Mario You’re not gonna make a career of it, and it ain’t your first rodeo: a bunch of coaches & racers here at Summit Point++ won’t go on-track without their Hit-Air airbag vests. My Alpinestars TechAir airbag judged me harshly & declined to deploy on tight, twisty, technical Shenandoah in July. A meat-grinder Intermediate rider T-boned me while I was coaching. Dainese D|Air covers no torso. Once I recover, I might switch to tethered https://hitairmoto.com/ This is the system that my equestrian wife uses for hunter-jumper & dressage work horse 🐴 w her OTTB retired racehorse. Juan Lovitz > El oct. 5, 2021, a la(s) 15:26, Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> escribió: > Mario go fast, brake well, go fast, have fun! It will also make you safer street rider. - Gene > > "I know a Few Roads" > Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association > Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club > Member ducati.net > Ex MSF Instructor > Patriot Guard Rider > > 01' Victory Sport Cruiser > 04' Victory Kingpin > 16' Victory Cross Country Tour > 02' Ducati Monster 900 > 13' Ducati Diavel > 09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten > > From: James Calandro <capo@carolina.rr.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 12:05 PM > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Subject: [Ducati] Re: Motogp 2022? > > Mario, > > Have fun and be safe. That is always something that pretty much goes hand in hand. It may have been my road hugging weight that caused some of the issues. I am jealous you are getting to ride there but my track days are done. I no long bounce when I fall. I also demonstrated that crashing sucks and it does not get better with practice. > > Jim > Jim Calandro > il Capo > US DESMO > www.usdesmo.com > 704-843-0429 > > "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" Buddha > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 12:00 PM Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com> wrote: > Jim, > > You're a much more accomplished rider than myself and I plan on taking it easy, even for myself. I'm tempted to stand up during the Rider's Meeting and say "hey guys, when you roll up on me, just go around, I'm your moving chicane for the weekend." I ride the twisties in the Hill Country as fast as I want to go and clearance is never an issue. > > I'm at the point in my life now where I'm not out to prove anything. My only goal is to have fun and get that great pic of cresting Turn 10 with the Mullet (observation tower) in the background. > > V/R, Mario > > From: James Calandro <capo@carolina.rr.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 10:50 AM > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Subject: [Ducati] Re: Motogp 2022? > > Mario, that generation of Ducati is an excellent track day tool. Light and not something that will over power you but enough to have fun. One thing to watch out for is the exhaust collector under the motor. Where the piped exit to the side and then head to the rear of the bike can be a clearance issue. If you hit it hard enough you can lift the rear wheel off the ground. Ask me how I know. 😱🏍 Fortunately after much excitement I did not go down but I got those pipes shortened right after that and added a shock from the next series SS which is about a half inch longer. You can see how little clearance there is in this photo. > > Jim > Jim Calandro > il Capo > US DESMO > www.usdesmo.com > 704-843-0429 > > "Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die" Buddha > > > On Tue, Oct 5, 2021 at 11:42 AM Mario Baroz <mariobaroz@hotmail.com> wrote: > I'm doing a track day at COTA in November. All this talk about a bumpy, dangerous track was scaring me until I realized I will be going about 1/3rd of the Moto3 pace. And that's me full blast! hahahaha... I think I'll be ok. I'm still a little nervous as I haven't been on a track since 2001 and that was at Blackhawk Farms, not exactly a high speed circuit. > > I'll report my impressions here after my track day. > > BTW, I'll be doing it on my beloved 1996 900SS/CR. > > Mario > > From: Gene Hunt <Twolanefun@outlook.com> > Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 9:22 PM > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Subject: [Ducati] Re: Motogp 2022? > > Definitely some bumps, coming down the hill from turn 1 into 2 there were several that went down after hitting that bump not sure about other sections of the track. > > There is another bump on the straight after turn 2 but it did not seem to be a problem, but then I'm just some old dude that did track days, so on a GP machine it also might be a problem. - Gene > > "I know a Few Roads" > Charter Life Member American Motorcycle Association > Charter Member Victory Motorcycle Club > Member ducati.net > Ex MSF Instructor > Patriot Guard Rider > > 01' Victory Sport Cruiser > 04' Victory Kingpin > 16' Victory Cross Country Tour > 02' Ducati Monster 900 > 13' Ducati Diavel > 09' XR1200 - Gone but not forgotten > > From: gregg kirby <gkpghpa@hotmail.com> > Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 9:55 PM > To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati@list.ducati.net> > Subject: [Ducati] Re: Motogp 2022? > > During the broadcast on Motogp.com, I heard them say that if the track wasn’t fixed they wouldn’t be back. So for them to have it ready for April, they have to get going on the resurfacing in the not too distant future I would think. Fingers crossed. 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