Well, hey! This racing thing is getting to be fun. . . and since all my new friends seem to play here (and ducati.ms is about belly-up) thought I'd come over and see what's up. So. . . I'm Gail, usually known as Hammerwoman, USCRA #837, racing in F2 on my little red Ducati TT2.
Now, before ya start in on me, yes, I do know how illegal my little darling is. USD forks, big ol' flatslides, yadda yadda. I bought the bike last year, with no intention of racing- just had to have it. Got talked into racing in mid-April, and when I dug the trailer out to look at the bike, the rear wheel was sitting in a pool of oil from a blown rear shock, just for starters. Getting it sort-of-ready for the mid-May event was a helluva scramble. Besides, those flatslides aren't jetted for crap- won't hardly run on the main jets.
Lessee. . . I've been riding for nearly 40 years (nagged my parents until that Honda Mini-Trail was under the Christmas tree in '68). Finally learned how to go around corners in '02, scaring the hell out of the BCM boys at track days. . .a bit heavy-handed on the throttle, I was, and have the scuffs on my leathers to prove it. Of course, after six years of track days, I still have no idea how to pass. I'm finally making friends with my TT2, though. . .a couple of good sessions last week with Fishtail (before the USCRA days) and raising the seat on the TT2 so that I can move around a bit on my old hips made us much happier together.
I'm hoping to be around a while. . .I'd like to get the USD forks off her (not even Frank has tubes for M1R forks, though), and I've got a set of Dell'Ortos awaiting rebuild. I've got an SR500 that may wind up on the track, and I've been offered a barn-fresh CB. . . so expect to see me!
Now, before ya start in on me, yes, I do know how illegal my little darling is. USD forks, big ol' flatslides, yadda yadda. I bought the bike last year, with no intention of racing- just had to have it. Got talked into racing in mid-April, and when I dug the trailer out to look at the bike, the rear wheel was sitting in a pool of oil from a blown rear shock, just for starters. Getting it sort-of-ready for the mid-May event was a helluva scramble. Besides, those flatslides aren't jetted for crap- won't hardly run on the main jets.
Lessee. . . I've been riding for nearly 40 years (nagged my parents until that Honda Mini-Trail was under the Christmas tree in '68). Finally learned how to go around corners in '02, scaring the hell out of the BCM boys at track days. . .a bit heavy-handed on the throttle, I was, and have the scuffs on my leathers to prove it. Of course, after six years of track days, I still have no idea how to pass. I'm finally making friends with my TT2, though. . .a couple of good sessions last week with Fishtail (before the USCRA days) and raising the seat on the TT2 so that I can move around a bit on my old hips made us much happier together.
I'm hoping to be around a while. . .I'd like to get the USD forks off her (not even Frank has tubes for M1R forks, though), and I've got a set of Dell'Ortos awaiting rebuild. I've got an SR500 that may wind up on the track, and I've been offered a barn-fresh CB. . . so expect to see me!