Women-only track day

[Trudes]

I've riden the track with guys and have no problem with (most) of them, no worse than some of the chicks, I can't tell the difference once there's a helmet on their heads. I'm just in for another trackday, regardless who it's for (providing it's one I can join in, i.e not males only or Suzuki only, or Yamaha only or something). The pit skills practice appeals to me though and I haven't been to a trackday yet that offers that, so that's really what sounded appealing to me about the day Motogirl mentioned.

[McJim]

Why can't we have a Scotsmen only track day?

[Drew]

we did practical exercises (e.g. emergency stops, u-turns etc) in the pits while other groups were on the track.

Glad I'm not an organiser, if you want them to organise more volunteers to teach you the basics, because you cant be arsed finding someone to help.

FFS, does anybody do a fuckin thing for themselves anymore!?

Why would someone want to add more pressure, and possably more bins to a track day.



PS, I dont give a shit if it's girls only, boys only, hermaphrodites only, or fuckin Eunics only, it's the idea of more chaos in the pits on a track day, where half the people dont know, or obey the rules of the environment to begin with I'm having a rant about.

[Disco Dan]

we did practical exercises (e.g. emergency stops, u-turns etc) in the pits while other groups were on the track.

Glad I'm not an organiser, if you want them to organise more volunteers to teach you the basics, because you cant be arsed finding someone to help.

oh great... another "sexism" thread. You cant discriminate. Too many people voted labour remember?

There are many places you can practice this sort of thing... AWNMR for example... someone has yet to start something similar in other parts of NZ. bit of commitment folks... it doesnt bite.

[slowpoke]

Why can't we have a Scotsmen only track day?

'cos no Scotsmen would pay for it!

[Joni]

How fucken predicatable...

I hope the day comes when a girl can post something on KB about a girls only something, without the mucho men beating their chests about the injustice...

Good on you motogirl, it was discussed before, but I hope it can be organised!

[Kendog]

please tell why woman always want to reserve things solely for themselves. Why cant you have a section for all learner riders off in the pits on a normal trackday?

oh great... another "sexism" thread. You cant discriminate. Too many people voted labour remember?

There are many places you can practice this sort of thing... AWNMR for example... someone has yet to start something similar in other parts of NZ. bit of commitment folks... it doesnt bite.

Don't forget to bitch and moan in this thread as well.

And for those with short term memory loss, click here.

[Morcs]

Of course, sexism only works one way

Thats all i have to say on the subject.

[Disco Dan]

Of course, sexism only works one way

Thats all i have to say on the subject.

It is the year, two thousand and 50s afterall

[MotoGirl]

Bah this is sexist. we dont have men only track days...

Sure ya do, it's called MotoGP

[Meekey_Mouse]

I've riden the track with guys and have no problem with (most) of them, no worse than some of the chicks, I can't tell the difference once there's a helmet on their heads. I'm just in for another trackday, regardless who it's for (providing it's one I can join in, i.e not males only or Suzuki only, or Yamaha only or something). The pit skills practice appeals to me though and I haven't been to a trackday yet that offers that, so that's really what sounded appealing to me about the day Motogirl mentioned.

Bingo

Also to add to that... men can be all "macho" but some chicks can tend to get "catty" so I don't mind if there are guys or if it's all girls... but I'm really keen on the slow paced maneuver instructions

[MotoGirl]

...I'd gladly welcome advice from Flame, or Keystone19 or RossiGal or any other faster rider regardless of gender. I would have thought any serious female rider would think the same way.

A lot of people would be OK with this. All I'm saying is that some women wouldn't feel comfortable asking for advice from a male. So long as you go faster, who cares who helps you do it!

If you are a newbie to track days then go in the slow group. If you've got a problem with "dirty tricks" (male or female) tell the organiser and I'm sure the rider in question will be spoken to. If you wanna have a crack...have a crack, 'cos "you're a long time dead."

Women's days are a good intro and many women would use them before they're confident to show their skills in front of men.

I went to the last two Suzuki track days and even the Slow group would be too quick for many women doing it for the first time.

[MotoGirl]

Why would someone want to add more pressure, and possably more bins to a track day.

Would you mind explaining how it adds more pressure?

[cowboyz]

Don't forget to bitch and moan in this thread as well.

And for those with short term memory loss, click here.

Thats not real fair. Suzuki track days are sponsered by suzuki. Fair enough they pay for the track for a promotion exercise then so be it. Bit of a bugger Kawasaki dont do the same thing.

The purpose of having a track day only for women is to make them feel comfortable taking their bikes around for a blast, without the pressure of know-it-all men watching over them or playing dirty on the track. It's like when you go bowling and your husband tells you how to improve your technique, even though his score is worse than yours! Some women feel more comfortable taking advice from other women.

So, are you telling me you get intimidated by women who can ride better than you?

As for the pit training sessions, I'm surprised no one does this already. I went to the Ride Safe, Ride Right course and everything they taught on the day I had already learnt during a track day's pit session.

Is this really happening? I find people dont give riding tips unless asked but maybe thats the company I keep. And I am not a woman. Is it really true that woman are getting unwanted advise on how to ride? For what it is worth if you can get a womans only trackday are you going to ban all the husbands/boyfriends/men in general from the pits or viewing platforms as well?

How did you get that I am intimidated by woman who ride better than me? Certainly not. I could write a list of all the people who can ride better than me but pretty sure the server is not big enough to hold the list. In saying that I am more than capable of riding my bike at the speed I choose to ride it without falling off.

[MotoGirl]

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Is this really happening? I find people dont give riding tips unless asked but maybe thats the company I keep. And I am not a woman. Is it really true that woman are getting unwanted advise on how to ride? For what it is worth if you can get a womans only trackday are you going to ban all the husbands/boyfriends/men in general from the pits or viewing platforms as well?

First, I'm not trying to organise a women's track day. I'm simply trying to find out if anyone does these. Like I said, I've done them in the past and think they're a good idea to get the hang of it.

Second, I'm not implying that unwelcome comments necessarily come from other riders - they could be from male partners or friends etc. It's a similar situation to parents standing on the sideline at a soccer game and screaming at their kids to win. Nobody needs that crap and it's easier to concentrate without them.