Bones

After seeing the pictures and video, I have amended my advise above accordingly Cheers!

Firstly, I'm not familiar with Cadwell so the advise maybe incorrect for your situation, but ..... One way to stop the front wheel from lifting over a crest under acceleration (without checking or rolling off the throttle), is to use the rear brake. Cheers

Having some fun with the photographer

Moving into OVER TIME! Bones sets up, shoots.... and scores!!! You are so right. That confidence is worth every penny! $$$$ And it also gives you more attention for your $10 on your riding, rather than "Are my tyres ok?". Cheers

Slightly OT On the first few laps, tyre warmers can give you something you cannot buy. Confidence! Cheers

The full post can be found here ((Education)Awareness)Control+Plan! Cheers

If your looking for an accurate pressure reading, you need to take into account the temperature of the tyre (tire). Ideally, you'd measure the pressure when the tyre is at its working temperature. ie: After you have ridden for sometime. Check the pressure again once the tyre has cooled, to get an ambient reading. This does give you a general base line value to start/check from before you ride. But, this would change (+/-) based on the ambient temperature. I have a base ambient value, and a tyre warmer check value (rims are heated) this is constant and accurate. These values are usually tweaked based on track conditions and anticipated track temperature. Having a chat to the tyre tech/rep will give you an indication of what the track is doing). Unless, you're using an inert gas, the pressure of the tyre will change depending on the temperature of the tyre. Cheers

Confidence is the key to going fast.

Either do a Level 2 of the School, or get reading TOTW books :- What you looking for is Vanishing Points and Wide Screen. More so Wide Screen. They say you go where you look. Ever seen a video of a kid on a bike, sees the only tree in sight, and and that is what he hits! Stop looking at the guy in front. Look where you want to go! Cheers

I'd say that if you (I) was getting lazy (rather than better) you'd find that your results deteriate and the bike harder to ride, and in some cases, survival reactions would be pinging occassially when it wasn't happening before. Two things I find that I get lazy on, are Quick Steer (and I mean QUICK), and the Hook Turn (unless there is photographer on the corner ). Cheers

On your first track day, I would tape up the speedo. There is too much fun to be had on your first track day to be worrying about how fast your going. Later on I wouldn't worry about it. You can even use the speedo to quantify cornering improvement. Being, that typically the result you want from the exit of most corners (other than being upright) is exit velocity. If time and space permits, you can check the speedo at the exit of the corner (ie: end of a ripple strip) to determine your exit speed. Remember; that improved speed is carried to the next corner. The longer the distance to the next corner, the greater the impact. And yes, you can use your tacho instead of the speedo for the same metrics (I do on my racebike). Cheers

Totally agree with fire337. Go to the CSS School as a student. Pay attention in the classroom; understand what the drill is. Apply it to your riding during the track session. The only stupid question, is the one you didn't ask. Chances are, there are others thinking the same question. As you would want to expect. This isn't an expensive trackday. It's a school. So don't cut laps. Take the opportunity with both hands, and work on the drill and your riding every lap. Ask questions. And don't forget to relax and enjoy! Cheers

Firstly, I appreciate the effort and time put into this forum by the CSS cast and crew, as I'm sure there are thousands of other forum participants nodding in agreement. Thanks. I can only suggest that the contrast on

Correct; there are only Radius, Elevation and Camber changes on any track (or road). But, what happens when you put several of these into the one corner? One of the characteristics of a race track that is different compared to a normal road, is that the track is designed to be challenging, usually the public road is designed to be safe. The flaw in the public roads safety design is the fact they let cars on them! True ... but you can use them as a mobile chicanes . . .

I'm modified the Poll to allow multi-choice. You can now select 'Yes' and 'No'. Cheers