Black Friday was a nice day to ride at the track, but getting to the track took some effort due to all of the crazy shoppers clogging the freewayz! Also the temps were quite cold. About 13°C at the warmest. We were probably riding most of the day in even colder temps. But it didn't feel bad at all. Sure it wasn't the track sticky 25-30°C we were enjoying over the summer, but it was fine.
This time I went out with my Pocket Bike friends--Ben, Al, and Jordan. There are six bikes in the back of this truck.
Ben, Al, and Jordan all use to race pocket bikes, and they are fast--like a squadron of Tie fighters with amped up Polini engines. I can't even pretend to keep up with them on the track. Oh sure my bike is capable, but I'm not.
I have a lot of work to do to get back to my old riding form before the Honda Driver took me out. The GPR ran pretty good. I replaced the intake with one that isn't perforated.
But it's not the right size for the carb, so I'm going to have to source a proper one for the bike. The Domino choke lever was a much appreciated upgrade, and considering how cold things were, much needed too. This bike doesn't like to start with out the choke, and especially so when cold.
Because it was so cold I took it mellow on the track, and never once felt the tires slipping. Hey I just started riding again, I don't want to crash out.
After the sun set we had some nice hot laps though. Ben was showing me some race lines, and I kept saying to myself--these are so much better!
We nearly had the track to ourselves too. Early on there were some carts, and yeah there were a few evil four strokers making things sound horrible, stinking up the place (yes four strokers stink way more than two strokers), and causing a ruckus. But most of those cats left early, and we were able to enjoy a mostly open track. We also got to run the track in both directions--Euro Mode, and NASCAR.