I hope each of you has a wonderful and blessed Christmas as well as a safe and joyous New Year!
This year has brought many changes in my life; some bad and some phenomenal! I lost love and found love (in my daughters passion), discovered a twist on my old passion, and learned that I have a lot to reflect on and be humble about. Overall, it was a very educational year both personally and professionally! Each New Year is a great opportunity to evaluate the past to determine how we can be better, stronger people for ourselves, our families and our friends!
I hope to start the New Year off at the track, looking to bring home the win! But regardless of the outcome…HAVE FUN! We plan on being competitive this season and achieving many of the goals we set! See ya at the track… pick a lane!!!
I wish each of you the best the season has to offer! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Bumble Bee
Friday, December 21, 2007
Tuesday, December 04, 2007
The split second WRECK...
So this weekend we went out for some more testing, despite what the weather people said. It started out slow, we spun off the line fairly hard but outside of that it was a decent run.
9.22 @ 143.9 mph with a -.220 reaction and a 1.66 60’ time (she was creeping hard as soon as I got on the two step and wasn’t waiting for no light… ah well)
Our next run was better, still spun but not nearly as bad as the first run. We talked about testing some new things, so I could know what it feels like (i.e., the bike bogging). We decided to see what she would do the next round and then make adjustments as needed.
8.84 @ 147.86 mph with a .141 reaction and a 1.300 60’ time (Great ET, good 60’ time…not so good reaction)
We discovered our launch was up WAY higher then we normally launch at so we adjusted for that and away we go…
8.82 @ 149.36 mph with a .091 reaction and a 1.307 60’ time (FANTASTIC! This is our best ET to-date)
We decided to adjust the launch to attempt to make the bike bog this next pass… UNFORTUNATELY, it didn’t quite turn out as we had envisioned…
I got out there did my burnout, my normal routine, staged and… HOLY CRAP…
Let’s just say the bike got seriously wicked on me and well the “rookie” in me let us down (literally). I couldn’t get out of it fast enough (or at all in this case) and it got out of control and I wrecked. The video is pretty narly too. L Good news is I AM OK…I did a brief slide, my leathers hooked on something and began a brief but significant tumble. When I came to a stop it was mere mili-seconds before Jason and Eddy were at my side to make sure I was ok. THANK YOU GUYS! There were several others at my side and tending to our now wounded bike…THANK YOU to them as well. I am so sorry Eddy. In the end, I walked away with minor bruising. my spirit is ready to ride (right now)… my body needs a week or so to recover. I want to extend a huge I’M SORRY to my daughter, she was really freaked out. Baby, know that I love you and this is a risk we both take when we decide to race. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS!
So we have some minor repairs to make and we’ll be back out testing in preparation for the new year and new season! Till next time…have fun, be safe and Happy Holidays!
BB
9.22 @ 143.9 mph with a -.220 reaction and a 1.66 60’ time (she was creeping hard as soon as I got on the two step and wasn’t waiting for no light… ah well)
Our next run was better, still spun but not nearly as bad as the first run. We talked about testing some new things, so I could know what it feels like (i.e., the bike bogging). We decided to see what she would do the next round and then make adjustments as needed.
8.84 @ 147.86 mph with a .141 reaction and a 1.300 60’ time (Great ET, good 60’ time…not so good reaction)
We discovered our launch was up WAY higher then we normally launch at so we adjusted for that and away we go…
8.82 @ 149.36 mph with a .091 reaction and a 1.307 60’ time (FANTASTIC! This is our best ET to-date)
We decided to adjust the launch to attempt to make the bike bog this next pass… UNFORTUNATELY, it didn’t quite turn out as we had envisioned…
I got out there did my burnout, my normal routine, staged and… HOLY CRAP…
Let’s just say the bike got seriously wicked on me and well the “rookie” in me let us down (literally). I couldn’t get out of it fast enough (or at all in this case) and it got out of control and I wrecked. The video is pretty narly too. L Good news is I AM OK…I did a brief slide, my leathers hooked on something and began a brief but significant tumble. When I came to a stop it was mere mili-seconds before Jason and Eddy were at my side to make sure I was ok. THANK YOU GUYS! There were several others at my side and tending to our now wounded bike…THANK YOU to them as well. I am so sorry Eddy. In the end, I walked away with minor bruising. my spirit is ready to ride (right now)… my body needs a week or so to recover. I want to extend a huge I’M SORRY to my daughter, she was really freaked out. Baby, know that I love you and this is a risk we both take when we decide to race. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS!
So we have some minor repairs to make and we’ll be back out testing in preparation for the new year and new season! Till next time…have fun, be safe and Happy Holidays!
BB
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