Motocorsa Track Days posted (Time to pick a DMF date)

[Visolara]

Saw him the other day, he stopped by to say hi.

Oh, I told David about the sip on too.

[ryandalling]

Oh, I told David about the sip on too.

He can have my old can... but that sip on looked like a good deal.

[duc_fan]

Running out of money tends to cure you of track days... although thats when I start volunteering at the track... to get you some cheap track time. 

That really does sound like the behaviour of a junkie. 

I bought a wrecked CBR, parts, and a Dainese suit.  Total is close to $3000, and I still gotta buy bodywork.  It all started with one $20 bill, and 20 minutes on the track...

Someone once called Morilla the "pusher" for running ToR.  A more apt description I have not heard.   

Ya know, I've managed to stay away from illicit drugs... but nobody warned me about the friendly guy pushing track time.

[scott_araujo]

Ya know, I've managed to stay away from illicit drugs... but nobody warned me about the friendly guy pushing track time.

"Yeah, it's usually about $200 but I'll give you a little taste for $20.  Go on, tell your friends."

Scott

[Betty Rage]

Yes it is that much for one track day. Race days you only pay per race, so it is cheaper, unless you run every race you can. Think of the $20 for 20 minutes with TOR and the multiply it out for an 8 hour day... it is worth it. Plus they have to pay for two ambulances and corner workers and all the other stuff that goes into making it a success. It is worth it, and very addictive. Just think of it as your very own cocaine addiction. 

Pluuuuus if you do come out to the track, you would get to pit with the notorious Darkhorse racing crew. Not only does that make you look AWESOME but you get lunch, after trackday beers, and all the help you need with your bike from many able-bodied racers. 

[desmosome]

Just tell me when, hopefully it doesn't interfere with skool....

[ryandalling]

Hey John... I signed up for the May 4th Motocorsa day. It was the best fit for me based on all the other OMRRA and PSSR days that I was signed up for. If you want to sign up for the same day, we can pit together.  On a side note... make sure you still have that email, cause they made me forward it to them to prove I had actually won the track day. Which, I guess if I was in their shoes, I couldn't just have every shmoe on the street telling me they won a free track day and wanting to sign up. 

[NEIKOS]

Hey John... I signed up for the May 4th Motocorsa day. It was the best fit for me based on all the other OMRRA and PSSR days that I was signed up for. If you want to sign up for the same day, we can pit together.  On a side note... make sure you still have that email, cause they made me forward it to them to prove I had actually won the track day. Which, I guess if I was in their shoes, I couldn't just have every shmoe on the street telling me they won a free track day and wanting to sign up. 

I'm thinkin I mightin join you Biker Boyz on May 4th . . . although I'm having trouble justifying the $200 

[desmosome]

That is easy to justify.

Here let me help...

speeding ticket or track day

 

[duc_fan]

Fahdge. 

I'd like to do a trackday this year, but I'll have to wait and see what the fiscal situation looks like closer to the trackday.  How far in advance do you have to buy to get the price break?  I know it's a little cheaper to buy beforehand.

If I can get things together for May 4th I'd probably be on the SS, because I don't have bodywork ordered for the CBR, and it's kinda low on the priority list right now.

[bnbmike]

. . . because I don't have bodywork ordered for the CBR, and it's kinda low on the priority list right now.

Who needs body work?  Ever heard of the Ducati Monster?

[duc_fan]

Who needs body work?  Ever heard of the Ducati Monster?

Well... I suppose I could ride the Franken-CBR.  I'd rather have bodywork on it, though, because track-worthy fiberglass actually provides some protection to underlying parts in a crash.  I'm sure other riders would appreciate me *not* scattering miscellaneous Honda parts all over the place.

That and a Monster has a lot less peripheral garbage hanging off it.  It was designed to be naked.  The CBR... not so much. 

[ryandalling]

Well... I suppose I could ride the Franken-CBR.  I'd rather have bodywork on it, though, because track-worthy fiberglass actually provides some protection to underlying parts in a crash.  I'm sure other riders would appreciate me *not* scattering miscellaneous Honda parts all over the place.

That and a Monster has a lot less peripheral garbage hanging off it.  It was designed to be naked.  The CBR... not so much. 

fiberglass gives you as much protection as a glass lightbulb would... its all about the aerodynamics... imo... however.... with some frame sliders... you are as safe as with plastics.... the only plus side to track plastics is the lower fairing is designed to hold oil in case you pop an engine.... then the other riders would appreciate you not oiling the track.      

[duc_fan]

Umm... maybe I'm misreading the various crash photos I've seen... but in a normal lowside, doesn't heavy fiberglass bodywork provide a relatively slick (and repairable) surface for the machine to slide "neatly" on, as opposed to the frame and peripherals catching earth and turning a lowside into a nasty tumble?

Granted, not all crashes are simple lowsides, and sometimes the bike winds up flipping through the air.  But in the event of a lowside, I'd rather not have that turn into a machine-destroying tumble.  Seems from observation that decent track fiberglass is better to slide on than bare frame/engine/parts.

[scott_araujo]

Frames slide too.  That's why those plastic knobs are called frame sliders, they give their plastic life instead of skidding the metal frame and other expensive bits across the track and doing irreparable damage to them.  The thin aluminum of a perimeter frame can wear away quickly on the asphalt.  No doubt they slide more easily than some metals and lower the chances of something catching and making the bike turn cartwheels.

Fiberglass is more easy to repair than plastic and a little more durable in a slide.  Even if you burn a whole right through it, it's still pretty easy to repair.  Plastic, not so much.

Scott