If any of you are bored this weekend and feel like a road trip, round 1 is this weekend and we have a couple more SSA guys that will be making their debut this weekend at Bwizzle!! See you guys there!
Wish you the best of luck Alan! Have fun!
Quote from: Adiggity on March 17, 2008, 08:37:12 AM
If any of you are bored this weekend and feel like a road trip, round 1 is this weekend and we have a couple more SSA guys that will be making their debut this weekend at Bwizzle!! See you guys there!
I was heading to Bwillow a few weeks ago and thought of you...
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l163/lisawallace/andy.jpg)
Andy I got to give you some money!!!!!!!!!!
Quote from: Lisa on March 18, 2008, 06:28:49 AM
I was heading to Bwillow a few weeks ago and thought of you...
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l163/lisawallace/andy.jpg)
Hmmmm.... not sure why THAT would make you think of me??? All that runs through my mind is 1:30 AM. :P BTW, who in the HELL makes their diesel pumps yellow?!!!
Quote from: Adiggity on March 18, 2008, 08:16:40 AM
Quote from: Lisa on March 18, 2008, 06:28:49 AM
I was heading to Bwillow a few weeks ago and thought of you...
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l163/lisawallace/andy.jpg)
, who in the HELL makes their diesel pumps yellow?!!!
Same guy who makes regular green, I suppose
Good luck at Buttonwillow guys. Start the season off right!
Leaving tomarrow morning. Can't wait, gonna be hard to sleep tonight. :o
See ya down there.
Quote from: Justin on March 19, 2008, 12:05:17 AM
Same guy who makes regular green, I suppose
That is exactly what I was thinking!!! And in case you are wondering.....the answer is YES, I filled my boss's diesel truck up with about 23 gallons of regular gas at like 1:30am one time going to Bwillow. The bad thing is I would've filled it all the way up(53 gallons) if Lisa hadn't caught it. ::) (what a boner)Thanks Lisa again.
Quote from: CBR Dave on March 19, 2008, 08:28:09 PM
Leaving tomarrow morning. Can't wait, gonna be hard to sleep tonight. :o
See ya down there.
Feelin your pain! Been getting more and more pumped for this weekend. Leaving Fallon tomorrow at about noon. See you there!
Yo Diggity. You and Dave make us proud. You boys have fun. And ride well
Quote from: A DRAGON on March 20, 2008, 12:43:43 AM
Yo Diggity. You and Dave make us proud. You boys have fun. And ride well
Don't forget Alan (ScotInExcile) is going for his first ever AFM race! WOOHOO!
Congrats to A-Diggity. 7th place in Formula 1 and strong runs in the 600 classes. If ther was ever any doubt, there isn't now. He is officially a stud in the AFM!
CBR Dave as well. Right around 2 minute lap times in his first race the first time on that track. A soon to be stud no doubt.
Alan was also flying in practice but unfortunately had a crash and could not race. I don't have details but he may have an injury as well. I feel really bad for him because he was so excited about his first race. Hope you can come back soon Alan, because you looked great out there.
The SSA guys represented very well in the first round. Great job guys.
Thanks HondaBoy. (not sure exactly who you are???) I will try and take some time out to give you all a race report soon, but I will say it was a good weekend for me. :)
Quote from: Adiggity on March 24, 2008, 11:52:16 AM
Thanks HondaBoy. (not sure exactly who you are???) I will try and take some time out to give you all a race report soon, but I will say it was a good weekend for me. :)
Hint, he is on your race team...
Great job guys, I look forward to seeing the rest of the results and reading the write-ups. I hope scotinexcile is okay!
Quote from: Resistor on March 24, 2008, 01:08:16 PM
Hint, he is on your race team...
Great job guys, I look forward to seeing the rest of the results and reading the write-ups. I hope scotinexcile is okay!
I was thinking it was Mr. Dean, but wasn't sure. I was beginning to wonder if he had a keyboard on his computer!! :P
From what I've heard Alan is ok. Broken collarbone. Seems to be in good spirits.
Ok, I'll start off with saying for those of you didn't know, I got a new (to me) race bike this season. It's an 06 R6.(the bike that took 2nd place in my class last year) Been doing some trackdays trying to get used to it, and so far it's going good.
