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It was a sad and pathetic crash. Turn 1 at Circuit of the Americas ... on pit out. It was about 45-48 degrees outside and I was on brand new tires, Donlop Q3's. I figured I'd take it slow and build some heat in the tires and see how things go. Plus, I was on a friend's bike and I didn't want to do anything stupid. What I didn't know was Q3's aren't rated for track/air temps that low. There was no way I was going to be able to get/keep heat in those tires. It was like riding on ice. Anyway, on pit out, because of the blend line, turn 1 is basically a throw away. You just use it to set up turn 2. Right after the apex in T1 I low sided and came down on my shoulder and kinda messed it up.
My low side at COTA
My low side at COTA