Streets of Willow - Saturday 08/07/04

[Philo]

Yes, tomorrow. Is anybody going??? ;)

[afrothunder]

you bought it from halo on scs eh?
schweet! you're addicted! ahahahaha.
thats awesome bill... just keep learning mang.
you'll just keep getting better and better... (:

[deno]

Have fun at the track :woot: :woot:

[dre_2k2_f4i]

A bunch of good guys from SBN are heading up there. I'm not sure, but I think they are going to have the banner up. James (yellow F4i) will be there along with many others. (Josh -- you're right, he's going to Fontucky on Sunday).

[Jelco]

got an extra spot???

didnt make it a week eh-

[Philo]

Welcome to Hotel Broke. How I talked Sasha into this....I'll never know.

[Philo]

So far I've woken up every morning for the last 25 years. This would have to be my favorite wake up yet, barely nudging out Christmas morning as an 8 year old.

[Philo]

Exiting the skid pad, entering the front straight.

[Philo]

Skid pad, me in the back. Later in the day, the guy on the red bike crashed right in front of me. Exiting a corner, I looked up and saw a bike shredding plastics, tumbling and it's rider ragdolling down the straight right in front of me. I had to swerve to avoid hitting his sunglasses.

[Philo]

Shaggy said swing it wide. (it works) I didn't go as fast through here as I wanted, cuz I got a little spooked after someone in the race group tossed it here first lap of the first session.

[Philo]

:cry: Early end to the day. Happened sometime in the first session after lunch. I didn't even notice it. Missed the second half of the day. Boooo. Those are my best sessions cause I feel more comforatable on a new track.

[Philo]

How to scare your fiance unloading a bike with no ramp.

[Philo]

Oh yeah, I touched my knee down in the bowl for about 1/2 second and it scared the crap out of me. I was so excited and I get back to the pits and look at my puck and there's just this little scratch like somebody threw a rock at it. I feel so gay. Had to go home cause of the exhaust after that session, but I (FINALLY) am getting confidence in the front tire again after crashing. Man I didn't want to leave after that!!! Major bummer.

And somehow I managed to lose my wallet while riding to Kelley's performance shop looking for something to fix my exhaust bracket with. I've had that wallet since I was 16. That just not something I do. I'm baffled. :confused:

[Philo]

Thanks for a great day Dustin. 2 groups, 30 minute sessions was the shizzle. :clap: :clap: :clap:

Let me know if you see my wallet. :errf:

[trackpimp]

I dropped 2 more seconds out there this past weekend since the event in May... Did a 1:27.61 as a best.

[cbr619rr]

dayam bill.. u are getting addicted... well..u up for big track again on sept 4th? let us know...

[Philo]

Originally posted by cbr619rr
dayam bill.. u are getting addicted... well..u up for big track again on sept 4th? let us know...

The question isn't am I up for it, the question is can I afford it. The answer is most likely no. :cry:

[afrothunder]

yay! bill's a track addict!
looking good out there man.
thats how you do it... just keep riding until you get your confidence back. i suppose you can see it as a shooter in basketball... whenever he's not on fire... he just keeps shooting until he is! ;)

[Philo]

Originally posted by afrothunder
yay! bill's a track addict!
looking good out there man.
thats how you do it... just keep riding until you get your confidence back. i suppose you can see it as a shooter in basketball... whenever he's not on fire... he just keeps shooting until he is! ;)

Yeah, I was totally on fire towards the end there. Here's another pic of me in my last session.....

[Philo]

Originally posted by afrothunder
yay! bill's a track addict!
looking good out there man.
thats how you do it... just keep riding until you get your confidence back. i suppose you can see it as a shooter in basketball... whenever he's not on fire... he just keeps shooting until he is! ;)

:-p j/k Thanks for the encouragement Josh. Someday I hope to be 1/2 as fast as you. Of course, by the time I get there, you'll be four times faster than you are now. ;)

[dre_2k2_f4i]

Originally posted by Philo
Yeah, I was totally on fire towards the end there. Here's another pic of me in my last session..... ROFLMAO! Glad you got the spot and not me as it sounds like you had 10x more fun that I would have; and you're getting the confidence back.

[GPTECHMAN]

Originally posted by Philo
:cry: Early end to the day. Happened sometime in the first session after lunch. I didn't even notice it. Missed the second half of the day. Boooo. Those are my best sessions cause I feel more comforatable on a new track.

damn bill, looks like an arata is in your near future;)

[Arnold_R1]

Bill, glad you had fun! Sorry to hear about your wallet! :(

So between SOW and Willow, which one would you rank as your favorite? :cheers:

[Jelco]

'dropped knee' huh?? nice---

thats crazy that your brace broke. and how you unloaded that bike by yourself is even crazier.... you've gotta show me that trick. 4 guys took forever loading bikes that weekend, how you managed- whoa!

i like ur style with hotel broke, id do the same for track day, id do the same....

[LV_styles]

Good stuff Bill! Nice to see ya made it out streets. Looks like your feeling much more comfortable on the bike!

[Tony]

Bill, I was out there on the 7th. Sorry I missed you. I was the blue/black R6 w/ the Gold rims. Congratulations on getting that knee down mang, before you know it, you'll be buying extra sliders after each track event. The guy who crashed the 1st lap of the 1st session was fast!!