FRIDAY THE 13th: The “race” weekend started on the day that typically seizes the “bad luck” connotation, however, it was anything but. We were really excited to get out to the track and try out the new additions to the bike, some synthetic oil & a carbon fiber seat - allowing Joey to get 2” lower in the bike. We were confident this will allow him to achieve a low 1.5 60’ time. Sara even got to participate this weekend by working at the track, wow she's working...my baby is working. I feel so old! I'm glad she had the opportunity to learn and work in a place she is familar with, Thank you, Lisa! Next I want to get her more involved in racing, I want to teach her how to line Joey and I up. Show her what to look and feel for; she wants to race bikes so she needs to learn from the ground up (literally)!
When we arrived at the track there were several people there, mostly bikes (even better). We saw plenty of new faces along with some familiar ones too! We had a full evening of racing for a simple Test-N-Tune. It was great! We were not mistaken with our instincts on the new seat, although Joey did mention how incredibly uncomfortable it was (a few times). It was a wise investment. We ran the following:
- .097 R/T 1.59 60' time 9.55 ET 124.02 MPH (First pass with new stuff)
- .096 R/T 1.59 60' time 9.33 ET 152.42 MPH (Bogged out of the hole, adjusted shock to hard compression)
- .128 R/T 1.56 60' time 9.30 ET 151.75 MPH
- .140 R/T 1.55 60' time 9.43 ET 150.28 MPH (Wheelie)
- .141 R/T 1.55 60' time 9.29 ET 151.67 MPH (Missed a shift and hit the rev limiter)
- .102 R/T 1.59 60' time 9.36 ET 151.70 MPH (Wheelie)
- .195 R/T 1.55 60' time 9.25 ET 152.42 MPH (Adjusted power commander)
- .106 R/T 1.54 60' time 9.29 ET 151.10 MPH (Quick shift 1st to 2nd)
- .167 R/T 1.58 60' time 9.34 ET 151.17 MPH
- .097 R/T 1.53 60' time 9.30 ET 150.96 MPH
- .191 R/T 1.58 60' time 9.73 ET 131.18 MPH
- .119 R/T 1.59 60' time 9.34 ET 150.79 MPH (Adjusted power commander)
- .146 R/T 1.57 60' time 9.36 ET 150.22 MPH (Adjusted power commander)
In addition to achieving that low 1.5 60' time as we had anticipated, we got to see some pretty cool passes from other racers.
As we were leaving Friday night, Katie Sullivan came by our pit and asked if I was still interested in testing on her bike. Well… OF COURSE! Now not only am I excited about racing with Joey all weekend; now I get to do a little racing of my own. I was very excited... I really am happy to that we can be there for/with each other again, to share in each other celebrations and help each other figure out our mistakes!
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