TwinSparked @ the tracks..

Well, I wasn't obsessed with tracks, never before , more inclined towards touring - but now the quarter mile matters too..

The track day started with a sleepy morning, right after a night shift - a few kilometers away, FURY, INSIDIOUS & EL LOCO was waiting for me..
A quick introduction and we zoomed past , reached the MMSC in no time..

A short introduction, followed on.. a Briefing Session by Varun.. Praful started the session blistering into the tracks and others followed suit.
I sat back, enjoying the fellow riders beat it out at the track.. Then a typical grunt, as though a group of lions entered in..
Pondered out, 3 SBKs.. My jaws popped out - first time seeing a SBK in flesh! Realising a virtual dream, came back to the pits to see whats cooking..
Soon Manoj signaled to the pits stating that somebody had a fall.. Rushed back to Varun, he was busy registering the almighty's..

Started my TBTS, for the first time - the bull marched on to the tracks.. A long way on, slowly one corner after the other.. @ C7 saw manoj down with a crash..
He was down with a few scratches, but his P220 frame was bent and a scratched silencer. Came back to the pits & saw INSIDIOUS with a tored up back
A matter of fact, INSIDIOUS had a fall, manoj informed us & i went and saw manoj himself with a fall.

Manoj recovered and came back to the pits, enjoyed the next 1 hour seeing the R1, GSXR, CBR.. Our very own Kushanth's ZMA & the two mopeds doing miraculous speeds within the pits
FURY borrowed my jacket for a few laps around the tracks and it started tempting me to ride around the tracks.. When FURY came back, I got back my jacket and started off..
The first lap was casual, speeds only around the 80's.. Cornering was a big No No!! The huge foot pegs started scraping with a slight lean on to the corner..
But managed to do around the 60's to 70' around the corner.. The fastest was 95 , from C3 to C4 not to mention my TBTS was still with the run-in period!

The ride really perforwed well, quicker starts than what i expected out of the bird and first time i went till the 5k RPM..
Came back to the pits after few laps, the bike was fuming hot! Chilled out with the budding bikers and then it was a unexpectable call! A ride on the CBR!!
The virtual dream came down, i rode down the 12 exciting coners.. if not as the rider, as a pillion was a totally uncalled for experience..
The dangerous corners around the triple digits was so scary!!
The wind just blew past me in the other shorter straight around C3 & C4!
The miraculous 150's and the pillion experience just counting on the edge of the tyre was indeed impressive..
But the corner C4,5,6 &7 took a toll! Softly shouted at Suneet to head back to the bits
Came back to the pits with a jubilation! Phew! Wish some one had captured the ecstatic moment!!

Joining back at the pits, again a blow - this time it was karthik who again had the fall..
INSIDIOUS tagged along with me on my TBTS and we went to see karthik fell apart from his R15. He had a sour knee which bled and his ride was badly broke!
Couldnt help him much as the FIRST AID Kit wasnt there in my ride, not sure where it was , so went back to the pits and got the bandages from GURU and came back to the spot..
Felt sorry for Karthik that it literally took 30 odd minutes to treat the wound Applied the antiseptic ointment and took INSIDIOUS back to the pits.
Later, Varun, Joel & Co. got back the ride back to the pits in one piece , that too with the clip on, literally broke!

Then it was time for posing with the babes.. well i meant the SBKs.. The CBR, R1 & the GSXR.. Few nice clicks and i was back to the pits seeing the Desi bikes in action..
Later, took FURY's Pulsar for a Spin, the gear shifts.., the handling was totally different from that of my Bird..
was more happier riding my bird than the pulsar (No offence to Fury / Pulsars) but felt my ride was more relaxed than that of the pulsars w r t the handling

Varun finished his Knee downs on the R15 and came back announcing the last few laps, the needles struck around the 1PM mark.
Then it was time for the group photos and the adieu's..
After a tiring day at the tracks, with the sun beating down went back to office sweating, with the riding jacket ON..
My colleagues saw me as though i came back from a unknown territory

Over all, a tiring day.. but a wonderful time.. first time meeting many of the fellow xBhpians and what not the first time experience in the tracks will never fade away from the memories..

Finally.. Me & INSIDIOUS (With Ace's Lid ) on my TBTS to see what happened for Karthik...

P.S: Sorry this is just a Copy Paste from my blog, Couldn't write eloborately about the performance of TBTS , hence the blog.. please pardon my BAD ENGLISH or the poor grammar

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