Track School in the RAIN!

l'timbré · 08-20-2005, 9:05 PM

Well after waiting for my personal track school for about a month it was raining

I tried to call the track and the instructor and the told me to show up.

When I arrivend the instructor told me that he was going to give me another the lesson on another date but I was more then welcome to spend the day with him setting up my suspension and learning the lines yada yada.

I did go and had fun, practiced funky shiat

I would not have the balls at this point to race in the rain

The track is where it's at for me now

Northern RR · 08-20-2005, 9:42 PM

Sounds like you had a good time, I would like to get out to one sometime shortly as well but...I am starting to think it will have to be next year

Wheres the pics?

l'timbré · 08-21-2005, 11:04 AM

Could not get anyone to come with me so no pics

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Originally Posted by Northern RR

Sounds like you had a good time, I would like to get out to one sometime shortly as well but...I am starting to think it will have to be next year

Wheres the pics?

abtech · 08-21-2005, 4:47 PM

My first roadrace ever was in the rain. I guess it wasn't such a big deal, as I only owned a bike (no car) for transportation and ran rain or shine every day all year. It's more of a mental thing than anything else, of course nowadays, I don't like cleaning up the bike after running in the rain, so I try to avoid it whenever possible . . .

Northern RR · 08-21-2005, 5:42 PM

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Originally Posted by l'timbré

Could not get anyone to come with me so no pics

I never got a call

J/K

l'timbré · 08-22-2005, 7:12 AM

I ride my bike rain or not but RACING!!!!! I guess after a couple hundred laps you get the feel but dry is where I am used to at the track.

smouth as a baby bottom in the rain or else smack

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Originally Posted by abtech

My first roadrace ever was in the rain. I guess it wasn't such a big deal, as I only owned a bike (no car) for transportation and ran rain or shine every day all year. It's more of a mental thing than anything else, of course nowadays, I don't like cleaning up the bike after running in the rain, so I try to avoid it whenever possible . . .

gt702 · 08-22-2005, 11:48 AM

If you ride your street bike in the rain, then you are in a great spot come race day. The track only guys are more scared than you are. I loved to race in the rain because I always did so well. I barely slowed down (tells you how fast I was in the dry

) but everyone else basically parked it. As noted, it is mostly a mental thing, and having the confidence from the street puts you ahead of the guys who don't do that.

l'timbré · 08-22-2005, 1:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gt702

If you ride your street bike in the rain, then you are in a great spot come race day. The track only guys are more scared than you are. I loved to race in the rain because I always did so well. I barely slowed down (tells you how fast I was in the dry

) but everyone else basically parked it. As noted, it is mostly a mental thing, and having the confidence from the street puts you ahead of the guys who don't do that.