Hey all. Had my 2nd TD yesterday. It was on Thunderbolt at New Jersey Motorsports Park. I used the first session to figure out the track and get comfortable with it. The track is very technical with elevation changes. It was a blast. The 2nd session I picked up the pace, but blew a turn (turn 5, 2nd chicane) and almost went off the track. I took this as a sign to slow down and focus on my apexes. Third session I went out and made sure to hit my apexes as best I could. About 4 laps into the session, I crashed. I turned in too late, but still aimed for the apex on a left turn #8 (it's a clockwise track).
I was leaned over pretty hard, but I'm sure I had some tire left. But right around the apex cone i I gear SCRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAPE. But it wasn't the sweet sound of a knee puck (which I had gotten used to on the first 2 sessions). Instead that metal scrape was followed by me sliding down the track and then onto the dirt. I think I was really low because it didn't feel like I fell far. I slid a good 15-20 feet on the track and then tumbled 30-40 feet on the dirt. Here's the culprit...
Only snapped a few pics of the bike after the crash...
Not too bad eh? Did I mention it was a left hander low side?
The frame is cracked by the slider, so I hope insurance totals it. The bike was awesome to me. I will surely miss it.