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[QUOTE="fishhead, post: 551278, member: 18565"] If you had done it then you would know whats going on and what to look for. It's to bad they dumb the commentary down for the avearage viewer rather than educate the viewers on whats taking place. Backing it into a corner at 100+ is a little more intense than you might imagine, its a full strength braking pirouette on the front wheel and feathering the clutch, throttle and and rear brake with steering input, and and thats just the supersport guys on dot tires. It gets real hairy when you fight headshake at 135 or so when you are driving out of the corner to head up on the straight. At 170 you are traveling 270ft a second and the hot line is about 1 tire width wide. A mild high side is like falling 8 ft onto the asphalt on your side and back. Tucking the front end is like slipping on ice and not catching yourself. Oil or water and you hit the pavment before you know what happened. Trust me, riding in the dirt is like picking daisies compared to roadracing not to take anything away from the dirt guys buts the skills are way differnt and the carnage on asphalt is much greater. By the way watch for Dale Wirtmann in the supersport races at Daytona, He is an amatuer that took a top ten last year and made consistent improvment all season. He started racing at age 28 and does quite well at the local club races. Mike Sullivan #74 is another guy who has been racing a long time in the Northwest as a flattracker and roadracer. He had been at it for 6-7 years when I hung it up in the mid eighties. You yzf and crf enthusists could lace up a set of 17" wheels and some sticky skins (Pirelli rains or motorad) on your thumpers, pack on some extra gearing, borrow a set of hides, and head out to the local tracks for a run at the local open single classes for a little taste. :yeehaw: [/QUOTE]
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