Midlands Track Day (for a novice).

[cjt]

Anyone have any recommendations for my first track day on my sv650s. I have been riding a year and think I may be able to stay on around a track now!
I live in the midlands.

Thanks


Chris

[tricky]

Chequered flag day, Mallory Park 12th May.

See here (http://www.focusedevents.com/chequered_flag_days.asp)

[steveg]

I can recommend Mallory , nice easy track to learn , I did a race school there , also Darley Moor is a nice track.

For a first track day I would go to Mallory.

work on lines / technics with instructors before going too mad .

Cheers Steve

[cjt]

Thanks both. I will do that.

Do i need to do anything to the bike?

[tricky]

Just make sure its in good working order (as normal).

Prudent to fold in or take off your mirrors, tape up your lights etc.
Might want to drop your tyres a few PSI. (There will be a tyre man there who can advise you about this anyway).

They advise you put some tape over your speedo as well.
I'm already booked on to the Chequered flag day on the 12th.

[Paul the 6th]

Noob questions alert! How come they ask you to tape over your lights/speedo? Is the speedo to ensure you look at the track & corners instead of your clocks? Just wondered :)

[weazelz]

...is the speedo to ensure you look at the track & corners instead of your clocks?

yes :-)

lights I'm not so sure about. maybe because it looks like you're a racer in the photos ;-)

[lukemillar]

yes :-)

lights I'm not so sure about. maybe because it looks like you're a racer in the photos ;-)

I always believed it to be because if they smash in an off, the glass stays stuck to the tape rather than being spread all over the track!

[Paul the 6th]

I always believed it to be because if they smash in an off, the glass stays stuck to the tape rather than being spread all over the track!

Ah :rolleyes: all very clever

[tricky]

lights I'm not so sure about. maybe because it looks like you're a racer in the photos ;-)


Take more than some bits of tape on my lights to make me look like a racer ;)

[Tim in Belgium]

They don't make you tape over at all events, even though it may be advisable.

At the four trackdays I've been to (Zolder, Lydden, Croix en Ternois and Cadwell) I've never been told that I had to tape up or remove anything, and have just ridden the bike as is.

The main thing is to relax and have fun.

[tricky]

Got my joining instructions yesterday. They do suggest you do something with your mirrors.

All bikes should be mechanically sound and in suitable condition to be ridden on the circuit. For safety reasons please remove mirrors or tape them up.

[Tim in Belgium]

I'd tape 'em up then, always useful to leave in place as added crash protection/bungs in case the worst comes to the worst....