Talladega, Alabama 2/9 - 11/01

Gearing: 15 - 45

Tires: Pirelli

Tire Pressure: 31psi. in rear 30psi. in front

Gas: VP c12 and Talladega race gas

Lots of traffic. Lots of passing. Lots of drifters. Don't get stuck behind anyone. Bowl turn try to take higher line and go faster. Left hander try to look through the turn and roll-on throttle. Much smoother and faster when ridden that way. Need to get off front of bike and loosen up arms.

Turn 1 & 2 After front straigh downshift quick for kink to the left, but don't slow down too much for the first real turn to the right. Keep up speed and maintain constant throttle/line through turn. It's a constant radius. Look around turn to green sign about 3/4 around on inside, but don't cut too far in at sign. Come out wide to left exit then cross back to right. Did a lot of passing on the outside. Could of had faster entry speeds. Usually passed at exit, but was difficult and would often back-off. If I had faster entry speed could have passed sooner on outside and beaten them to the exit. Sometimes upshifted between turn 1 and two.

Turn 3 & 4 Start braking at 2 (should be 1). Downshift once. It's a left hander of constant radius. go in deep and wide. get knee down and run constant radius to tighter near end. Get off front of bike. Unweight and loosen up. Look through turn to cones at the outside exit. Constant strong throttle. Can get on throttle hard a lot sooner than you think (at least half way through turn maybe sooner). Passed on outside and inside of this one. Better to pass drifters on the inside. Be careful passing on outside, cause exit is wide to the outside. Exit wide and run hard through short straight and slight kink. upshift if needed.

Turn 5 & 6 Banked right hander. brake late and deep. Mostly constant radius. Best to go in deep and stay high on the banking. Maintain constant speed. Look to green sign on inside of turn 3/4 through the turn. Can drift down to the inside, but usually run wide on exit anyway. Passed a lot on the outside. Was difficult at exit when oponent came wide. Needed to go in faster to pass earlier or cut fast and tight underneath them - never tried that. Exit bowl turn wide and run fast for back straight. Grab a gear maybe two.

Turn 7 Brake late and very little for fast banked right hander. Go in wide and shoot down to apex. A little bumpy at apex, but not bad. Shoot from inside turn to outside exit. Usually passed people on the brakes on the outside or inside going into turn. Or passed on inside at exit. This is the fastest turn, so don't slow down. Grab a gear for last little straight.

Turn 8 Brake at 2 or 1 and downshift once. Go in deep and wide for this right hander. Going deep and wide will set you up for shooting straight on next turn and onto front straight. Throw bike over and turn with speed. Cut for apex basically squaring off the turn. Usually passed on the brakes on the outside going into this one. Passed a few times on the brakes to the inside, but wasn't comfortable. Should get comfortable because it was a great way to pass. I got passed that way. Get on gas as you cut straight across apex. Right after apex shift weight to left of bike. Quick kink to left then onto front straight. Grab a gear on front straight.