Whoa! What just happened???

Wowza...  Tired, Happy, Depressed, Stoked, Sad, Confused, and a few others that just don't always make sense these days!

These are some of the feelings I have after successfully completing my first attempt at the Pike Peak International Hill Climb. It was a Very difficult week with a ton of mental hurdles to get over!

So lets start from the beginning! Saturday the 21st I worked at Audi Denver till 5 and got home to meet up with my brother in law Craig and racer buddy Alan and start to get things setup for leaving Sunday morning. 

Sunday morning we got the bikes loaded up and hit the road so we could get into tech as early as we could and possibly make a run up the mountain.

  Tech went smooth other than they wanted more numbers on the bike so we were pleased with that.

Next up lets go up the mountain for a visit and to see what all this hill climb stuff is about!

 

One minute it is all good, the next we are getting rained, snowed, and hailed on... And I am gonna race a motorcycle up this with Michelin Pilot Cups on it... OK, sounds like a Brilliant idea!

Back down we had to go to our rookie meeting and riders meetings and look who I ran into:

Super cool to run into Guy Martin and it gets even better!

So we head to the campground and get setup and hit the hay, 2:30am comes around waaaayyyyyyy too damn early if you ask me... 

Tuesday morning practice we were up at Devils Playground running to the top, I couldn't beleive the energy this place has with all of us racers getting up the mountain in the morning to go ride our motorcycles up it! Kind of an eye opener running on a mountain road at speed too, not for the faint of heart to say the least! Riders meeting comes and goes and then they blow the air horn to get us up for our sighting lap... I am nervous as hell, can't see more than 30 feet in front of me because it is still DARK and I am gonna get on the racebike with no lights, no tire warmers, and street take offs on it... 

What can go wrong right? Luckily everything went well and the bike performed flawlessly, very pleased with the bike and all the prep work I had done started to pay off!

On the Guy Martin front his bike didn't make it to the top in his first run and they loaded the bike up and Guy had went to the front of the Uhaul and was not in good spirits. I asked one of his mechanics what was happening and he said the bike won't run, I started asking some specifics and he said to go chat Guy up and see what he says so I run up and knock on the window to Guy telling me not a good time mate and I started rambling off questions about the bike and the map and we started to get some ideas together! Shortly after I made a run up and told him to look at the mapping of the ecm and see about making some maps with less fuel by percentages before boost and see what this does. 

My run was good and I come back down, park the bike, and go see what Guy has figured out. He is working on the mapping and then mentioned the bike ran ok in town and we started to figure out what changes they made to the bike... Pump fuel in town and race fuel up here... So we siphon his race fuel out and I run over some Shell 91 pump fuel over and boom... The bike runs better... Not perfect by any means but he makes his runs and it turns out to be a great day up on the mountain!

In the end the ECM was what seemed to be the problem but the bike ran and Guy won his class and I got to chat him and his mechanics up all week! Getting to hang out and get to know one of my heros of real road racing was a treat!

Back on topic, Tuesday went great with no issues other than the freezing temps and too damn early mornings! Wednesday we got to practice the middle 3rd of the mountain, I can say that this section is probably the scariest and toughest sections to ride with the least room for error... Part way through the day we had my buddy Glenn crash into a guardrail and stopped practice while we were up top waiting to come back down. Glenn actually came away in pretty good shape with only heavy bruising and a chipped bone or two so that was good! Now on the ride back down after Glenn got hauled away in the ambulance we were coming down around a right hand sweeper and one of the motard guys front brake locked up and his bike and himself went right over the edge! I came upon the aftermath below where the motard actually came down the side of the mountain and took out another rider on his way down and there was chaos! Never have I seen anything like it, the rider below had his GoPro going and caught it all on video:

Crazy right? 

Here is a video of me going up the middle section on Project Supertwin:

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful, bike was running good and I was learning the course as quickly as I could! Such a Great time!!!

