Posts by ethermion
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Despite constantly beating him up in his formative years, my brother turned out okay, and learned to be a good photographer. Enjoy!
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read the string DUDE-WraithSS you are WRONG! hedgehog is deleting those emails do your home work-its re the deleted emails
Dude, you are not reading the memo. Give it up. You are fixating on a thread titled track day not good by a dirt bag that was not even there.
If you want to fuss over who deleted posts, including some of mine, start a new thread.
Track day was awesome. If you were not there, I accept no comments to the contrary.
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Wraith ain't wrong. People who were 1000 miles away from our track day who post crap on this stupid thread are wrong.
Track day was awesome. The V8 was awesome. All tracking slings were awesome, though me a bit less than others.
Back to your arm chair and bud lite.
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Ya think .....
Huh. That explains the cameras and the disclaimers so prominent all over.
Digging a bit further into this. Not what I signed up for. Definitely not what I paid for.
Edit: yeah, makes sense now. I retract anything sour that I said about Chris hall. If he was dealing with those guys, he did better than I would have.
Now I am a bit sour with motorcycle xtreme. Not right. All that talk about ride safe and just have fun. Just talk. Gonna follow up on that.
Still does not detract from the awesome experience. Wish I could do it again tomorrow, gladly with invaders.
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Need updates to this thread!!
Well, how did we do? You asked for updates to this thread... Though I doubt this is the end. Fun, fun, fun times.
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Cool. Unfriendly Chris did invite me to come visit for a factory tour. This, I will do with great pleasure.
After some thought, he seemed stressed out a bit. Might just have been the moment. Production line, or owner, guessing a lot on the line. Had my own business for a decade so I can see that.
No harsh words to them based on me, please. Been in VA since '65, and would be happy to see local boys do well.
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I talked to a guy named Chris, forgetting the last name. Claimed it was his company. Definitely not friendly.
3rd hand rumor that the owner was part of the wreck. Heard from my brother, who was also without firm facts. If the takeaway from my post was otherwise, I apologize. Two invaders were off the track when I passed. This is true, and I take no pleasure from that. Only saw the one damaged rig in the pit. Quite possible 2nd invader stopped out of compassion.
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Huh, what was Cameron doing with the hatchet? I saw that, got distracted, forgot to ask. Part of the last minute brake bleed? Not familiar with that technique. Happy to learn something new.
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Several have posted that our crew is family. Quite true. Get that, respect that, and silence machen if you were not there.
Pick on one one of us, expect a hurricane from the rest of us. Proud of the folks I hang with.
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Naw, not calling you out. The track was hard for my brain, and I don't think I was processing all data. I think I was unnecessarily in the middle of a straight when you tried to get by. Reality might be less dramatic than I recall. Trying to compile memories and learn lessons for next time.
I am not shy. If I was to call you out, it would have been in person, not here.
Nice to see you and your lovely bride again! We need to plan another ride. Seriously.
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I had several folks come and tell me they had a great time. There were some who said they were a bit on the fence, but ended up having an absolute blast. You can just about drive as slow as you want or as fast as you want, plenty of track for everyone...
The only thing is some folks need to learn some track etiquette. There were some Invaders that weren't as fast as Dharma or myself, and instead of just letting us go around them and continue about our way, they tried to play NASCAR, making for a couple hairy situations. It's not Race Day, it's Track Day. Everyone is there to ride their own ride, if the rider behind you is faster, simply move to the side, allow them to overtake and continue on. This also takes the pressure off you to try to be faster than you are... that's when $h!t happens!!
Nice post. It was a blast. Seems like I said it 10x times. It was a blast, so now 11x.
I was the... Least fast, but tried my best to not get in the way of the more capable. All slings were cool. Invaders were irritating me. Several times, they tried to pass, failed and we were neck and neck playing chicken as the track narrowed for a turn. Not necessary.
I think the invaders had a marketing plan, which had contrary objectives to having a fun safe time. Can't post a promo vid of eating sling dust.
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Get butthurt easy? Sounds like this boils down to a old beef that belongs on the other site. image.jpegWrong. You and the OP can say all you want from your armchairs. We rode. Hard, inherently dangerous, and a bit spendy. Don't be dissin' us. Can't run off the track if you don't get on the track. Didn't see either of you there.
We had several ambulances watching over us, just in case. Fortunately, not needed. Trust that nobody is watching over you on a grocery run, just to flirt in the parking lot.
Pound sand, dude. Bad post.
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Yeah, it was like that. Nice example of doing it right. Wish I saw that before tracking. Next time, next time...
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The Internet can be an odd place. I definitely had one post deleted, possibly two.
Who cares. If some dingleberry (those toilet paper tumble weeds in your butt crack) wants to post about things he knows nothing about, so what. At the end of the day, dingleberries always get their due. While said berry was sitting at a keyboard posting poo, we were out having a blast doing something challenging.
Yet another bad subject line, and people are getting the wrong idea. Track day was excellent. That one of us had a boo-boo is just noise. Could just have easily been me. On this day, the coin came up tails and I was spared. Nobody hurt, damage minor. If Henry says no problem, no problem.
