Stickiest Tires Known To Man...

[Paul_E_D]

Sbk12rs, don't worry about that. These guys are just talkin trash. Our track days are VERY appropriate for track newbies. there is NO racing. We do kick out losers who think they are going to win their sessions.

Most people learn a lot. I'm an instructor and I have been doing more one on one training this year than ever. We will get you started, then you need to ask one of the crew for further help when you want/need it.

It's going to be a BLAST!

[Sbk12rs]

Yea , thats what i thought . was just sort of joking !

[legalspeed]

Originally posted by Mystery Squid
You know, I’m not sure I buy this tire deflation thing for the following reasons:

That's a good way to get hurt. Leave it to those who know, 28/30 in the warm & dry.

[Awesome]

Can someone tell me how they form the fast and slow groups for the trackday. I'm pretty fast on the roads and can put the bike down to the pegs confidently, but I've never been on the track, let alone with anyone else, as well as I don't know anyone that's going out that day to gauge my speed or skill against.

[Paul_E_D]

Yep, you pretty much decide which group you are in. If we see you are in over your head, we can move you.

On your first trackday it's best to start in the slowest group to get your bearings. If it's really holding you back by lunchtime, then ask to move up a group.

Very few fast street riders need to move up on their first day, but it does happen. I've never seen anyone who could even come close to hangin' in the "fast" group on their first or second track day. It's not really comparable to a street pace...

[piddlep]

so im curious, an instructor mentioned that he's never seen anyone 1st or 2nd trackday rider hang with the "fast" group. a few posts up someone said those that are "racing" get kicked out.

could someone clear up exactly what will be identified as "racing" by instructors and so on.

thanks

[Paul_E_D]

The rules are clearly posted at www.tonystrackdays.com

But it's something like this. Red : passing only allowed on the straights (pass on the OUTSIDE only)

Yellow: A few passing zones in corners are opened up. Again, passing on the outside only

Blue: most corners open for passing (on the outside only)

It's not really a speed designation, it's about comfort level with passing/being passed in the turns.

That said, it tends to naturally occur that the faster, more experienced riders are more comfortable with the passing in corners.

If you're new to the track, you should start the day in Red. If you fell like the rules are limiting you, then ask to be bumped to yellow.

Our Blue group is made up of non racer, very experienced track riders and the pace is quite a bit faster than anything you'd see on the street.

Racing would be defined as 2 or more riders making close or inside passes repeatedly around the track in an attempt to best their buddies. This gets extremely dangerous and as such we boot people who can't comply with the rules...

[piddlep]

thank you paul for that post. i have read the webpage and it's rules but didnt really grasp the racing aspect. after reading your last paragraph though it makes perfect sense.

thanks