We showed up Thursday night at buttonwillow and to my pleasant surprise we could actually get into the track on the night we showed up instead of having to sleep outside the gate and come in in the morning.
Friday was a trackday held by the track for the AFM to get some extra practice in if you want to. And since Buttonwillow is 8 hrs away and I don't get much time there, I wanted to!! My whole goal was to try to finish somewhere in the top 15 or so. The last time I ran this track in this configuration my best time was a 2:00 flat. I definitely expected to improve from that. By the end of the day Friday everything was feeling good and I got down to 1:57's. I was happy with that.
Saturday was AFM practice and my tires were getting a little sketchy by the end of the day Friday so I put a new set on and was off. Ended up bettering my time by 1 second from the previous day with a 1:56. I was thinking that is about what I would be doing in the race, so to be doing that in practice, I was stoked.
Sunday's first race was 600 SB. I was very nervous about starting with the new bike because it is very different to my old bike, but I actually ended up getting a very good start and was up with the front pack for the first lap or so. Unfortunately I couldn't hang with those guys and ended up losing a few positions. But the cool thing is all the people who were passing me were guys that I was never even close to last year. I started 10th and I ended up 17th in that race. Best lap of a 1:54 flat! Wow, I was again shocked. My second race of the day was Formula 1. I started 13th in that race and once again got a good start and was able to pass a couple guy before the first corner. That was a fun race, I was dicing it up with a few guy sthroughout but ended up passing all of them by the end and ended up in 7TH PLACE!!!!!!!! My first top 10 finish in a real race in the AFM ever. Again I was doing 54's. My last race was 600 production. I was gridded in 6th and got a good start again! It's kind of funny though. I was worried about the starts and ended up doing very well on all of my starts. Unfortunately I couldn't hold my positions!! Again I was up with the lead pack and was staying with them until one of the guys who was up front just kind of dropped the pace a little and everyone got around him but me. I couldn't get around this guy the whole race and tried a last chance out braking maneuver going into the last turn. I got him going in, but he got me coming back out. And I finished behind him to take 11th. And in this race I had my best lap time of the weekend with a 1:53. All in all I am very happy with that and I exceeded my expectations for the weekend. I just didn't realize so many people stepped up their game so far this year. I had a lot of fun and am looking forward to next round!
Nice job this weekend Andy. You looked good out there. 53's is haulin ass..
Thanks Dave. From the one race I actually got to watch that you were in you looked very good! Unfortunately I didn't get to watch any of your races except Clubman. I expect you be up there towards the front in no time. Good job man. ;D
p.s. how did your other races go?
Quote from: Adiggity on March 24, 2008, 01:37:44 PM
I was thinking it was Mr. Dean, but wasn't sure. I was beginning to wonder if he had a keyboard on his computer!! :P
Ding Ding Ding - Winner!
Hey Dean, good to see you posting on the board.
Great job out there Andy! I can't wait to see the offical race reports.
Alan, good to see that you're going to be ok and are looking forward to the next race. If you're going to crash, the track is the best place, I wouldn't want to crash anywhere else.
Quote from: Adiggity on March 24, 2008, 03:05:50 PM
Thanks Dave. From the one race I actually got to watch that you were in you looked very good! Unfortunately I didn't get to watch any of your races except Clubman. I expect you be up there towards the front in no time. Good job man. ;D
p.s. how did your other races go?
The only other race I did was open GP. I started in last place spot 36. I got a pretty good start and passed 4 or 5 guys by turn 1. After that it was pretty much a blur. By the end of the race I worked my way to 27th place. Not the greatest but I was so stoked just to be out there. The cool thing was in that race I had my best lap time of 2:01. Man I have a lot to learn. Sorry I didn't get down much to your guys pit area much. My mind was a little overloaded all weekend.
BIG hanks to all who helped my wife and I to pack up after we got back from the hospital.
If some one has Eddies number can they pm me? In my "vicodin haze" I lost the card his wife gave me with their contact numbers.
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Glad you made it home OK. Hope you heal soon. You were kickin ass out there until you and your tire disagreed on how fast to come around that last turn. ;D
I will pm you Eddie's number.
