micahpearlman
New Member
Finished my first day of racing the RC AFM at Thunderhill! One more day to go. A really great day and some good progress (though no hardware). Want to give a report while it's still fresh in my head.
First off my setup:
* Converted street bike.
* Akrapovic
* Powertronic ecu.
* PP rearsets
* Brembo race pads
* Pirelli Super Corsa
* everything else is stock. ABS still hooked up, stock gearing, stock suspension.
First off a really great bike! Had to relearn the track coming off a 600 to the lightweight. Braking markers and turn in points are totally different. In fact there are only 2 heavy braking points now and maybe touch the breaks a couple of other areas but mostly let off the throttle.
First practice session I ran the stock Rosso 2 tires. What garbage! Several big moments with the rear completely stepping out mid corner and saving it with the knee. My hot pressures were 30 front 28 rear. Could not keep any heat in the tires. Then switched to Super Corsas and my times immediately dropped 3 seconds and was on rails -- same tire pressures.
The good:
* has some serious power over the ninjas. Easily pass on the straights.
* Brakes are great with the brembo pads.
* steady confidence through the day. Dropped 5 seconds from morning practice to the race (would have been more but got stuck behind some sketchy riders).
* gearbox was awesome. Clutch less up shifts no problem. Never missed a shift.
The bad:
* stock suspension is just not up for the job. Front is maybe doable though seriously needs some compression dampening to make braking more confident. Rear is just a pogo stick -- especially after a few laps. Good news in Penske ahock and GP are on the way.
* the PowerTRONIC standard map is not very good out of the box and it wasn't clear to me which way to go. Definitely getting the PCV and some dyno time.
* stock tires where simply not even passable for casual track use. Maybe if I messed around with pressures it would have worked.
Ok one more day to go!
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First off my setup:
* Converted street bike.
* Akrapovic
* Powertronic ecu.
* PP rearsets
* Brembo race pads
* Pirelli Super Corsa
* everything else is stock. ABS still hooked up, stock gearing, stock suspension.
First off a really great bike! Had to relearn the track coming off a 600 to the lightweight. Braking markers and turn in points are totally different. In fact there are only 2 heavy braking points now and maybe touch the breaks a couple of other areas but mostly let off the throttle.
First practice session I ran the stock Rosso 2 tires. What garbage! Several big moments with the rear completely stepping out mid corner and saving it with the knee. My hot pressures were 30 front 28 rear. Could not keep any heat in the tires. Then switched to Super Corsas and my times immediately dropped 3 seconds and was on rails -- same tire pressures.
The good:
* has some serious power over the ninjas. Easily pass on the straights.
* Brakes are great with the brembo pads.
* steady confidence through the day. Dropped 5 seconds from morning practice to the race (would have been more but got stuck behind some sketchy riders).
* gearbox was awesome. Clutch less up shifts no problem. Never missed a shift.
The bad:
* stock suspension is just not up for the job. Front is maybe doable though seriously needs some compression dampening to make braking more confident. Rear is just a pogo stick -- especially after a few laps. Good news in Penske ahock and GP are on the way.
* the PowerTRONIC standard map is not very good out of the box and it wasn't clear to me which way to go. Definitely getting the PCV and some dyno time.
* stock tires where simply not even passable for casual track use. Maybe if I messed around with pressures it would have worked.
Ok one more day to go!
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