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Re: [smbc] Video - Laguna Seca on a 1996 Ducati
that's it.
at the risk of courting further Norton misfortune.....
perhaps a worthy goal for me is to ride my Norton at a track day this
Fall. I've started slowly to progress towards it's
resurrection.....bought a set of new silencers for it last weekend.
Fred
On Mar 23, 2007, at 7:42 PM, Jerry Grainger wrote:
Well gollee!
That's quite a moompitcher show!
Were those a set of Lucas taillights that disappeared up in front?
Looks like a lot of fun.
October? Maybe.
JG
Dan Bockmier wrote:
Riders,
As a boy growing up in the Midwest, I used to dream about someday
seeing the legendary Laguna Seca racecourse. It all seemed to be
happening there in the seventies but it was a long way away for a
kid from Missouri who could only afford an old Matchless twin
during the dawn of the Super Bike era. Lucky for me I moved out to
the Bay Area for college and never went back. Laguna Seca is now
in my back yard and attending events there is easy. Last week I
decided to go one better though and ride the track. So I signed up
for the Reg Pridmore school at the last minute and hoped for good
weather.
I have so often been mesmerized by video from a camera mounted on
a bike, that I decided to take some of my own at the event. With a
few widgets from the hardware store and the camera store, I made a
steering stem mount for my Canon Digital Elph. Not the best
solution but time was not on my side, so homemade was the way to
go. For those who, like me, don't tire of such footage, I offer a
link below to 6 minutes worth of the great time I had . It is 16
megs.
I also want to add a plug for Pridmore's school. As a student
there I found the whole experience fantastic. Go as fast, or as
slow as you want. The instructors will give you all the one-on-one
you like, or let you be alone if you wish. The day alternates on
the half hour between track and class time. Just observe a line
that allows a passing lane to the outside and leave your ego at
the door. Since the class is dedicated to transferring skills
learned on the track to safer, more competent riding on the
street, it is a great atmosphere and good place to learn for many
types of rider.
http://www.bockmier.com/bikes/Class_Mar_2007_LR.wmv
Dan