Quote from: CBR Dave on March 24, 2008, 08:37:41 PM
The only other race I did was open GP. I started in last place spot 36. I got a pretty good start and passed 4 or 5 guys by turn 1. After that it was pretty much a blur. By the end of the race I worked my way to 27th place. Not the greatest but I was so stoked just to be out there. The cool thing was in that race I had my best lap time of 2:01. Man I have a lot to learn. Sorry I didn't get down much to your guys pit area much. My mind was a little overloaded all weekend.
Good job man! That's great for your first race. Now your officially a racer!! Yeah, I was hoping to get over to your side of the pits a few more times as well. I completely understand. It's amazing how constantly busy you are at a race weekend getting things all set to go. Good times though. We'll have to try and pit closer together at the next round. There is talk of everyone trying to pit behind the grandstands at Infineon. Give me a shout and I'll let you know the consensus on where we are all going to be.
I saw the 4theriders pictures of Code4 Racing... looking good! Whos the non-conformist with the yellow bike in a sea of blue bikes? :p
Quote from: Yard Sale on March 25, 2008, 11:15:03 AM
I saw the 4theriders pictures of Code4 Racing... looking good! Whos the non-conformist with the yellow bike in a sea of blue bikes? :p
Thanks!
That's Dan Sewell. He happened to work out a deal with Zoran (Twin Works) at the same time we were getting the team thing together. Funny thing is, we chose the color of his bike last year as the official team color. Last year he was the only one with it, this year he's the only one without it. :)
Good job man! That's great for your first race. Now your officially a racer!! Yeah, I was hoping to get over to your side of the pits a few more times as well. I completely understand. It's amazing how constantly busy you are at a race weekend getting things all set to go. Good times though. We'll have to try and pit closer together at the next round. There is talk of everyone trying to pit behind the grandstands at Infineon. Give me a shout and I'll let you know the consensus on where we are all going to be.
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Thanks Andy. It feels good to have that first race out of the way. As far as Infineon I will call you and get details when it gets closer.
I just found this pic on the AFM forum. Hope Joe doesn't get pissed I jacked it. ;D
J/K He knows I'll buy all my pics
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Quote from: CBR Dave on March 25, 2008, 08:57:57 PM
I just found this pic on the AFM forum. Hope Joe doesn't get pissed I jacked it. ;D
J/K He knows I'll buy all my pics
Sweet pic 8)
I also like the group shot of Code-4, you guys are having a BLAST!
good luck with the surgery Alan!
Quote from: CBR Dave on March 25, 2008, 08:57:57 PM
I just found this pic on the AFM forum. Hope Joe doesn't get pissed I jacked it. ;D
J/K He knows I'll buy all my pics
Yeah, I saw that one. I couldn't tell if it was 878 or 879... but it is you!! Lookin good.
QuoteI also like the group shot of Code-4, you guys are having a BLAST!
Thanks Russell. Joe made us do that fairy looking jumping picture otherwise he wouldn't do the rest of the pics for us. It was all good fun though. :)
Some pics of the weekend
1st on is me coming out of turn 2, 2nd one is Elena Meyers stuffing it up the inside on turn 1, 3rd one is me trying to make a pass in the 600P race for 10th.
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Sorry Allen I meant you to. Yo-Diggity have your pit cre take some pics to would yeah?
Quote from: A DRAGON on March 29, 2008, 07:32:16 AM
Sorry Allen I meant you to. Yo-Diggity have your pit cre take some pics to would yeah?
You mean like these? :)
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/CODE4-racing/spnew? (http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/CODE4-racing/spnew?)
Speaking of pit crew.
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Quote from: scotinexcile on March 26, 2008, 10:22:36 AM
Medical Update
Saw the bone doc today he says it needs to be plated
So scheduled for surgery tomorrow at 7.30am, should be done by 9am
Says healing will be much faster. I might make round 2 after all ;D
Will update tomorrow evening if not still knocked out :D
Hey Alan, I see you logged in on the board. How is did the surgery go? I hope you'll be back to normal by round 2.
Quote from: scotinexcile on April 01, 2008, 11:42:39 AM
Not sure if 1. I will be ready 2. If I can afford to fix the bike
in time for round 2 >:(
I should know more after tomorrows visit to the Doc in the morning.
Are you going to be at LaVechia tonight?
Well??? How'd it go? You still have 3 weeks to heal and get the bike ready. If you need any help Alan, let me know. I can come to town and give you a hand.
