I had an awesome time this weekend. You all rock and I learned a TON. It's going to improve my trackday/racing tremendously.
Cobie, you gave me some very helpful advice - once I had the chance to process it. You said I make mid-turn corrections, the root of which can be traced to my not being relaxed on the bike/bars. I had to figure out why I'm not relaxed on the bars sometimes - what is causing that? I feel relaxed, I have loose fingers, elbows etc. I'm having a great time and my skills seem to be improving so what's up? Am I not really enjoying myself and I'm all tense on the bike? What a bummer! I was very surprised to go back and remember instances of where I was tight or 'muscling' the bike through turns. I went over the turn in points, I'm hitting them. The two-step - I'm getting consistent with that...the knee-to-knee is starting to feel right and then I realized what I do wrong. In my quick turns...after I make sure I have the correct throttle control, keep a wide view, find my turn point, look into the turn for the apex/exit and then steer the bike. I sometimes 'forget' to counter-steer into the turn! I do a calf raise to lock the outside knee into the tank, go knee-to-knee,move my butt and stick my knee out, trying to stay loose on the bars into the turn. What? Loose on the bars into the turn?! I forget to apply opposing pressure on the bars at the turn points and the bike won't be pointing right in the turn so THEN I have to make a correction and at that point - doing a quick flick will send me into the yellow and black curbs or into the dirt! I do that frequently. The problem is my inconsistent counter-steering at the turn points. Wow.
Like I said - you all rock - it's like racer psychoanalysis. This is happening - why - look really deep - there's a reason these things are happening. Once it's identified it can be corrected. Awesome! Now I'm really excited.
Peace!
Faye