SkidMark's KB taupo trackday 6 report...

**skidMark** · 28th October 2007, 23:03

What a day woohooo

started off in slow after doing a novice thing to decide what group i thought slow would be best..started off getting creamed.... but then worked my way up...by the 3rd session out i was one of the fastest in slow group,but not hanging off the bike....i just really hate hanging off....in the past had always made the bike feel unstable

had to take off the sidestand as it was scraping very very early......

but then a fella glen williams...taught me lines around the track..... so then yeah learnt those lines...did another session in slow.... (cheers glen bloodey awesome bloke you are)

then came to pit...got told your too fast for slow youve gotta go in medium...it scared the heck outta me but i went in medium.... and FROSTY said i needed to learn to hang off....glen was a bit busy having lunch and said hey go have a play and ill come out next session.... so sweet as away i went with some sliders which westie gave me just incase..... (cheers bro ...sorry for errr read on ull understand) lol

so out i went....got to turn 6..... bwarr..hanging off..was peg down..stuck me knee out a bit.....graaauuuunch...OMG knee down yayyyyy! first time ever!

from then on i gradually build up till i could knee down every corner ....by the end of the session...i had worn off the bits under my pegs...... knee sliders wernt as nice as they used to be....

i was getting her so far over on the last turn before the back straight.....that my knee was down sandwiched between track and fairing! i was just like holy heck.....while peg down...and as it turns out...my fairing was scraping the track too.... oopsie LOL my poor fairing haha

the following link is a photo of the scrapes on my fairing from getting her over....

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/at...0&d=1193565429

i am a riding god....

damn what a day so thanks to everybody and especially thanks to FROSTY, Glen Williams, Jasmine (meekey_mouse) and her family for giving me and the boys a roof over our heads for the night, and to paddy , i probably snored all night lol ,and a biggg thanks to Brett , craig and ian...for the lift down and Ian for being such a good bike balancer while i got my stand haha

oh and of course westie....for letting me detroy his poor sliders

yeehaaa

edit: heres some piccys,these are earlier sessions hopefully somebody will have pics of me knee down....

edit again: when we got into taupo saturday night....nice n warm in the car.....aircon was on not heater....hop out at gas station.....holy heck !!!!!!!!!

it was a quick run for all of us to flip open the back of theute and reach for jumpers and jackets! blimin heck...

**Switch** · 28th October 2007, 23:11

Good on ya

Good to hear all went well..was in aussie in the weekend so will have to come and check you guys out next time

**adamh** · 29th October 2007, 08:12

Nice one mate

I was in auckland getting my new bike yesterday so i couldn't come.

I saw alot of bikes heading into taupo tho so i new i was missing something good.

**westie** · 29th October 2007, 17:06

No worries mark was good to see the sliders put to good use.

Also gotta give you big ups on your riding.

**skidMark** · 29th October 2007, 17:11

Originally Posted by westie

No worries mark was good to see the sliders put to good use.

Also gotta give you big ups on your riding.

cheers bro...will have to try keep with you next time by the time i went out in medium your pies and v had worn off and u cldnt be bothered LOL

heaps of pics of you up on www.bikestore.co.nz bro under galleries

**R6_kid:Me** · 29th October 2007, 19:57

now for better suspension and a bike that doesnt have such a low peg/seat height... any lap times or were you riding for show ala skidMorcs

**skidMark** · 29th October 2007, 20:06

Originally Posted by R6_kid

now for better suspension and a bike that doesnt have such a low peg/seat height... any lap times or were you riding for show ala skidMorcs

was running 2 minute roughly laps....this from somebody who was on a timed day who i was keeping up with so we guestimate about 2 min laps, but no timing was allowed so yeah..... ive got a wee way to go...

**skidMark** · 29th October 2007, 20:08

Originally Posted by R6_kid

now for better suspension and a bike that doesnt have such a low peg/seat height... any lap times or were you riding for show ala skidMorcs

i had it so far over i scraped my fairings just below the alternator cover....

and thru hairpin onto back straight had fairing...knee and peg scraping..with no more lean to go..leg was hard against fairing and on the track too...

gunno raise the rear shock right up and hope that makes it so i have a bit more to go...

**Toaster** · 29th October 2007, 20:10

Your avatar is freak'n me out dude!

Glad you enjoyed the day out.

**skidMark** · 29th October 2007, 20:18

Originally Posted by Toaster

Your avatar is freak'n me out dude!

Glad you enjoyed the day out.

lmfao it's Hitcher at the KB birthday party.

somebody was down the very end of back straight taking pics of me full over out of the turn onto the back straight...dunno who it was would love to see the photos....

**Sketchy_Racer** · 29th October 2007, 20:21

aww gutted I wasn't there Mark. would have loved to come have some battles with you on the 125

**skidMark** · 29th October 2007, 20:24

Originally Posted by Sketchy_Racer

aww gutted I wasn't there Mark. would have loved to come have some battles with you on the 125

theres always next time...was my first trackday ever...so next time.......i should hopefully get faster...apparently i need to get down to 1 minute 57's to be competitive in street stock...

**carver** · 29th October 2007, 20:26

most bins wins

**Sketchy_Racer** · 29th October 2007, 20:32

Originally Posted by skidMark

theres always next time...was my first trackday ever...so next time.......i should hopefully get faster...apparently i need to get down to 1 minute 57's to be competitive in street stock...

Dunno what the lap times are like in street stock anymore. But IIFC last season when i was in streetstock (we were running the super tight chicane coming from the new track onto the old, which they dont use now) I was doing around 2min flat on the 150.. so ZXR should be easily capable of a 1:57 on the track layout it is now.. Not far to go if you recon your already doing around 2 mins

Time to try racing eh mark..

**westie** · 29th October 2007, 21:25

Originally Posted by skidMark

cheers bro...will have to try keep with you next time by the time i went out in medium your pies and v had worn off and u cldnt be bothered LOL

heaps of pics of you up on www.bikestore.co.nz bro under galleries

Some are morcs riding my bike too