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AFM Round 7: Well That Was FunPosted by Synfinatic on September 15, 2011 at 10:04 pm in Crackdays & Racing.KC wasn’t able to make it up this round which was going to suck and not just because it meant I’d be without A/C either- KC has been a great mentor for me all year and it seems I need someone to kick me the pants lately and KC has been more then happy to oblige. Instead, I stopped by BRG on the way up to the track on Friday and we talked about where I was loosing time and goals I should set for myself. KC said he thought I could do a 2:02 and I think I laughed. I mean, drop 3 seconds in a weekend? Riiiiight. Seemed like a big step at this point. … Tags: AFM, racing, sv650, thunderhill
AFM Round 6: Progress (Finally!)Posted by Synfinatic on September 14, 2011 at 11:59 pm in Crackdays & Racing.So I haven’t done my normal post race writeup’s this year… mostly because I really just wanted to forget the early rounds. I had really high hopes for this year: my first year with white plates, a new motor, new fairings with a pretty paint job. And then I missed the first round with food poisoning and things really didn’t improve that much for the next few rounds. Anyways, the last round at Sears actually went pretty well with me putting in a series of personal best laps in the last race and so I was looking forward to coming back to Thunderhill. The bike was running great and I’ve always liked the track even if my laptimes … Tags: AFM, racing, sv650, thunderhill
Worse to Better: AFM 2010 Round 6Posted by Synfinatic on August 3, 2010 at 1:15 am in Crackdays & Racing.I didn’t do race reports for the last two rounds at Thunderhill because frankly I just wanted to forget them. Even though I put in personal best times at round 4, dropping 4 seconds from last year, I was disappointed with my results where anything but top novice in 650P just isn’t good enough. But then round 5 was just a complete disaster- I never made it out on track due to an engine failure. I thought the noise from my engine was a cam-chain issue (which I thought was fixed Friday night at the track), but the ride to the hot-pits was enough to dissuade me of that notion and so I took it to BRG Racing. KC listened to my description and then the bike and with a long face told me to just push it into his truck. Tags: AFM, racing, sv650
AFM 2010 Round 3Posted by Synfinatic on May 29, 2010 at 6:06 pm in Crackdays & Racing.Rounds 1 & 2 were a bit more difficult then I was hoping for so I was really looking forward to round 3 and a change of luck. That almost didn’t happen as I crashed on cold tires during a Keigwins track day just a week before the race. I escaped without a bruise thanks to my Helimot leathers, but the bike took quite a bit of damage and it was a big rush to get everything squared away in time for the weekend. A couple of long nights working on the bike and lots of help from BRG Racing and I was good to go just in time. Friday evening Eric and I had … Tags: AFM, racing, sv650
It’s how you finish that mattersPosted by Synfinatic on October 1, 2009 at 11:41 pm in Crackdays & Racing.This being my very first year racing, I started this year with a simple goal- finish in the top 50% in 650 Production. I honestly didn’t know how realistic that would be- how many people would run in the class and how fast would they be? The good news was that after 6 rounds, I had points in 3 races (two DNS’s due to mechanicals and skipping the first round at Buttonwillow) which put me in the top 50% and with a two point lead for top novice in class. The bad news was that my motor was toast and I didn’t have the money/time to fix it before the last round. Tags: AFM, racing, sv650
A dark cloudPosted by Synfinatic on August 23, 2009 at 2:07 pm in Crackdays & Racing.So a couple of days ago a dark cloud started following me- literally (on twitter). Why? Well probably because my race bike’s motor just got diagnosed with TCMS (Ton of Crap in Motor Syndrome). At this stage of the game, it would normally be game over- my season finished. Kaput. Done. Over. Tags: AFM, racing, sv650
Over before it startedPosted by Synfinatic on August 12, 2009 at 12:28 pm in Crackdays & Racing.I never like waking up early in the morning and going to Sears Point (Infineon) Raceway means I’m up at 4:30am on Friday. Ugh. Eric and I climbed into the truck and headed out on the road and got to the track just before 7am. We had plenty of time to unload the truck, hit registration and riders meeting and get a new rear tire from Chris at CT Racing/Pirelli. Tags: AFM, racing, sv650, trackdays
Baby StepsPosted by Synfinatic on June 16, 2009 at 12:39 am in Crackdays & Racing.Another AFM round down, 3 more to go. I’m happy to report I came out relatively unscathed (a poked thumb and burnt finger due to playing unsafely with safety wire (oh the irony) and my left big toe hurts like hell from banging in my down shifts… time to finally get new boots I think. My muscles ache from not going to the gym in months, but my back which has been giving me problems lately feels great. With the important stuff out of the way, here’s how things went: Tags: AFM, racing, sv650
Round 3 Race ReportPosted by Synfinatic on May 25, 2009 at 10:14 pm in Crackdays & Racing.Just got back from a great round 3 at Sears Point. My buddy Eric joined me again which was great since he could help me with any bike issues and he’s a great sounding board for working through my challenges out on track. After having such a difficult first racing experience the last round, I came in with some simple goals: Ride the bike more then wrenching on it Tags: AFM, Infineon, racing
Murphy Was A Motorcycle RacerPosted by Synfinatic on April 28, 2009 at 12:21 pm in Crackdays & Racing.After my first ever race weekend I was hoping to write about the race experience- the adrenaline coursing through my veins just as the green flag drops, the rush as we go through turn 1 and up the hill into turn 2 on the first lap, the passes for position and the inevitable success or failure at the end. What kind of start would I get? How much would my inexperience at Sears Point affect my riding? Would the red mist push me to the edge or over it? Instead, this post is about people. Old friends and new ones who bent over backwards and relentlessly worked for 3 days to get me out on track and be able to race. Tags: AFM, racing, sv650, trackdays
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