Originally Posted by
brewmaster
After reading this it reminded me of some of my rides a long time ago. Looking back on my past, myself and a few of my buds would ride regularly at 120+ speeds for hours. We would wear proper equipment and respected the speed limits in towns but once in the back roads we were flying. It was very fun and has cemented some life long friendships. This all occurred in upstate NY on some truly enjoyable and challenging roads. All I can say is we were damn lucky! Nobody got hurt(bad) and there were only a few get offs, luck was on our side.
Well I decided to do a California Superbike school on Watkins Glen and then everything changed! It was so much more enjoyable and challenging to ride at level where my skills were being tested(and developed), it was safe and it was legal! This led to that bunch of guys and I to all ride out to the last AMA event at Loudon. One of the friends I rode with was crewing for Eric Wood so we camped at the track for the whole event. What a blast!
Ok that inspired us to ride back up for the last weekend of LRRS that season and take the Penguin school and get our licenses. It rained the whole 2 days of Penguin which was just fine for my skill level on a rented EX500! Basically I sucked, but boy was it fun!
Advancing to today. I am starting my third season of LRRS racing and I still have a long way to go in developing my skills! The challenge is still there and the friends I have made at the track are sure to be included in my list of life long moto Buds! If these aren't good enough reasons to at least give the track a try I don't know what is.
Sorry for the long reply.
Cheers, Steve :beer: