It was a solid year of continuing to work on improving my technique and get feedback from professional coaches (thank you Ken & Phil!). The net result has been greater precision, continued safety, some greater awareness of suspension and motor work (the latter not by choice), and improved lap times. Some numbers and data points …
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My final [big] track weekend for 2023 was at Buttonwillow, Config #13 (typical motorcycle config) with Carters at the Track. The Daytona is still awaiting reassembly so I brought the Tuono V4 Factory, initially fitted with some barely scuffed Super Corsa SP v3 tires (DOT) and on the spare wheels, I had my used SC1 …
This was Dylan’s private day that I’d booked months ago. It was my only outing to Laguna Seca (WeatherTech) for the 2023 season since the track was closed for a re-pave the first half of the year and then I was up at The Ridge most of the summer so the July-August Laguna dates didn’t …
After 3-4 years of being on the waiting list, I’m now an ‘associate’ member at a local dirt bike club. The club has use rights and leases land on a local west county ranch about 20 minutes from my home. There are dozens and dozens of trails, all at least semi-steep, some really steep going …
Other than a couple of days at Thunderhill (one West, one East) and a couple of kart days on the Ninja 400, most of my track riding from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day Weekend has been at The Ridge in Washington State riding with Track Time. My thought process was to avoid the summer …