Women-only track day

[MotoGirl]

...I can certainly attest that the slow/novice group was the perfect place ... I highly recommend that if you are nervous then hang out the back ... it takes a wee while for the leading group to catch you ... & speed is limited to 120 & no overtaking the lead bike (with vest on)

I appreciate your comments there chanceyy! Like Mrs Kendog said, it sounds like your experience in the Slow group may be have the exception instead of the norm.

I've been to several track days and have never even seen the speed of the Slow group speed limited.

It is a bit inconsistent - in most of my experience, the Slow group has been the slower people of the medium group! It's only at dedicated training days (held at a track) that I've seen a Slow group that was exactly that - slow.

[MotoGirl]

Doesn't that sound just a tad egotistical?

Sometimes it's just better for the confidence to be the fastest in a slow group, rather than the slowest in a fast group.

Whoops, I forgot to mention timing there!
I was trying to say that I was more far more confident hooning around on my VTR in the Fast group and being able to keep up / pass people (until I binned it).

After that happened, I've lost all my confidence and am now stuck in the Slow group being a chicken. It's disheartening because I know I've got the skills to be in a faster group; I just don't have the balls

[chanceyy]

I appreciate your comments there chanceyy! Like Mrs Kendog said, it sounds like your experience in the Slow group may be have the exception instead of the norm.

I've been to several track days and have never even seen the speed of the Slow group speed limited.

It is a bit inconsistent - in most of my experience, the Slow group has been the slower people of the medium group! It's only at dedicated training days (held at a track) that I've seen a Slow group that was exactly that - slow.

I have to disagree .. true i have only ridden one track day but i have observed 3 others ... in all the ones i have seen there has been a lead rider that you are not allowed to overtake in both slow & meduim groups ..

also talked to other newbies that have taken part & they have had as much fun/ total learning experience that i have ...

so where are the track days you have been too or observed that do not have a lead rider for the slow/novice & medium groups ?

[Kickaha]

I have to disagree .. true i have only ridden one track day but i have observed 3 others ... in all the ones i have seen there has been a lead rider that you are not allowed to overtake in both slow & meduim groups ..

only ever seen that in the first session at Taupo and after that it was go at your own pace

they don't do it at all down here (Chch) at the track days

[cowboyz]

well there is a massive change in preception! I only go to manfield because it is just round the corner. The slow group has a lead rider with a vest and he doesnt go over 120k/hr Even if you start right at the back it is not really hard to catch the lead rider if you are doing 160 or so down the back striaght. The guys who shouldnt be in the slow group get bored very quickly. The medium is limited to 180km/hr and that is about right for me. The fast and race group are go for gold. Really good format and I ASSUMED (my bad) it was like that everywhere.
Maybe having a chat to the organisers and arranging a lead rider for at least the slow group to ensure the burglars stay out of that group?

[MotoGirl]

only ever seen that in the first session at Taupo and after that it was go at your own pace

Ditto. The two Suzuki track days actually had a Suzuki Swift instead of a lead rider go out for the first lap. After that, the speed was unlimited and up to the group.

[macmotortrimmer]

I see no harm in womens track days, so long as the women learn something. Stuff being PC about it.