Yes they did. The only time it was closed was when there was lighting.
I'll make sure to bring a set of Avons with me in addition to the Race Ones if Randy brings the Duck in Oct.
Yes they did. The only time it was closed was when there was lighting.
Check it out....
The night before, there is this friggin hurricane-esque storm. Capt. Dumba** (that'd be me) sits on the porch at the hotel, admiring the way the trees are blowing around when this piece of debris that must have been traveling at mach 12 hits me in the eye.
Hurt like he** and my eye nearly swells shut.
The next morning, at the track, my eye is watering, hurting like I have a sand bur in it and it is RAINING.
Worst $800 I have ever spent and after two track days, the Ducati has never ran a hot lap....
I nearly got depressed but luckily I have a great wife and my bud Jim Beam, oh and Visine.....
SkyDvr, being the sensible man he is had the forethought to buy both days, something I will do from now on, so he should be running today!
Back home now thinking about taking up tennis or something....
Check it out....
The night before, there is this friggin hurricane-esque storm. Capt. Dumba** (that'd be me) sits on the porch at the hotel, admiring the way the trees are blowing around when this piece of debris that must have been traveling at mach 12 hits me in the eye.
Hurt like he** and my eye nearly swells shut.
The next morning, at the track, my eye is watering, hurting like I have a sand bur in it and it is RAINING.
Worst $800 I have ever spent and after two track days, the Ducati has never ran a hot lap....
I nearly got depressed but luckily I have a great wife and my bud Jim Beam, oh and Visine.....
SkyDvr, being the sensible man he is had the forethought to buy both days, something I will do from now on, so he should be running today!
Back home now thinking about taking up tennis or something....
That storm Friday night clocked 75 MPH and blew the hell out of everyone's pop-ups. I went back down there Friday night and picked up what was left of mine. Once Randy left (or should I say, took the "Rainmaker Duc" away), the skies cleared up. I got in one full session, and one lap of a second session (someone crashed first lap) which ended the day. I had NO desire to get out there on my pretty bike, take the chance on trashing it (and there were PLENTY of wrecks; at least 10 wrecks and 4 transports to hospital on Saturday alone). No desire to ride in sopping wet leathers for 2 days when the hot sun came back out. One of those that wiped out bad was a pristine 1098 R.....
Sunday morning, I got in the first and second sessions (parade lap and slow lap) before another storm blew in (jeez, the only place raining in the south was in Birmingham). Got another wind event out of that storm - about 60 MPH for about 5 minutes and I was holding my newly purchased (the night before) pop-up down to keep IT from blowing away too. After about 2 PM it quit raining; again the track dried fairly quickly, and I got two sessions in before the day ended. Final tally was 5 full and 1 1-lap session for the entire weekend. Frustrating.
I did get some video out of the last 2 sessions and will post later today.
Oh well, youtube video tomorrow...over 10 minutes so it wouldn't accept it...
Hope your eye gets better!
That guy hit so hard with his Duc that the engine cover where the valve chains are was GONE....kiss $48K goodbye