GP BIKES 2014 Trackdays
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It sure felt like 200kph!! lol. But my high accuracy GPS timer gave me the bad news of 154km/h
lol. There's a pretty big hill in the middle of the pit out straight so I usually backed off at that point, and without an RPM gauge I couldn't tell exactly where my limiter was, and it wasn't really worth it to grab an extra gear for that part.Correct.
Danimal247
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Thanks guys! So 1-2-3 gears basically
You could switch up your gearing if you want to bang it some more! On a recent R6 with stock gearing you wouldn't get out of 2nd gear (163km/h). With -2/+2 you could exercise it through the first three (164km/h).
http://www.gearingcommander.com/
It sure felt like 200kph!! lol. But my high accuracy GPS timer gave me the bad news of 154km/h
Correct.
A higher corner speed will get you a higher speed on the straights, and maybe a fairing too.
that is the straight i was referring to when I said "straight before the front straight" lol
I suck explaining straights it seems
superfly999
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Great time out at the new track. I was surprised to find that I could ride the whole thing in 2nd gear. Shifted to 3rd a couple times but in all honesty I didnt have to. Very good learning track as almost every corner had some kind of trick to it like off camber or uphill or blind or downhill etc.
I'm definately going back. One thing I'll say is that passing is very difficult and you must be a lot faster than the rider you're overtaking and you must plan for the few passing spots on the track. I had no issues overtaking last week at grand bend and then this week the few passes I made were sketchy and probably not worth the risk. The riders that were waving people through were polite and I appreciated it. I started doing it too on the straights if I saw/heard a rider on my tail. Just let off the gas on the straight and it's way safer. Some riders wouldnt let people through and there would end up being 6 or more bikes stacked up.
I know that youre not suppose to look behind you but seriously if you know youre holding people up just relax on the few passing spots and let them through. Its safer for everyone.
I was in the Yellow group all day. All in all a great outing and no real hiccups...Thanks GPBikes!
Does anyone know the photographer who was taking pics? I forgot to get his card???
I'm definately going back. One thing I'll say is that passing is very difficult and you must be a lot faster than the rider you're overtaking and you must plan for the few passing spots on the track. I had no issues overtaking last week at grand bend and then this week the few passes I made were sketchy and probably not worth the risk. The riders that were waving people through were polite and I appreciated it. I started doing it too on the straights if I saw/heard a rider on my tail. Just let off the gas on the straight and it's way safer. Some riders wouldnt let people through and there would end up being 6 or more bikes stacked up.
I know that youre not suppose to look behind you but seriously if you know youre holding people up just relax on the few passing spots and let them through. Its safer for everyone.
I was in the Yellow group all day. All in all a great outing and no real hiccups...Thanks GPBikes!
Does anyone know the photographer who was taking pics? I forgot to get his card???
What bike were you on?
He said he got stuck in green group, got black flagged for passing, then was kicked out. I guess he deleted that from his post before you saw it. I was going to ask how do you get "stuck in green group"? And if so, how do you not obey the rules?
superfly999
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Hey I saw your pics Very nice! I was the red Ducati 749 with white stripe. Lorenzo helmet
In the drivers meeting there was a guy talking about selling pictures?? Not sure how to see his shots.
Can i ask why you felt it was the worst track day ever...
We do our best to insure everyone is safe and that they enjoy the day please feel free to post a reply or contact me directly at 905 428 8983 ask for jeff
also the photographer was from trackday hub he should have the pics posted by the weekend
Thanks for the info. Kinda sucks you have to sign up before you can see the pics though.
I thought it was a perfectly run day myself. Started in green, got black flagged for inside passing, moved me to yellow, problem solved (partly because they are more lenient on inside passing in yellow group, plus the pace is much higher so there isn't as much passing going on
).Awesome run day Jeff. I can't wait to do your other two days! Is there a reason why only 3 days this year?
Thanks for the info. Kinda sucks you have to sign up before you can see the pics though.
I thought it was a perfectly run day myself. Started in green, got black flagged for inside passing, moved me to yellow, problem solved (partly because they are more lenient on inside passing in yellow group, plus the pace is much higher so there isn't as much passing going on
Awesome run day Jeff. I can't wait to do your other two days! Is there a reason why only 3 days this year?
Thanks for the great feedback John
I wish we can do more days but it is hard for us to get our staff out of the store during the working day so we have been limited to long weekends
and as for the images its worth signing up for he runs a good site and always has a monthly flyer which is a good read to keep you informed on whats going on in the wide world of racing
Pics are up: http://www.trackdayhub.com/gallery/GPBikes_May_2014/
I was going to buy one for $3 but it wanted to charge me an extra $2 for "online delivery"
I was going to buy one for $3 but it wanted to charge me an extra $2 for "online delivery"
