Keith Code's California Superbike
School at Watkins Glen. Day 1, May 27th 2002
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Here I am using their bike and sporting a brand new
set of leathers in turn 1. I was far from 100% comfortable. Note the
stiff arms and unbent torso, in addition to the belly pushing against
my yet to be broken in Leathers. It was already more fun then I have
ever had on a motorcycle before.
Through the chicane at the end of the back straight.
Still too stiff, but I am looking through the turns well
Day 2, May 28th 2002
Here I am leading the pack using my own bike. Well
at least the pack in the photo, there were plenty of people ahead
of me. I've finally got my arms bent well, but my torso still looks
stiff. "F" "U" "C" "K" spells
FUN!!!! Hey, where'd I go?
Some turn somewhere, I didn't really count. No time.
My arms and torso are much better but I still need to bring my head
down and further forward.
I like this one because the motion blur of the trees
makes me look like I was really cooking, which I was. I averaged 75mph
around the track by the end of the second day with a top speed of
119mph. I had improved my lap time by 15 seconds during the first
day and an additional 7 seconds the second. Note the heat shimmer
from the rear of the exhaust. Cool!