erik
3rd September 2007, 22:57
Here's some video footage from the 3rd session of the medium group.
It's probably longer than most want to watch, but I had a great time and wanted to share the lot. Maybe the more interesting bits are at 6:44 in the second video where I almost lose the back end, and then at 6:29 in the third video where I fell off... :doh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAHJMBYsaAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU653TWCmUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBaVQ5QKiLQ
Anyway, after doing the KB trackday at Taupo in May last year and falling off, I decided I'd better get leathers because cordura is really only made to crash once. So this year, having finally got leathers and got my bike working good, I did the HRC trackday on the 20th August, then the MotoTT one on sunday (2nd Sept).
I got my knee down for the first time on the HRC trackday (only just a couple of times).
My aims for the MotoTT trackday were to lean further over and possibly get my knee down a bit more.
I think for the next trackday, I'll try to stay within my limits a bit better and try to be more aware of things off the track and the marshal's flags. Oh, and get my head around the turn from the new track onto the old... ;)
That said, this was the best trackday I've ever done, I was having so much fun hanging off the bike.
I'm pleased with how my leathers held up, they might need a zip replaced on the right hand sleeve but (hopefully) nothing else. The crash bungs I got at the end of last year did their job well to protect the frame. I just have to get the clutch cover fixed or replaced and the bike will be rideable.
It's probably longer than most want to watch, but I had a great time and wanted to share the lot. Maybe the more interesting bits are at 6:44 in the second video where I almost lose the back end, and then at 6:29 in the third video where I fell off... :doh:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAHJMBYsaAw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU653TWCmUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBaVQ5QKiLQ
Anyway, after doing the KB trackday at Taupo in May last year and falling off, I decided I'd better get leathers because cordura is really only made to crash once. So this year, having finally got leathers and got my bike working good, I did the HRC trackday on the 20th August, then the MotoTT one on sunday (2nd Sept).
I got my knee down for the first time on the HRC trackday (only just a couple of times).
My aims for the MotoTT trackday were to lean further over and possibly get my knee down a bit more.
I think for the next trackday, I'll try to stay within my limits a bit better and try to be more aware of things off the track and the marshal's flags. Oh, and get my head around the turn from the new track onto the old... ;)
That said, this was the best trackday I've ever done, I was having so much fun hanging off the bike.
I'm pleased with how my leathers held up, they might need a zip replaced on the right hand sleeve but (hopefully) nothing else. The crash bungs I got at the end of last year did their job well to protect the frame. I just have to get the clutch cover fixed or replaced and the bike will be rideable.