My track day at NHIS

jetbdude · 05-10-2006, 10:51 PM

Well, today was my first track day of the year, and first track day at NHIS. The day started with the usual track walk, our instructor for it was Eric Wood, this track walk was worth the 220$ right there. LOTS of useful information, not just about this particular track but about riding a motorcycle in general. The track walk lasted about 1:30 to 2 hours

!!! Eric made it looked like 20 minutes, the only problem was maybe too much information.

Track walk was over by 10:30 am or so, so we where only able to get out for 2 sessions in the morning. Those 2 session where not enough for me to try to apply all the info and get use to ride the bike after being stored 6 months... Also the Arata and PC3 are making such a difference that it felt I was riding a new bike.... Mid range is AWESOME on my bike now

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NHIS is a quite technical track, your always doing something, and there's is a few "intimidating" bumps. Entrance of turn one is hard to see, and I missed it 3 times in the first session. Turn 3 is scary because of the bumps, turn 6 is fun, think of the bowl at Grattan but bigger

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By the end of the afternoon I was getting better, and hitting 80% of the apex. Braking was also improving, but getting back on the throttle was my biggest problem. It was COLD today, I'd say around 45, and I was concerned about traction, especially with the new modification made to the bike.

It was a good day, I learned A LOT and had fun and, plus there was a photographer thereAttachment 19257, and I think I'll end up with some nice picture

Maybe he will post some

Overall :

The track

Penguin School and Eric Wood

nhfirefighter13 and Firefly

nhfirefighter13 · 05-10-2006, 10:54 PM

How she managed to get me AND you in the same pic is beyond my comprehension.

Red Rider · 05-10-2006, 10:58 PM

Glad to hear your first day was a good one. Looking forward to mine next week.

NH, you're facing the wrong way!

bwhip · 05-10-2006, 10:59 PM

Sounds like a great day! Glad you had so much fun.

nhfirefighter13 · 05-10-2006, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Red Rider

NH, you're facing the wrong way!

No I'm not. JetB is going the wrong way!

Hammer · 05-10-2006, 11:53 PM

Sounds like a good day.

CBRVFR · 05-11-2006, 12:59 PM

Sounds great, J - Tell us the most important thing Eric taught you.

jetbdude · 05-11-2006, 1:06 PM

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Originally Posted by CBRVFR

Sounds great, J - Tell us the most important thing Eric taught you.

That's a good question...... I'd say the most important thing for the day was body position, how to be relax on the bike and work more with the lower part of you body. Most important thing in general was when he showed us on a piece of paper that the apex is not always in the middle of a corner, depending on what's coming after and before.... For me those 2 things helped a lot.

CBRVFR · 05-11-2006, 1:12 PM

And that's a good answer!

MrX954 · 05-11-2006, 1:30 PM

Nobody told me about this day?!?!!?

Or that you guys were in town visiting

Thats alright though, I'll just stay in Manch with the rest of the uncool ppl.

Thats cool that you got to do penguin racing school and had fun doing it.

That right hand turn to go up the hill towards the bowl (turn 4 I think) killed me everylap.

on the bumps on the track those sent quite a chill up my back when I was there.

jetbdude · 05-11-2006, 1:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MrX954

Nobody told me about this day?!?!!?

Or that you guys were in town visiting

Thats alright though, I'll just stay in Manch with the rest of the uncool ppl.

Thats cool that you got to do penguin racing school and had fun doing it.

That right hand turn to go up the hill towards the bowl (turn 4 I think) killed me everylap.

on the bumps on the track those sent quite a chill up my back when I was there.

Sorry man, had so much going on before and after the track day I never thought sending you a PM about it

I will come back down for sure, maybe not for a track day but there is still the Mt-Washington annual ride

And that would be turn 3... here's me locking the rear getting into it and going way wide

MrX954 · 05-11-2006, 3:53 PM

Thats the turn! Sure was scary to me....

....and I didnt take it nearly as wide

nhfirefighter13 · 05-11-2006, 9:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jetbdude

And that would be turn 3... here's me locking the rear getting into it and going way wide

I was wondering if I was going to have to duck down behind the jersey barrier.

CBR929RE · 05-12-2006, 6:49 PM

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Originally Posted by jetbdude

Sorry man, had so much going on before and after the track day I never thought sending you a PM about it

I will come back down for sure, maybe not for a track day but there is still the Mt-Washington annual ride

And that would be turn 3... here's me locking the rear getting into it and going way wide

holy wide turn batman. you do know that's a turn not a straightaway.

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Originally Posted by MrX954

Nobody told me about this day?!?!!?

Or that you guys were in town visiting

yeah no kidding.

a friend told me some of the zrx.org guys are gonna do one of the Tony's trackdays at NHIS I think next month and he wants to go. We gotta do some figuring and see if we can make it (its more him and getting appropriate gear).

nhfirefighter13 · 05-12-2006, 8:22 PM

I don't work the Tony's events.

CBR929RE · 05-12-2006, 9:13 PM

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Originally Posted by nhfirefighter13

I don't work the Tony's events.

so don't work it. come out and ride it.

jetbdude · 05-12-2006, 9:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CBR929RE

a friend told me some of the zrx.org guys are gonna do one of the Tony's trackdays at NHIS I think next month and he wants to go. We gotta do some figuring and see if we can make it (its more him and getting appropriate gear).

how much

nhfirefighter13 · 05-12-2006, 9:23 PM

I have this little thing called "work" on Wednesdays and Thursdays.

nhfirefighter13 · 05-12-2006, 9:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jetbdude

how much

Tony's days are $225.