Miata Mailing List: November 1997, Message #244
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From: 	LeanAngle1@aol.com

Subject: Re: Track video of Laguna Seca

Date: 	Sun, 2 Nov 1997 23:42:00 +0000



In a message dated 97-11-02 23:03:50 EST, kevin@sunriders.com writes:



<<  Even in a 2 inch window on the screen, the corkscrew is terrifying.

 I can't wait for the real thing.  The best part is you can see where all the

 rubber is laid down before the turns, and you can also see where the skid

 marks lead off of the pavement. ;-)

  >>



Kevin,



The cork screw looks more intimadating than it actually is..just aim for the

trunk of the large Oak tree at the bottomand it'll set you up perfect for the

exist...and as for a video..I never thaought of this before, but I do have

some laps of the track recorded fom behind my motorcycles wind

screen....pretty cool actually...lap times in the 1:39 range....



I also have a well...it wasn't so funny at the time...video of me crashing in

turn four...seems I was playing tag with Nick Ienatsch (former Sport Rider

Magazine Editor) he was on a Honda 900RR and I was on my little NC-30

(VFR400R)..I was trying to catch him and decided to run the bike in a little

deeper....but I ran in a whole lot deeper and washed out the front end....ya

see the bike crashing and sliding...then as the bike stops...you see me doing

about a 9.5 cart wheel in front of the bike and landing....mind you the video

is still rolling....someone comes by on their bike to see if I'm dead...the

first words out of my mouth are..uhhh..can ya turn off the video camera..not

only do ya see this on tape..but you hear it too....broke three ribs that

day...boy did it hurt....moral to the story...running in deeper is measured

in inches...not yards!!!!



Aaron