And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Laguna Seca Raceway, on a Ducati, during Superbike School, a rainy day, on the wrong tires. Would slide entering the corners, apexing, and exiting corners. And between corners. Either end, sometimes both ends together. While dodging crashing bikes, especially in the Corkscrew. Stupid tires spent more time sliding than rolling. New, but I gave them to the girl that did the tire change after the weekend. Oh, and without using the brakes. Most frightening day I ever spent on a racetrack. "your lap times don't look too good" No shit, Sherlock!
Raton Pass New Mexico, mid July after a hailstorm coated the road with ice. 2005 Chevy Silverado loaded with radio gear. Me doing 70 sideways with both feet on the floor, steering into the skid, and praying for dry pavement before that moron in the Impala in front of me died.
His eyes were bigger than plates when I caught dry, lined up and passed him at 70 about 3 inches to his right. That was the closest run miss I've ever managed. My knees didn't work for almost an hour after that....
Understanding when to lock 'em up and for how long is essential to driving in slick conditions.
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ReplyDeleteLaguna Seca Raceway, on a Ducati, during Superbike School, a rainy day, on the wrong tires. Would slide entering the corners, apexing, and exiting corners. And between corners. Either end, sometimes both ends together. While dodging crashing bikes, especially in the Corkscrew. Stupid tires spent more time sliding than rolling. New, but I gave them to the girl that did the tire change after the weekend. Oh, and without using the brakes. Most frightening day I ever spent on a racetrack. "your lap times don't look too good" No shit, Sherlock!
ReplyDeleteRaton Pass New Mexico, mid July after a hailstorm coated the road with ice. 2005 Chevy Silverado loaded with radio gear. Me doing 70 sideways with both feet on the floor, steering into the skid, and praying for dry pavement before that moron in the Impala in front of me died.
ReplyDeleteHis eyes were bigger than plates when I caught dry, lined up and passed him at 70 about 3 inches to his right. That was the closest run miss I've ever managed. My knees didn't work for almost an hour after that....