What a lap looks like - Part four - Turn six.

Turn six is a very long right hand turn that makes up the majority of what we call the back straight. It's yet another place where the details add up BIG TIME.  With the drive from turn four and five (see past report) I'll now be focusing on making myself as aerodynamic as possible on the bike paying very close attention to the rpm's.  For me I find it's really important to also be smooth and gentle with the bikes controls through this section as I want to coax every ounce of energy from the bike and Pirelli tires. Because you're on the right hand side of the tire putting every bit of acceleration you can through it, if I'm not precise and "easy" on things it can compromise the grip which starts a chain reaction.  The telltale sign for me is if the rear suspension is starting to "pump" indicating that the tire is losing and gaining it's grip.  Now, we can dial in some rebound with our rear shock to help with this but my input has a far greater impact that a few clicks of the suspension.  With all this in play I keep the rpm's right in the "sauce" and time my shifts so that I stand the bike up onto the tallest part of the tire as I start to run into turn seven with maximum speed.  :)