Re: First Track Day [Part 1]

Bob,

The link works fine for me. I watched all  9 min. 42 sec. of it with great
interest, thinking all the while, "Damn, gotta get to a track day soon."

Thanks for taking the time to post it.

Stan

On 3/9/06, Bob Chappuis <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 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 parke=
d
> 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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