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JapseyeOgri

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  1. Hey guys, thanks for the welcome.Whereabouts in Scotland are you AB?? Spent most of my time in Edinburgh.Cobie,Only did a few "track days" as such. Most trackdays here are organised by a bike shop or a group of bikeshops and usually cost about 18,000 for 3 X 20 minute sessions. Also, Dunlop/Bridgestone occasionally offer track days whereby if you are using their tyres you'd get a 5,000 yen discount, sometimes a bit more, from the usual price. After the first year of doing a few trackdays like above I decided to get my track licence for TI Aida ( was the venue for the Formula 1, Pacific grand prix in '95 or '96). You check the circuit schedule and there are various different sessions listed on the schedule which you then have to book the sessions you intend to practice. 4 wheels, 2 wheels big (4 stroke 600cc upwards, 2 stroke 250GP up), 2 wheels small etc (4 strokes up to 600cc and 2 strokes up to250). Usually 40 minute practice sessions costing 4,000 yen per session. Usually I'll do two or three sessions on any day I practice. Basically this system means that anyone that has the circuit licence( licences are track specific so you need one for each circuit you intend to pracxtice at) can be out there practicing. Not sure about instruction/education though. Never seemed to be much emphasis on instruction with the trackdays I experienced. More just the group you're allotted to must all stay behind the instructor.
  2. A couple of me on the Team Etching Factory R6 from this summer's Suzuka 4 hours. Above is going into anti bank curve (T6) and below is the 2nd of the esses (T4)
  3. Hello all,just joined and thought I'd better do a quick intro. Originally from Scotland but have lived and worked here in Japan for 18 years. Been riding constantly for 22 years with the last 6 being mostly track based thrills. Have the good fortune to be within 2 hours drive of Suzuka circuit and about 3 hours drive from TI Aida (now known as Okayama international) circuit. Last three years has seen me concentrating on Suzuka. Most of my Road-race track time has been done using a 2000 model Aprilia RSV Mille with a few sessions this year on a newly acquired '04 R1. Probably somewhere around fast intermediate to slow expert in the race series I participate in and this summer managed to get a ride in and complete the Suzuka 4 hours endurance. Was 8 laps down on the winners but that didn't detract any from the fun and experience. Hoping to expand my knowledge, understanding and practical application on various aspects of riding, over and above what I have read and re-read in TOTW. Oh, and hopefully manage to overcome a few survival instincts that have me entering a couple of corners thinking "Damn, I could have gone in a bit hotter there". Cheers, Dom.
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