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EVERY DAY!
I'll be going for my RACE liscence in the beginning of next year and doing atleast one training course and as many races as I can afford (hopefully all but we'll see). I've wanted to do this for a good 10 years but never had the money and didn't want to risk my bike. I've got a few years left to dedicate to myself and I'm making the most of it.
Last edited by dricked; 10-21-2011 at 09:24 AM.
A race weekend with SOAR is actually cheaper than a full track day (pending how many classes you enter). 2 morning practices (about an hour total), 6 lap qualify and 12 lap race. You get less seat time (explains the cheaper price) but is way more fun
I'm still slow'ish, but always learning. I went from being double lapped in my first race weekend to finishing last and second last in the next two lol - but I'm still happy with my improvement.
You'll learn more in one race weekend than you will in a trackday and you'll see a huge dip in your laptimes.
To say you HATE racing when you've never done it is like saying you hate women but you've never tried one.
I have done some of my worst laps at TDs when trying to chase down another rider. I'm alslo at the stage of my life where i have to minimise risk. I did a mock race at Jennings this year and despite all the promises i made myself the mist descended and I rode like a dick. So i'll stick to track days.
Spineless swines. Cemented minds.
I'm going to disagree because 1. we're all in the green group, and 2. the emphasis on the weekend was about passing safely. The rules for passing were laid out. I.e., you cannot force another rider off their line. If you want to pass, you must find another line to do so. You must leave a minimum distance between yourself and the rider you're passing (IIRC, it was 2').
This. It doesn't matter what the event is, I will do everything in my power to destroy you. This is why I'm not allowed to play co-ed softball anymore.
Race weekend cheaper than a trackday... ROFLCOPTER!! Enjoy that while it lasts.
HOLD ON A MINUTE!! You hate racing because of something that happened in the green group at a trackday?! I know not all orgs use the same colours, by "green group" do you mean beginner?
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AM #483 - 2010 ZX-10R.
Thanks to: Inglis Cycle Pro6 Cycle Armour Bodies PBI Sprockets Dunlop Motorcycle Blue Streak Racing VnM Sportgear
You're the guy I have to punch out in pick-up hockey every once in a while!! Not everyone wants to be competitive. I played golf with a guy and he wanted to bet on every hole. I was a better golfer and he wanted me to give him strokes and all this kind of stuff. Every hole..on and on..after 3 holes I said "I'm having fun..if you can't shut up about betting, go play with someone else." To him, betting was fun. To me, enjoying the day and trying to hit draws and fades was my thing.
This sorta brings up a touchy subject for me.
I feel like there is a minimum skillset and competency level that a rider should have before they jump into racing.... and I feel like there are more and more people getting into racing before they have that. At least for me I needed to feel like i was good and ready for it before my first race.
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AM #483 - 2010 ZX-10R.
Thanks to: Inglis Cycle Pro6 Cycle Armour Bodies PBI Sprockets Dunlop Motorcycle Blue Streak Racing VnM Sportgear
I can remember way back, being at Shannonville with a half-decent bike and doing trackdays to see how fast I could go. I think I was still 6 or 7 seconds off a pole time for 750 Amateur..and I was a little worried about falling off at that point. And I thought, yup, I don't think I have the skills or commitment to go faster and actually be competitive. And if you're riding around 7 seconds off the pace and finishing last..what's the point? Just a moving chicane. I figured mountain bikes were a better thing for me..healthier and cheaper!!
Oh that's fine. Different strokes for different folks and all that. I don't expect everyone to give the level of effort I do but I do hope for them to at least try. One of the things I don't know how to do is "take it easy" in any type of sport. I don't know how to get on my mountain bike and just go for a cruise, my natural pace will have my HR at 150+. Same goes for the road bike, the running shoes and football cleats. Don't even get me started on spin classes... i go in to every one and try to kill myself. ON or OFF, that's all there is.
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AM #483 - 2010 ZX-10R.
Thanks to: Inglis Cycle Pro6 Cycle Armour Bodies PBI Sprockets Dunlop Motorcycle Blue Streak Racing VnM Sportgear
Once upon a time there was no Novice class and there were no trackdays. The only way to get better was to go out and try to qualify. It wasn't long ago that even at regionals there would be 100 AM riders showing up for 30-some-odd grid spots. These days being 6-7 seconds off an AM pole pace is pretty decent and would make you a fairly competitive Novice racer. My first Novice race I had the fastest lap which was 4 seconds off the AM Pro Track record, my 2nd Novice race I ran the same time in qualifying and got on Pole.
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AM #483 - 2010 ZX-10R.
Thanks to: Inglis Cycle Pro6 Cycle Armour Bodies PBI Sprockets Dunlop Motorcycle Blue Streak Racing VnM Sportgear
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