Kevin Kane

Eirik; Thanks; the stuff you find and post is always a treat. I loved this article and what it means to those who "support" any endeavor, motorcycling racing or anything else for that matter. Rain

Hugh; It's a term of endearment/empowerment but from another place and time. Anyway up in the Great White North there must be something in the water because there are some incredibly talented Canadian Women riders - not the least of which is Misti Hurst, a Coach for the School. Josee Bouchard, Natalie Catherine Provost and Genevieve Lesieur have all been to the Superbike School and those ladies are fast. Nadine Lajoie has raced some AMA events and Shauna Aron was one of the best of the bunch. Anyway if you do decide on reassignment surgery let us know how it affects your lap times. Rain

Hugh; Congratulations on your progress not to mention your Podium; you go girl! Rainman

Nic; Will's assistant is Daniel Marelich and he is remarkably talented. much of what Will did for you was because Daniel's contributions gives Will the flexibility to be able to help out students with their own bikes. Rainman

I don't know how many saw this race (or will see it soon) but OMG! The last half of the race was the most intensive racing for the win I can remember seeing in a long long time and the first half was awesome on it's own. Rainman

Hottie; Great re-direct! Here's my story: Loudon - LRRS Rookie Race where a DNS/DNF washes out your weekend. It's the first race of the weekend and rookies need to finish the race to get your license and you need a license to ride practice or race from that point forward so it's a big deal. 5 minute horn sounds for the "rookie race" so I remove the warmers, the rear stand and mount up to head out. I roll about 10 feet or so and my bike stalls - it won't restart because the battery can't turn the motor. I start to freak out in my helmet because I was there alone and couldn't even dismount because I didn't have a side stand or anyone who could hold up the bike. Out of nowhere, a guy runs up, pops off my side fairing and attaches a booster battery cable and jumps my motor. I had to get out onto the sighting lap so other than shouting a thank you I still have no idea who he was. If he doesn't jump in to help a complete stranger, I pack up and drive 8 hours home without an opportunity to race until the next round three weeks later not to mention the lost expense of going racing without having raced. Rain

The Bowl at Loudon is a difficult corner to get right and you can over load the front tire very easily if your tires were cold or the surface was wet; conditions you alluded to in your initial post. The last time I raced at Loudon I crashed out in the same spot. My circumstances were different but I know I overloaded the front and right after turn in it was goodnight Irene. That corner is 180 degree left at the base of a fast downhill section so you already have heavier front loading to deal with regardless of tire temperature or surface conditions. Rainman

Benny; I switched to Shorai after using AGM sealed units for years. They weigh nothing by comparison. Rainman

Tyler; I typically work at NJMP and have sent Pepsi D a note. Rainman

I would Cobie; absolutely. Rainman

Carey; I share the tendency of riding "duck footed" but a close look at Lorenzo's inside foot in this image offers a clearer perspective (IMHO) of where to position the inside foot when cornering - at least. Rainman

Talk about walking the walk... Hottie you Rock girl! Rain

Hottie; How did it go? Rainman

It is considered a common courtesy when starting a topic about a international (or national) race results to use the term "Spoiler Alert" in the Topic Title instead of telling the world the results of a race in the topic title. That way, some Forum members and/or guests who taped the race to watch the next day don't know the results beforehand. All you need to do is use the term "Spoiler Alert" in the title, like "MotoGP Results - Spoiler Alert" instead of referring to the winner in the title. Kevin Kane

Dylan; Great shot! Do I spy your index finger trailing it in a bit here? Rain

JZ; I think this is an awesome report! Congratulations on taking the plunge. Rainman

I upgraded my track bike with a slipper clutch a number of years ago but quickly found that it's a tool with limitations and not a solution per se. You can still get rear wheel hop with a slipper clutch if you overload it; at least the one I had installed on my Ducati. I quickly returned to matching revs to gearing to the extent that I could and it became more of a safety feature when I went into a corner a bit too hot for my comfort zone. There were many times after that I forgot I even had one in the bike. Rain

I'm anxious to read what you post after your May School at NJMP... Rain

D that is awesome; you go girl! Were you racing a contemporary Thruxton or a vintage bike? The pace looked too fast for a 60's era Triumph. Rain

...or even "w's" for that matter.

Eirik; Thanks; you add a lot of fun things up here. You were also right, it worth taking the time to read this and get a more inside look at how the world is on the other side of the MotoGP pit wall. Rain

We're going to have to agree to disagree here.

Stroker; What may be missing here is which constructors were/are willing to participate in the Superbike School's program. I don't know the genesis of who approached who first but shortly after BMW rolled out the S1000R, it coincided with the School fleet becoming BMW's. From what I understand, it has been a marking play by BMW that has paid big dividends to both parties

Yellow Duck; This isn't General Advice that I think many of us would embrace; every low side I have ever had was far worse than running off the track every time it's happened. Your second paragraph is an improvement over your opening but the opening is hard to ignore. Rainman

...so Hottie how did this happen? Having just gotten out of a flex cast myself inquiring minds would like to know.