Track #60, Eastern Creek, Australia
Yamaha R1 and R1M press intro. Thanks to Authur Coldwells for the video link I copied from his FB page. The rider in front is me. Top speed on the front straight was 264 kph according to the GPS data system on the R1M.  Go to motorcycledaily.com for the stories.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF_oytJycVE&feature=youtu.be
Now can you tell where I am?
Crossed My Path
This guy crossed my path today. Â Where am I?
In Search Of More Top Speed #13
Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis talk about drafting and their experiences in the draft. A discussion ensues about the regional nature of humor and a Hawaiian comedian who really wasn’t bad – if you understand Hawaiian humor. Plaid makes another appearance.
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And We’re Racing – The 2015 Season Is Underway #12
Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis discuss their experiences at the WERA West season opener at Auto Club Speedway and talk about how a new racer preps a bike for the track. A discussion ensues about whether calling someone “easy to draft” is a compliment or an insult, more Tony Serra worship takes place, and Sorbo and Gougis drop broad hints to the Hickory Farms company that some complimentary gift baskets would not be unappreciated.
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Rich Oliver’s Mystery School!
Just how many bikes do you guys have anyway?! Nine forks and one shock at the LE washing station, nothing gets into my shop dirty. Rich has extra forks and shocks for his fleet of bikes so you can learn while these get serviced, repaired or upgraded as needed.
Lindemann Engineering Bee Recovery Station 2.0
Little guy is hard to see but he is warming up under the light bulb/Bee Heater. I picked him up on a clean shop towel for the move to the heater. The drop of water he is standing on is sugar water. To make sugar water just add a bunch of sugar to some water, then heat it up so the sugar goes into solution. I keep it in a little bottle in the shop. All creatures great and small.
Vast Knowledge
This just in from another happy client:
Hey Ed,
Just wanted to thank you again for calling me today.
Your vast knowledge of suspension was not wasted on these ears… I took notes and can’t wait till my shock arrives so I can go out and play with it.
Thanks again for taking the time to explain what I should be looking for in the adjustments of my shock to truly eeek out what it has to offer, not what what I think it should be doing.
I look forward to talking with you again in the future.
Until that time, be safe….
Rob
Rules And Ramblings #11
Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis discuss the entry of Aprilia into the MotoAmerica Superstock class and the never-ending battle between technology and racing and the battlefield the rulebook becomes. A discussion ensues as to whether cigarette company sponsorship is better or worse than crack dealer sponsorship. A guy named Cowboy is praised for threatening to hit racers over the head with a copy of a rulebook.
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What do you get out of racing?
Check out some of my thoughts about racing:
http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/blog-what-do-you-get-out-of-racing/