Track day discussion

**jrandom** · 9th January 2009, 07:16

Originally Posted by Shaun

Any rider attending at least ONE Track day run like this, will leave the track at the end of the day a BETTER SAFER road rider than before they attended!!!!

Amen.

**alley cat** · 9th January 2009, 08:01

Every time i go to a track day, im scared im guna wreak my bike.
Its a race track, i cant help but go faster than i usually would.
The corners are so wide and smooth! and im an idiot also.
If anybody is goin to be sucked along by better riders til they are way out of their comfort zone itl be me.
But its sooooooo exciting

**sinfull** · 9th January 2009, 09:53

Originally Posted by Okey Dokey

Have you done a Brian Bernard track day? Do they provide any training/coaching? Do they run separate groups?

I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who has attended one; I spoke to a guy at Burt Munro who raved about it-but you have made me wonder, dpex...

Any comments would be appreciated, thanks.

Was there with Dpex at the Bernard day organised by Lloyd and Jo ! Was good to be able to talk to Brian and Gareth ! Hell they even slowed down on occasion to show us some lines, think it was more fun having them lap me continuously haha i'd chase for a weeee while, give up and slow down waiting for them to do it all again on another corner !
No shame in being lapped ! None, nadda, uhuh, no shame in it ! Did i mention over and over again ?

Originally Posted by alley cat

Every time i go to a track day, im scared

Meeee toooo !!! mmmm nah was only that first one a yr ago, was only gonna watch but the mrs talked me into putting it in scruiteneering just in case, then talked me into paying the 40 notes and having one go at the slow group, shucks i was scared ! Nah them guys are experienced at this i thought, i'll just watch them ! But she wouldn't take no for an answer (pushy bitch) So just to apease her i did a session ! Whey hea hea it will be an anniversary ride this weekend at manfield ! Twelve months and i havent missed a track day bwahahahahahahaha (i lie, there was this one) I wonder if she regrets pushing me that day ?

Ok, did see a few comments re cost of days, wear of tyres ect !
A few lucky ppl have bikes for the shear enjoyment of riding, me included !
Yeah ok, some of us did get into riding bikes to save money on the morning commute to work !
Some of us are on a shoestring budget and would find it difficult to raise the entry fee for a track day ! Which is nothing unusual in NZ's suppressive economy !
Some got into it knowing tyres were 3 times that of a budget car tyre and want to stretch out every k ! But try doing track 2 at taupo, using just the centre of yr tyre for more than .5 of its 2.2 km !!!!
Took a tyre off my 1050 yesterday (insert solem look here) with the ugliest flat spot in the middle, but near full tread on the sides ! That my friends is a criminal waist of rubber, almost embarrassing ! The tyre in question had only done one track day, the rest being highway road riding my lady and i had done ! (fair bit of that going on too)
Some of us come away from spending 100 notes on a track day, using a couple of tanks of gas, feeling absolutely shattered but like a born again schoolboy who just found his dicky !
Food, power, a roof, kids education ? Man that shit is so over rated PT Bit seriously, if ever you want to treat the family or yourself to a day out with great atmosphere, take the kids to the track for a track day ! They would prolly remember it for ever ! Like two yrs later they'd still be saying man we were hungry that week, but watchin mum/dad on their bikes was worth it
Woooohooooo one more sleep ! Commeeeer Dicky !!!
See ya's at the track !

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**Number One** · 9th January 2009, 16:16

I can't wait for my first track day (VMCC next weekend) in 8 years.

Only ever done them on a 250 before so I am (to be completely honest) a little nervous about it.

The SV enables generally much faster speeds and with the taste of bucket racing still on my tongue I'm hoping that I can keep myself and my riding in check! (I'm sure I will but that doesn't mean I won't still fuck up..shit does happen ya know). I'm waiting to hear back from Kiwibike to confirm I am insured for it though as I can't afford to have to fix or replace my bike - it's my commuter as well as my pride and joy so will be rather careful and tentative in the Slow group - bring it on. I look forward to that increased confidence while cornering that comes from learning what you and your bike are capable of on the track and practising picking lines etc etc

ooooo I'm soooooo excited I could just piddle!