Congrats on the 
bump. You were throwing down some crushing laps! I had a hell of a time keeping up. Well done. :adore:
bump. You were throwing down some crushing laps! I had a hell of a time keeping up. Well done. :adore:
Way to go Greg-O!
- Thread starter Slow Steve
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That was a little unfair to allow Greg to finish Saturday in I group and then combining A and I on Sunday .... on a wet track no less
Nice job Greg...... you've got a few guys who have just been waiting for you in A group. Have fun.
Nice job Greg...... you've got a few guys who have just been waiting for you in A group. Have fun.
Greg ZX6R
Member
Thanks all! It seems like every time I get a bump, it rains the next day for my first time in the new group. I get a false sense of security, then get clobbered by the faster riders when it dries out. Had a great time for my last I day dicing it up with Steve, Gino and Dirty Fred (sorry you crashed in last session). Oh well, there's much to learn and I look forward to riding with everyone in A group next year (and getting passed a LOT).
HondaGalToo
Control Rider
Congrats!
Streetfighter122
Member
Nice job GregO! :cheers:
Bubba Zanetti
Member
Congrats on the Bump Greg and just think, you have 10 raditors to celebrate with too !
BZ
!BZ
Greg ZX6R
Member
Thanks BZ. Amazingly, I've been using the same radiator that was cracked with no ill effects, since it was surgically repaired and strengthened by the friendly folks at Myler's Radiators in Utah. Time for you to make the double bump to A! Have you considered an Aprilia 250?Bubba Zanetti;257069 wrote: Congrats on the Bump Greg and just think, you have 10 raditors to celebrate with too
BZ
Bubba Zanetti
Member
Believe it or not the Aprilia RS250 cup bikes are not as fast as a TZ or RS 125's. Straightline speed they are little faster
Now a TZ250 or Honda RS250 or the creme of them all a true Aprilia GP250!? Highside myself to the moon and the next group on those
BZ
How about a good old fashioned R6? This way you could spend more time riding and less time trying to justify the tz :saythat:Bubba Zanetti;257074 wrote: Believe it or not the Aprilia RS250 cup bikes are not as fast as a TZ or RS 125's. Straightline speed they are little faster
Now a TZ250 or Honda RS250 or the creme of them all a true Aprilia GP250!? Highside myself to the moon and the next group on those
BZ
eaglebike600
Member
Congrats! You made me feel really slow out there!
Lenny ZX9R
Control Rider
Congrats Greg!
Bubba Zanetti
Member
The TZ is justified upon itself :notsure: what you mean.
Not interested in a R6. If I get a four stroke it will be a FZR400 with a tricked motor from Speedwerks.
BZ
borislav
Control Rider
Don't want to hijack the tread but Bubba this is my opinion and my only and I think that little 125 will hold you back!Remember when we chased and caught up that 600 now imagine what you could do with bike with little more power!?
Grego can't wait to go ride with you in A and put a beating on you
Bubba Zanetti
Member
No offense taken and I understand the comments Bo. However, there is a big misconception on what a 125 two stroke can and do on the race track and their intended purpose.
I have been in B group for around 20 track days. The last 6 have been on the 125. In that time I have learned more and gotten faster in those 6 days than all the previous on my VFR. I learn how to do things in a strange sort of way. I am aware that there is a bias against the bike I ride by some people. All I can say is ‘It is what it is”.
The reason the TZ had no power to shoot off turns that day we chased down the 600 was I am jetted fat. I don’t mean a little fat like ‘cute plus size girl next door’ but more ‘roll the girl in flour look for the wet spot’ kind of fat. I took the advice of the 2T gurus and jetted fat so I could focus on getting a handle on how to ride it. After my last couple days I am pretty much pushing TZ as far as I can on the power it’s putting out. It’s time to start jetting down and playing with gearing. I know the bike is small, but it’s NOT a Ninja 250. My friend Dan (who is in NESBA I) started racing his 125 with USGPRU and he went from running 1:48’s at Thunderbolt to running 1:40’s flat. My friends John and Bob run 1:36-1:34’s in NESBA A group on their 125’s. And the really fast mo-fo’s like Jake Lewis and Nobi Iso? They ran 1:29’s at Thunderbolt during a USGPRU race on their 125’s. If someone can run lap times like that on a Ninja 250 they really should be racing in WSBK or MotoGP.
Next track season I plan on focusing on tuning and gearing and if, God willing, I continue to excel and get faster and I am still in B group in spite of it? Then I get to be King of B group on a 125
BZ
I have been in B group for around 20 track days. The last 6 have been on the 125. In that time I have learned more and gotten faster in those 6 days than all the previous on my VFR. I learn how to do things in a strange sort of way. I am aware that there is a bias against the bike I ride by some people. All I can say is ‘It is what it is”.
The reason the TZ had no power to shoot off turns that day we chased down the 600 was I am jetted fat. I don’t mean a little fat like ‘cute plus size girl next door’ but more ‘roll the girl in flour look for the wet spot’ kind of fat. I took the advice of the 2T gurus and jetted fat so I could focus on getting a handle on how to ride it. After my last couple days I am pretty much pushing TZ as far as I can on the power it’s putting out. It’s time to start jetting down and playing with gearing. I know the bike is small, but it’s NOT a Ninja 250. My friend Dan (who is in NESBA I) started racing his 125 with USGPRU and he went from running 1:48’s at Thunderbolt to running 1:40’s flat. My friends John and Bob run 1:36-1:34’s in NESBA A group on their 125’s. And the really fast mo-fo’s like Jake Lewis and Nobi Iso? They ran 1:29’s at Thunderbolt during a USGPRU race on their 125’s. If someone can run lap times like that on a Ninja 250 they really should be racing in WSBK or MotoGP.
Next track season I plan on focusing on tuning and gearing and if, God willing, I continue to excel and get faster and I am still in B group in spite of it? Then I get to be King of B group on a 125
BZ
