Turn 1, 600SB, T-Hill Round 2

[DucHunter]

Wierd off in turn 1 at the start of the 600 Superbike race this last round. Started breakin it into the turn and got a strange wabble out of my front end. I knew I wouldn't have any traction so I stood it up and tried to slow it down and get traction, but it only got worst. Then BAM, out goes the tire and down I go. Luckily I had my collarbone to break my fall though! lol

I thought that maybe I'd caught Berto's draft and it tried to throw my ass over my head. But no, he was long gone by that time. hehe

Here's the video, see what you guys can make of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI__9gml6N0&list=UUEo3mW9Eh9YHKXQTkBxFR5g&index=1&feature=plcp

 

[afm199]

hard to tell sounds like you held to much throttle and pushed the front.

 

[packnrat]

when you say bam out goes the front..as in the tire blew out? or as in slid out from under you?

as in flat, answers it's self a bad tire.

if slid out, then sounds like you had too much gas going into the turn. target fixation? did any others have trouble that day? (as in something on the track?) but T-hill works very good at keeping it clean.
said wobble. tire mounted right? maybe just hit a small bump the wrong way?
new tire? check it closely see if made right..some times a bad tire makes it out here.

$hit happens

sorry about your collar bone heal fast.

 

[RhythmRider]

Either there is something drastically wrong with your technique, or you had a mechanical issue. Perhaps even both. Definitely worth looking into all of the above.

 

[TinyTim]

I can see your wobble in the video right before you go down, it almost looks like the front end might be skipping across the ground. I would look to a suspension / technique issue... of the things that have not been mentioned, maybe a tight chain preventing the rear suspension from working right?

 

[Tim-That CX Guy]

When you say "wobble," does that mean that it felt like a "harmonic vibration," or more like the beginning of a "tank slapper"?

How did your approach to turn 1 on this race differ from your previous races?

 

[TenacityRacing]

I can see your wobble in the video right before you go down, it almost looks like the front end might be skipping across the ground. I would look to a suspension / technique issue... of the things that have not been mentioned, maybe a tight chain preventing the rear suspension from working right?

Im no expert and barely a racer . But i overtightened my chain once and nearly experienced this and im much slower than you . I am not saying this was your problem this day but it i would put it on my troubbleshooting flow sheet .