First track day

Hi everyone , i'v had my SV since november 07 i took it to le man in febuary tho it was a bit wet ,

I'm planning to do my first Ever! track day next month at castle combe , Any advise?

1) any pics from your previous trackday?

2) go for it!!!!

Matt

Don't bin it.

[G]

Originally Posted by alpinestarhero

1) any pics from your previous trackday?

Matt

I think he means he went to the place Le mans rather than actually doing a trackday on the track there.

If its your first trackday on a bike, then try and go with like minded people on the same/similar bikes, helps with breaking the ice wonders and your not sorrounded by lots of 1000cc beasts.

I had done trackdays before in cars but never on a bike so was nervous......I did my first one with a loads of people off here and it made the atmosphere much much better and just made the whole experience that bit easier, now its no bother but the first time without knowing what to expect was a bugger.

It would be good to get a couple more big .org trackdays going, helps the newbies like me not worry so much

I'm booked into a beginners only day at Snetterton next month but would definately be interested in doing one with a bunch of SV'ers.

Thanks for the advice and friendly welcome guys

[northwind]

Trackdays are great! Just don't get wound up in advance, at the end of the day it's just riding a bike, no reason to be nervous. Some people really freak out on track, I've done it myself in fact, there's no reason and it just holds you back. Oh, and keep your distance, if you get stuck behind someone it'll mess up your timing and cut your options, and it can be a red rag to a bull... Just back off for a half lap then go again.

[G]

Really try and avoid looking at the back tyre of the car infront lol, jackhammer went wide on to the slippy stuff at silverstone and I followed him LOL

Yeah the most important thing, your doing it casue its fun Thats why we ride bikes!

I can only say from my limted experince, but on my first track day I went out with an instructor which is a really good thing to do they will give you advice and start of by teaching you basic things.

Also relax which is something I need to learn, if you want take any bits like lowers and mirrors off the bike. Don't look behind either nothing to see there, remeber look where you are going. If you look at the gravel thats where you will end up.

If you have an aftermarket can on your bike, you may be too loud for Castle Combe's harsh noise standards. If you're fairly local to the circuit I think that they're happy for you to pop down to have the sound level checked out. There noise test is hard enough that a completely standard Road Legal GSXR 600 (2007) won't pass.

But the main thing is to relax and enjoy what is meant to be a fun day I was sharing a garage with a few guys at Brands yesterday, one of which was on his first trackday. He'd hyped himself up soooo much that after 3 sighting laps he was shaking so much he couldn't undo his helmet strap. It's meant to be fun