Re: track days

[Matt Knowles <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>    Sounds like a lot of fun!!!! I'm close to doing the same thing on my 98
>SS, my biggest fear like yours is falling down and ruining my street bike.
>You made it sound very tempting though.

The great thing about track days is that you are able to go at your own
pace vs. racing where there is a lot of pressure to go as fast as possible.
If you can ride on the street without the fear of falling down and ruining
your street bike, then you should feel a lot better on the track because
tracks don't have dogs, and kids, and SUV's and cell phone drivers and
oncoming traffic, and gravel, and well... you get the point.

I really enjoyed the Keith Code school and I really enjoyed racing for two
years, but the track day I went to was the most fun of all. I was able to
get enough laps to really start learning the track, I was riding a bike
that I was used to, and I could go at whatever speed I felt comfortable.
The only pressure was not screwing up when David was on my tail, which I
managed to do several times anyways, and he certainly took advantage of
those opportunities.

As soon as my back heals and I feel comfortable on the bike again, I'm
going to be looking for another track day to attend.

So allow yourself to be tempted! You won't regret it.

Matt Knowles - mattknowles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://home.earthlink.net/~mattknowles
Aesthetic Design & Photography - (408) 977-1804
http://www.aestheticdesign.com



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