3 XJ600’s
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Re: Racing in New England
This is the production twins class. Back in 97 when I did race school on my cbr600, they were what the instructors rode. (kawi ninja500s). I was a crazy fast street rider, but those guys rode around me on the outside waving with one hand. I wanted to be those guys.
So I got a 500, put a shock on & did the forks & started racing. Then worked up to expert and started instructing. Got to be somewhat fast.
On my last trackday, the guy in the garage with me owned a bike shop & was on a ninja1000, brand new. He said it had 175hp. I told him I would go out with him in the "fast" group. (fast on a trackday is an oxymoron).
So I let him go first and followed for 2 laps. At the end of the front straight I late braked him and passed around the outside (maybe 110mph to 80 midcorner). Then disappeared into the distance. Before the end of the practice, I had come around the track and LAPPED him, passing around the outside of a different turn.
So back in the garage, I got to enjoy the disbelief. 175 hp vs 50 hp and more than 10 secs a lap faster. This is why its so much fun to instruct. I instruct for Ducati days, and you have never seen guys so made as when they cant catch you on a pannigale.
I always tell new riders. You have Michael Jordan's shoes, but they cant make you dunk.
So I got a 500, put a shock on & did the forks & started racing. Then worked up to expert and started instructing. Got to be somewhat fast.
On my last trackday, the guy in the garage with me owned a bike shop & was on a ninja1000, brand new. He said it had 175hp. I told him I would go out with him in the "fast" group. (fast on a trackday is an oxymoron).
So I let him go first and followed for 2 laps. At the end of the front straight I late braked him and passed around the outside (maybe 110mph to 80 midcorner). Then disappeared into the distance. Before the end of the practice, I had come around the track and LAPPED him, passing around the outside of a different turn.
So back in the garage, I got to enjoy the disbelief. 175 hp vs 50 hp and more than 10 secs a lap faster. This is why its so much fun to instruct. I instruct for Ducati days, and you have never seen guys so made as when they cant catch you on a pannigale.
I always tell new riders. You have Michael Jordan's shoes, but they cant make you dunk.
Givi wingrack,CBR600 dash,CBR1000 forks, corbin, mario nava carbon fairing, 2bro carbon cans, vista cruise, GSXR mirrors.