I’ll just start off by saying it would have been impossible to plan a more perfect weekend, between the weather, the track and the group of people.<\/p>\n
We left on Friday afternoon, after I stopped off at PJ’s to pick up my 2010 SE 675. This poor bike had been at the dealership since Oct, when it blew a head gasket while I was doing a track day at Miller. Aaron finished with the bike Thursday and put it on the Dyno to see if it was running right. This would be the first test of the new parts that Triumph said would keep it from blowing out another heat exchanger. <\/p>\n
There were three of us that caravaned out to Willcox, AZ from Abq, NM. It’s not too long a drive when you have company, or someone to torture along the way. That new truck of mine, is so awesome. I kept leaving poor John WAY behind on the hills. He and I have the same size trailer, his is a bit newer and lighter, he also only had one bike in his. I was hauling two bikes and extra gear. Have I mentioned how much I like this new Tundra? LOL. <\/p>\n
We got out there later in the evening, and headed over to the track to drop the trailers. I don’t like having them in the hotel parking lots, too many people mess with them. There was already a large number of people there. Daryl decided to sleep in my trailer, why? I’ve no clue. I’m sure it was part of the deal with his wife, go but don’t spend a lot of money. There was no way I was camping, it was still getting down to freezing temps at night and since I left Alaska, I no longer want to be cold all the time. AZ Trackdays was there with a very nice rig and they were showing movies.. Nice.<\/p>\n
The day started off on the cooler side, but not bad. The riders meetings went smooth both days, and I helped tech bikes both days. I’m surprised at the number of people who have chains that are too loose or too tight. I’ve always enjoyed teaching so I really like going out in the mornings with the novice riders. It’s fun to watch them improve and once they’ve had some time to work on the things you talk about, they really improve. Both days ran smooth as silk and I ended up riding something like 420+ miles, which wasn’t as much as a couple of the other control riders. I might have been closer if I’d done all the A group sessions, but with shagged tires I don’t like to take those chances. I did a couple and pushed it until the tire got really loose and I slide in half the corners, then I just back off and worked with people the rest of the day. <\/p>\n
I really hope that next year we can work out a schedule that allows me to ride with the TI2TT group more often… like all of the weekends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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