Gingermannnnnnn I missed you
It was so nice to get back on a racetrack that I’m familiar with. Tecnicomoto found the time to change the gearing back to stock while we were still at Road America since these two consecutive-weekend races would leave us with little time during the week. I honestly hadn’t realized what a difference the gearing would make until it was done- but I’m glad I did it for Road America. And I’m equally as glad to be back to stock for Gingerman.
Some highlights of the weekend: I dropped 5 seconds at race pace, and 4 seconds at practice-pace. I’m averaging a 1:54 lap time now, but I’m still a few seconds off the pace of the race leaders.
Things I need to work on:
- apexing T3, T6, and 8 properly.
- Work on more speed entering turns. (I can see fellow KTM riders pulling away from me in those spots and it’s so frustrating!) I think my exit is decent, but I find myself having to pick up more speed while leaned over, which means that my entry was too slow.
- possibly change the line between 8 and 9 to spend less time leaned over and more time on power.
Another issue I have is that when I blip the throttle while braking to rev match, I end up pulsing the brake. I tend to do it more when I’m braking heavily, but I know this upsets the bike’s stability. Thinking that a quickshifter + slipper clutch for Gunther might be on the horizon next year.