tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55398654038342365572011-07-08T02:02:51.931-07:00The passions of a Motorcycle Racer: Surfing and Delicious Foodzoe goes racinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173113126749387480noreply@blogger.comBlogger181100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539865403834236557.post-751066201395145822010-08-16T13:22:00.000-07:002010-08-16T14:12:11.204-07:00

The North American TTX GP has come to a close with Michael Barnes and Team Lightening crowned as champion of first ever North American Electric Motorcycle Series. The last race at Virginia International Raceway was an exciting one for me and another chance to learn a new track and spray some champagne. We were only allotted one 30 minute practice on Friday and one 30 minute qualifying on Saturday

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It was a windy weekend at Infineon with gusts blowing people off everywhere, especially at the top of the blind rise of 3a and down the carousel in turn 6. Despite the wind, we made some big changes on the 848 that ended in a new best time of 1:48.2.The ladies race had another great turn out on the grid, though that sadly shrunk with the loss of Christie and Shelina. Christie went down in 3a on

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Saturday morning we got a new controller for the bike which solved the problem of the throttle cutting out at full open. Unfortunately, it wasn't installed into the afternoon qualifying at 4pm. I had much improved lap times from Friday, but not enough to make much of a difference: I was still gridded last. Sunday morning was a cold and windy one. In time for the 9am practice Pril Motors Team

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So here we are, Friday of the AMA-TTX eGP weekend. Alex, team owner and chief mechanic of Team Pril has been working doggedly on the eNinja XR1 (that stands for eXperimental Racebike #1) to make some improvements after Wednesday's trial. With an awesome quick turn throttle that plugs in instead of using a cable we solved three problems! No more lag in the throttle, full turn was cut down to 1/5

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The first electric bike race is about to take place in a few short days at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. I was approached to be a rider for a bike running in the TTX eGP and I was excited at the opportunity of being a part of this historic event. Though excitement was mixed with nerves as well; the idea of riding an electric bike made by "some guy" as opposed to an Italian factory was a

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Since it's been so long since an update, I'll recap on the off-season and AFM Round 1 at Buttonwillow.2010 brought Zoe together with the infamous and mysterious, grizzly mountain ducati fast guy, Pat Blackburn and the Mountain Militia Racing Team. With an 848 and a ton of moral support the 2010 season was shaping up to be a whole different ball game. Buttonwillow brought a few struggles,

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The last weekend of the 2009 AFM season brought up a lot of different emotions for me. I was disappointed that the racing was over for the year, but also relieved that I'd made it through. And as the weekend progressed, my juxtaposing feelings became more and more apparent. Friday practice with Red Shaft was helpful for me, with some quality guidance from their elite league of AMA champion

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I need a 600! Or to not make the same mistake lap after lap. Or a 125 and the deb barton race school.

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Back to Sears Point this weekend. My head's in a better spot than it was last month, so hopefully it'll stay that way. I have decided to ride how I ride, because otherwise it's no fun. And what's the point of racing if it's no fun. So I'm getting excited and running through the track in my head as I lay here anxiously awaiting the morrow. What also has me buzzed is this Laguna 600 race. I need to

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It felt like the incendiary pits of hell at AFM's Round 5 on July 11th and 12th. With three digit temperatures and not a cloud in site, the water never quenched the thirst and even peeling leathers off wasn't much of a relief. I am usually not bothered by such heat, but with my head full of fears, it tooks its toll. Don't worry, I didn't suddenly start to fear motorcycles. What I feared all

zoe goes racinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11173113126749387480noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5539865403834236557.post-56233156127063870462009-06-24T09:04:00.001-07:002009-06-24T09:33:16.744-07:00

I know I'm way behind here in updates, but that makes my life easier cause most of you know what's going on anyway... So we'll keep it simple. PIR May 30th and 31st. My awesome idol Peter Lenz went into to turn one with no brakes and wound up the bionic boy, putting a rough edge on the weekend. I was having run riding though and was doing alright in my first race. Until I made a silly mistake and

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After an engine blow up at AFM’s first round in Buttonwillow, a clutch explosion at Round 2 at Infineon, and a front brake lock up this Friday practice, Round 3 at Infineon actually ended up amazingly event free for me and my Motion Pro SV650! The weekend started with AFM’s ladies class: Formula AFemme, which is always great fun. It’s quite exciting starting on the first row, and good preparation

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As the weekend came to a close I was in unusally high spirits considering the events, but I think that was due to the beer consumption which started shortly after I pulled off in the middle of the 650 Twins race. Let's back up: Saturday brought the inaugural run of the Formula AFemme Ladies Class and a switch to Pirelli tires (they squish a lot!). With eleven women signed up, it was a pretty

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Pulling up to Sears Point! I'm so giddy and excited that I'm literally squealing in my car.

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I have a running SV in the back of my truck!

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I'm getting ready for AFM Round 2 at Infineon on April 25th and 26th. Lots of exciting things to come: a) My rebuilt (again) motor will hopefully work and I will be able to race! b) Formula AFemme Exhibition, for the first time ever the ladies will have the track to themselves (almost... we're a wave in the Clubman Lightweight race) to battle it out. This round should be very exciting. I missed

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The first race of the year managed to creep up on me, but I went down to the distant, smelly land of Buttonwillow feeling fairly prepared with all of my equipment; my mind had yet to follow. After the tedious drive down and the 45 minutes it took to blow an air mattress up with a bicycle pump, I wound up comfortably asleep beneath an EZ-Up.Friday morning found me realizing all that I still had to

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Trying to scramble things together a bit last minute. How does this always seem to happen? I'm well on my way though, don't worry. Just waiting to get body work painted and initial suspension set up from Catalyst Reaction. In the mean time, I've been dirtbiking as much as possible to try and prepare for the season. In addition, I've got myself on a rigorous work out schedule, so my guns are

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