Due to construction on the lot, the BRR Autocross originally scheduled for Radford will be held at the Augusta County Government Center in Verona.

Online registration is here

http://www.myautoevents.com/pls/mae/frmE...nt_id=5650

There will be onsite registration as well on Sunday.

I hope some of you MM'ers can make it

some neat eye candy.... or at least an expensive windchime:

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Just wondering if anyone else was doing this?

i am registered for the Intro group (free) and try it out before really getting into it. Also looking for friends to go and possibly trailor/truck towing

Here's a little excerpt from my interview with Jake Z at Laguna. The full interview will be posted at vtec.net pretty soon here. I'm just happy I got this interview transcribed about 3 times as fast as I did last year's interview with Al Luddington (crew chief).

NOTE: This is unedited so I'll clean up things a little bit before the final posting

G: Has it been an enjoyable challenge developing the bike yourself because back when you had HRC bikes you were winning more but, just like you said they came off the crate and that's it.

Jake: I think its more gratifying for all the guys at the shop for sure. I mean, you know they're actually the ones putting in hours and you know they're the ones that are developing everythign. We've got our own R&D department in house now, um there's three guys that are involved with that.

Its...definitely more gratifying for the guys I'd say, I mean you know its their work that's getting the bike to the front. And uh, instead of just changing parts out they're actually making stuff, developing stuff, throwing all of their ideas at it, seeing what works and what doesn't ITs definitely more gratifying for the guys.

G: How about the difference between the 06 and 05 CBR[1000RR] because there was a mid cycle update and you guys were racing the 05 and now you're [campaigning] the 06, what are the big areas where the 06 is better?

Jake: You know from the racing the standpoint its a little bit harder to say because we've changed so much from last year to this year. We've changed suspension manufacturers and we've actually changed so much stuff on the bike.

A lot of the areas that they worked on from the 05 to 06 on the street bike was you know, losing some weight, gaining some mid-range power and a lot of that stuff doesn't carry over to our side because our bikes are already [at] minimum weight, they've already stripped them down completely and a lot of the areas where they did save some weight...you know if they go to a little bit lighter wheel on the production bike that won't help us. It'll help the guys in the Superstock class quite a bit but its not gonna help us on the Superbike as much because we already changed all that stuff anyway.

So a lot of the areas that got improved from 05 to 06 it will help the guys on the Superstock bikes [and] the guys on the Erion bikes but its definitely not so much of a help to us.

G: So its kind of wash?

Jake: For us yeah, but like I said for the Superstock guys it helps and obviously on the street end of it, it was a huge improvement from 05 to 06

G: So ah, I'll ask you a couple rider questions, you were originally on the [X-Games Supermoto list last year and then you decided to opt out. what happened, did you decide you need to focus [on Superbike]

Jake: Wellll it really came down to a timing issue. We didn't really have the proper amount of time to go out and test the bike and get it dialed and set up. If we were gonna go to X-Games we're going there to win it, we weren't going there to you know

G: Podium or get fifth place...

Jake: Yeah we weren't going there to just be a field-filler, we were gonna go there to win the thing. And we didn't really have the time and opportunities with our racing and testing schedules and you know, trying to put the thing together...it was just a bit too late to do that. After last year we were like, we couldn't do it, but we really wanted to so for this
year we were on board to do it but unfortunately scheduling conflict, we've got an AMA road race that same weekend so we'll be at Mid-Ohio instead.

But we're sending MC [Jeremy McGrath] back there and he'll carry the flag for Honda I'm sure. He does a really good job at it and I'm pretty sure he's doing the step up and the Supermoto both so he'll be back out there. The pace he was running last year after that crash, he had the pace to win. I know he's fired up, he's here this weekend, I'm sure you'll probably run into him

Just got back from seeing it, has my vote for best movie of the year...typical Michael Mann goodness. I highly recommend that you go see it if you haven't. Only things that could've been improved on IMO is character depth, some who have more than minor roles you don't even know their names or what they do in the story. I watched the show, and though you can tell they share the same directors, the original had better music and transitional scenes...Sonny and Tubbs blasting down the highway in their black Ferrari 275 set to Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"....classic.

