Reply With QuoteGuess I have to see the rules on safety leathers at thunder valley I'd like to see what my 02 s3 will do !
my friends 2004 Buell XB12S (11.8 at 114mph) Jardine CF, ECMSpy race tune
never had my X1 to the track
Guess I have to see the rules on safety leathers at thunder valley I'd like to see what my 02 s3 will do !
murd leathers needed to run 1/4 (seem to let chaps pass if you have those) you need at least helmet gloves jacket and closed toe shoes to run 1/8th.
Thunder valley said , long pants , gloves , boots that go above the ankle ( work boots are acceptable ) and a leather or Kevlar riding coat/jacket .seems all I need to do is get a jacket ( the helmet part is a no brainier )
Save the post keep it alive! "Save the clock tower":D
Ive ran low 12s speed was around 106-110
04 lightning xb12s best was 12.188 1/4 bone stock 23k miles
This is an old thread but reading this is pretty much all I knew about drag racing before I went tonight. I also didn't understand a damn thing about it but two really nice Buell guys showed me the ropes and were very nice. First run I took it cautious. Second run I got greedy and popped a wheelie, unexpectedly and accidentally popped it into neutral. Third run my head started to understand some things. For $22 that was so much fun! '04 Firebolt XB12R.
R/T: .455
60': 2.093
330: 5.595
1/8: 8.520
MPH: 84.31
1000: 11.145
1/4: 13.424
MPH: 95.39
All in all I had fun. I could have pushed it harder but was taking it easy and not there to impress anyone. One of the Buell guys had an extended swing arm and it was incredibly fast. He said I beat him once because he "red lighted." I don't know what that means but it was nice of him to say. That was on my worst run, with the wheelie and neutral flop.
WillRotten, nice job. Totally respect the honesty and the admittance to mistakes. Sounds like you had a blast. The other guy that "red lighted" jumped the beams, he left to early before the he was supposed to.
Okay, that's what I was guessing but didn't know for sure. I was such a newbie. Went knowing that but I like doing new things and things that scare me. This was both. I want to go back tonight but can't. I'm hooked. The track is going to let me do my stunt there next Sunday. I'll be the first person in the world to swallow a sword while riding a motorcycle
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