Wiest LWT Racer

July 10, 2013

2013 Race #3 – Summit Point June 29th-30th

First time riding with the new rear wheel set up. Honda CBR F3 with a Bridgestone 165 slick. I have always ridden on a 180 so this will be a big change…. and a big change it was.
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The bike felt completely different. It was like starting all over. First thing I noticed was the bike could be ridden in lines I couldn’t have with the 180, at least not with my suspension set up. Bike was very unsettled tho. Sunday I made some changes to the rear end and got that to move around less. Motor is still lacking power compared to others with stock motors so that will be address before next race weekend at NJMP.

Results From the Weekend.
Thunderbike Sunday: 1st
Supertwins Sunday: 2nd
Supertwins Saturday: 2nd
Thunderbike Saturday: 3rd
ULWT Superbike Saturday: 4th
ULWT Superbike Sunday: 4th
LWT Superbike Saturday: DNF

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June 10, 2013

Bike Mid Season Revamp #1

Decided to make some changes to the bike. First thing is getting rid of the GSXR rear wheel for the more narrow Honda CBR F3 rim ( 5″ wide ). Reason behind this is to run a 165 rear tire.
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Picked up a smaller race subframe and new race tail which is painted black. The subframe is actually for a 2003 SV650 which sits a bit higher. Also got a forward battery box from Zoran at TWF Racing.

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New paint on upper and numbers. Also touched up right side fairing from wreck.
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I also hope to get the bike on dyno and get a good tune before next round at summit.

June 5, 2013

2013 Race #2 – Summit Point May 25th-27th

The weekend started off great. Got to Summit Point early on Friday with enough day light to set up and do some work to the bike. Got a brand new Bridgestone R10 Evo put on the rear, changed oil, and a general check of the bike. Saturday was a practice day and I hoped to get a lot of laps in.

First couple sessions were going good except the rear tire was destroyed. Checked suspension, made sure sag was set, set compression and rebound to what Zoran recommends to start at. First session after lunch started off great. Couple of laps riding with, what should be, my two main competitors; Brian and Tommy. We were going good, passing each other, until a 125 decided to insert himself into our fun time. Video below shows what happened.

Coming into the corner I really couldn’t see the 125 and was carrying a decent amount of corner speed. Next thing I know Brian and Tommy split the 125 leaving him clear in my sights at almost a dead stop. After watching the video I feel that I could have avoided him but with my momentum and the amount of front brake I had applied made it difficult. Wreck wasn’t bad. Broken footpage, banged up bar which was stopping throttle tube and bent fairing stay was the damage. My thumb got puffed up pretty fast. The rear tire was alo pretty much gone. Fixed the bike, ice hand, and got some other work done on hand in hope of racing on Sunday.

I skipped first session Sunday and went out in second session for a couple laps. Hand hurt and was a real pain to get into my glove but it was bearable. First race was the GTL, which I knew was going to be a struggle……. and it was. I pulled off half way through. Both my hands were killing me and it wasn’t worth the risk. I say both because the right hand still has a bone sticking up.

Last race of the day was Thunderbike. Got a bad start, hit false neutral again. Sat back most of the race, didn’t want to push hard on my hands and the shot rear tire which was sliding all over the place. Was sitting in 6th until the last lap then pushed a little bit last 4 corners to get by 5th and 4th place. Finished the race in 4th. Not happy but at least I was out there riding. Lap times are well off anything from last year.

Monday I had 3 races. They went about the same as the Thunderbike race did. Bad starts and hand hurting. Couple of 5ths. I skipped the last race…..I’ll wait till next weekend and heal up.