I'm racing my pig at Gatorback this weekend. GoPro to follow

[AAJAKE]

 

Shes ready to race. I will be honking the horn all around the famous Gatorback. 

[bork]

    Tear'em up AAJAKE!     Cant wait to see pics! Wish I were closer by!

[mastera210]

When you see a X posted on trail thats DANGER! And at Gatorback it will put you in a world of hurt. What class you riding?

[beezer]

Good luck!

[KTMjake22]

That tyre looks interesting for mx...

[bork]

That tyre looks interesting for mx...

Pretty sure its a terraflex, for deep soft sand it seems to work pretty good, &  with approx 4# air. (DOT approved!)

[AAJAKE]

Guys I really dropped the ball Saturday. I had my gopro on the "narrow" setting, and the video ended up looking like hell. I still uploaded a lap to my google drive and you guys are welcome to view it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B25pTUh9bhIJM082UV9KRjhuYUE/edit?usp=sharing

 

I finished 4th out of 9 in the Pre-Modern class (94 and older). 

 

What I noticed about the bike is that the transmission is not race friendly. 1st is very short, neutral is huge, and 2nd feels like 3rd. But I had a good time! I'll race it again in Bartow on the 28th. 

[mastera210]

Great you finished! Thats the BIG thing youf first time! What Honda did when they made the 650L was take 600R was put a taller primary drive then dropped 1st. That is the big gap you have For FTR H/S I would run 14/50 gearing or maybe 13/50 so you NEVER use 1st but putting around in pits! Use 2nd at starting line. Back in 93 I raced one in 4Stroke-A Class got 2nd that year also was the first one with elec start bike. Any tips I can give you just ask!

 

FYI In my day with FTR I have 3 Championships A Highpoint winner FTR H/S Referee for 3 years. mastera210 is my class and number but im retired from racing now.

 

HAVE FUN!

[bork]

Thanks for sharing! I think I heard you honk around 350 mark, & looks like you surprised the fellow! Good job!!! ?

[Carter Pewterschmidt]

and 2nd feels like 3rd.

You can hear it in the vid.  Thanks for posting it and keep them coming.

[AAJAKE]

[AAJAKE]

[bork]

  AWESOME!!!!!!

[Carter Pewterschmidt]

Sweet

[beezer]

Good job and you lived to tell the story.

[AAJAKE]

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Lappers 

[bork]

Are those humps known or blind going over them giving a pucker factor?

[AAJAKE]

They're blind to start, but after a few laps you know them pretty well. The hazard becomes the wrecked lappers on the down side.

[heart_of_darkness]

I also gear way down on the sprockets to allow holding 2nd gear through the tight areas.  I was using 14:52 with the teraflex or 14:50 with a normal knobby.

 

The earth bendy tire gives so much traction that it exaggerates the transmission gear gaps.  A normal knobby has a lot more wheel spin which makes the power feel more fluid.

 

Also the accelerator pump of an FCR carb makes the engine waaay more responsive at low RPMs and so the trans gaps aren't as conspicuous.