ART 15th November @ Pukekohe.

[gijoe1313]

First track day proper I have attended as a fully fledged participant - great organisation and plenty to do on the day, de-briefs and having the instructors showing lines and taking one aside for some finer points is wonderful.

Having to readjust the ol'riding noggin from road riding to track riding took a wee while to get into, but having the handsheet with photos given to me by a Group 2 instructor (Alastair?) was damn handy! Should have a big ol'poster chart made of it and put up for one and all to look at!

On Friday I got my rear tyre from 'treads, they gave me one of the voucher places and all of a sudden early Sunday morning, I'm nana-ing my way around 'puke! Too bad I didn't spot Gremlin marshalling at Castrol corner (too busy going eek! at the hairpin) I would have flung something sharp and hard at him!

Things to do : Acquire dedicated track day bike

[Jacko2]

Well another excellent day organised by AMCC.
Had a fun day, bike went great, despite the rider.
Have to thank all the instructors, marshall and club volunteers involved.
I've been to others' trackdays and all were great, but you guys have taken it to the next level with the amount of individual interest shown to all participants. Everyone smiling and chatty, great atmosphere.
Thanks again,
JACKO

[TOTO]

Fantastic day.

Thank you AMCC , all marshals, instructors and cycletreads for the tyres

will definately be in with a grin for the next one.

P.s. Thanks for the lunch too

[p.dath]

I'm going to full in my application for the next day shortly, but I'm having difficulty over which group to select, so I need some tips from people who particpated.

I've done "Novice Slow" 3 or 4 times now (although the last two events were rain affected so I only got a couple of sessions in each time).

I feel pretty comfortable with my cornering lines (at least at the speed I am going at), and feel that I am moving around the track smothly and working well within my current abilities (I'm finding it easy).
I'm conscious of the fact that I was deliberately not going fast because they were warm up laps. I find I don't like passing people (don't know why), and I find I feel like I have to go slower through the corners than what I am probably capabable of.

I was really hoping to do a "full" track day before moving up to "Novice Fast", so I could see what I was like after the warm up sessions. But now that we've had two rain affected days I'm kinda giving up getting in a full session now ...

I also am confident that if I move to Novice Fast I'll be the slowest in the pack. And being monstered is not much fun.

Are there any newbies to "Novice Fast" here? What made you decide to move up? Any newer riders who were forced into "Novice Fast" because that have a 1000cc+ bike (mine is 600) - how did you find it being amongst what should feel like much faster riders?

My goals are to have fun and improve my riding. If I can't achieve both of these I wouldn't be happy with my day.


So do you think I should hold out and do one more "Novice Slow" session, or just move to "Novice Fast" and see how I go?

[Jacko2]

Dath, move up, the instructors will look after you.
They all appear to want you to meet your goals.
My 2 cents.

[FROSTY:Me]

I'm going to full in my application for the next day shortly, but I'm having difficulty over which group to select, so I need some tips from people who particpated.

I've done "Novice Slow" 3 or 4 times now (although the last two events were rain affected so I only got a couple of sessions in each time).

I feel pretty comfortable with my cornering lines (at least at the speed I am going at), and feel that I am moving around the track smothly and working well within my current abilities (I'm finding it easy).
I'm conscious of the fact that I was deliberately not going fast because they were warm up laps. I find I don't like passing people (don't know why), and I find I feel like I have to go slower through the corners than what I am probably capabable of.

I was really hoping to do a "full" track day before moving up to "Novice Fast", so I could see what I was like after the warm up sessions. But now that we've had two rain affected days I'm kinda giving up getting in a full session now ...

I also am confident that if I move to Novice Fast I'll be the slowest in the pack. And being monstered is not much fun.

Are there any newbies to "Novice Fast" here? What made you decide to move up? Any newer riders who were forced into "Novice Fast" because that have a 1000cc+ bike (mine is 600) - how did you find it being amongst what should feel like much faster riders?

My goals are to have fun and improve my riding. If I can't achieve both of these I wouldn't be happy with my day.


So do you think I should hold out and do one more "Novice Slow" session, or just move to "Novice Fast" and see how I go?

mate 4.5km--need I say more

[OutForADuck]

p.dath.. move up. Sounds like you have got to the stage your not going to be pushed in group 1 and if not pushed we don't improve.

In group 2 the instructors will be taking care of you and your'll start to find that corner speed is going to get pushed. You'll find you will concentrate on different things.

Learning is a progression.....