Whoever wrote that is damn genius.
Over half a decade now of doing trackdays, from temperatures ranging to really cold, to really hot, and all the pleasantness in between. Yesterday's trackday at Thunderhill was triple-digit hot (ambient temperature), but I've ridden during hotter days. However, maybe it was my familiarity with it all that led me to be so careless, finding myself with growing nausea throughout the day as my core ended up overheating. Once recognized, I practically ended each session I rode dousing myself with water to cool me back down. When the ambient temperatures are that high, the wind isn't much help as it's not cool enough, and coupled with riding a motorcycle with operating temperatures in excess of 200 degrees fahrenheit, and I guess it would be easy to get caught out and be at the cusp of heat-stroke, even for a "seasoned" participant.
On the upside, nearly a year after I picked up the 07 R1 for track use, and I feel that I've finally come to grips with it, able to ride it with as much confidence and comfort as I had on my 02 R1, despite being polar opposites.
And here I was almost ready to sell it.
