Todd’s CCS Race Report – 8/21-22
On August - 23 - 2010 ADD COMMENTS
Saturday:
There were some changes to the CCS racing schedule due to economic reasons and the BFR CCS format has changed from a 2-day program to a 1-day with racer practice being moved to Saturday and run in combination with a track day group and a race licensing group. I was planning to just run the [...]
Gary’s CCS Race Report – 7/24-25
On August - 2 - 2010 Comments Off
I and the rest of the team showed up bright & early Saturday morning, got everything set up, and got the bikes through Tech. I had a used set of Sharkskinz for my ’08 1000RR, but due to the recent storms, our painter had to bail out his basement and wait until the breaker for the garage [...]
Todd’s CCS Race Report – 7/24-25
On July - 26 - 2010 Comments Off
I had a great weekend at the CCS races held at Blackhawk Farms Raceway this past weekend!
I never get the chance to do a Friday practice because of work so my first opportunity to get on track is generally Saturday mornings for the brief practice rounds they allow us. I don’t race on Saturday because [...]
Mike’s CCS weekend
On May - 24 - 2010 Comments Off
Well, it was a great weekend overall, no crashes, no breakdowns, and Gary passed his class- I think he got an A, maybe an A-, I’m not sure.
The new bike ran great and was surprisingly easy to ride. We only made one adjustment all weekend, a click of rebound on the rear shock. I tried [...]
Gary’s CCS race weekend at Blackhawk Farms
On May - 24 - 2010 Comments Off
I got to the track bright & early Saturday morning. Mike & Todd weren’t there yet, so I unloaded the bike, and soon was off to the first meeting for the licensing clinic, put on by Rick Breuer of Learning Curves. We first did a track walk, and then had several school sessions intermixed with several track [...]
‘05 GSX-R 1K Race Bike Prep – Part 2
On April - 4 - 2010 Comments Off
Yesterday we had our first day on track, it was a training day at Blackhawk Farms Raceway for all of the Control Riders, Instructors and Video Bikes that will be working for MotoVid.com track days this season. It turned out to be a very nice day, sunny and dry track all afternoon. There was one [...]
’05 GSX-R 1K Race Bike Prep – Part 1
On April - 2 - 2010 Comments Off
It’s not all about the bike! As you can see by the parts list I have also purchased a new helmet and some Nice Raxx for the trailer to hold the PitBull stands in place on the walls, up and out of the way. The bike’s also received a new paint scheme for the [...]
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 3
On April - 2 - 2010 Comments Off
So I finished the CF subframe, and it turned out pretty good, and light- 1.75lbs. Its ugly on the right side because I added six more layers of CF after the initial six prove too flimsy, and I added the tray after I tried to use the stock tray and it just [...]
It’s starting to smell like spring around here
On March - 13 - 2010 Comments Off
The sweet sound and smell of a race bike. Spring is right around the corner and the first track day is April 14th!
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 2
On March - 13 - 2010 Comments Off
Update: here is the first carbon stay, its pretty good, but I’m going to add another layer to the next one and keep this for a race spare.
Here is all the unnecessary weight of the stock ignition/lock, a 1lb reduction.
The necessary stuff to turn the bike on, all 0.000-nothing lbs of [...]
Mike’s CBR 1000RR (08) Race Prep – Part 1
On February - 11 - 2010 Comments Off
Well, I sold my 2006 GSX-R 750 and purchased a 2008 CBR 1000RR from Shawn at the Engelhart Center. I wanted to try something new, and something that handled well right out of the box. The GSX-R line supposedly needs fork extenders to handle their best, but the CBR is supposed to handle great and [...]
