• Fear? Confidence?

   What are these?  How do they relate to racing?  Is a certain level of experience required to block out one and hold onto the other?  What are the reasons/excuses that let one in and the other escape?  Is ...

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  Friday, June 30th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 6:58 AM
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• A Pit Bull Experience

  For those not familiar with Charlie and his company Pit Bull, they make high-end race stands for bikes, in addition to steering dampers and other race accessories.  For those who know of Charlie and the customer support Pit Bull provides, this story shouldn't be much of a surprise.This past weekend we had some minor issues with the steering damper as ...

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  Wednesday, June 28th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 12:24 PM
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• Quick Grattan Recap

  The weekend was a bit of a flux of highs and lows.  The weekend progressed slowly, but we had a really good morning practice on Sunday where I set some of my quickest times overall, while not pushing too hard.  James and my dad were both helpful in pointing out some areas I could work on specifically in each session I went out in.  A couple ...

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  Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 6:48 AM
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• Checklist Complete

  We knocked everything off the list last night.  Bike is ready to go and in the trailer, ahead of schedule.  Now we just have to hit Costco and pack, and we'll be ready to hit the road tomorrow morning for Friday practice with Sportbike Tracktime.  The weather report looks good for the next few days so it should be a good weekend for racing!Cheers,Eddie

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  Thursday, June 22nd, 2006 | POSTED AT: 6:43 AM
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• Pre-Race Weekend Prep Checklist

  ... Let's see what needs to be done between tonight and tomorrow night to get the R6 ready for this weekends' races at Grattan.  I'm trying to plan this around *not* doing any of the below on Thursday, as it always seems we somehow are working/packing up something the night before we leave for the track.  This generally results in a lack of sleep and ...

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  Tuesday, June 20th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 12:34 PM
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• BSBK Wins 3-Hour Endurance

   In the extremely hot 90+ degree heat of Garrettsville, Ohio, Team Brighton Superbike was able to win their first endurance race of the year at Nelson Ledges this past Saturday.  Running with the Fasttrax series, Jim Cottrell, Darren Womack and myself ran the three-hour race with James helping run things in the ...

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  Monday, June 19th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 6:54 AM
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• Bayliss and Pirelli Smoking Fast

  The combination of Troy Bayliss and Pirelli in World Superbike is turning out to be an extremely fast combination.  At recent tests, Bayliss has broken lap records, not to mention nearly dominating the World Superbike series thus far on his factory Ducati.  Granted there's the never ending talk of traction control and who has it, who doesn't, and who has the best system for it - but ...

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  Thursday, June 15th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 7:16 AM
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• Monday Morning Grind

  We went to Grattan this past Saturday and turned in a bunch of laps.  The weather was perfect, as my dad, Bob (Watson) and I worked on going faster throughout the day.Although still off the leaders' pace, I continued to get quicker at Grattan, turning in my fastest lap so far aboard the R6.  The laps were pretty relaxed throughout the day as the times consistently ...

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  Monday, June 12th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 7:08 AM
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• Quote of the Day

  "There are only three true sports - bull fighting, rock climbing and motor racing.  The rest are merely games."- Ernest Hemingway

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  Friday, June 9th, 2006 | POSTED AT: 7:04 AM
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• Monday Morning (Afternoon) Grind

   Well the team concept is in full effect here.  Under a big time crunch to have the bike ready for yesterday's visit to Grattan, James did a ton of work to get the R6 back from it's previous state of being completely apart down to the bare frame.  My dad was a big ...

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