Wow , had an amazing time . I logged in a total of 281 miles on the track . I rode the perfomance school in the first part of the day , then I was invited to ride with the racers practicing for sat race . Boy was I slow in comparison to the racers , I was 10-12 seconds a lap off the guys practicing . I just tried to be predictable so they could slide right by me . It does seem to be 3-4th gear course , boy was I tired at the end of the day . I've got to work on getting up and outa the seat more .
I had a few close calls : turn one nearly got me .Its a 5th to 4th gear corner , I was carrying to much speed from the straight . The turn curves right fairly nice sweeper , I leaned here over and still was heading for the grass . So I leaned all the way until my peg ,header and knee touched , but atleast I stayed on line . This scared the crap outa me . The other time was turn 4 a nice tight 3 to 4 th gear corner going left . I could hear my friend Dave on his buell coming up behind me . So I keep up my speed and hold my line . Little did I realize I was probably 10 mph faster than before and the bike starts a two wheel drift (confirmed by Dave later) . So Dave is setting up to pass me on the outside , but the outside is disappearing cause Im sliding . All of a sudden I hear a thunderous sound and in a split second he's gone with about a 6 inch patch of pavement to spare . Later on I come up to apolagize to him and instead he shook my hand and said " thanks for holding your line even when sliding , if you would have slowed up you would have run me off the track " This was one of the best thanks I've gotten, being he's a seasoned racer . Later on that night I had a few beers and felt unusually calm and relaxed . I was very proud of myself . For the first time in a while I had gotten the need for speed outa my system . I wonder how long it will be before I get the urge back .
Gsxr 400 racer good to meet ya , you definetly know your bikes . You passed me with such ease , I got some practicing to do . The people at the track were great , we had a few mishaps , but the ambulance wasnt needed all day .
I learned alot , kept the bike on the track and upright ,,,was a good day . I highly reccommend this to anyone , it will surely help your riding . It taught me that I have much more to learn , and save the speed for the track .
Topic: wonderfull track day at nelsons ledges today the 22 of june (Read 3938 times)