The article says it 4 one mile straight aways with 4 one mile corners.Anyone know what this track is like that he is attempting the record on? I have to assume it's an oval and not some kind of road course.
The article says it 4 one mile straight aways with 4 one mile corners.Anyone know what this track is like that he is attempting the record on? I have to assume it's an oval and not some kind of road course.
LOL.. that's where I grew up.. in fact a high school best friend of mine that I haven't seen in a while is going to meet us in Big Bend on his newly acquired GS, I haven't seen him in I think 27 years... his dad used to be a security guard for that test track... lol.. okay, no Kevin Bacon connection but it's gotta be there somewhere.
I rode by that track once for a look see. You can't see a thing from the highway....
Good point!!I wonder if it would lessen the boredom to reverse direction every fuel stop? At least it would even out the tire wear. Gotta be the most boring record evah......ff
Hmm.... it took me 36 1/2 hours to cover that distance... both times*... on real roads... getting off the ST1100 at each gas stop.. AND a 3 hour nap.
John
* CanSTOC '04, WeSTOC '02 - home to the East Coast of Iowa.
Ken, CanSTOC '04 was held at Toad Rock Motorcycle Campground, between Balfour and Ainsworth Hot Springs, BC. WeSTOC '02 was at Ashland, OR. In both cases I had a kitchen pass for the STOC event, with the stipulation that I had to be home (Bettendorf, IA) by "such-n-such" day for a family trip, so.....Was that from LA or SF? I had heard someone rode the SF-NY route in 36+ hrs.
And even better there is a Goodyear test track just as big or bigger about 5 miles north of San Angelo Texas.Good point!!
Was this test track ever an actual race track? Seems like an expensive proposition just to test tires. I would think they could rent time at Texas Motor speedway (or another local track) a lot cheaper.
My longest non-stop was 1800 miles in just under 30 hours; averaged a reasonable 60 mph; didn't set out to do anything just didn't feel like stopping. Now I make myself stop when the voices in my helmet tell me to.I think Kendo's run from NYC to San Francisco last fall was more of a challenge than this seems.
Not to brag (too much) but I did 1160 miles last september in under 15 hours, mostly on I40 running with the traffic, piece of cake. Averaged 77 mph.
Back in 86 when the speed limit was 55 ran from Chicago to San Francisco in 34 hrs straight. Would have made it in 5 hrs less but didn't think two tickets in Nevada in the same day would go well. Slowed to 75 before I got zapped. He knew that I was going much faster so no mercy.Interesting. I wonder if he'll use up tires that fast given tire technology has improved since the prior attempts. It would seem 400 miles every 4 hours would put him easily over 2200 miles counting stops assuming he can hold his average predicted speed through the turns. I know several guys that have done over 2000 miles in 24 hours on one set of tires.
My voices never seem to agree.My longest non-stop was 1800 miles in just under 30 hours; averaged a reasonable 60 mph; didn't set out to do anything just didn't feel like stopping. Now I make myself stop when the voices in my helmet tell me to.
Thanks Sal. It was a fun ride to be a part of (I think 21 of us did it).Congrats on your ride it's one that I still want to do..
This was directed to Kendoo
Not true. What he is doing is bounded by a specific set of parameters - His 'record' will be for a 24 hour slog on a track - nothing more, nothing less. Its the same as a speed record made at Bonneville Salt Flats. Said speed record is not applicable to roads, or anywhere else, for that matter. As I said earlier, ultramarathoners do the same thing on foot - run for 24 hours around a track to see how far a human can run in one day. The distance would change drastically if you put the same guy in Africa chasing wild game, or in the rockies running down an elk or in Alaska chasing caribou.This so called record attempt really DISTORTS the facts. Mostly that his attempt If successful STILL won't break the unofficial but documented record. Also riding on a track eliminates traffic, finding gas, eliminating waiting in lines, missing a turn or two (although if he misses a turn he's gonna crash). I'm kind of the guy who would prefer this stuff be done as a test versus a way to garner publicity.
Sal