Track Days for Beginners

*yawn* ... oh is that still funny after the 400th time?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

Isn't that why most track day organizers split the groups into
fast/medium/slow and send the newbies out in the slow groups? Isn't going out
on a track all about going faster this time than you did last time? Doesn't
going faster mean improving your riding skills? What other reasons do people
have for doing trackdays... esp riders very new to motorcycling? Wouldn't it
therefore be in the best interests of inexperienced riders to have
professional instruction at their first exposure to a racetrack?

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

In aus.motorcycles on Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:35:01 +1100

Seems to me that improving your skills is what makes you confident at a
ride day.

At the SU advanced course, we were told the theory, then led around the
track slowly to get a feel for it, then tried out different skills, by
the end of the day we were circulating freely, much more confident about
riding on a track.

Seems to me that is what you asked for.

If the extras - the braking, the swerving, and the traffic skills -
aren't interesting to you then just do the cornering and braking.

And if how to ride a track without any other skills at all is what you
really really want, then do Superbike School level one.

You'll find that your enjoyment of an actual ride day will be much
higher if you have clue, and you are unlikely to find enough clue *at* a
ride day compared to a training day.

Zebee