How many track / race days do you guys actually ride per year??

[doozerdave]

I've been averaging 8 track days per season. I try get out at least once per month, with a few extras. I've given up street in favour of track.... twice. For me it never lasts. I enjoy toodling around being socially irresponsible, AND pushing my limits at the track and in the dirt (on a dirt bike, not at the aforementioned track ). On the street I like doing country rides, beach rides, longer trips, etc. I say do it all, if you can. If I had to choose, I'd likely get a street legal enduro. I could never choose just one discipline, I've tried...

 

[Rddmm2]

Plan to do 2 or 3 weekday track days to escape the office from time to time and hope to sign up for 3 to 4 Race weekends which are great, i mean really great, but would never replace a street bike with a dedicated track/race bike - if i had to choose.
You plan, pay, transport and hope for good weather for the track bike - and you wait your turn every 3rd session. - wait all sunny warm week for the weekend track day(s) only to end up riding in the cold or rain. i love the track, but I couldn't get by without the street bike too - transportation to work, free parking, 2 up when weather is fine, ride to buddy's cottage, etc., tough to trade that freedom for a dedicated 9 am to 5 pm track bike. If you think about it, its kind of a contradiction - thrilling to speed and race around a short road course but its restrictive and surprisingly conformist in a regulated and organized 9 am to 5pm kinda way... After adhering to the schedule all day, less any red flag sessions, at 5pm you load up and you don't ride again until next time you plan, pay, transport and setup at the track... Just my thoughts on a wintry January day.

 

[rideitlikeyoustoleit]

Thanks for all the input guys! I narrowed it down to whatever bike is available.

1 - SV650, insure for the street and track once or twice for the season.
2 - CBR F4, track 5+ times + stunt conversion, insure for street when it's affordable.
3 - R6, track only, way more than 5 times I hope.

 

[N3WMAN]

In 2012 I did street, track, and dirt all on my Supermoto. It isn't ideal, but it can be done.

 

[Fiery254]

Trackdays only. About 20.

My record was 42 3 or 4 years ago.

I think it was 2012, by the end of April I'd done 6 days at Jennings and then did about 25 more thru the regular season, including a trip to Mid Ohio. That was my peak. My visa card needed a bit of a break last year.

The real track whore is Gillespie. Although he'll be all lonely this season.

 

[Fiery254]

Soon as you taste Calabogie or Mosport you'll be saying the same thing about Grand Bend and Cayuga, that riding those tracks suck lol.

I had a blast riding down in PA this year with zx600 and a couple of other friends, never felt dangerous and way more fun that a Td at TMP.

PA and upstate NY have some great roads. If I lived in one of those areas I'd still be street riding, albeit not on a ss.

 

[meme]

I think it was 2012

The real track whore is Gillespie. Although he'll be all lonely this season.

It was the final year of T2, whenever that was. I recounted the stickers in my trailer, it was 39 not 42...close enough!

Gillespie-send him our way, we will amuse him!

I have 12 booked with P6 and just waiting to see what the DDT is like before I sign up for those. DOCC and RC days should add 3 or 4 more and I still need to try out GB for a weekend.

You sure you wanna move away this year?

 

[webb70]

In 2012 I did 14 track days and about 15 MX track days...
In 2013 I only managed 11 track days and 2 MX track days :-(
In 2014 I plan to do at least 15 track days and around 10+ days on the MX track......

 

[doozerdave]

If we're throwing dirt into the mix I only got to the MX track twice last year, but Ganaraska 6 or 7 times and a private ride spot about the same.

 

[uchi]

i ride mostly street, but i managed to get to 7 track days last year including a weekend at bogie

 

[skip]

Last two years zero my track bike is feeling very neglected and the only reason it hasn't left me is it is locked up in storage.

Before that about two weekends a month.

 

[Nick_f]

The most i did was last year at 5
I would consider that my first actual season as the year before that i only did 2 and the year before that was one day with racer5.

I am hoping to get out a lot this year, as the last couple of years had a wedding, travel and house purchase.

I only ride track now, and i might by another bike for the summer this year, but not a super sport, something that i can commute with to work (90km round trip)

 

[superfly999]

I cant remember how many track days I've done in the last three years but I do remember this....

I haven't needed an alarm clock to wake up at 5am once!!! Seriously not once...that's a good sign

 

[poossieposse1]

I have 20 booked with Pro6 and 1 with Fast School again. My husband has about 25 booked. It's going to be a great season !!! Here's my new babyView attachment 34343

 

[SlowMo]

I have 20 booked with Pro6 and 1 with Fast School again. My husband has about 25 booked. It's going to be a great season !!! Here's my new babyView attachment 34343

Very nice. Where you get the tank and saddle rubber?

 

[poossieposse1]

Very nice. Where you get the tank and saddle rubber?

Check out http://www.shopapexracing.com/ It's called hydro turf and you can buy it in sheets. It's actually meant for water craft so it's thin and sticks well. I believe it comes in several colours

 

[skapan]

Check out http://www.shopapexracing.com/ It's called hydro turf and you can buy it in sheets. It's actually meant for water craft so it's thin and sticks well. I believe it comes in several colours

Here's a direct link to the page http://www.apexmfg.com/products/product/view/16/184 You can also buy larger sheets of the stuff on eBay in various colours and patterns.

 

[omnivore]

1 practise weekend, 6 race weekends, and 4 trackdays / year.

 

[ZX600]

1 practise weekend, 6 race weekends, and 4 trackdays / year.

Add one more race weekend this year

 

[omnivore]

Right you are....forgot about the VRRA invitational one.

Oh wait....TWO MORE...VRRA and RACE invitationals.