[5AXIS]

Good to read that you are okay and expect to see you out there again soon.

 

[Otis]

I rolled down there last minute saturday night with C.B.

God i hate that drive, but the track is so much fun, the lure is difficult to resist.

It was very difficult for me to maintain focus on the track sunday.
Whenever i started to push i would run the next corner entry wide, which, after my crash at BHF, scared the shit outta me. My confidence in my abilities and the bike holding traction is shot.

I got very good at corner exits this season, and never got any better at entry.

I figured id stay in my comfort zone and enjoy the day.

I was getting pretty comfortable by the 2nd afternoon session, and then, i saw my windscreen rattling around...

My faring stay broke. Again.

Oh well... Maybe we can get a group buy going

CONGRATS to Cheyenne on the forced bump to I!!!!

Looking good out there bro, hope you didnt mind the "welcome to I group stuff pass" :lmao:

 

[SkyKitten]

Whew! That’s all I have to say

I was signed up for the intro sessions at Putnam. Packed up and headed out on Friday night and thought we were camping out at Putnam to set up in the morning. Hmm nope, I did some homework before leaving and realized their website said no camping. A big thank you goes out to Brian (Wink) for advising us where to camp and I wouldn't have been able to do this if Brian (Wink) didn't let me borrow Tina's leathers :bow

I had been to a NESBA track day before so I kinda knew what to expect being a beginner. The beginner class session was informative yet entertaining. Fred and Marshall are good speakers and get their points across. Really, really good information here, it pays to go to their meetings.

I did the 2 into sessions and decided I wanted to ride for the entire day (and Sunday)! While on the track you need to be aware of so many things all at once. I found this hard to do! You need to be aware of all the bikes around you, what lines to take, the apex, flag stations, color of the flags, shifting, steering, braking, throttle, etc., just to name a few! Looking far ahead is also very important! That way you can see where you need to set yourself up to hit the right line and apex. I was intimidated by this, at first. I had to keep telling myself that everyone on the track has gone through the same thing that I was going through. It’s a learned skill and you will get better as the day goes on.

When I did have a CR run with me they did critique my riding and told me where I needed to improve. I found this very helpful, I listened and I think I was better the 2nd day.

Overall it was an awesome experience and it lived up to expectations. Everyone with NESBA was nice and friendly. The CR instructors were patient and eager to teach. I want to thank the CR instructors that helped me on the track: Steve, Chris, Marshall and Nicole they helped to make this a great learning experience.

In retrospect, I had an awesome 2 days. The track is a pulling force and I want to go back!!! :yaya

Good times, good people….everyone that stopped by our tent over the weekend thank you for all your support

Thank you Cheyenne for being my pit bitch :lmao: and way to go Cheyenne getting bumped to “I” :thumbsup

Thanks Hunny for taking pictures!

Psst......Drama I'll keep the secrets that were told around our citronella camp fire :lmao:

 

[eE jeremy]

Damn Nolan, sorry to hear you set it down. Putnam sounds like a blast, it was on my maybe list but the long drive discouraged me.

 

[Kim]

Whew! That’s all I have to say

I was signed up for the intro sessions at Putnam. Packed up and headed out on Friday night and thought we were camping out at Putnam to set up in the morning. Hmm nope, I did some homework before leaving and realized their website said no camping. A big thank you goes out to Brian (Wink) for advising us where to camp and I wouldn't have been able to do this if Brian (Wink) didn't let me borrow Tina's leathers :bow

I had been to a NESBA track day before so I kinda knew what to expect being a beginner. The beginner class session was informative yet entertaining. Fred and Marshall are good speakers and get their points across. Really, really good information here, it pays to go to their meetings.

I did the 2 into sessions and decided I wanted to ride for the entire day (and Sunday)! While on the track you need to be aware of so many things all at once. I found this hard to do! You need to be aware of all the bikes around you, what lines to take, the apex, flag stations, color of the flags, shifting, steering, braking, throttle, etc., just to name a few! Looking far ahead is also very important! That way you can see where you need to set yourself up to hit the right line and apex. I was intimidated by this, at first. I had to keep telling myself that everyone on the track has gone through the same thing that I was going through. It’s a learned skill and you will get better as the day goes on.

When I did have a CR run with me they did critique my riding and told me where I needed to improve. I found this very helpful, I listened and I think I was better the 2nd day.

