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Huey130
10-14-2011, 11:48 AM
I have a bunch of great vid's but I'm at the shop and running on only 5 hours sleep so we'll have to wait on those...

All I can say is that my dream of riding the banking was truly everything I'd hoped for. It's freaking AMAZING! Scary as hell the first lap but once you trust it it's like (and this is going to sound stupid) a long straightaway that's curved.

Other than down shifting into the kink at the 2 marker I was at 100% throttle on the NASCAR part! Coming out of the kink I'd have it pinned wheelieng over the rumble strips, then all the way around NASCAR 3 and 4, through the tri-oval, down after start/finish then hard braking for the in-field. After that I'd be at 100% again by the time I'd shifted to 3rd going onto the apron and up onto NASCAR 1 all the way around and down the back straight heading for the kink again!

Sure that 600 was having to haul my big ass but holy crap it's amazing to just let it goooooooooooo!!!!
I wanted to break 160. I haven't done the math against the tach but I only saw 157 on the dash with a speedo-healer so I guess I'll have to take that. Made some passes, sure got passed too. I did look fast though! Hahahaha

http://www.bbcracing.com/Huey/Huey_Daytona2011.JPG

ramm
10-14-2011, 11:52 AM
:up: Awesome!

That banking + the wall just scares the bejeezus out of me. Hell, even the wall at Road Atlanta is intimidating through "turn" 9. :lol:

Dave1kRR
10-14-2011, 11:56 AM
I bet it's wicked riding at 100% throttle for so long! Very jealous.

Huey130
10-14-2011, 12:25 PM
Here's a screen capture of the banking from my swingarm:
http://www.bbcracing.com/Huey/Huey_Daytonabank.jpg

Check out this pic from when they repaved: It's pretty far up there PLUS you're going so fast you're actually leaning DOWN the hill. You're on the left side of the tire.
http://www.bikernet.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/image002d.jpg

rr_double_rr
10-14-2011, 01:04 PM
That looks so awesome I need new shorts.

Huey130
10-16-2011, 06:39 PM
The vid!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbA9Zn7gk_w&hd=1