[Ducati] 1st Time Racetrack Experiences part 8

[Cooper]

dittos!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Aaron Gillies" <contingencya at yahoo.com>
To: "Ducati Owners Group" <ducati at ducati.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 5:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Ducati] 1st Time Racetrack Experiences part 8


> Gabriel,
>  This was an excellent recount of your track day! I live in Bakersfield, 
> but have not had the chance to make it to a track day. But thank you for 
> writing this and sharing. It was insightful and fun.
>
>  Aaron
>
> Gleeb Gliber Galactica Gavorti <evilposterchild at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  Evidently Bruno did have a session or 2 on the track after lunch but 
> still did not like the 'vibe' of the track that day. For whatever reason 
> (perhaps because the weather was so perfect) there were more accidents at 
> Buttonwillow than anyone could remember. After my accident they even 
> called all the riders in for a safety lecture and changed the 
> configuration of the track (removing the sharp "Mazda" corner) in hopes of 
> increasing our safety. But all to no avail. The track was just plain 
> hungry for blood. That or we were the most careless group in recent 
> Buttonwillow Raceway history.
> Being lumped in with a bunch of other "crashers" did not make me feel the 
> slightest bit better. But I did take solace in the fact that at least I 
> had not caused anyone else to have an accident. Nor did another rider 
> cause mine.
> In conclusion, I am healing up nicely. I even went out on my M944 
> yesterday for a few hundred miles of R&R (romping and riding).
> After I find a cheap set of wheels and rear-sets for my Aprilia Falco I 
> will have what I need to see if my bike will again ride straight. (The 
> frame and swing-arm sliders on the bike literally made all the difference. 
> If you do not have them on your bike(s), you need them) If so then I will 
> have a dedicated track bike. If not, she'll be stripped down and shipped 
> away in 99 different directions to be used on other motorcycles throughout 
> the world.
> I am very much looking forward to my next track day, whatever bike it may 
> be on. Though bittersweet, my first racetrack experience confirmed what I 
> already thought I knew. That nowhere else am I able to learn as much about 
> riding and ride a bike how it was meant to be ridden, than on the track. 
> It's also massively fun and a great way to hang out with and meet new 
> friends.
> Ride Well, Be Well Wear Body Armor. I'm wearing some right now.
>
> .
>
>
>
> ride well
>
> gabriel
>
>
>
> "There's nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can't 
> prolong." -Python, Monty.
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