MotoTT trackday, friday 4th April

[Toast]

Waht! maybee for a 150. In F3 if ur doing under 1:52 ur going v well in F2 if ur doing under 1:40 that would be good not sure on F1 times probably around the 1:35 mark.

At last round of Vic Club Jay on his 600 did 1:34.9 I think, supposedly a record. Carey Briar on his thou' was doing roughly the same.

If the Nat's went there I reckon Bugden and fellow mad karnts would be in the 32's.

Times don't matter at a track day though, ofcourse.

To whoever asked, if everyone's passing you and you think you're holding them up just move down a group.

[Aero165]

Toast, your avatar is hilarious!

[discotex]

To whoever asked, if everyone's passing you and you think you're holding them up just move down a group.

I'm expecting to be backmarker of group 2 but will move down if enough people lap me.

Was lapping catching the backmarkers in the slow group and group 3/4 scared me with some of the erratic riding so figure I'd rather be in the clear air and follow some guys who seriously know what they're doing (until they disappear into the distance that is)

If I get off my arse this week I should have grippier tyres this time too

[jrandom]

I'm expecting to be backmarker of group 2 but will move down if enough people lap me.

Quack quack, says the lame duck!

Won't do you any good, ain't none of us gonna relax our guard and let you WIN just because you talk the big talk about how slow you are.

That trick got old ages ago.

[discotex]

Quack quack, says the lame duck!

Won't do you any good, ain't none of us gonna relax our guard and let you WIN just because you talk the big talk about how slow you are.

That trick got old ages ago.

Haha if only that were true. But to be honest I was surprised I wasn't as slow as I expected to be last time.

This time I've got leathers with sliders so can use my knee as a feeler rather than having to wait till the pegs touch down and realise I don't have enough lean left to make the back straight (bad line and too fast).

Pretty sure I'll shit myself if I manage to get my knee down though. Been practicing pulling myself back onto the seat with the outside leg rather than my arms which should make a massive difference through the turn 2-3-4 combo. Need to find a better line into T5 too.. Was trying to late apex it too much I think.

[jrandom]

Need to find a better line into T5 too.. Was trying to late apex it too much I think.

Yup.

Do a bit of poking around and you'll find Leong's video on YouTube of Shaun Harris taking his GSX-R600 around the track. Some good hints for lines in there.

I'd say that the trick is to come out of T4, gas it hard and let the bike drift to the right, then start turning as early as you can into T5. The tighter the better, but you'll need to be turning hard and starting your turn almost from the left-side rumble strip.

But then, I wouldn't really know, so don't pay any attention to that. Personally, I always end up wasting significant seconds with my head in a muddle, just coasting on a steady half-throttle between T4 and T5 where I should be hard on the gas or brakes.

Best tip, try not to completely cock it up and go for a wee offroad excursion like I did after lunch at the last trackday!

[westie]

Need to find a better line into T5 too.. Was trying to late apex it too much I think.

I'd say that the trick is to come out of T4, gas it hard and let the bike drift to the right, then start turning as early as you can into T5. The tighter the better, but you'll need to be turning hard and starting your turn almost from the left-side rumble strip.

I think you're talking bout turn 3 -4 there jrandom. discotex is talking bout the tight right hander after the previous right hander(turn 4)?

[DMNTD:Me]

...That trick got old ages ago.

Yeah and we all know that The Hairdresser is the slowest anyway yet o' so speshel!

[boomer]

Yeah and we all know that The Hairdresser is the slowest anyway yet o' so speshel!

im gonna burn your bra!

[kiwifruit]

sold out

[westie]

who to?..................

[kiwifruit]

the man


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[moT]

im all booked.
I think i ended up in group 2 but i dont care if its 3 or 4.
You thinking of throwing your Viffer up the track this time tom? that was quite cool to see

Ill Try by best to do some off road surfing but the bike wont let me! If i try too hard i will Drift so extreme i will Drift into the D Dimention where i can only move sideways its imposible to ride straight!

[nodrog:Me]

sold out

make sure you get photos of kornholio's bike, i have been getting it track ready and it now has some interesting graphics

[discotex]

I think you're talking bout turn 3 -4 there jrandom. discotex is talking bout the tight right hander after the previous right hander(turn 4)?

Yep you're spot on there. 80% of my problem is no trail braking so I had to get all my braking done before tipping in like I do on the road. The second to last session I was getting a lot more sorted though.

Watching DMNTD and Shaun through there I can see I was apexing WAY too late because it looks sharper than it is.


Any chance we can have cones to mark rough turn-in and apex zones? Would make it much easier to pick a point on the track if there was more of a visual reference (kinda like braking markers).