Well I'm not a track day virgin anymore.
We got up at 6am - yes 6am and it was pouring down!!!! That was it I said, I'm not doing it. Anyhoo, we got our butts into the van with our babies on the trailer and off we headed to the AMCC ART day at Pukekohe.
We did the walk around the course which was really awesome. I was in the Novice Slow Group and the trainers in our group were great. They were very patient and really helpful. After that, it was time to get on the track. This was my first time in a one piece suit too and I would really love some advice on how the hell you are supposed to go to the toilet in one of those things??!!!
I was following one of the trainers to get the lines right and thought all was going ok - not great, just ok. I got off the bike and didn’t really feel that great after the session. This is where it turned to custard a little bit.
After getting back to where my bike was parked, a random dude came up to me, didn't introduce himself and started what felt like he was laying into me. "Fuck you were ugly out there" he said. I then got pulled over and told I should go on the back of the bike of one of the trainers. I wasn’t really comfortable about this as I wasn’t really too sure what the benefit of it was. Anyhoo, I was told that I looked really awful out there so I should do it. To have two people ‘insult’ me like this after already feeling quite upset about how the first session went put me in tears. The big issue was that my bike was too low and needed to be raised…..this is all they had to say!!!!!
Thankfully I was in the pit with my best friend who pulled me out of it and convinced me to get back on (and later having a go at the AMCC people). The bike was lifted a bit and I was ready to go. The next session went a lot better until the second to last lap when I was passed on the inside of the first corner by a MARSHALL!!!! Yes a marshall!!! Hmmmm interesting that AMCC rules are no passing on the inside and their own people can’t follow those rules.
After that session I met this really cool 9 year old called Bob…….honestly this dude is the next world champion rider! He was telling me all these things I should do and I thought what the hell, nothing to lose I may as well try it. Anyhoo, everything he told me to do was awesome and made me feel so good about my riding!!!
The last session was AWESOME!!!!! Everything seemed to fall into place and I really LOVED it!!!I now can’t wait for my next track day, however won’t be attending anything more run by AMCC.
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