answer to novices on 1000's

Yeah listen to Darnell he knows all
Darnell was the first one I saw ever do a stand up wheelie down the back straight at Hallett on the cool down lap---- that must have been about 1992
I started in 85 on a brand new 600 NINJA
Raced a GSXR750--GSXR1100 since and I can go faster on my F2 now than I could ever on the ol man killer 1100

Yes Darnell-- we are that old

HAZE

Yeah,

I think I saw old Darnell do some wheelies at OHR during the last round (GTO) down the front straight as well.....If he's got a primer colored GSXR and white leathers w/ blue patches one of those wheelies almost collected us both.......nice.

Jesse Seitz #830 AM

If I had my way, all prov novs would start on small bikes (less than 600cc). My father spent his professional life in the motorcycle industry, and his personal life on motorcycles; he told me to start racing on small bikes. The philosphy was: if you ride until you have a small bike by the throat, and you can't go any faster (lap time) because the bike won't let you, then it's time for a bigger bike. Any moron can go fast in a straight line; roadracing is all about corner speed. When you have corners mastered, then it will be time to worship the god of throttle control. Until that happens, you're just deluding yourself.

I wonder if this is not an insurance type issue with regard to racing orginazations. If that is the case, well...it's a done deal.

If that is not the case, one must not assume that every Prov. Am. is on his/her first motorcycle. That just isn't fair and it just isn't the truth. I've been passed by more than one with a yellow shirt on. I may be slow, but I'm not that slow. [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img]

Sorry Jesse!!! was told after the race that wheelies are a no no. And had I known you where there I would have let you pass and go on. Sorry for holding you up. But Honestly, be glad I wasn't doing my impression of Larry Lockleer. I would have been doing them every lap. But now seems that is a no no because someone didn't know when to say when. He should have been stopped with his pitbike antics a long time ago.

Darnell

Old fat guy....But did I pass you, or were you passing me???

And did you notice that I was ride one of those slow, no fun 600.

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Originally posted by Darnell Dorsey:
Sorry Jesse!!! was told after the race that wheelies are a no no. And had I known you where there I would have let you pass and go on.

Missed the riders meeting did ya?

I had to trade in my cbr 900 when I decided to race. I ended up with a TL1000 and rode it for a few years. Its just a rule you have to live with, like I did. I have to admit I haven't read the rule book in a while so I have to ask did this rule ever change or did some novice riders just fail to read it (at least once)? I hope you do ride the big bikes in the expert classes. I had to move up after my first year of racing the TL and I think everyone should experience Howard, Ball, Foster, Haner, Spies, and company coming by you so fast your lap times drop because of the draft they create while blowing by you. It's FUN.
I rember being really ticked off about having to get another bike but it was worth it. I say go chase Eric Fault around before you give up on smaller cc bikes.

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Originally posted by Lane Smith:
I say go chase Eric Fault around before you give up on smaller cc bikes.

yeah, he has sucked some paint off of my bike over the last couple of years.

i can remember the death grip i had on the bars of KERMIT when eric falt and bradley champion would come by.

it was definitely a humbling experience...

Well to be honest... (and I trust you with this secret)....I did miss the riders meeting. Hard to hear from the back forty. That is why I didn't make the starting grid for either race.

But it made me feel fast to pass all those novices.

Forgot to mention I was on a set of 3 weekend tires I was talking about earlier, plus they had about 2000 street miles on them.

Can't wait to lose that 50 extra pounds I've been hauling around...

You gettin' all this Jesse?

Youth and talent are no match.....
For age and treachery....

Darnell

Can't wait to get my new to me 1000 on the track!!!

Darnell, normally I don't get sucked into BBS BS. But....

Let me see if I've got it all. You've raced since 1988. You still trust your life to scrub tires. You will do this on a 1000 next year. You still have not figured out that the squid tricks belong on the street where the proper fines can be levied.

Did I miss anything?

Jesse Seitz #830 AM