Had a great night at GBM. Its VRRA weekend so the pits were completely packed, lots of spectators and about 40 bikes running long track. 3 groups, 15 minute session. Was hoping for 2, but what can you do. The heat for the first 2 sessions was pretty brutal, no wind at all. Met up with a couple guys we met at SMP.
Found the root cause for the crash, front tire warmer was broken. Light comes on, but there's no heat. Bickle says its a broken wire, but hes out on vacation for a while, so we'll have to see what can be done about it.
Went with a SC1/D212(UK) combo. The SC1 had great grip but some hot tearing when pressing the pace, both left and right side. By the end of the day as the track cooled it went away. Perhaps the compound was just a little soft for those conditions. Rear had a bit of similar tearing which was surprising. I haven't seen anything like that on the 211 GPA (US) version. Again, by the end it seemed to go down a bit. Thought it was a med+ compound, but maybe I was mistaken, I'll have to double check.
Tim keeps getting quicker. There are a few corners the RC8 just turns better than the CBR. The old honda keeps going though. Tim's late braking was excellent. He really held that throttle even longer than I was in some spots. After having to silicon the quickshifter plug into the bazzaz unit (tab broke in the crash), it was working again. The module has been re-located to under the gas tank. Some minor adjustments, but otherwise the home-made exhaust shell worked great.
Bickle can't get the warmer done by the 18th, I may just open it up and have a look at it. Hopefully shes not lost forever
