Racer5 GRAND BEND MOTORPLEX Trackday July 25th!

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We are excited to announce the July 25th trackday at Grand Bend Motorplex!

Come and ride this great race track and also check out the awesome resort town that its located in!

All Racer5 Stage3 Graduates can do an arrive and ride* for this day starting at only $279 including trackfees!
* We bring your pit setup, bike, gas, tires, etc. Just bring your gear and ride, we will also have a riding coach present to help you through out the day.

- please contact Racer5 at info@racer5.ca to book your arrive and ride!

Trackday Guidelines:

Red : Experienced Trackday Riders/ Racers
Safe passing allowed anywhere on the track.

Yellow: Intermediate level Trackday Riders
No passing once the bike you are attempting to pass has started leaning into a turn.
Passing during braking before a turn, and corner exit permissible as long as you maintain a minimum of 6 feet between yourself and the bike you are attempting to pass.

Green: Beginner level
No passing except for the straights, maintain a minimum 8 feet between the bike you are passing.
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Jul 25th Trackday Schedule
7:00am - Gates Open
7:15am - 8:30am - Tech Inspection, Registration
8:30am - 8:45 - Riders Meeting
9:00am - First track session starts
12:00pm-1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Track sessions resumes
5:00pm - End of Day

Space is limited!
To avoid disappointment we strongly encourage pre-registering for this event.

To Register for the Trackday please contact Grand Bend Motorplex:
Lisa (519) 238-7223 ext 25
Pre-registration: $125 (plus HST)
Registration at Track: $150 (plus HST)

To Register for the Racer5 Arrive and Ride please email Racer5 :
Info@Racer5.ca

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Will be there, it's my first time at this track can't wait to ride on it. What configuration will we be using tomorrow? If you have any links to any videos with the same configuration that would be great to get an idea what to expect.
 
I'll be there doing Stage 4. My brother will also be there. I am on a school-bus yellow Ducati Sport Classic, brother is on a red Honda Superhawk. Come by and say hello!
 
YellowDuck said:
I'll be there doing Stage 4. My brother will also be there. I am on a school-bus yellow Ducati Sport Classic, brother is on a red Honda Superhawk. Come by and say hello!
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Black and silver GSXR600 will see you guys there...
 
What a great day! I liked the track a lot, the left and right chicane where you don't have to lift off is a beauty, and lots of other amazing corners... What's a fast time for today's configuration? Like at Cayuga TMP is sub 1:20
 
Rossi86 said:
What a great day! I liked the track a lot, the left and right chicane where you don't have to lift off is a beauty, and lots of other amazing corners... What's a fast time for today's configuration? Like at Cayuga TMP is sub 1:20
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1:06 - 1:08 is superbike fast - 1:11 was rookie fast lap so 1:13 is around your 1:20 at TMP for this configuration
 
ZX600 said:
1:06 - 1:08 is superbike fast - 1:11 was rookie fast lap so 1:13 is around your 1:20 at TMP for this configuration
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I didn't time any laps today but sure felt like I was getting around it pretty quickly. Great day today.
 
doozerdave said:
I didn't time any laps today but sure felt like I was getting around it pretty quickly. Great day today.
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From what I saw at Mosport you are pretty quick and so is your damn bike, from the video it kicked my *** on the back straight
 
ZX600 said:
From what I saw at Mosport you are pretty quick and so is your damn bike, from the video it kicked my *** on the back straight
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It's goddam fast for some reason. It's only -1/+1 geared right now too. I managed to draft pass my buddy on the back straight on his CBR1K today! In his defense his drive got killed but two riders in front of him, but still, I was amazed I could do that.
 
doozerdave said:
It's goddam fast for some reason. It's only -1/+1 geared right now too. I managed to draft pass my buddy on the back straight on his CBR1K today! In his defense his drive got killed but two riders in front of him, but still, I was amazed I could do that.
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Oh yea, I got away from you on 5c but then you just pulled me back like if I was on a fishing line... amazing how fast your bike is
 
Was there today! Technical track is such a great configuration - loved it. Thanks Fawaz and Racer5 crew... you guys are awesome and made it a great day.
 
What a great day I had! Signed up for Racer 5 Stage 4, and since there were as many instructors as students I ended up having Mike Bevan as my private coach for the whole day. He would lead me for a few laps to show me lines, then watch me for a few, then lead again, etc. and after every session we would debrief and he would let me know how and where I could improve things. What a privilege to get instruction like that from such an accomplished rider! At yellow group pace he could put his ZX-10 anywhere on the track at anytime...if that required having the front wheel in the air a bit while he (safely) squeaked past someone at 125 percent of their speed, so be it. Just awesome.

I don't think Fawaz had to pick up one broken bike (or rider) all day, so we just kept going and going. Seven sessions!

I had only been to Grand Bend once before, and never on the technical layout, so it took me forever to learn the lines. The entrance to the "bus stop" bit in particular was giving me fits, but I eventually got it. Also, Mike had me carrying more and more speed into the carousel, learning to trust that I could easily scrub it all off again while turning. Still a lot more time left there but I certainly improved. For the entire day at Grand Bend last year, the entrance to that corner was a complete mystery to me.

By the final session I was doing really consistent 1:18s. Here are four laps in a row.

[video=youtube;OQLJcZI5EEs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQLJcZI5EEs&feature=youtu.be[/video]
 
great day run by Fawaz and crew, as per usual. One crash in red with a dust cloud in turn 2 during the last session I believe. Was it just me or did green sessions seem quite a bit longer than red and yellow? First time with the 448/449's at GB, carousel was awesome. No video, but if anyone has red group video, feel free to post it
 
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I didn't notice the sessions were longer (for green) but it's possibly because the school is out in that group so you can get hung up quite a bit until the straight.

Overall it was an awesome day!
 
The first green session of the day was over 20 minutes, for sure. Their last one was only 10 minutes though. Stopped at 4:55.
 
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