Overall it was an awesome experience and it lived up to expectations. Everyone with NESBA was nice and friendly. The CR instructors were patient and eager to teach. I want to thank the CR instructors that helped me on the track: Steve, Chris, Marshall and Nicole they helped to make this a great learning experience.

In retrospect, I had an awesome 2 days. The track is a pulling force and I want to go back!!! :yaya

Good times, good people….everyone that stopped by our tent over the weekend thank you for all your support

So glad to read this post girl!! Glad things turned out to be positive after all!! Way to hang in there! :thumbsup

 

[SkyKitten]

So glad to read this post girl!! Glad things turned out to be positive after all!! Way to hang in there! :thumbsup

Kim, yes thank you for taking time to stop by before leaving the track on Saturday. I needed a woman's perspective on everything that I was going through and it was very insightful to hear your about your first time experience and relate it to what I was feeling. :bow

 

[Wink]

On a brighter note, I had a great day of riding (minus the last session, which I sat out)! Thanks Wink for the tow around and for helping me work through some of my turn 1 and 2 issues! :bow

It was great to work with you Kim, as always. I loved seeing you pick up your comfort and your pace as things went along. Grab me anytime you want a tow, I'd love to see more women out there in the front of "I" and at the "A" pace. Nothing would make me happier. You've come a long way since your bump to "I", your crash, and gaining back and pacing your old "I" pace.

Looking great out there and your lines and position are ready to pick the pace up a little more. The key is to increase the pace as slowly as you feel comfortable with.

Sorry to hear about your get off Nolan. You have been riding GREAT! As Ron said, I am sure that you could run a relaxed "A" pace for the next 20 years at your current skill level, and never crash. However, if you wanna shave another second or two at your pace, you are going to continue to push yourself and your tires.

Unfortunately, there is only one way to find the edge of traction. And that is to exceed it.

 

[JRSMAIL]

Correction -

Many times only the guys who are out there pushing, stretching, trying to get better, and hanging it out - crash.

Many times the non-crashers are the ones who aren't willing to take the risks required to leave their comfort zone.

Good job out there Nolan, hold your head up buddy. No shame in throwing a bike on the ground every now and then, it is part of this game.

As you saw, the basics do not change they just get a lot harder to do as you add more and more pace. Better accuracy will come as you get more and more comfortable at a faster pace. You were rolling good out there for sure.

That is correct too , jedi master..:bow

 

[TheGrouch]

Many times only the guys who are out there pushing, stretching, trying to get better, and hanging it out - crash.

Many times the non-crashers are the ones who aren't willing to take the risks required to leave their comfort zone.

IMO, there are many shades of gray in between these black and white extremes. I'm personally a fan of slow, steady progress. I believe many small improvements can be made in relative safety, if the rider is patient enough. These baby steps will ultimately add up to a big overall improvement in one's riding skills, albeit at a slower growth rate than hair-on-fire crowd.

 

[Troy]

Glad to hear you're ok Nolan!

Congrats on the bump Chey

 

[Hunny]

I'm going to try to make it to Autobahn this Monday... if so... I'll take pics of people there too

 

[pitbull76]

Sorry to hear about your crash Nolan, and congrats on the bump Cheyenne!

 

[AJ Crowley]

Big congrats on the bump Cheyenne. :cheers

 

[Nolan1300]

SkyKitten- Way to stick it out and make improvements. Glad you could hook up with some CRs.

Cheyenne- Congrats again on the forced bump! Kinda weird for me to see the parallels that you and SkyKitten are going through that are so very familiar to when Kim and I started going to the track.

Ron and Wink- Thanks for the advice and support. I'm beginning to see things a lot differently.

Grouch- I'm learning that even small steps have consequences when you get it wrong at speed.

Thanks again to everyone else for the well wishes.:bow

Hunny- Nice... I didn't know you caught me given you the thumbs up while rolling in after the crash.

 

[CHeYeNNe]

Glad you were ok Nolan. I didn't know until Kim came over to talk to tamatha.

Tamatha when is the NEXT trackday?!?!?! :laughing


Thanks Everyone! :thumbsup

 

[DieselBoy]

you can talk to Tom Tiernan about the best line through candy canes. . share the experience so to speak ... But seriously good job keeping the spirits up ! though it does seem you think it happened b.c. you "got it" wrong. I disagree. Riding the machine on a verge of balance has intrinsic risk. There is always probability of catastrophe happening. You can try to reduce that probability, but I wish you best of luck eliminating it !