Good Times at VIR North

[zangman]

It was hot but it was good. Plenty of open track and good grip (once a bad rear tire was removed!)
Thanks guys!

 

[Andrew G]

Tons of fun. Thanks to everyone for coming. My hat is off to everyone that stuck it out all three days. I had a blast!

 

[bluers]

Really wanted to make it, but RA two weeks before and a beach trip before that kept me from it. I'll be there mid Aug though! South/ North.

 

[Otto Man]

Had a blast. To those who ran all 3 days, you're a beast. I was done after Patriot/North!

Edit: It was also great to put faces to the names of some of the e-friends on here. Not sure how Tuesday went, but loved that Patriot/Monday North was relatively drama free in regards to the red flags.

How's the "B" grouper from Patriot? Anyone know?

 

[vinny337]

John,
Congrats on your bump!! looking forward to riding with you...

 

[meanstrk]

Only rode Tuesday, but had a pretty good day. No personal bests, but it was hot as balls and I was not willing to push it too hard! I brought my son and his buddy Ryan as well.

It was very damn cool to see my son get his I bump in only his 3rd session riding with Nesba! I am a VERY proud father!

Caught in the act!

And THIS, ladies, is why there is no inside passing in B group. The Gixxer is the same bike I rode at Road Atlanta and this was his first track day on it. Wrong place and wrong time for Ryan and on the Gixxer, but right place/right time for me as a photographer..... The Ducati rider already has a copy of this pic so I don't mind posting it. Simply put, he tried to get a run on the inside and tucked the front on the brakes. The bike slid out and took Ryan out with no warning. Both riders are ok.

 

[Otto Man]

vinny337;281386 wrote: John,
Congrats on your bump!! looking forward to riding with you...

Thanks! If by "riding with you", you mean all of 3 corners, then I'd be inclined to agree. That's about the average number of turns I could keep the CR's in sight when they did their hot laps in A group. :haha:

The schooling has only started!

 

[sv650]

Otto Man;281383 wrote: How's the "B" grouper from Patriot? Anyone know?

I'm the rider who went down in B on Patriot, I'll be out for a while unfortunately. Ended up with a dislocated hip and type V separated shoulder, shoulder needs surgery and about 5 months to heal.

I'd planned to do VIR North also, wish I'd made it! Sounds like you guys had a blast, I'm hoping to try out the North course after I'm healed up.

As a side note do any of the riders behind me have footage of my wreck? I had my gopro on my tank but I'm curious to see it from another angle.

 

[Godfather]

Congrats Brother

John,

Congrats on the bump brother! Sorry I missed it! Hope to see you soon!

R/
Mike

 

[Teh_K]

That was a nasty spill on Patriot - glad you're (mostly) OK. You know it's bad when there's 2 ambulances on the track for 1 guy... :S

 

[Dunham]

sv650;281394 wrote: I'm the rider who went down in B on Patriot, I'll be out for a while unfortunately. Ended up with a dislocated hip and type V separated shoulder, shoulder needs surgery and about 5 months to heal.

I'd planned to do VIR North also, wish I'd made it! Sounds like you guys had a blast, I'm hoping to try out the North course after I'm healed up.

As a side note do any of the riders behind me have footage of my wreck? I had my gopro on my tank but I'm curious to see it from another angle.

I was right behind you but don't have any footage. I do have a mental movie of it though :wow: You got ejected! Hope you made it home alright. We'll see you after you heal up

 

[corymac]

John great job to "A" group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheers:

 

[848evo]

Did both Monday and Tuesday it was HOT but ill take the heat for track time any day just had to sat out a few sessions to recoup looking forward to the next one!!!!!

 

[zangman]

Otto Man;281391 wrote: Thanks! If by "riding with you", you mean all of 3 corners, then I'd be inclined to agree. That's about the average number of turns I could keep the CR's in sight when they did their hot laps in A group. :haha:

The schooling has only started!

You were able to keep them in sight? For a few moments I thought I saw some Tron light cycles going by me but I was mistaken, they were aliens in rocket ships!

 

[Otto Man]

zangman;281482 wrote: You were able to keep them in sight? For a few moments I thought I saw some Tron light cycles going by me but I was mistaken, they were aliens in rocket ships!

I got some fishing line and tied our bikes together. It only held up for a few corners, and when the line broke is when I lost sight.

 

[Evil Cupcake]

John, congrats on the A bump. Real fun riding with you for a few sessions. 2nd time at VIR on a new bike to me...Sorry to Matt and Colin for the inside pass at the bottom of the hill. I learned real quick the patch there is real bumpy and not a good line at all.

 

[Otto Man]

Evil Cupcake;281493 wrote: John, congrats on the A bump. Real fun riding with you for a few sessions. 2nd time at VIR on a new bike to me...Sorry to Matt and Colin for the inside pass at the bottom of the hill. I learned real quick the patch there is real bumpy and not a good line at all.

It was great burning some laps with you. I need to up my game if I have any chance of beating you in August with WERA! Our lap times can't be more than 1-2 seconds apart from each other. It really helped having someone just a tad faster than me towing me around to show the spots I'm slowest on the track.

 

[Tuono1000R]

Great two days at VIR-N!!

 

[DUG]

Holy Hell that was a hot one...!!! Lost 7lbs in two days running Mon & Tues breaking in the new bike. Thanks to :adore:Adam for pulling me around and slotting me in the next group. Made it out every session- until the stock rubber finally came apart late on Tuesday.

See you guys at Summit Main on 7/22.

 

[warregl]

I was there for Monday and it was a scorcher. Add to that we haven't had a lot of really hot days to get acclimated and that made the afternoon a rough one. Tuesday I was sporting a serious track day hangover.

Thanks to the team for a well run day (esp. Ned). I haven't ridden with NESBA much but days like Monday will change that.