dwb Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 I did an every-man-for-themselves track day at Brands Hatch a couple of years ago and hated it - not enough riding experience to exploit the track, worried about trashing my own bike (which I couldn't insure for the day) and too many tosspots in a "my c*ck is bigger than yours" competition (5 of which totalled their bikes - smart move lads,). I gave up after 3 of 5 available sessions and vowed not to do another track day.True to my word, today I went on a Premier track day at Ron Haslam's Race School at Silverstone. What a fantastic day!Brilliant organisation, the bikes are phenomenal (Honda CBR600RR), 1 instructor to 2 riders, the instructor was focused on improving your skills, and my cornering has improved 10-fold (hanging off the bike despite the picture below!) - building cornering confidence was the main reason for going on the course.I would recommend this to anyone considering their first track day, or like me, someone who lost their nerve the first time. A bit expensive, but I will definitely do this again. Do it, do it, do it!Anyone else been on the course recently? http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4599/jen2111.jpg Quote
Guest philgale Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 never been on the course but will be looking at some tuition this year to get a bit quicker.looking california superbike school or spending a day one on one with spike edwards, all of which will be on my own bike.best thing to do if you wanna ride on track is get a cheap track bike and go have a laugh, something your not to arsed if you smash it up. Quote
Stuno1 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Sounds interesting mate. How much was it??Stu Quote
dwb Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 Sounds interesting mate. How much was it??Stu £279 Quote
Stuno1 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Sounds interesting mate. How much was it??Stu £279 All in i presume...so bike hire, insurance etc...Stu Quote
dwb Posted April 27, 2011 Author Posted April 27, 2011 Yep, all in fee. They even provide leathers, helmet, boots, gloves if you need them (or don't want to risk your own). Only extra cost (optional) is official photos (£20).Dave Quote
griff488 Posted April 27, 2011 Posted April 27, 2011 Thats sounds like a good day out mate! Its my 30th this year and been toying with the idea of a race school! Thats not too bad a price really considering its all in!Hmmmm must show the missus or print out the details and leave them lying around the house........... Quote
fullscreenaging Posted April 29, 2011 Posted April 29, 2011 I did this a while ago now. I'd only been riding 8 months and went with a m8. Did it at Donnington. It's not a full day out, more like a morning. We got 3x15 min sessions on track. Which for me having never been on track was just about right. The tuition is VERY basic. You just follow your given instructor round and copy him.I really enjoyed it but thought they should have let you on track twice more after dinner just to get things nailed. I felt it was a bit of an anti climax on the way home.I still have the 1 piece for sale by the way. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/paul_adi1/scan0001.jpghttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/paul_adi1/scan0006.jpg Quote
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