How to get into track riding?

[sweetp]

Hey well done! I gave my first track day a go a couple of weeks ago and loved it. Did go with a group of KB'ers which was great and really made it easier. Didn't do anything special - rode my bike up, signed up, and then tootled around the track and had a blast.

Didn't care that I got lapped my the speed marshal twice (and seen as I was in the novice class that meant I was going slow). Keen to do them again as my riding improved so much. One person in our group even droped down from the medium class to novice because they wanted to follow the persons lines through the corner and learn from them. That is what makes track days so good - the ability to learn in a controled and no pressure environment.

Anyway go for it, have a ball and if you ever head down to mainsfield send me a pm and I will tell you were the KB'ers hang out (we bring baking).

[boomer]

The difference being that the Pukekohe Open days are Track run test days aimed at people wanting to test their race/track machine. Bikes and Cars are however separated. Organisation is loose and there is no ambulance on site.

The Ambulance is on site mate.

[Cache Wraith]

so you can read and obviously have some intelligence. It must be the 'too lazy to look' category for you then!

I've been known to read the odd manuscript or two........seems things are beginning to lighten up around here. I can see where going to get along just fine from hereon. Phew