Trackdays
I decided since I had an almost-brand-new, race-ready RR, I needed to do some serious track time, and spent $1000+ on different tracks and courses.
The first trackday was a disaster, in the sense of extremely bad weather, many forgotten items (including racing boots), and no saddle time at all. Thanks to the bad weather and so many other riders crashing, I didn´t feel too bad about not riding, but it´s no fun to flush 250 euro down the toilet.
The next trackday started lousy. Wet weather, little confidence, and a low-sider to top it off. After the failed brake test and this latest lowsider, I decided I didn´t trust the tires anymore and mounted BT-002´s. The rider next to our booth laughed about it: "you crash, and as a result you mount racing rubber. Now that's the spirit"!
The rest of the weekend went terrific. I gradually got to know the track layout, gained confidence and speed. By the last run of the first day, my knee was skraping again. That was such a relief! Next day was a lot more relaxed, and we got oodles of tracktime because of the relatively low number of riders. I was faster than some guys (and gals), but slower than most, even in the rookie group. But I was having fun in the fast sections, and at least I didn't pucker up in the slow sections. At the end of the day, an instructor followed me on his bike, with my camera strapped on his tank.
The weekend hadn't been as good to my ex-colleague and friend, who's battery decided to die on Sunday, but I went home tired and satisfied.
posted by bahuman @ 5:32 AM
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