Mid-Ohio Rider PTR 2024/09/02 Seventh and Final Session Advanced (Raw)

September 2nd, 2024
2013 Kawasaki ZX6R (ZX636), M4 exhaust
Mid Ohio Sportscar Course Performance Track Riding - Advanced Session 7
Raw Footage

Last session and last planned trackday for me of the 2024 season. Got to exercise all the speed demons in my head a bit extra to tide me over until next summer.

Little extra headshake from the bars coming out the keyhole (0:49) - I've considered throwing a steering damper on, but haven't.

I get the drive out of T1 and execute a pass before the busstop (2:10), only for a coach to take the inside as we head into the busstop (2:18). I'm passed on the backstretch (2:39) - Looks like an R1. I continue to search for the right opportunity to pass the rider in front. I wait for my usual spot - I tuck into a draft and then pull out to pass under braking (4:35). I quickly find myself behind another rider, but not before I get passed on the inside at the bottom of the esses on my right (4:57) and then heading into 10a on my left (5:01). I didn't realize someone planned a party right there.
After those two riders go on to their own thing, I make it around the OG rider on the front stretch (5:35) to see if I can chase down those other two. Spoiler: I can't.
I get passed by a Duc in Thunder Valley (8:48, timestamp, not the model). I cruise around myself for the rest of the session until the checkers is thrown (12:12).

That wraps up 2024 for me. I didn't get out as much as I would've liked, but life gets in the way sometimes. C'est la vie. You get the final thumbs up from me (13:38) and we'll see you out there next year!

Video taken by a Sony AS100V, Stabilized, 1080p60