I did get the Helite Turtle 2 vest.....they don't even have the "2" listed on their web site, you could find them on Revzilla but they were out of stock.
Heltite said they can't have any because we haven't shipped them any yet. When I asked why, they said they won't be release until June. I said well I'll just wait until June, then he told me he had a "2" and could ship it the next day!
So I got it....main difference I saw the "2" had a softer neck and more "high-viz" material.
The only day I could go was full, so I went anyway to see if I could be a walk on. It was a beautiful day and they said everyone showed up....I really didn't see how they could tell if they had one more bike on the track but I guess they have their rules.
It was very cool. They bring 2 semi trailers. One for bikes and the other seemed to just be to feed the crew and riders.
There were serious riders their with their own bikes and then the S1000rr you could rent. All I saw were sport bikes except for one RT1200 and one K1600 GTL.
While I waited, I was surprised that the group I would be riding in didn't get on the track until 10:30 after being called into the classroom at 8:00.
I took several pictures:
Here is the man him self, runs the show and produce the "twisted throttle" videos...Keith Code (on the right in shorts)....I thought about asking for a picture but he seemed busy!
Cool trailer:
I don't know what I expected but I was surprised to find they ran or offered slicks!
They probably had 20-30 S1100RR's
The tire changers were busy:
Most ran semi slicks:
The rules:
All but 2 either had their own full race leather or rented them:
Some running slicks were serious about racing and "pre-heated" their tires to 180 degrees:
This is a very nice track located on Bowling Green, KY...close to the corvette factory:
Just funny:
I had to entertain myself some how until they started on the track:
This is the 3rd group I would have been in that first got on the track at 10:30...note the two non sport bikes in the back...could've been me ;-(
