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Off-topic Climbers who ride version 2; MOTORcycles 18-Jun-2010 At 6:13:25 PM D.Lodge

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Ok a Trip report for my second trackday on my new Buell, Ferris. Got to Braodford Racetrack at about 8:30 or so and signed in, then had my bike looked over by the scrutineer after i had snaffled a spot in the pits. Was a loot busier than the other days i had been too, but that meant more like minded people to talk too. The scrutineering done, which is a pretty painless affair, a quick breifing on the run down for the day, flags and what will happen if you are a tool, either you will fall over or you get sent home.
The riders were broken into 4 different groups, Yellow were the fast guys, Blue the next slowest, then Green and i was in the slow Red group. That is the order the 20min sessions run in and the red group gets 3 laps behind a staff member to get some lines dialed in and to get tyres up to temprature, that in the morning sessions was important as it was bitterly cold. My first session was terrible, a fogged up visor and holding my breath to stop this did not lead to fast laps, but with up to 7 sessions available for the day it wasn't a great loss. Second session was better and the lap times came down a bit, third session the last before lunch was good and had a couple of dices with some other similar speed riders which made it a bit more exciting, not that it really needs it as you head towards "crash corner" doing about 180kmh. The rest of the day was about the same, i did 6 sessions and became more and more comfortable with the track and my bike and that reflected itself in my lap times.
The track is a small technical track with a fantastic surface as they do not have any cars there, so no ripples or braking bumps at all. The people around are great to talk to and have learnt heaps by talking to more experinced riders and racers. So for about $100 to $150 for a day it is money well spent, learn how to push yourself and your bike in a safe, as in no traffic, oil, potholes or police, environment and find out what you bike can really do.