Pitbike Supermoto - Round 1/2 race report - UPDATE

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

R5 - 19 entries.

Heat 1 4th, heat 2 6th, heat 3 crashed out of 4th and snapped a lever.

3rd in the final so on the podium with a trophy.

Dropped my pb time from a 41.1 to a 40.3. Progress. Smile

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Well done Garth Clapping

My race weekend was not as successful as Garth's, but I did manage to improve my personal best laptime by two seconds, and I started and finished every race. I was also not on the back of the grid in the final, which means I must have done at least one thing right somewhere!
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Round 6: Progress!

I cut my laptime by another three seconds and managed to not come last in the final! Shame the timing loop broke just before the end of the race... no word of a lie. Sad

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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

Three seconds is a lot. That was my last round that I can do, although I might come for Saturday night practice. Not great results for me but better times. I have no rear grip and everyone is flying away down tge straights - need to investigate.

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Round 7:

13th in the final and a 46.1 laptime, nigh on a second and a half off of my previous time. Still gains to be made, I can still go faster, so it's all good. Everyone else seems to be getting faster too, with the next slowest person this round doing a 43.5, most people doing 42-40s and the fast people doing 38s...

I've also noticed that some people can stoppie their bikes, which I most certainly can't do... Perhaps I need to do some investigation too.

Still, in the second and third rounds most of the pack were doing 45 second laptimes... so I probably just need a few more slow people to turn up! Smile

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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

I'm missing all the action now and watching my end of season trophies slip away from me. How's it all going?

Think they're bringing in mag wheels next year.
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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Round 8. 45.7 laptime, which I'm happy with, but there were a couple of slower people entered who were just fractionally too quick for me to get past. 15th overall out of 19. Not bad, but not great either. I can do better.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

I wouldn't be too concerned about the forks - I've been using adjustable fastace forks with thicker oil in, but the adjustment is all the way out, both ways. They didn't make me any quicker Laughing

Last years championship was won on RWU forks.

My brake isn't the best either - I think a set of pads might improve it though. I did warp the disc a few rounds back however...

Biggest thing for me to do is an exhaust. The outlet on mine is about 5mm smaller than others, that can't be helping performance and could explain my lack of straightline speed.

Valve clearances are pretty straightforward - have a tub handy to collect the oil when you take off the exhaust valve cap.

Re the marshalling - aside from when the kart spewed oil everywhere that wasn't picked up in time I think it's been ok. Racing is dangerous, accidents happen.
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garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

I feel I should add - When I bought the forks, the regs said "Any chinese forks"

Halfway through the season the regs on the website changed to "Any NON-ADJUSTABLE chinese forks"

Like fuck was I changing them back again. I even quoted the regs onto here at the time!
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garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

P.s. Mark / Dave - You doing the enduro? I'm doing it with my brother I think. Could be cold!
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Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

I will hopefully be in this next year.
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garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Presuming I'm around and so on, will look to do the enduro Thumbs Up

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Was thinking I might grab my Oxford muffs for winter pitbikin' Smile

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MarJay · But it's British! Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Karma :

Missing a shed load of rounds and still class B champion? Well done Oli! Wink

I'd like to do the endurance race, I think G and I will have a team if he's up for it!
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

There's a decent enough looking spec one on the facebook group for £750 'ono'.
If that includes the transponder, that's probably an ok deal.

garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :

G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Yea, pretty sure it was a CW and looked shiny.

Aff · World Chat Champion Joined: 05 May 2011 Karma :

So, I bought one.

Not Matchams spec, just gonna do some practice days this year.

Oli, can you just rock up any day for practice?

Will I need a C90 exhaust on it to be allowed on track?
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garth · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Dec 2004 Karma :