I have to say its farkin hard to launch a bike on the strip...
Launching at a set of traffic lights is easy, all the loose dust/rocks just makes the wheel spin a touch and your off...
As where at willowbank I was having hard enough time lifting my boots off the ground it was that sticky...
No room for an error on the line, you either bog down or lift the wheel there is no easy sweet spot...
It takes the regular bike racers ages to get the clutch slip down pat, or use roll bars...
I'm not use to the the R1 in a racing environment, I just ride it weekends through the hills...