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    Lightbulb No rider training in the lower North Island?

    Its impossible to find a track day in the lower north island for someone who is beginner/intermediate and wants to increase their skills in a safe environment. All I can find is Pro-rider who seem to do Akld only. Anyone know of anything else??

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    Check out the mansfeild web calendar
    http://www.manfeild.co.nz/Events/tabid/56/Default.aspx

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    Road Safe is based in Lower Hutt - http://www.roadsafe.co.nz/
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    MotoTT are doing a trackday in Manfield on the 15th February.

    Have a look here:
    http://www.motott.co.nz

    They do really well organised trackdays.
    The groups are:
    1 = Fast riding (experienced riders)
    2 = Fast to medium speed
    3 = Medium speed riding
    4 = Slower speed riding (novice riders)

    Groups 2-4 have line riders that you can follow to improve your lines.
    I found these trackdays really useful to get some confidence.
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    Quote Originally Posted by crackerkwaka View Post
    Its impossible to find a track day in the lower north island for someone who is beginner/intermediate and wants to increase their skills in a safe environment. All I can find is Pro-rider who seem to do Akld only. Anyone know of anything else??
    try www.bernardracing.co.nz

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    Pacific motorcycle club have a track day booked in for the 18th Jan 2014. They are catering for groups novice to race. Check the Manfeild site as PMCC contact details are there.

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    Cheers

    Thanks for the suggestions everyone I will look into them

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    When you eventually get there the trick is not to try to go fast. brake early and concentrate on cornering and getting on throttle properly.
    Its fine to go out in the slow group first them move up in later sessions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Dont ride with any school that tells you that the speed you travel at does not affect your safety in anyway
    No riding school on the planet is going to tell you that about road riding. Don't worry about Cassina, she's on the wrong side of the lunar cycle

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassina View Post
    Dont ride with any school that tells you that the speed you travel at does not affect your safety in anyway
    Stuck record anyone??? Just not long ago...I did 750kph in a jet. Lucky I didn't hit anything solid right? How lucky was that? Prob because the pilot flew that fucker to the conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Crasherfromwayback View Post
    Just not long ago...I did 750kph in a jet. Lucky I didn't hit anything solid right? How lucky was that? Prob because the pilot flew that fucker to the conditions.
    Either that, or maybe there just wasn't another jet for you to hit within a 20 km radius.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Either that, or maybe there just wasn't another jet for you to hit within a 20 km radius.

    This could easily go around in circles. As has already been stated: "Prob because the pilot flew that fucker to the conditions."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Katman View Post
    Either that, or maybe there just wasn't another jet for you to hit within a 20 km radius.

    Lol. That could've been it. Now for a total change of pace...

    Fuck I would've purchased these two for the GP rep if I had money.

    Fuck speed limits then!

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/331094408837...#ht_111wt_1200

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    haha thanks for the advice and the entertainment!

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