Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'wsbk'.
-
Just wanted to share some pics I've taken over the years. Almost exclusively US tracks but maybe I'll throw in some paddock stuff here and there. As I go through my stuff I'll post a few every so often. To start here are some pics from 2011 MotoGP @ Laguna Seca. Valentino Rossi chasing down Marco Simoncelli into Turn 4. The late Nicky Hayden chilling along the pit wall.
-
Officially going to the WSBK race at Laguna this year. Decided that I better go now while all the snobs building mansions around the track don't build a condo at the crest of the corkscrew and shut it down. Super excited. This will be my first motorsport race experience period. Anyone else going? I will be camping up at the turn 11 area for the weekend.
-
First race of the year is this weekend ! Got to remember to renew my subscription when I get home.
-
Any members heading to the upcoming WSB event at Laguna Seca?
-
Roads - here are some favourites from this trip: We spent a week riding down to the World Superbike race at Laguna Seca. It is said that every journey begins with a step but living on an island means that it begins with a ferry. Which gives you an hour and a half to contemplate the weather. I must have run out of good karma because it rained for the first day and a half - most of the 700 km to Grants Pass, Oregon. On the last 10-15 km into Woodburn it was so heavy that I-5 was flooded an inch or two deep. The wake from nearby cars was perfect for water skiing - though perhaps not deep enough for a slalom's fin. How about your gear, you ask. Well, my Aerostich Roadcrafter 2-piece worked great, my gloves succumbed to the monsoon, and my boots - well, air isn't the only thing that gets into vented boots. Imnsho, crossing Washington & Oregon is a pain in the ass. I mean, why take a ham sandwich to a banquet? Early Monday afternoon, crossing Siskiyou summit the overcast broke and for the next week we had sunshine. Gotta love California. Unfortunately, we had more rain on our return. From Santa Rosa to Clear Lake in California, though it cleared up from there to Yreka. And the next day from Roseburg, Ore to Port Angeles, Wash was very damp indeed. On balance I prefer heat to rain. Gazelle-Callahan road (s. of Yreka) Hwy 3 from Weaverville to Hwy 36 has the most delicious constant-radius curves and grippy pavement Hwy 36 from Hwy 3 to Red Bluff - especially, the roller-coaster section about 20 km west of Red Bluff Hwy 70 through Feather River Canyon with several high bridges spanning the river Gold Lake Hwy Hwy 49 especially the stretch from Hwy 120 to Mariposa has lovely curves on a couple of ascents/descents Hwy 25 from south of Holister to Hwy 198 hugging the west side of a narrow valley has more of the curves & pavement that makes California so great Hwy 198 from Hwy 25 to Coalinga Hwy 58 from McKittrick to SLO takes you from the oil fields in the Mars-like central valley to the coast Hwy 1 the Pacific Coast highway in California has a near perfect combination of curves and ocean views. The crowds at Laguna Seca were down a fair bit from July's MotoGP and there were fewer vendors. Otoh, we were allowed to access the track via Hwy 68 which cut in half the round trip from our motel in Pacific Grove. The racing was quite good, especially both WSBK events. For some reason Laguna Seca tends to have string-of-pearls races with little passing. Definitely not so this weekend. My guess is that it suffered from being the last of four International races in the US this year. Since Laguna Seca is off the MotoGP calendar for next year perhaps WSBK will get a summertime date. Views from across the street from our motel on an early morning departure. Pounding surf, sunrise, and an avid surfer: Bet you all recognize this view. Two long days left us only a quarter mile ride to the Coho ferry on Wednesday.
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: 2013 WSBK Laguna Seca
© Lorne Black
-
From the album: Various images
Max Biaggi at the 2010 Assen SBK races. -
From the album: 2012-WSBK-Nuerburgring
-
From the album: 2012-WSBK-Nuerburgring
-
From the album: 2012-WSBK-Nuerburgring
-
From the album: 2012-WSBK-Nuerburgring