Is Helana Myers Hot?? How old is she ? How fast?
I dig the CODE 4 site. Nice.
Quote from: Team Gorgonzola on April 06, 2008, 11:14:24 PM
Is Helana Myers Hot?? How old is she ? How fast?
Yes, ?, Yes
Quote from: Team Gorgonzola on April 06, 2008, 11:14:24 PM
Is Helana Myers Hot?? How old is she ? How fast?
It's Elena. And Alberto, she's WAYYYYY too young for you, but here's some pics of her.
http://4theriders.com/viewpics.php?loc=/pics/afm/2008/r1_bwillow/21D/ (http://4theriders.com/viewpics.php?loc=/pics/afm/2008/r1_bwillow/21D/)
Is she fast???? :D :D :D VERY!!!!
Here's a couple more of her with her game face.
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Yeah for a 13 year old girl. I guess she is. I don't like her already, because she is so much faster than me. Hell I'm hav'in trouble stomach'in Diggity
Quote from: Justino on April 07, 2008, 12:37:37 AM
I dig the CODE 4 site. Nice.
Thanks Justin! I will tell Dan you said so. He's the one that put that together. ;D
Andy did really good. As Team Manager... I was quite happy !!!!!
as a new member of the board.. I'll break my own arm.....I've got a race report out from my weekend's adventrues. Finished 1st in Formula IV and 3rd in 650Twins.
you can read up here <a href="http://www.code4-racing.com/race_reports/race_report_dans.html" target="_blank"> CLICKY </a>
hum... HTML doesn;t work.. but you still have the link.
Very impressive results, especially with the Saturday practice blown. Smart move avoiding the collision, better to be in 3rd on the podium then to crash out.
Thanks! My next bit of work is not being so polite to back markers. I need to go to work on Monday, as I know every else does... but I end up being OVERLY polite and not taking the first opportunity to get past.
It was a hendrence last season too. I need to fix.
Quote from: FlatulentDan on April 15, 2008, 10:59:32 AM
Thanks! My next bit of work is not being so polite to back markers. I need to go to work on Monday, as I know every else does... but I end up being OVERLY polite and not taking the first opportunity to get past.
It was a hendrence last season too. I need to fix.
Dan, that is one of my biggest problems too. I think it is very hard to get past that. You just have to commit 100% to TAKING the line sometimes and there are risks in doing that. Look at Carlos Checa in the WSBK race a couple weeks ago.... I'm not sure I'll ever get there..... like you said, we have to go to work on Monday.
Btw, nice job last weekend at WERA! Keep it up and you be class champion in TWO clubs. ;D
Quote from: Adiggity on April 15, 2008, 01:08:51 PM
Quote from: FlatulentDan on April 15, 2008, 10:59:32 AM
Thanks! My next bit of work is not being so polite to back markers. I need to go to work on Monday, as I know every else does... but I end up being OVERLY polite and not taking the first opportunity to get past.
It was a hendrence last season too. I need to fix.
Dan, that is one of my biggest problems too. I think it is very hard to get past that. You just have to commit 100% to TAKING the line sometimes and there are risks in doing that. Look at Carlos Checa in the WSBK race a couple weeks ago.... I'm not sure I'll ever get there..... like you said, we have to go to work on Monday.
Btw, nice job last weekend at WERA! Keep it up and you be class champion in TWO clubs. ;D
:D
the other problem is... I'm usually good friends with most of them... so it's like stuffing a good buddy.. I don't mind stuffing it in, I just don't want to crash someone out of my own needs. some of these back markers we have VIOLENT Closure rates on em!
Quote from: FlatulentDan on April 15, 2008, 01:44:56 PM
:D
the other problem is... I'm usually good friends with most of them... so it's like stuffing a good buddy.. I don't mind stuffing it in, I just don't want to crash someone out of my own needs. some of these back markers we have VIOLENT Closure rates on em!
Oh, I know. I am watching you close on these guys from the stands. Sometimes MY butt puckers watching you guys close on them. That one at the Bwillow round was one where I definitely puckered for you. That is a FAST section and I could see it coming as you were entering Riverside. Just bad timing. You keep up with what your doing and I'm sure you will be on the top at the end of the season. Just remember, 61 points for 3rd, ZERO if you crash trying to force a pass. ;)