H2R is bumpy!

skiergirl · 04-27-2010, 02:49 PM

it's definitely gotten a little rougher since last year ....CCW hits the worst of it, but it's really not that bad....

Damn Turn and the Back straight certainly move you though...I have a video up on facebook and you can just see the camera bouncing in a couple spots.

pdog · 04-27-2010, 03:23 PM

I've ridden at TWS, Cresson and MSR-Houston. Never seen a track surface deteriorate that much in 6 months. Crazy!

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Damn Turn and the Back straight certainly move you though...I have a video up on facebook and you can just see the camera bouncing in a couple spots.

azoomm · 04-27-2010, 03:26 PM

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I've ridden at TWS, Cresson and MSR-Houston. Never seen a track surface deteriorate that much in 6 months. Crazy!

Interesting. Do you know how often these tracks are repaved?

We're repaving, we just haven't dont it.... yet.

pdog · 04-27-2010, 04:58 PM

No idea, please educate me! And glad to hear it.

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Interesting. Do you know how often these tracks are repaved?

We're repaving, we just haven't dont it.... yet.

azoomm · 04-27-2010, 05:15 PM

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No idea, please educate me! And glad to hear it.

It is an underlayment issue. If the underlayment is solid, the pavement doesn't go anywhere. That is why Santa Rita is so solid, it's a solid road base.

Houston fell apart within the first year, last year it got really bumpy. The previous property owner was a rice farm. Swamp. Not usually good as road base. ECR has had their own issues. Cresson has been great, but then look at the rock quarry next door to it.

smileyman · 04-27-2010, 05:57 PM

Any of you guys ever heard of Oak Hill in Henderson, TX? You'll never think any other track is bumpy if you have...

azoomm · 04-27-2010, 05:59 PM

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Any of you guys ever heard of Oak Hill in Henderson, TX? You'll never think any other track is bumpy if you have...

Oak Hill was just closed this year.

Strip mining...

G-Rex · 04-27-2010, 10:34 PM

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It is an underlayment issue. If the underlayment is solid, the pavement doesn't go anywhere. That is why Santa Rita is so solid, it's a solid road base.

Houston fell apart within the first year, last year it got really bumpy. The previous property owner was a rice farm. Swamp. Not usually good as road base. ECR has had their own issues. Cresson has been great, but then look at the rock quarry next door to it.

Tell Bo if he wants any help getting a better base designed to help the asphalt last longer, you might, sorta, maybe know somebody who does that sorta thing for a living.

Adeptus_Minor · 04-29-2010, 01:37 AM

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Tell Bo if he wants any help getting a better base designed to help the asphalt last longer, you might, sorta, maybe know somebody who does that sorta thing for a living.

Way to be a team player

JoshuaTree · 04-29-2010, 06:42 AM

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Tell Bo if he wants any help getting a better base designed to help the asphalt last longer, you might, sorta, maybe know somebody who does that sorta thing for a living.

So who do you know that's an engineer?

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smileyman White Trash Hero Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NW Arkansas Moto: Buell 1125R Porco Rosso Edition Posts: 4,895	Any of you guys ever heard of Oak Hill in Henderson, TX? You'll never think any other track is bumpy if you have... __________________ Arkriders.com To be the best you must first be willing to risk the worst!

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skiergirl Gixxer Girl Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kyle, TX Moto: 05 GSXR 750 & 06 YZ250F Posts: 1,424	it's definitely gotten a little rougher since last year ....CCW hits the worst of it, but it's really not that bad.... Damn Turn and the Back straight certainly move you though...I have a video up on facebook and you can just see the camera bouncing in a couple spots.