where to do 1st track day
 

hello

i want to do a track day some time next year where do you think will be the best to do a track for beginers?

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

Where abouts are you? I'd say a smaller track with less corners, something like brands hatch indy (although paddock hill bend I imagine to be daunting for the inexperianced!) or lydden?

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

im in luton
brands is bout a hour or 2 from me

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

i think it depends on how confident you are. if you are pretty confident overall on your bike then i don't think it really matters which track you do as long as you take it fairly easy. my first was at lydden, which is short and easy to learn. my second was at silverstone gp, which is pretty much the oppoiste being long and very fast (which my 33bhp at the time struggled with a little). i loved both despite an off at lydden and went back this october (this time with full power :smt003) and still had great fun and i can't wait to do silverstone gp again, but with full power :smt077.

where ever you go for your first one make use of the free instructors and ask one of them if they'll go out on track with you. i did this at silverstone and it improved me a huge amount and by the end of the day was getting my knee down regularly :D

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Rockingham. Completely flat and every corner you can see all the way round. All you have to do is concentrate on what you are doing rather than trying to remember what each corner is like from the previous.

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

Any with people you know or with people that are friendly.

If the .org do another trackday in the newyear where lots of people will be in atendance then I recommend that as your first trackday.

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

How experienced do you have to be to do a track day? Ive only had my licence a month but really want to learn more and push myself

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

I did my first one after about 10 mths of riding, but was more like a school as we were all new to it in groups behind instructors.

How long you should wait depends on lots of things, how many miles you do on the road, how natural a rider you are, how well you'll control the red mist etc when out on track etc. For some people I'd imagine they'd be fine on track a few weeks after passing their test, others wouldn't be ready after a few years.

Personally I'd at least wait until late spring/early summer before giving it serious consideration, I wouldn't fancy doing my first track day at this time of year!

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

Awesome....ok i will try and rein in my enthusiasm then

:D

Re: where to do 1st track day
 

Rockingham national cicuit.Its not far from Luton and is ideal for learning.Its mainly corners so is good for a lower powered bike.