Will post up Thursday and Friday here shortly!

Vickery Motorsports Visit, a New Sponsor, and a week of Craziness before another week of Craziness!

Last Saturday (Yes I know I am a slacker, I have been really busy OK!) I made a visit to a bunch of shops getting things all dialed in and ready for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb on June 29th. Big stop of the day was to swing by Vickery Motorsports to pick up some parts from Doug and to show them the bike in person. 

Vickery Motorsports is the place to go here in the Denver metro for anything related to motorsports! Great selection of parts, new, and used motorcycles, quads and UTV's! If your in the area definitely swing by and check them out!

Sunday I ran down to PPIR for an open track day to test the quickshifter and the slipper clutch that Alan @ Racing Unlimited set me up with. Everything went well and we had a good time turning laps down there on a tight course that has some turns that will be similar to what I will run into on the mountain! The slipper clutch took a little getting used to but once I figured out how it was working I really enjoyed it and braking became a lot easier! The quickshifter was also a blessing and is definitely worth the upgrade for sure!

So after a busy weekend I am left with going through the bike and doing all the final prep after work when I get home. Today was a Great day as we got some goodies in the post! First thing to arrive was a SWEET set of Chicken Hawk Racing Digital Pro-Line Tire Warmers, these things are the nicest set of tire warmers I have ever seen! 

Next up is a big one for me, we have a new sponsor and it is a big one! I would like to welcome Bell Powersports to the family here at Just-Us Racing and Project Supertwin! I ditched my other helmet at work and rode home and around town in the new lid and I am impressed at how well it fits and I really do like the way the shield operates. Big thanks to Brett for setting this up, here is my new Star "Spirit Blue" lid for the upcoming hill climb:

I like it! SO back to work for me here, I have to cut down the chain and get a different rear sprocket on here along with some other little things. Will post up some more stuff as soon as I can!

Cheers!

Stopping by Sponsors with the bike!

We swung by Audi Denver with Project Supertwin yesterday and met up with Steve Powers the GM for a couple of photos and for everyone to see the bike!

If you are in the Denver area, swing by this place! It is pretty awesome to see this big of a dealership and they do have some really nice cars on display!

Here is one more to give you an idea of the showfloor size:

That is just the showfloor! 17 car showfloor but man it is HUGE!

Making a couple more stops today, stay tuned!

Graphics Graphics Graphics

Alright, so last weekend we got to do some designing and drinking of some adult beverages while creating a graphic scheme for Project Supertwin. The rules were easy, it had to be Blue & Orange themed to stick with the Just-Us Racing colors... This was the mock-up:

Once Hammer @ Syndicate Racing got rolling he came up with what you see above, over the weekend he made it come to life and we ended up with this:

I am truly amazed and stunned with how the bike turned out from what I started with last September, it has been one hell of a ride and I got so used to seeing the bike in white it was an absolute shock to see it in person wrapped for the first time! 

If your wondering what the polka dots in the blue are, check this out:

 Yes, that is the Isle of Man "Three Legs of Mann" and the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb logos in there! Brilliant design with the race tracks too, I love it!

Huge THANKS goes out to Hammer for getting this done, if anyone wants to get a wrap done drop me a note and I will gladly get you in touch with Hammer, he is a good shit and does really good work as you can see above!

That is all for now, running a practice day down at PPIR this Sunday so stay tuned for one more update before we start up on the mountain in a couple of weeks! 

Cheers!

Slipper What?

So they say I can put a new clutch in and make the bike feel more like my 2 strokes... I say YES PLEASE!!! Too much engine braking for my liking with the stock setup! Alan @ Racing Unlimited says he has just the item for me and it has arrived:

The next step is lets get her installed and see what she does:

So then we have to hide that beauty under the clutch cover unfortunately... I really do hate hiding bits like this! After putting it back together I did a little "neighborhood testing" and it feels a lot better already! Heading down to PPIR Sunday to give it a real go on track before heading up on Pikes Peak and to see if I need to make any more adjustments!

