Here's a pic of the SV all fixed up from the last wreck, fair amount of time putting it back together from its last somersaulting that landed me in concussionville....you'll see I'm running around naked all weekend
Got a lil belly pan, much cheaper on lowsides, and the track I'm on isn't such a high speed track, so not that much of a difference
Here's a pic of our pit area (my buddy's R6 in red)...you'll see my beautiful "Racing" van...I got it for a smoking deal, did some work on it, and now it tows both bikes to the track, and I use it as a motel all weekend, sometimes my buddy sleeps in the van on the floor too (lil lady and me get the bed of course)...but its great, I've got all my tools with me, and it fits the budget (except the gas mileage, but still cheaper than having to pay for motels...I have to drive 5 hours to the nearest tracks)
That's the lil lady in her new red hair....she wants my SV now to track day on...its an awesome bike, so light, great for learning on the track, not too much horsepower (less highsides) and cheaper on the tires, since I can get more time on them than the higher horsepower bikes can on their slicks
Here's a pic of me crossing the finish line (I'm too fast for the wife's camera)....won my first race here! (first podium at all for that matter) Novice Club Sport....which not as competitive as Novice GTO, was still cool to get a little plack (placque?) .....but even cooler was not to wreck at all this last weekend;) So much funner and CHEAPER not to wreck!!
Better than finishing first in the Club Sport race, was my performance in the Beginner Open class...I was just going out there to take it easy, since the last time on the track I spent two nights in the hospital...so was going to go slow and just not DNF, but, the SV launches so quick off the line, that into the first corner I was in second place! So sheet says I, just lowered the head, and kept second place for three laps, and then third place for another lap, until the bigger bikes started passing me in the straightaways....SV650 vs 02+ GSXR1000 in a straight line...hmmm, let me think about this....but, I got the SV so that I would be forced to learn to corner fast, and not just rely on hammering the throttle in the straightaways, so I was happy with that race.....I'd heavily recommend a SV for any other beginner racer....
