retarded body positioning

[com3]

Soooo…yeah… everyone knows that I’m a total poser/camera whore. Everytime I’m riding and I see a camera, I immediately turn into a Ricky-Racer-Wannabe-Badass.

Anyways, I’d never had a photo taken of me in turn 7 at Thunderhill before. I’ve been telling Toe for a few months now “I really want a shot of my in turn 7…because, like, my body positioning is different through there. I feel like I have my outside elbow up really high to help control front end drifts…”

Ken Hill was following behind me recently with his NON GoPro HD camera *snickers* and shot about 1/2 a lap of me before blowing my proverbial doors off and checking-out on me… I was really surprised by what I saw in the video, to be honest. I’m carrying significantly more lean angle through 7 and 8 than I’d previously thought. I’m also nearly dragging elbow at apex of both turns. It’s not that I’m TRYING to…it’s that I’m hanging off the bike pretty far to try and minimize lean angle on the tires.

So anyways, to get back to retardation… Matt got a shot of me in turn 7 yesterday while at an open trackday…well, just as I was exiting turn 7, but still…all the signs are there…

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[Wet Shrub]

Are you going to post a picture of yourself or just keep this one of Ben Spies up there?

 

[Burning1]

Even in your non poser shots, you're hanging pretty damn far off the bike. Compare your body position to the AFM Formula Pacific guys, the AMA grid, or the Moto GP guys.

I can't imagine that being that far off improves your control of the bike.

 

[com3]

Even in your non poser shots, you're hanging pretty damn far off the bike. Compare your body position to the AFM Formula Pacific guys, the AMA grid, or the Moto GP guys.

I can't imagine that being that far off improves your control of the bike.

*shrugs* ken told me that i needed to hang MORE ass off the seat. i don't think i'll ever break the 2:30 barrier.

 

[m54samrr]

Even in your non poser shots, you're hanging pretty damn far off the bike. Compare your body position to the AFM Formula Pacific guys, the AMA grid, or the Moto GP guys.

I can't imagine that being that far off improves your control of the bike.

If it's comfortable and he has enough left to take away bike lean at the exit of the corner...why compare to anybody.

Lookin good Joe.

......... i don't think i'll ever break the 2:30 barrier.

bs...I think you could do a 2:30 on your scooter or in Toes truck.

 

[ScaryHelmet]

Soooo…yeah… everyone knows that I’m a total poser/camera whore. Everytime I’m riding and I see a camera, I immediately turn into a Ricky-Racer-Wannabe-Badass.

Joe - why you gotta make fun of Ricky all the time!!!

 

[Burning1]

i don't think i'll ever break the 2:30 barrier.

2:30 barrier? What?

 

[Spec-ECU]

Matt's finished his R1 fighter? I wanna see!

 

[WatThaDeuce]

*shrugs* ken told me that i needed to hang MORE ass off the seat. i don't think i'll ever break the 2:30 barrier.

What?? Your kidding right? To get knee and elbow down at T-hill one would think that you would have to be doing faster times than 2:30's.

 

[afm199]

I'd suggest more head and less ass.

 

[Razor]

I'd suggest more head and less ass.

You're going to burn through kneepads this way.

 

[scotinexcile]

I would say you have the "retard" thing down pat, no problem

Like Ernie said get your head out more towards the mirrors. In 7 a THill you should not have to carry to much lean angle as you get WFO. Shawn says to even keep your knee in towards the bike in 7 on the "smaller" bikes(600, 650) it gets him another 500 RPM.

Are you timing your laps with an hourglass?

 

[Spec-ECU]

Are you timing your laps with an hourglass?

It's Thunderhill. Only a sundial works.

 

[Lazerus]

What?? Your kidding right? To get knee and elbow down at T-hill one would think that you would have to be doing faster times than 2:30's.

He's being sarcastic dewd.

Joe, that is some funky elbonicz you got going there. Me thinks u may be tight on the bars because it's such a fast section

 

[com3]

I'd suggest more head and less ass.

i do that when i'm posing

 

[com3]

2:30 barrier? What?

i'm doing 2:48's now at t'hill... i doubt i'll ever see a 2:30 or better

 

[Burning1]

i'm doing 2:48's now at t'hill... i doubt i'll ever see a 2:30 or better

Seriously?

 

[180yzfr1]

for a second i thought i was going to see something orange and purple.

 

[damian]

i'm doing 2:48's now at t'hill... i doubt i'll ever see a 2:30 or better

SAND BAGGER! Off topic, how do you like those gloves? Ever been down in them? Thinkin about getting those to match my new shift suit.

 

[ucb]

Even in your non poser shots, you're hanging pretty damn far off the bike. Compare your body position to the AFM Formula Pacific guys, the AMA grid, or the Moto GP guys.

I can't imagine that being that far off improves your control of the bike.

They hang off a ton, they just tuck in your knees/arms since they carry much more extreme lean angles