FAQ: Trackday checklist(s)

[Spidey]

Basic Track Day Checklist

•   Key

•   Helmet with spare shield
•   Leathers
•   Boots
•   Gloves
•   Back Protector
•   Earplugs

•   Tools
•   Tire pressure gauge
•   Duct Tape and zipties
•   Chain lube/WD40
•   Spray polish to clean vison and/or bike.  I use Plexus.
•   Rags & paper towels
•   Bike pump or small compressor (something to add air to tires).  Or you can overinflate them at the gas station.
•   Notebook or something.  To write down notes of things you forgot to bring, suspension settings, notes about the track, etc.


•   Canopy (or some form of shade)
•   Chair(s)
•   Bike stand(s)
•   Tie-downs
•   Bike ramp
•   Gas can (some tracks have gas at the track)
•   Tire warmers (if applicable)
•   Portable generator (if applicable)
•   Extension cord & power strip (if you're running a generator and warmers)

•   Change of clothes
•   Plenty of fluids, snacks and lunch.  Beer for after.   
•   Cooler with ice
•   Sunscreen & Lip Balm
•   First Aid kit/asprin/ibuprofen

•   Health insurance info/emergency contact info
•   Camera
•   Wallet

NOTE:  Do not forget your key or your gear.  Before you leave, tape your key in your ignition or tape it somewhere where you won't forget it (like onto your forehead).  There is nothing worse than getting to the trackday and finding that you're "that guy" who forgot his key.  I also make a habit of laying out ALL my gear the night before, and then packing it away piece by piece.  Before I drive off, I double check to make sure that I have every piece, including my helmet.  Forgetting your helmet and/or boots is very common.  Try not to be "that guy" either.   

Oh, and don't forget to bring your bike.     Have fun.   [moto]

[Spidey]

      Complete Overkill Trackday Checklist

This is a list we use for a pit of 4-6 racers camping out at the track for a 3-4 day race weekend, where you may need to take apart an entire bike overnight in order to get it ready for the next day.   It’s way beyond overkill for a single trackday, but it will give you a sense of some of things you could bring if you wanted. 

•   Bike(s)

Gear* (in gear duffle)
•   Underarmor
•   Two pairs of socks--avoid the cheap white socks with the thick seam across the toes
•   Helmet & spare helmet
•   gloves & spare gloves
•   boots
•   1 piece suit
•   Back Protector
•   Earplugs
•   Clear visor
•   Spare suit or 2 piece (for race weekends)
(lay 'em out the night before like they're a person.* Make sure nothing else is around them on the floor.* Then pack 'em up).

Cold weather (in gear duffle) for rainy/cold days
•   rain suit
•   neck IZ_
•   fleece
•   goretex boots
•   latex gloves (to put under regular gloves)
•   safeway bags (to wrap around feet in boots)
•   goretex gloves
•   balaclava
•   eleventy billion changes of socks

Tools
•   The whole toolkit
     Some notables (in addition to the normal stuff)---
•   tire pressure gauge
•   manual w/ torque specs
•   notebook for suspension and track notes
•   brake bleeder
•   small piece of steel bar for measuring chain alignment
•   eye protection
•   assorted length zipties
•   digitial calipers
•   short handle 3/8" socket wrench-- I use this ALL the time.
•   safety wire wrench
•   safety wire
•   rubber mallet
•   C-clamps
•   Multimeter
•   File
•   siphon for draining gas
•   turkey baster--for taking out excess oil
•   jackstands--unloading rear suspension.* I've used these lots of times.*
•   big ole breaker bar
•   tiny needle nose pliers
•   tiny flashlight
•   magnetic picker-upper
•   assort small tupperwares--for holding bolts and stuff while you work on bike
•   pen
•   small pad of paper
•   mechanix gloves
•   permanent marker
•   Suspension measurement tape
•   Bolt removal kit

