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[BLACK SQUIRREL]

Yeah you are right you have to slow way down for T4....





I don't want to be a dick but the thought of someone who has never ridden on the street jumping into a race is both a danger to themselves and the other racers on the grid. I really hope you can convince her that she is making a very very bad decision.

I am gonna have do a 180 degree turn on this and suggest you learn to ride on the street first, asphalt and dirt are different. Its like a bass player jumping to guitar you have a good idea but you arent there yet.

get wicked comfortable on the street have a few near death expierences scare the shit out of yourself. then come to the track


oh yeah and Pete is a shill,

Who the hell Volunteers for a for profit company?

maybe you get paid in tracktime of certifits but to use the term "volunteer" is a stretch

[Femmekat]

I am gonna have do a 180 degree turn on this and suggest you learn to ride on the street first, asphalt and dirt are different. Its like a bass player jumping to guitar you have a good idea but you arent there yet.

get wicked comfortable on the street have a few near death expierences scare the shit out of yourself. then come to the track

How did the tape work out?

[-jro-]

Hey Kid- Not to harp on it but what everyone is saying here is true- dirt and asphalt are WAY different. Don't be discouraged though- def do a track day and try it out! But pace yourself and use some caution, because it truly is a whole different experience from your dirt riding. Hope to see you out there

[csmutty]

Hey Kid- Not to harp on it but what everyone is saying here is true- dirt and asphalt are WAY different. Don't be discouraged though- def do a track day and try it out! But pace yourself and use some caution, because it truly is a whole different experience from your dirt riding. Hope to see you out there

I am with Jro and everyone else. Learn to ride on the street first.

[CBR929RE]

at the very least take a few rides on the street to familiarize yourself a little with some of the differences between a dirt bike and street bike. After a few rides if you still really want to ride on the track go to a trackday. when you get there talk to one of the people in charge and tell them you are really new at this and make sure someone takes you around. I think 1 on 1 attention with a coach/control rider will help a lot. Those guys are there to help and they do it because they like helping people ride the track, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem with any of the groups that run in NH to get some personal attention.


and its turn 3 you slow down a bunch for, not 4. I can see how you get that number though cause 1a/b are a left right combo which in my opinion should really be called 1 and 2. watching video helps but only so much, once you've actually ridden there you'll see so much more in the videos that you never would have noticed before.

[Chippertheripper]

already having some dirt experience will help immensely. you already know what it feels like to have a squirelly rear end (nh). and i'll assume you've crashed a few times offroad, so you'll have less jitters too. just don't try to ride a streetbike like a dirtbike, and you'll do fine.

[elissama]

Never ridden street before and want to race

IMHO: Dirt and street are complete opposites in many respects and you're going to be a danger to yourself and everyone else out there on the track.

Where you put your weight, 'kicking out the rear', braking, weight on bars, body position is NOT THE SAME.

But hey, don't take my word for it... stomp your rear brake like you do in dirt before a corner and see what happens.

[DucDave]

Your boyfriend killed my father.

Prepare to die....

[Rambunctous]

She has never ridden a street bike, only lots of off road experience.

Same as my son. Just a 80cc dirtbike in a wooded area near his house. Jumped on a 450 and gets a second in his first race.

[FAST GSXR750]

You started this thread by asking for advice ,but it seems like you have already made up your mind as to what you are going to do. You don't ask for advice on road racing and then tell everybody that they are wrong because you know how to ride a dirt bike. They are two different styles of bike. Next you're gonna say you got a turbo Busa' as a first bike. Stop wasting everybody's time,if you know everything already go race! Just let me know when and where so i can get pictures. JMO best of luck!

[csmutty]

Fuck this sucks....

I.....agree....with.......Peeeeeeete. Shit...I said it.

[FAST GSXR750]

I'm not a motorcycle racer but i did stay at a Holiday Inn Express! LOL

[palanon]

This is my suggestion on a schedule if you really want to fast track it to racing. The first two race weekends are only separated by about two weeks. So, patience is what I suggest, young grasshopper.

