I noted Jorge Lorenzo is running a noticeably thicker knee slider on the left knee. I wondered why, but in a couple of minutes the announcer stated there were more left turns than right at Valencia.
I was just shopping for knee sliders as I noticed the guys are now most all of them running a thicker slider than what you get on an off-the-shelf race suit. Found some 2" thick; that lets you keep more of your butt on the seat while still being able to feel for lean angle.
That's a new development, used to be we hung WAY off, just hooking the leg over the seat. Now the style is to keep more of the body on the seat (just the one cheek) and move the upper body well off the bike.
Here's the first racer I ever saw do that; this is in 2000.
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This is a girl, by the way. Won three championships that year.
I will never touch an elbow and don't know anyone doing track days who has or can, it's an extremely advanced technique and also requires a lot of grip from the tires and very good chassis setup as well as super-smooth riding. Lorenzo is the best at that.
Good grief, Mika Kallio had a daughter yesterday! Well, his wife had her but that's got to be distracting.
Maybe we'll see HER out on the track in a few years.
BTW I heard there was a "Doctor" at the track, I wonder if he was involved in the delivery.
Nah, no way.
