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I have never really been a big race fan, I guess because racing has never really seemed to me to be a real sport. I was never that impressed with anyone’s ability to push a machine across asphalt faster than a bunch of other guys….. until Saturday. Yesterday, all that changed when I saw the Superbike race at Barbers. I s aw things that were shocking. Guys doing things with bikes that were unreal. These guys were moving the bikes down the track in ways that defied laws of physics, human abilities, and any reasonable explanation. I was in awe.

Now don’t get me wrong, I have been to races before, and even shot them up close, but I have never seen men operate machines in a way that left me wondering how they did that. I have always believed, with enough practice and the right equipment, I could join the ranks with these racers and compete with them. But no longer.

I even discovered a new slight flaw in the track in turn #2. I small dip exists on the exit of #2 that has always been invisible. Invisible, because at 40-60 MPH the other bikes appear to be riding on the flawless surface. At 90 MPH, the small dip becomes visible, as the bikes compress and the rear-end swivels, all in a turn, amazing to watch.

Synthetic oil,  combined with rain water has delayed the start of the superbike race