4/23 - Penguin's first event. If possible, come to watch. Go to riders meeting, see how the schedule works how they do tech, basic stuff. Tell Eric you'll be taking the class. He may agree to let you come out to #3/10 split with me. You'll learn a lot from that.

4/24-4/25 - LRRS Rd. #1 - Don't just hang out. Spend some time on upper pit. Watch how pre-grid, grid, boards and starts are done. Plenty of time in each corner.

4/27-4/28 BostonMoto - If you can, do both days. Once you get out there, your going to see that there's a lot more to track riding than you thought. Day one learning the lines, brake markers, gear, throttle, etc. Day two is applying the overload of info from day one and finding a groove.

5/12 - Tony's - Good classroom sessions. Go to all of them. Grab Gino for 1 on 1 instruction. Gino knows racing. Especially on Hawks. He's a really nice guy and I heard he may have got on the podium once or twice.

5/14 - Penguin - Do it. Pay attention. Love it. Be careful during the afternoon open practice part of the day. Remember, It's a long weekend. The object of the game is to load up the bike on Sunday in basically the same shape it was unloaded on Friday morning.

5/15-5/16 - LRRS - Rookie Race is not a race. Just do your 3 laps, wave to the adoring fans and corner workers and forget about it. Keep your head screwed on straight, do your races and bask in the glow of your freshly minted race licence.

Rinse and repeat.

[butcher bergs]

This is where "when she does not want to listen to me" comes in....

Apparently it's not just you.

onefootedwonder - Please consider some practice on the tar before you do any kind of road racing.
If you really care about your race craft as well as the safety of others, you would be looking into getting alot of practice in first before jumping directly into the pool. There aren't a whole lot of skills which transfers from dirt to tar....very little in fact. I wouldn't rely on those dirt skills as your segue into road racing.......then again ya never know, you could be some diamond in the rough.

[6 Fingered Man]

Never mind.... Misinterpreted...

[Rambunctous]

I bought a YZF250 last November and I got my number for it already. Signed up for Winchester Speed Park series. Guess what. I have not been in the dirt for 37 years. In fact I haven't even ridden it yet. Do I need to do trackdays first?

[OreoGaborio]

I bought a YZF250 last November and I got my number for it already. Signed up for Winchester Speed Park series. Guess what. I have not been in the dirt for 37 years. In fact I haven't even ridden it yet. Do I need to do trackdays first?

No, because...

[Rambunctous]

That's funny.

[BLACK SQUIRREL]

I bought a YZF250 last November and I got my number for it already. Signed up for Winchester Speed Park series. Guess what. I have not been in the dirt for 37 years. In fact I haven't even ridden it yet. Do I need to do trackdays first?

nope just make sure you have good insurance.

[-jro-]

I bought a YZF250 last November and I got my number for it already. Signed up for Winchester Speed Park series. Guess what. I have not been in the dirt for 37 years. In fact I haven't even ridden it yet. Do I need to do trackdays first?

I kinda wish there were 'trackdays' for dirt riding....cuz I suck at it

[hskater26]

But hey, don't take my word for it... stomp your rear brake like you do in dirt before a corner and see what happens.

this actually happened to my friend on his new gsxr 3 days after he got it. only rode dirt before. ended up riding up against the guardrail on a offramp when he locked up his rear break, eventually the guardrail caught his leg and flipped him halfway over it an back into the road. about 40 staples,some bruises, and quite a few months later he was good to ride again.

[Doc]

this actually happened to my friend on his new gsxr 3 days after he got it. only rode dirt before. ended up riding up against the guardrail on a offramp when he locked up his rear break, eventually the guardrail caught his leg and flipped him halfway over it an back into the road. about 40 staples,some bruises, and quite a few months later he was good to ride again.

I bet he was wearing a T-shirt...

[DucDave]

...this thread is like a train wreck. don't want to look but can't turn away....

Hopefully she's as hugely talented as you savants who go from no experience to racing with nothing in between...

Oh, and, where the hell has this been all this time???? Apparently we got so distracted by the controversy we forgot the really important thing....

[Doc]

and a

[hskater26]

I bet he was wearing a T-shirt...

yep. tshirt and jeans that already had holes in them