recommend me a trackday learning experience
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Hi all, i am looking at getting into trackdays as a beginner and just for fun. i do a lot of green laning /off road and currently own a 2022 panigale v4s for the road but increasingly not enjoying road riding with pot holes,speed cameras etc etc.
the v4s is too costly to take round a track and i cant afford to drop the thing so i have purchased a yamaha r7 which will be strictly for the track. looking for advice on some trackday courses as a beginner so i can take the bike over uk / Europe tracks and start to enjoy biking again.
many thanks
the v4s is too costly to take round a track and i cant afford to drop the thing so i have purchased a yamaha r7 which will be strictly for the track. looking for advice on some trackday courses as a beginner so i can take the bike over uk / Europe tracks and start to enjoy biking again.
many thanks
Given that sidecarman does trackday instruction that’s pretty sound advice.
I’ve always enjoyed the James Whitham track days too. They offer instruction either as a small group or 2 riders only with an instructor assigned to just them for the entire day.
The standard of instructors there is pretty good too.
I’ve always enjoyed the James Whitham track days too. They offer instruction either as a small group or 2 riders only with an instructor assigned to just them for the entire day.
The standard of instructors there is pretty good too.
British Super Bike School at Blyton is the perfect introduction to track days. I did my first there, its laid back compared to a no limits track day. It’s a gentle less intimidating introduction compared to just turning up first time to a no limits on your own!
There’s classroom instruction between sessions. It’s meant to be 3 riders to an instructor, but both times I’ve been I’ve got lucky and ended up with 1 to 1.
I think their instructors are all very experienced and good at coaching, think a lot used to do the Ron Haslam school.
As I said I had my first track day there. Then wobbled around a few no limits days. Then went back to Blyton for the level 2. Had sidecarman above second time & learnt loads…made loads of progress. Back to no limits & moved to intermediate.
Yeah the track is a bit like a cart track. But it enjoyable and probably ideal for learning & coaching.
The early instruction set me up well to progress. Get some idea of what you’re meant to be doing in the classroom & on track.
After Blyton and you’ve got some experience I recommend the Jamie Whitman days. Instructor to rider ratio is high, so instruction is mostly general. But it’s valuable once you’ve been doing track days a while.
I hadn’t been riding that long, so the above worked really well for me.
There’s classroom instruction between sessions. It’s meant to be 3 riders to an instructor, but both times I’ve been I’ve got lucky and ended up with 1 to 1.
I think their instructors are all very experienced and good at coaching, think a lot used to do the Ron Haslam school.
As I said I had my first track day there. Then wobbled around a few no limits days. Then went back to Blyton for the level 2. Had sidecarman above second time & learnt loads…made loads of progress. Back to no limits & moved to intermediate.
Yeah the track is a bit like a cart track. But it enjoyable and probably ideal for learning & coaching.
The early instruction set me up well to progress. Get some idea of what you’re meant to be doing in the classroom & on track.
After Blyton and you’ve got some experience I recommend the Jamie Whitman days. Instructor to rider ratio is high, so instruction is mostly general. But it’s valuable once you’ve been doing track days a while.
I hadn’t been riding that long, so the above worked really well for me.
Edited by CaiosH on Friday 21st March 09:43
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