Yesterday at Roebling Road Raceway was a Frank Kinsey trackday. I have not attended one of his events before and it was extremely well run. The wind was a sustained 20 mph with gusts up to 35mph. The turn 8 onto the front straight was pretty wild. The front straight wall just channeled the strong head wind straight into the T8 and you really had to be ready to counter the bike wanting to wash out from underneath you. All in all it was just great to be back on the bike.

This was the first time riding since the Pirelli tire test at Daytona. I left the test with way more comprehension of chasing bike setup/problem solving. Even with the wind gusts, you could still feel the bumps exiting T2. Just a few clicks of rebound really settled the front end. Many folk's do not realize that the front shock (yes front shock, there are no springs in the forks, for non BMW riders info.) does not have seperate rebound and compression adjustments. Rebound and compression is in the same adjuster on the botoom of the shock. SO, lol, when you need more of one, the other is also being changed. Kent at GMD Computrack Atlanta ahs found awesome ways of fattening up the compression to not throw it to far out of wack when changing it.

I hope to be able to get some more riding in soon. The weather is still way better down South this time of year. Mountain biking more as much as possible and eating right is a the difference from when I was up North. Meaning, not being able to be outside and staying as active due to 30 to 40 degree days, you tend eat a bit more! lol Dieting is really the hardest of the two. We all have our favorite food groups, just some are not the healthiest!

Volleyball 3 times a week, gym 5 times a week, and on the mt. bike 5 of the days also, I feel I can eat anything. lol Stinks there is a Steak n' Shake in at the front of my driveway.

Take care,

Nate