We also made some progress on the graphics here, stay tuned for the next addition to the blog!

Cheers!

Welcome to our newest sponsor Audi Denver!!!

With the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb approaching rapidly we ended up securing a deal with Adam's employer Audi Denver for some support for Just-Us Racing and Project Supertwin this year!

We at Just-Us Racing and Project Supertwin would like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the McDonald's and Mr. Powers for helping us out and we look forward to working with you in the future in our racing adventures wherever they may take us.

If you are in the Denver area Audi Denver is a must see facility, please look Adam up in the parts department to say hi and check out the 17 car showfloor and grab a fresh cup of coffee from the barista in the Quattro Cafe while your at it. This dealership is amazing!

Will have some pics of the bike wrapped here this weekend! Getting so stoked to give it a go up the mountain in a few weeks! Gonna be good!!!

Off To High Plains Raceway!

Project Supertwin loaded up and ready to head to the track for her first track day! 

The day went really well, had almost zero issues, and I cannot tell you how excited I am to get this bike all dialed in and sorted out. We used the day to literally get in as many laps as possible to get some good seat time. 60+ laps later and the bike had been mostly flawless, only issue we had was the shifter tab came loose and I had to come in and re-loctite the bolt and headed back out.

Here is a video of a lap around High Plains Raceway in Byers, CO:

Then here is a pucker factor moment when I mis-judged the entrance of turn 3 and decided to try off roading with slicks:

All in all it was a Great day! I am looking forward to getting some more seat time on her and am really looking forward to racing her up Pikes Peak next month!

Cheers!

The Time Has Come!

Here I am sorting pics and videos and very pleased with the Project thus far! Got some wheels back and some bodywork finished up last week along with getting new rubber mounted up!

Then we got a small delivery of some bits from GB Racing...

So with that we only had to figure out the lower fairing...

There we go, almost a complete racebike! Have to do some cleanup and add in a couple of little brackets for the back of the lower to mount on but all in all it is a pretty good fit!

Stay tuned....

Getting Closer!

Got word today we can get some stuff done and ran across a set of Dunlop slicks that will work... Soooooo, we are getting Really Close!!!! 

Stay Tuned for some more updates next week! Gonna be GOOD!!!

Cheers!

Mad-Moto Visit and some fresh forks.

So because of time constraints we had to have the forks rebuilt in town for now, we ran over and saw Bart @ Mad-Moto for some instructions on how to rebuild the Showa Big Piston Forks. After Pikes Peak we will get them off to Lindemann to get them upgraded.

Add some new rubber and get the damn lower finished and I will be on the track VERY Soon! We can't wait to give her a go and see how she handles. The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is coming up quick so I need to get a move on!

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the project and getting your name or your companies name on the bike for Pikes Peak let me know asap as the bike will be getting wrapped soon!

Cheers!

More Fab and some electronic goodies...

Headed over to Two Create Fab to get the upper fairing brackets finished up and fix up the radiator a bit this past week. Everything is looking good, bike is running and I actually got a lap around the neighborhood on it tonight! Felt good to ride this thing, from a bare frame to this... 

Got the Dynojet quick shifter and Power Commander all installed tonight and the bike actually ran after I was done! That's a good thing right? ;) Hoping to get to the dyno next week and get it dialed in for some seat time. Gonna be fun to take it out to the track for the first time after all the work I have put into it! I can't wait!!!

Radiator is in!

Not a lot has happened up until the last week or so on the project! Finally got her loaded up and brought up to the radiator shop and got the radiator fitted and installed so we could get her fired up! 

So we now have a radiator and can finally get her up and running!

Hoping to get the upper fairing mounts finished up and get her out to the track if not this weekend next weekend to get some seat time on her and get some things sorted! Pikes Peak is coming up really quick!!!