Any Track day tips.

[Paul the 6th]

best bit of advice I wish anyone had given me:

do a novice only track day.

I went on a track evening to cadwell park where there was novice and advanced groups. The advanced group was full so all the pro's went in the novice group just so they could get on track. Because I was an actual novice, I had people under & over taking me before, during and immediately after corners, so I could never relax and learn or enjoy the track...

One guy on a ducati nearly had me off because I was clearly a novice and he absolutely had to get past me. Fair enough if there was a cash prize or a trophy for the winner at the end, but I felt people were seriously pushing it to the limit just to keep up with their friends (and I wasn't going slowly either! the majority of guys in the novice group were on full race prepped/track bikes)


If I ever do another track day again, it'll be a novice only

[Binky]

One thing that helps me with tracks i've not been on and haven't any clue where they lead was to watch a few Youtube videos.

It massively helped me when going to a new track.

It is a novice only track day apparently novice is 3 or less trackdays, and i've still got the BSB races at snetterton saved on the sky+, plan to watch them a few more times this week although i think snett looks like one of the easier tracks to remember,

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

best bit of advice I wish anyone had given me:

do a novice only track day.

I went on a track evening to cadwell park where there was novice and advanced groups. The advanced group was full so all the pro's went in the novice group just so they could get on track.........)

This is getting to be more and more of a problem now as track day organizers just seem to be desperate to take the money and will put riders where ever they can get them in. The really annoying bit about it is the experienced riders should be the ones able to pass without causing problems, it's just that some of them don't seem to care.

I did my one and only (so far ) track day there a couple of years ago.
Make sure you have all your paperwork to hand, and check you have the gear to meet their regulations i.e. leathers that zip together/one piece etc.
Snetterton is a straight forward circuit. It is a reasonably flat track and there are no blind bends. I stuck in the novice section and had a great time even though it rained. I also ended up running into the gravel at the end of the pit straight. I misjudged the braking distance and could do nothing about it other than hold on and stay in a straight line. Fortunately I stayed up and rejoined in a suitable gap. More luck thank judgement!
Have a great time and try to remember it's an experience day rather than a race day

Don't crash - most important thing about doing a trackday, that is.