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SVTONYB 22-04-06 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by northwind

To give the full story, what they said was that for a competent rider who wasn't totally overawed, a novice session on a normal trackday would be a better introduction tham the Beginners courses. Those are cheaper, you great cynic ;)

:lol: :lol:

carelesschucca 22-04-06 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by SVTONYB
I would have thought 2 hrs of an evening would be plenty.....considering how often we stop on a rideout :lol:

2 hr's means 1 hour on the track, you'll be shattered though... But you won't realise it till you get home when the adrenalin wears off...

If your like me and northy you'll be shattered cause its hard work picking your bike up all the time...

SVTONYB 22-04-06 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by carelesschucca
If your like me and northy you'll be shattered cause its hard work picking your bike up all the time...

:lol: :lol: :lol:

Hope I'm not that exhausted :shock:

northwind 22-04-06 06:30 PM

Out of the 2 hours, you get less than that one... Even if it starts on time, there's dead time between groups, and more than likely a few stops and delays from crashes. Last time we did an evening session, there were 2 warm-up/sighting laps in each session and I think 7 hot laps, so that basically loses another 1/4.

Still not a bad length at all though, I did an open pit halfday and I was absolutely dead afterwards. I ended up binning it mainly through tiredness and overconfidence. But then, I got more laps in than I think you'd get in 4 or 5 of the evenings.

Scooby Drew 22-04-06 06:53 PM

I found in the morning that I did, that I was only getting into it and getting the confidence to start pushing it towards the end so I would probably find a track evening a bit frustrating because you get half the time. We could always just do two things, those that want to do an evening and others who want to do a half day.

stev 28-04-06 07:58 PM

I would like to do a track day but have no idea what you need in the way of leathers or bike prep ?

can I get any info ....?

stev

northwind 28-04-06 08:16 PM

You almost always need leathers that zip together... I've never heard of any Knockhill days allowing anything else. Bike prep, nothing much really. Just stuff you can do at trackside- it's a good idea to take off mirrors, since they're expensive and they stick out. Crash bungs would be wise... Knockhill don't seem to ask for tape on lights etc.

Of course, you want to make sure your bike's in good nick. Good tyres in good shape, no dubious engine concerns, dodgy clutch adjustment, anything like that.


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