Hehe, well... I survived

[OreoGaborio]

OOPS



and that was AFTER i took off all the muddy bodywork

some of you guys might remember me saying somethin about taking my bike to a race track last weekend in Virginia.... lemme tell ya, it was FREAKIN INCREDIBLE! this was my third track day, first one at this particular track & the course was just amazing. like nothing i've never experienced before. The comraderie, the experience, the pure adrenaline is like nothing i've experienced before on the ground (the air is a different story though... man, i miss flying)

anyway, I left last Saturday & got back this past Weds night. We had two days of track time back to back (mon & tues) & i went off course & dumped my bike doin 80 near the end of the first day . i was comin around the last high-speed right hander before the straight, back end stepped way out on me & almost bucked me off, but i saved it, straightened out & now i'm pointed one way & the track is pointed the other... went off into the mud, dumped it on the right side & the bike landed on my leg just above my ankle... it'd be broken if it weren't for my boots.... some of the best 250 bucks i've spent

a little bruised up & sore, but i was able to shove my swolen & bruised ankle back in my boots & ride the next day on my buddy's full blown race bike ... and i mean FULL BLOWN RACE BIKE!!! even if it was capable of being registered to ride on the street, it's not somethin you'd wanna ride very far.... it's tight, twitchy, brutal, unrefined... everything you want in a track rat.... think i might get one for myself & save my street bike for just that... the street

hopfully i'll get some more pics of me actually ON the track & post em up later


btw, the parts are on order & my bike should be back together by the end of next week... it's actually a cheap fix, just needs a bath, a brake job (fluid dumped everywhere from the resevoir) & some race bars

two days of track time & one night stay in a hotel - 550
other food/room costs - bout 150
travel expenses - another 150 or so
three missed days of work pay - bout 300
trip to Virginia International Raceway w/ a bunch of your friends to haul @@@ at 150 mph........ FREAKIN PRICELESS