Re: First Track Day [Part 1]

With  all the recent talk of track days and no mention of my track day
video  I  am wondering if the link I posted got through or if the link
was  broken. Or maybe I forgot to post it?

Or maybe I was just riding so slow the video was a bore! ;)
Anyway, here is the link again
http://www.barrowcreek.com/hsta/npr2-26-06.wmv
please let me know if this link does not work.

This  was  my  first  session back after my crash on January 30. I was
pretty  tentative due to still being sore from the the minor injuries,
plus  scrubbing  in  a  new front tire and the track was damp in a few
places.  I  found  the  crash  was  not  easy  to get over in terms of
confidence  but  I  think  getting back on the track quickly helped. I
decided to ride with  the  C  group  which  really  helped restore my
confidence!  However,  after  one session the director kicked  me out of C and
back into B.

I  rode have a day and worked a corner the other half. That was really
interesting!  We get a great deal: work 1/2 day and ride the other 1/2
for free!




Wednesday, March 8, 2006, 3:54:44 PM, you wrote:
> Eric,

> Thanks for the detailed account. As one who has yet to experiend their first
> track day, your narrative was extremely interesting and informative. I look
> forward with great anticipation to Part 2 and beyond. And if you bought any
> of the pics your mentioned in Part 1, we'd love to see 'em. Post 'em if ya
> got 'em.

> BTW, a couple of months back I got to talking with a guy in the group I work
> in and found out he's an AMF Club racer and frequent track day dude. He's
> been giving me a lot of advice on the subject. So, between Eric's account
> and my co-worker's advice, my itch to do a track day is increasing daily.
> This guy races an Aprilia RSV 1000R. But for commute purposes, he just
> bought a salvage '03 SV650 (bright yellow, which he claims is the fastest
> color...go figure).

> The other day I looked out into the parking lot at my bike (something I do
> more than I care to admit to non SV owners) and saw that Rene had parked his
> yellow SV in the same parking space as my black '02 SV. So, I kidded with
> him when we ran into one another in the hallway later that day that we'd
> better get a chaperone out there in the parking lot or we may find a bunch
> of pocket bikes running around the lot some day.

> Stan

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