07.21.08
SBN Annual Trackday – July 6, 2008
This year’s annual event was great! I think there was something like 40 people packed in and around the one paddock reserved for SBN’ers. Sunday was hot, but not completely unbearable, and they were running the track in counter-clockwise configuration which is uber awesome! Stompy performed great, as expected, and by the end of the day I was wiped-out, but looking forward to one more day of riding.
We (Chris, BV, Jun, and I) missed the big SBN dinner at Willow Ranch in favor of sammiches from Subway and chillin’ at the motel. We did this, not because we didn’t want to hang with the group, but because we still had another day to ride and we didn’t want to eat such a heavy meal.
After a night’s sleep which included me being bitten by a mysterious cat in my motel room (the story is best told in-person), the four of us were off to ride again.
Day 2 had BW being run in it’s more traditional clockwise configuration which is fun, but not as much fun (for me) as is CCW. I had Stompy’s new shoes put on, so in addition to the CW configuration, I was riding more conservativly than I coulda because I was scrubbing-in new tires. Yeah, I probably ride too conservatively for too long when on new tires, but oh well… better to err on the side of safety.
Home by about 9pm, we got Chris and Jun to help us unload the bikes, which is great for me because I hate it when it’s just me n BV by ourselves unloading 2 bikes that weigh over 350lbs. each.
Recovery wasn’t as bad as it usually is, I wasn’t nearly as sore as I usually am after 2 days of riding. Either it’s because I wasn’t riding very hard, or, my body is becoming adjusted to the abuse, or, it had something to do with the Perfect water Jay gave me. I dunno what it was, but I was both pleased and dismayed to not be uber sore for 3 days after riding 2 days.
Looking forward to my next trackday.