Facts on the ground are that I was there, I was delighted to see my sling friends, and we had a marvelous time.
Track day was excellent. That there is true.
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I know everyone in those pics. If there is any takeaway, it is that a sling attracts nice people. Nice to see the crew took care of their own. Not surprised. Ride safe all!
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Okay. I'm a bit tired from the day, and have had a few drinks but let's see what I can do for inquiring minds.
Ready, Set, Trip Report!
April 24, Summit Point, Shenandoah track. 2.2 miles, 22 turns (I think). It was a lot of turns. Most of them blind.
At least a dozen slings. At least, a dozen Invaders. Nice track. Very challenging.
First session, 2 invaders wrecked (nobody hurt) after maybe two or three laps. Didn't see the wreck, but saw both of them off on the grass, and definitely saw a sorry looking rig in the parking area. I heard from somebody who heard from somebody who heard that one of the drivers was the owner of Tanom. Bad day on a $60k vehicle, I would guess. Looked like body panels only, but what do I know. Red flags, and I pitted following dharmab, the wrong way. No harm done, but I did get a word about it. A bunch of us missed a checkered flag (end of session) and got a word about that too, but they were cool.
On the 1st session, I would guess 5 Invaders tracked. After that, they were all re-torquing their real axle nut. Never saw more than two or three of them track after.
It may be that the Velocity Channel (which I never watch) was there. They also seemed to be doing a PR vid for Tanom. Mildly annoying how they blocked my movements, but whatever. Polaris needs to pay more attention to our crew. We are bad-ass.
Very well managed by Motorcycle Xtreme. They let us loose in small batches so that we didn't clump up. Fun track, my first time. Everyone passed me (except for Tango on his first session). Slowest of the group, the other Slings passed me on the straights safely and politely. I had one pass by @Cameron Roberts that was not up to my standards, but positive that was my fault. Sorry dude. Hard time watching the road and the mirrors and my knuckles. Probably 1/2 my time, I was tracking with no one behind, no one ahead. Happiness. I was almost ready to engage cruise control, as is how I normally ride,... but didn't.
One turn was called the Karussel. Not too sharp, the the middle lane is at a 45 degree angle. Had no idea what was going on until I spoke to someone else, maybe Jdin. I nailed it (to my standards) every time after. Really fun.
I think my top speed was near 100. @Jdin told me he got up to 120 in his n/a rig. I had no ability to look much at the speedometer. Having my brother co-pilot helped with extra eyes, but he went shutterbug after the 2nd session. Easier with a co-pilot for me in unfamiliar territory and not much time to make decisions.
Everything in 2nd and 3rd gear.
Not happy with my tires this time. Sessions were 15 minutes, and my tires never warmed up. Somebody, not sure who, had me touch their tires and they were almost hot. Mine were merely bath water warm. Oh, well. My rear tire lasted 12 or 13k miles and they are good in the rain. Pick your poison. May troll the forums for base rims on the cheap and mount track only tires on 'em. We'll see.
Perfect weather.
Had the usual problem of not only remembering names, but also putting given names to forum handles. Kudos to Cameron in this regard.
Saw @Tango and @Turbosling, both way cool dudes. Touched the V8, heard the V8. Way cool. Sorry how that turned out, but not my place to speak to that, and it was after I left.
Seeing dharmab in a lid was worth the outing. Wassup buddy! He was also outstanding giving me short tips that really made a difference in the following session.
Drones were in the air, and there are always more shutterbugs than I notice. I expect this thread to blossom with visual delights.
Not my place to do so, but it is what I do. So, here are the Big E awards for the outing.
Most evil award: Definitely TheRock. Just getting ready for a session, he accused me of being in his sling. My brain was in the zone and was imagining the turns, and he popped my brain. I can slack him for that, as that is my kind of humor.
Most cool dude award: Henry ( Turbosling). What a nice guy! Flew in from MN just to see the V8 get all necessary TLC.
Most irritating dude award: The owner of Tanom. Tried to start up a conversation. He saw that I was a sling owner, and wanted to have nothing to do with me.
Most kind person award: Tie. @3rdwheel and Jdin. Brought me full face helmets just in case. Thanks dudes!
Most diplomatic award: dharmab. He tracked in a 1/2 lid and a T-shirt and fingerless gloves. Not supposed to...
Most forgetful award: Me. I knew Dharma was going to try a 1/2 lid, yet I forgot to pack mine.
Most forgiven for not posting: WraithSS. Travel safe dude.
Least forgiven for not posting: DocG. But, bath day is bath day.
Top honors: TheRock. You put it together. 'Nuf said.
If anyone feels slighted by not getting an award, let's get together for a ride. I'll think of something silly, and be mindful that my awards have no cash value.
Great day! Go Team! Perhaps we need a name and some colors.
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Why type on an iPad keyboard if the posts just get deleted? There were a couple of wrecks, but only one sling, a newborn, and minor. We should take this up in another sub forum if there is still interest.
Most importantly, nobody got hurt.
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I had a blast. Will do a trip report later. But a serious blast.
