Another Track Day - Part 2

Here are the rest of the pics and story of the track day....

I'm not a morning person, but there is something special about waking up early and either going riding or diving. The sun is just rising and there is a calm before the storm if you will. Although in this case the wind was already upon us, and a handful of fires at this point.

After we got our pit set up, got our bikes inspected and attended the riders meeting. We had some time to kill before our 1st session on the track. And this is when the nervousness and jitters set in. I love it.

All week long I knew it was going to be windy on our track day and I was wondering how bad it was going to be. Surprisingly I really only felt the wind when riding, on the back straight. On the front straight you were riding with the wind, so you really didn't notice it. The rest of track is pretty tight and twisty so it wasn't a huge factor. Only on the back straight when the wind was coming at you sideways, could you feel your bike moving around a bit. And it just so happens that is also the fastest part of the track for me.

The 1st track day we did there were 2 crashes. Today, I don't know if it was the wind or full moon, but there were 8 or 9 crashes. Most of them were in level 2 and a few in level 3 and none were in level 1. Thankfully no one was seriously injured.

Randy and I weren't not the fastest ones in level 1 but I think after a few more track days we will be ready to bump up to level 2.

One of the cool things about a track day is, you never know what kind of bikes you will see there.

Why don't they have umbrella girls at track days?

Overall it was a great day and I cant wait to get back out on the track again.

And the aftermath....

Who says all Multistradas have chicken strips?

But one of the major downside of a Strada on the track, is its low ground clearance.

But who needs a rear break pedal anyways?