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Old 06-10-2004, 12:25 PM
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Some pics from my first track day!!
Well, I participated my first instructional track day yesterday completing phase 1 of 3 offered by FAST Overall I had a fun filled day and learned a few things to boot!!

First thing I learned is that I'm no Valentino Rossi Although I improved my lap times by over a minute from my first lap of the day to the last (on my first lap I did a 2.28 and my quickest lap of the day was a 1:20) I rode pretty conservitally not wanting to crash!! I did not have any motocross experiences that day, as the instructors would say. Our group was being coached by Kevin LaCombe who is one of the riders participating in the CDN super bike series, he’s a very fast young rider. Things I need to improve are my body position (I ride very upright and look very stiff, had a very hard time correcting this as I have ridden on the street in this fashion for the last four years) and on/off throttle mid corner. Didn’t have too many problems with lines as they had cones for braking zones, turn in point, apex and exit.

Well here are a few pics from the day,

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Old 06-10-2004, 12:42 PM
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Kevin is a great rider and possibly future MotoGP competitor.
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They obviously supplied the R6's.. How much did it cost ?
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They obviously supplied the R6's.. How much did it cost ?
The school supplies all equipment and accessories. You can choose from the Kawa, Suzuk or the Yami 600's all 04's. The price for the day including optional insurance was just under $600 CDN.
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You need some better fitting leathers
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You need some better fitting leathers
Definitely had baggy butt that day!!

They supplied the leathers as well. I have custom leathers for that reason.
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...and thus another track addict is born! Looking good. Be careful...it can be worse than crack!
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The school supplies all equipment and accessories. You can choose from the Kawa, Suzuk or the Yami 600's all 04's. The price for the day including optional insurance was just under $600 CDN.
That seems like a very decent price,
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