I highly recommend the HPRA course (I'm one of the instructors). It's always a fun weekend and a great way to learn the track. That said, it's not actually required that you complete HPRA to attend a track day. Either way, feel free to reach out if you decide to attend and have any questions.
@@veritech3712 whoa, whoa, whoa .. haha ... whoa .... You just said that there is a way I can get around the fact I have to have taken the course in order to ride on that track? .... lol ... tell me more. Just to give you a perspective, about 5 years ago when I first found out about the race school, I paid in full for the course, but never showed up. I was later told that if I don't have my ducks in a row, it's best not to go. If I drop the bike, I need a way to get it h ome, so Ill need a small trailer and tow the bike, there's no gas or tools out there, so you have to set the bike up for the track, tape up glass, wire tie important bolts, etc. And then I was told that if you aren't going to race, then you can only access the track on "track day" which is a Friday, everybody I know works on Friday, so I just never showed up for the course in May. So, could you tell me more about actually riding, not racing, just riding around that track this year? Right now I am off work, so I can drive out there anytime. I wish I could give you my email address on here, but I don't know how.
@@TYRONE_SHOELACES Best thing to do is join the SARL General Discussion group on Facebook and then send me a message. Short version is: yes, trackdays are usually (but not always) on Fridays. Riding your bike to the track is not advisable for lots of reasons but people do it (usually only once and then they realize it's a PITA). You really want to bring bottled water, fuel, some snacks, etc. Tools are good, but most of us have pretty extensive toolboxes and are willing to share. As far as bike prep goes, the requirements for a trackday are minimal, race prep requirements are much more involved. For a trackday, just need to cover lights and mirrors (takes 10 mins) and replace coolant with "Water Wetter" or just distilled water. Normal coolant has propylene glycol in it which is slippery. Slippery things on track are bad. You don't have to lockwire anything for a trackday. You also don't need to "set up" your bike for a casual trackday. For just getting your feet wet, all that matters is that the bike is in good working order - tires are not shagged, chain is not too tight, not leaking anything, brakes work, things aren't falling off. You would need a 1 piece suit (or two piece that zips together), boots that cover ankles, gloves that cover wrists, full-face helmet.
Sick build, cant wait to see it up close!
awesome footage!
Thank for uploading. I hope to one day ride around that track. I have to take the course in order to be allowed, but it's on the bucket list.
I highly recommend the HPRA course (I'm one of the instructors). It's always a fun weekend and a great way to learn the track. That said, it's not actually required that you complete HPRA to attend a track day. Either way, feel free to reach out if you decide to attend and have any questions.
@@veritech3712 whoa, whoa, whoa .. haha ... whoa .... You just said that there is a way I can get around the fact I have to have taken the course in order to ride on that track? .... lol ... tell me more.
Just to give you a perspective, about 5 years ago when I first found out about the race school, I paid in full for the course, but never showed up. I was later told that if I don't have my ducks in a row, it's best not to go. If I drop the bike, I need a way to get it h ome, so Ill need a small trailer and tow the bike, there's no gas or tools out there, so you have to set the bike up for the track, tape up glass, wire tie important bolts, etc. And then I was told that if you aren't going to race, then you can only access the track on "track day" which is a Friday, everybody I know works on Friday, so I just never showed up for the course in May.
So, could you tell me more about actually riding, not racing, just riding around that track this year? Right now I am off work, so I can drive out there anytime. I wish I could give you my email address on here, but I don't know how.
@@TYRONE_SHOELACES Best thing to do is join the SARL General Discussion group on Facebook and then send me a message. Short version is: yes, trackdays are usually (but not always) on Fridays. Riding your bike to the track is not advisable for lots of reasons but people do it (usually only once and then they realize it's a PITA). You really want to bring bottled water, fuel, some snacks, etc. Tools are good, but most of us have pretty extensive toolboxes and are willing to share. As far as bike prep goes, the requirements for a trackday are minimal, race prep requirements are much more involved. For a trackday, just need to cover lights and mirrors (takes 10 mins) and replace coolant with "Water Wetter" or just distilled water. Normal coolant has propylene glycol in it which is slippery. Slippery things on track are bad. You don't have to lockwire anything for a trackday. You also don't need to "set up" your bike for a casual trackday. For just getting your feet wet, all that matters is that the bike is in good working order - tires are not shagged, chain is not too tight, not leaking anything, brakes work, things aren't falling off. You would need a 1 piece suit (or two piece that zips together), boots that cover ankles, gloves that cover wrists, full-face helmet.