So imdying managed to sweet talk (ok, I pushed him a bit) me into taking me along to the open training day at Ruapuna... so we went out there today this afternoon from about 12.30 'til 16.30 - got 4x30 min sessions!

FUCK YEAH that was awesome. Nothing much else to say... still processing it and my head is humming and I'm almost slightly dizzy.

Today's achievements (if you can call it that):

-Broke my speed record - 170 km/h cranking it down the straight. The 250 got more, but not enough road at 'puna...

-Got serious peg down! (and almost binned it on one of these occasions - but good to get a feeling for what you can get away with... I'll post a photo when I get the opportunity.)

-Achieved at much better feeling for body positioning while cornering, weight distribution, maximum lean angle, etc. (This is the good stuff)

-Managed to put some scratches on my kneepads (ok, Brendan did when he borrowed them since he'd worn his out and I wasn't using mine anyway... (serious streetcredit! ))

-Chickenstrips are certainly gone now...

Things I've learned: A GSXR1000 in racetrim on slicks is "slightly" faster than a ZXR250...


Now the next open training is on friday - and I might just go again This stuff is seriously addictive!