RE: [ST] track day report --

["Masiak, Richard" <Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
Rupert Galea
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 3:29 PM
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Subject: RE: [ST] track day report --

>That's just the difference in bikes :)

You're probably right.  You'd probably drag foot peg before your knee hits.  Even then, unless you're jus plain crazy, it takes time to get use to finding the maximum lean angle and dragging the knee.  You really should ease into it gradually.  Your knee will eventually drag, then you'll keep going to see just how far and how fast you can push the corner speed.  Then you'll either low or high side and know ok that's the limit.  Over time it becomes second nature.  The more track time (like the pros) the better we'll get.


>My leathers were $300 off ebay. Track day was $200 and I spent $40 odd
>sharing a hotel room so I could arrive fresh. This year I did my first
>track day, actually two of them, and everybody should do one.
>Rupert

I bought brand new Teknic Chicane leathers for $329 from New Enough last year.  It seems they have closeouts all the time.
http://www.newenough.com/teknic_2003_chicane_1pc_suit_page.htm

For the price they've held up extremely well when I high sided.  Not a single abrasion or burn on the body, and I was going about 65 MPH.  Not sure how far it was but I slid a good distance and they're still good to go again (I'm not though).  ;)

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