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April 2010
Before this trackday, I had only
ridden Streets of Willow, twice
back in '08 with my old GSXR
600, and once in '09 with my CBR
1000. The first session out I
felt pretty lost, each time I
took a turn it felt like I had
never seen the track before. I
didn't set out on the very first
session with the parade lap,
which I think I should have.
Second time out for me was a
whole different story. Before I
set out I studied the map and
just tried to remember when the
slow turns were so I knew I
could blast into all the others.
This worked very well. The last
sessions I rode Justen's '07
GSXR 1000 with all sorts of
suspension goodies and some non
DOT race slicks. Good thing I
didn't go out on my 2CT tires
after that, I got spoiled!
My favorite spots on the track
was Sunset, the first turn after
the straight, The Sweeper, Lost
Hill, Grapevine, Cotton Corner,
and the final turns before the
straight that include Offramp
and Sunrise. If you take all
these turns and put them
together, basically you're
looking at Streets of Willow.
From what I've heard about Big
Willow, Buttonwillow is a mix of
Big and Streets of Willow. I
personally like the flip flop
technical turns more than the
high speed sweepers. They just
dont do anything for me. I've
never been one to use the
straight for anything but
passing if I need to. That's
just me though. If you like Big
Willow, and not Streets, you'll
have a hard time with the tight
stuff.
See below for the configuration
and direction we ran for this
trackday.
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Offramp |
Cotton Corner |
Lost Hill |
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Lost Hill |
Stuck behind slow pokes :) |
Wore out my shoe :( |
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Justen's GSXR 1000 |
Anti-wheelie |
The Offramp |
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Love my charcoal toys |
All ready for the street
again |
Thought this was funny |
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