Re: Trackday depression - Help please
 

At the end of the day Nate, only you can choose what to do! :)

Re: Trackday depression - Help please
 

Yep. lots to think about mate. might try again at some point, but with the intention of enjoying the track and not comparing myself with faster riders

Re: Trackday depression - Help please
 

See if you can get yourself on a novice track day, It's the best thing I have done in the car. I got on one at Cadwell (BMW Car Club) and in the first session I was getting passed by just about everything... After a break and a chat with a few other more experienced drivers I did much better, when I got a slot with an instructor AND RELAXED!! it all came together and I was really flying (all 4 wheels off the deck at the top of the mountain... so I'm told, heard the engine blip so i know the back came up).

I cant wait to do one on the bike next year, how does it work with instruction on a bike? 1 way radio like on CBT/mod1/mod2 training?

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You've got to see that realising you can do that could save your life when there is a situation to avoid?

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Pointing a lot and giving pointers in between sessions mostly

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Was it something I did? First time I meet an org-er at a track day and they want to pack it in for good!!

I can understand you not wanting to bin your R6, that is one nice bike you have there. I was in 2 minds about talking my bike on the track and it's worth a third of what yours is.

I think you overtook me a couple of times and I have a more powerful bike! Altghough I did leave you behind on the last session :p.There were many slow people out yesterday, I would say you were far from the slowest in our group but as has been said before in this thread a track day isn't a race. You are not being paid by a works team to win races you are just going out for a ride on a safe, unrestricrted bit of road so have fun.

If you don't enjoy it save your money and spend it on something you do enjoy.

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Still spaces on Silverstone this Sunday! ;)

Re: Trackday depression - Help please
 

N8te, another thing to give a go is just look to improve or concentrate on one or two things each lap, be it the apex point for one corner, and a braking point for another, don't worry about 'being fast" just try and improve one aspect, you'll know when you start getting it right and then can go and concentrate on something elsewhere round the track, once you get in a flow you'll soon be off.

I think trying to just "go fast" is hard, if you start thinking like that you end up just pushing yourself into a place near your limits where you start making mistakes, these mistakes slow you down and you get frustrated. If you find yourself like this after a session go out in the next one with an aim to be smooth not fast, be it less gear changes, longer (earlier) braking zones or just calmer riding, this will free you up to think again and you soon be back up to speed without realising it.

Some of my quickest laps have felt like my slowest and the hectic feeling ones were slow. Weird I find, but I love it when time slows down.

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Good tips. The only instruction Ive had is from Ron haslam School, which was pants. I kept asking my instructor how to improve, every time his answer was "er, yeah like, keep it up and carry on init like, just practice" :confused:

Didn't learn much there so I thought just go faster. Taking one corner at a time might help though. Should have posted questions on track riding ages ago. My track thinking has been totally backward. Keep it coming guys, all good stuff

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No way mate, not your fault. was well chuffed that you had a great day and was cool to meet another orger. Don't wish unhappy trackdays on anyone. Tis a great place to be and I love being trackside, smell, noise, buzz, just my head/riding I need to sort out