You don't need a flaming brick wall to totally screw up your turn geometry! A 27 pound groundhog staring at you over his nose will do just fine. You gotta love the Pennsylvania country side.
I was out working on the turn exiting skills and I can't believ how simple the process can be. I had one or two turns that I forgot the "moves" and realy felt the difference.
About that groundhog...I was on a favorite road of mine called Goldmine Road. Great combination of smooth shallow and tight hook backs. Some up the mountain and some down. And when you turn around, the ones that were up are down and the ones that were down are up. Anyway, I digress; Well just before dusk, there he was, in my lane, and headed for the yellow line. Now, As a young dirt rider, I learned you head for the tail side of an animals track because chances are he will just pick up the pace an scram in the same direction he is facing. It always wooked for rabbits? Well, if you have never seen a real groundhog up close, they have a look on thier face that leads you to believ they are in deep thought. One might almost assume they are inteligent. I highly advise that you don't make this mistake. They are not. One of the other reasons for heading for the tail is if they DO decide to change directions, you will have a moment to see them turn and maybe time to rethink your decision. Well once again, groundhogs are different. They can stand on their hind legs and turn 180 without scuffing their tail. And that is exactly what this one did. Fortunately the only thing that was injured was my turn geometry.
I am just glad it wasn't a brick wall cover in gasoline and flaming. Lucky me.
Jack the Wack sends
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