Popped My Trackday Cherry! - Motorcycle-Journal Forums

stevie c · 06-14-2005, 06:30 PM

Just had my first trackday, it was AWESOME!
3 sessions in the intermediate group.
First session my slowest time was 1:45,
Fastest was 1:40
Second session my slowest was 1:39,
Fastest was 1:35
Third session my slowest was -read below-
Fastest was 1:32
These times were a steady increase, slowest at the start of the session and gradually getting better towards the end.

Third session slowest is really long because I had a mishap.
I was leading my group and went into a corner a little too hot, went onto the rumble strip but the bike was trying to go wider, so I went onto the grass, all was ok until I realised I was heading for a concrete distance marker about 12" high, so I had a split second to decide what to do, hit the marker or drop the bike.
I dropped it, then when the marshall helped me pick it up I realised the concrete marker was actually made of polystyrene and I could of gone straight through it! I have never been on the track before so how was I to know what they were made of? Ha Ha!

No damage to me, damage to bike is ok, I just snapped the gear selector when it dug in.

Looking forward to my next trackday, they are brilliant!!

Gixxerdale · 06-14-2005, 07:06 PM

Ya gotta watch them solid objects when you're not 100% in control! LMAO!

Scourge · 06-14-2005, 08:49 PM

Sounds like a blast man.

stevie c · 06-14-2005, 09:05 PM

Gixxerdale, you always speak wise words!

Scourge, it was a blast, loved it and would recommend it to anyone!

**87gsxrnut** · 06-14-2005, 09:12 PM

it's addicting. Pretty soon you'll not want to ride on the street and start racing. Nothing like it.

- Nut

stevie c · 06-14-2005, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 87gsxrnut

it's addicting. Pretty soon you'll not want to ride on the street and start racing. Nothing like it.

- Nut

You make a good point mate, so much better riding on a track than the road, feels like I am using the bike for what it was designed to do!

Found it a bit un-nerving when my toe slider touched down though, that never happens on the road!

**Clint** · 06-14-2005, 10:08 PM

Oh, man, I can't wait until I can afford that. Glad you had a good time!

jaydog19833 · 06-14-2005, 10:09 PM

Isn't it nice dropping the knee into a corner knowing there isn't a cage rolling the other direction?

themeatmanlandry · 06-15-2005, 09:11 AM

One of the things that I find to be the most unsettling is road surface. On a track, you've walked it out before you ride and I feel like that action instills a degree of confidence in traction that is unequalled.

Like Rowdy, I can't wait until I have the time/money to start doing track days.

06-14-2005, 06:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
stevie c Sit speling cheker Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: GSX-R 600 K1 Location: Northants,UK Posts: 1,631	Popped My Trackday Cherry! Just had my first trackday, it was AWESOME! 3 sessions in the intermediate group. First session my slowest time was 1:45, Fastest was 1:40 Second session my slowest was 1:39, Fastest was 1:35 Third session my slowest was -read below- Fastest was 1:32 These times were a steady increase, slowest at the start of the session and gradually getting better towards the end. Third session slowest is really long because I had a mishap. I was leading my group and went into a corner a little too hot, went onto the rumble strip but the bike was trying to go wider, so I went onto the grass, all was ok until I realised I was heading for a concrete distance marker about 12" high, so I had a split second to decide what to do, hit the marker or drop the bike. I dropped it, then when the marshall helped me pick it up I realised the concrete marker was actually made of polystyrene and I could of gone straight through it! I have never been on the track before so how was I to know what they were made of? Ha Ha! No damage to me, damage to bike is ok, I just snapped the gear selector when it dug in. Looking forward to my next trackday, they are brilliant!! __________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!), always beats red ones!! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today.

06-14-2005, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
Gixxerdale Forensic Bug Splatter Analyst. Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: 02 GSXR 1k Location: The warm and twisty roads of SoCal Posts: 3,028	Ya gotta watch them solid objects when you're not 100% in control! LMAO! __________________ Proud Father of a U S Army Soldier... The key to life is to die young...at a very old age... Ride like you own the road...and...someday the road will own you.. My Favorite Ride? Tomorrows!

06-14-2005, 08:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Scourge U.B's LoveChild Joined: Apr 2005 Bike: 2002 V-Star 650 Location: Winston Salem, NC Posts: 1,253	Sounds like a blast man. __________________ I hate rude behavior in a man, won't tolerate it..

06-14-2005, 09:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
stevie c Sit speling cheker Joined: Mar 2004 Bike: GSX-R 600 K1 Location: Northants,UK Posts: 1,631	Gixxerdale, you always speak wise words! Scourge, it was a blast, loved it and would recommend it to anyone! __________________ Stevie C '02 Gixer 600 K1,Yellow and Black (fastest colour!), always beats red ones!! Why put off until tomorrow what you can get someone else to do for you today.

06-14-2005, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
87gsxrnut Ho Dog Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 867-5309 Location: Terror Lake Posts: 4,224	it's addicting. Pretty soon you'll not want to ride on the street and start racing. Nothing like it. - Nut __________________ Person or person's unknown.

06-14-2005, 10:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
jaydog19833 U.B's LoveChild Joined: Jun 2004 Bike: 04 GSXR 600 Location: Lake George, NY Posts: 1,288	Isn't it nice dropping the knee into a corner knowing there isn't a cage rolling the other direction? __________________ Anyone can fire a bullet. Only the good ones can steer one. Bend your elbow, move your arse, and stick the knee out.

06-15-2005, 09:11 AM	#9 (permalink)
themeatmanlandry Happy-ass Lunatic Joined: Dec 2003 Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black) Location: Memphis Posts: 11,423	One of the things that I find to be the most unsettling is road surface. On a track, you've walked it out before you ride and I feel like that action instills a degree of confidence in traction that is unequalled. Like Rowdy, I can't wait until I have the time/money to start doing track days. __________________ Go to hell

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