If you saw Collateral (also directed by MM), it had all those signature "quiet" times, cruising around...Miami Vice could've used some more of that style but the airplane/"go fast boat" shots were excellent. It isn't all about shoot 'em up action...the show wasn't, and none of his subsequent movies were either. Overall, great movie 8)

I still say Heat is still the best Michael Mann film, much more in depth, immerses you more. If you haven't seen that, its a definite must, IMO one of the best films of recent times. Its a little long, but well worth it!

The subject:



For those that don't know, I got the bike relatively cheap. The fairings were damaged, the windscreen opaque, and it was fender-free. Having an ugly motorcycle never bothered me before, though, for anybody that remembers the VFR. It's a blast to ride. It's a great bike. A wonderful all arounder.

But the forks are a little crooked. Maybe they're bent... maybe not. That's ok, though, because I've got these:



That should be it... but it's not. It's way more fun to ride at the track than the VFR was. See?



And then I crashed it at the track... oops. And the Rabbit Hole opens. This is, as far as I know, the first Official MM Motorcycle Build. The bike will be, at the moment, the recipient of goodies that will not hinder my ability to ride on the street, but not hold me back on track, either. You will see my mistakes, crash rebuilds, results, and progress. When I get a second bike running the F4 will be the focus of a very specific goal: a race bike. That's time away, though, and neither here nor there. On to the new stuff!

What's this?



And this?



There's more?



Zero Gravity, Woodcraft, and DID? Oh my!



That's a full set of 2 piece Woodcraft-CFM clip ons (the best design I could find) with 2 spare handle tubes.



And there's a nice Zero Gravity windshield, courtesy of the nice folks at Sharkskinz:



They also were kind of enough to send me over a front fender:





It needs paint and to be drilled... but it will do very nicely.

The D.I.D. is a new chain. It's going to wait on new sprockets, though, as they're best to replace as a set. I'll be using OEM steel and stock gearing. The chain is also the stock width. I don't want to wear through aluminum gears and risk busting my chain on a bike I ride so often, so stock that will stay for now. People have done fine on 520's on the street, I just don't want to create another potential weak point.

And then there was the reason I didn't make it to VIR this weekend....



I found some bodywork in VA Beach for pennies on the dollar and decided to take advantage of it - and get in a nice weekend of relaxation on the oceanfront. One needs to recover from a trip to Laguna Seca, you know....



It's real 'glass race plastic. It needs a little repair.. but that's what's so great about it. I'm sure this won't be the last time.



And the whole kit and kaboodle:



This is going to be bad... real bad.

The Carbs on my FZR need to be looked at. At minimum they have to be adjusted and syncted up. But the might have to get pulled and rebuilt/cleaned.

the problem is that i'm going to be house sitting for a friend of mine while he takes his family on vacation.... right up until the MM BBQ at the Chappins. I wanted to ride down to that event with the crew... but i dont have time to get the bike running. Normally i'd work on the bike and run over to the house to sleep... but i'm really dog/house sitting... so i cant leave the poor dog alone for 8 hours while i'm at work... then more in the afternoon...

hit me up if you can lend a hand please!

I've setup 2 dates where we will be taking MMer to visit summit point.

Dates: September 8th AND September 29th <-- both are fridays
Times: TBA (day trips)

Why to go: This will give you a look at the track in a very relax environment. PLUS, we will have access to shotgun rides in a Grand Am Cup Audi A4 (MM Exclusive).

So, this is what I am thinking I want to do. I want to get one waterproof fuse block and one interior block. I am affraid of a few things...
1. Overload of ignition wiring by aftermarket stuff (ignition is 12ga)
2. Too much loose wiring in car and engine bay.
3. Fire from fuseable links

Do these fears seem founded? My alarm system (keyless entry, remote start, turbotimer) is wired strait to the ignition harness. They all have heavy gauge wire on them. But I must add relays for the door locks (two in each door, thats 2 power wires 12constant per door) and other things, like the wideband to the system. These loads are all being placed on the ignition harness wiring. They have independent fuses, but still. Does the system above make sense to everyone? Seem safer? What amperage relays would you use and what gauge wire to them from the ignition harness? I will edit this up as I investigate the car more, give me feedback on what I have here.

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Those that were there will download it even though it is 25mb. Those that wern't there should, really.