Fluids Box (in one or two plastic boxes or in paint containers)
•   Oil
•   Grease
•   brake fluid (tubes for bleeding in tool kits)
•   WD-40
•   water wetter
•   distilled water
•   contact cleaner
•   chain wax
•   cable lube
•   fork oil (sometimes)
•   loctite
•   dielectric grease
•   JB weld
•   fiberglass repair kit
•   bondo
•   ducttape -- various colors
•   electrical tape
•   painters tape
•   sandpaper
•   plexus (for visor)
•   paper towels
•   rags
•   latex gloves
•   container for old oil
•   container for bleeding brakes
•   trashbags

Electrics (in duffle bags or plastic tupperware)
•   dremel
•   1 long, 1 medium extension cord
•   light for working in eve
•   drill  w/ drill bits
•   generator
•   tire warmers
•   battery charger/tender
•   laptimer
•   race beacon w/ spare batteries
•   3 into 1 adaptors
•   power bar
•   impact wrench

Spares (duffles or plastic tupperwares)
•   Bag 'o spares, including pegs, bars, windshield, levers, master cylinders, rotor, spare numbers and number plates
•   Tray of spare bolts, nuts, dzeuz fasteners, valve stems and caps, windscreen bolts and other assorted stuff
•   tray of electics-- connectors, fuses, batteries, etc.
•   sometimes a spare set of wheels

Other/pit area
•   carpets--one door mat for next to the bike and one for under the canopy
•   EZ-up
•   fan
•   gas can with gas
•   folding table
•   basket to toss gear when not on track
•   Folding chairs
•   scooter or another pit bike
•   Dolly to carry tires to tire changer
•   broom
•   air compressor
•   tire changer
•   tire balancer
•   tire changing stuff
•   extra tires
•   rear and front stands
•   radio
•   bicycle pump
•   tarp(s)

Transport
•   Tie downs
•   Ramp
•   sport chock(s)
•   canyon dancer
•   bungees
•   moving blankets (to protect the bike in the van with crap piled around it)

Clothes/Toiletries
•   The normal--be sure to bring comfy clothes for hangin' out
•   two pairs of footwear -- one for loading/working on bike and one for lounging.
•   hat or other head covering
•   Toiletries
•   First Aid Kit, includeing Advil & bandages
•   Sunscreen
•   Lipbalm
•   Bug spray
•   towel

Food/Water
•   food/snacks
•   tray of water
•   tray of Gatorade
•   cooler with ice
•   BBQ & BBQ stuff
•   Coffee maker
•   Beer

Overnight
•   Tent
•   sleeping bag
•   pillow
•   inflatable bed
•   TV
•   Playstation
•   DVDs
•   headlamp light
•   book
•   More beer
•   blow-up doll

Personal
•   phone
•   wallet
•   phone charger
•   track day enty info
•   spider monkey
•   superman suit
•   pez dispenser
•   assorted roadkill
•   a midget

[ducpainter]

dps' trackday checklist...

Moto....check

Gas can....check

Gear....check...

Pressure gauge...check

Screwdriver to open gas cap....check

Things heard while gearing up...

mutha make the beast with two backsa where did I leave my boots?...

or..

shit...left my kneesliders on the shelf...

faaaaack.

 

[Statler]

dps' trackday checklist...

Moto....check

Gas can....check

Gear....check...

Pressure gauge...check

Screwdriver to open gas cap....check

Things heard while gearing up...

mutha make the beast with two backsa where did I leave my boots?...

or..

shit...left my kneesliders on the shelf...

faaaaack.

 

do you need kneepucks at your age?

[ducpainter]

do you need kneepucks at your age?

Why yes...
yes I do.

[DLSGAP]

•   blow-up doll

•   spider monkey

•   a midget

There really is nothing worse than getting to the track and realizing I've left my blowup doll, monkey, and midget at the house...

An oversight like that can really put a damper on the weekend.

[Jester]

There really is nothing worse than getting to the track and realizing I've left my midget at the house...

An oversight like that can really put a damper on the weekend.

Yes leaving Pedro at home can really dampen the track day for sure.