Calabogie Lap times

[Brian P]

I go in the red group and I'm doing 2:30-ish ... but those straightaways with my fat arse on my FZR400 are looooooooooong. Plenty of people in the red group - probably most - are 2:20something or 2:30something.

[murf]

^2:10 I better stop riding in the red group!

+1...

[ManoWar]

With a gsxr750, and a suspension that was set up for someone 70lbs lighter, i pulled mid to high 2:40s on my first day. Got a really fast guy from the red group to walk he track with, and by the end of the second day, i reached low 30's actually 2:34 was my best time.

So as stated above, corner 8 is a tricky one that will send you sliding if you do not aproach it correctly. Calabogie is a very demanding track, and i recomend you get someone to walk the track with (get some rollerblades). I instantly shaved a good 10 secs just by noting the elevation changes, corner 14 for example is a hard left, and i always used to hit the brakes, until i noticed just how steep it is, you don't need to hit the brakes, you just need to let off the trottle!

[TBK]

14 for example is a hard left, and i always used to hit the brakes, until i noticed just how steep it is, you don't need to hit the brakes, you just need to let off the trottle!

If you go full throttle through 13, you would be amazed how much time you make up on people, but you'll back to braking into 14.

[ManoWar]

If you go full throttle through 13, you would be amazed how much time you make up on people, but you'll back to braking into 14.

True, but most of us don't go hard through 13 on our first day, that was a tip i got after a couple of rounds

[TBK]

Yeah, completely agree. Bogie is not the place to push it in the first couple days at the track.

[Blackie]

In the green group, 2:48 is a good lap time.

Are you sure about that? Did you have some one time that? I was told the green group was in the 3-4min range (and that might have been a total joke that I took seriously).

[TBK]

I think they were joking. Calabogie is about 5km long. If you did it in say 3 minutes you would be averaging only 100kph. I have no doubt, people in green do a three minute lap time, but I wouldn't say that was a high number for green. I think 2:40-2:50 in the green group would be a good time.

[eastcoast_gsx]

Pro6 Green Group is the Fast Group....

[Rayzorman1]

^lol

[Bezean]

"You can't win a track day, you can only lose..."



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[turn2]

Not sure about how accurate ppls stop watch are but Andrew Nelson did best high 2:08's on the R6 and Frank and I just made it to 2:10's by the end of the day (first day at the track ever) .... 2:05 ... I know Andy he;s fast but ....man personally discussed everything throughout the day and even Rick (andy's dad) mentioned 8's and trust me they are fast around that track .. anyone near 2:10 is blazin.....

Just saw Andy on Sept 22, confirmed he was 2:05 near mid season on a 600, and figured with more time and setup could get into the 2:04;s......

G

[Golo13]

Just saw Andy on Sept 22, confirmed he was 2:05 near mid season on a 600, and figured with more time and setup could get into the 2:04;s......

G

Well thats we all were starting on the first day at the track ....

i should just realize that i am slow as a turtle and start playing an instrument or something ...lol

[turn2]

Well thats we all were starting on the first day at the track ....

i should just realize that i am slow as a turtle and start playing an instrument or something ...lol

You and me both :'-(

Hey...lets start a band! I'll sing lol

[Golo13]

You and me both :'-(

Hey...lets start a band! I'll sing lol

That's perfect i can't sing for ****

[ManoWar]

Its depressing isn't it. First thing you say to yourself is, wow i am fast..... and then a 13 year old on a 125 smokes right past you.

[elkymutt]

Its depressing isn't it. First thing you say to yourself is, wow i am fast..... and then a 13 year old on a 125 smokes right past you.

That 13 year old (Emerson Connor) finished 8th in the red bull rookies cup! Good on him!!!