When was your first track day??

[KiNG $h!T]

when was your first time to actually get to hit up a track day?? Im 18 and im hoping to hit one up soon.

[Pabst214]

i did my first track day last april at a lonestar event. you should come out, nothing but fun times, for the most part. hope to see ya

[jeffLSTD]

Did my first track day in '99 at The Motorsport Ranch. Advanced Motorsports and Mototek used to do them maybe three times a year... that's it. The sooner you get on the track, the better. You really don't know what you're missing. We have had some teens come out who just started driving, but can ride a bike proficiently. It's a great time and chances are you wont regret it.

[MacMan/LSTD]

STAR Motorcycle School, Feb 99.
2000 Buell M2 Cyclone
Dunlop 207ZR tires
stock suspension.

[Capafool]

April of Last year ('04) @ TWS.
I've only been riding since November '01

[CarbonJames]

Feb. this year,, and havent missed but 1 since then..

[Steve O Chap]

October 2003
LSTD @ TWS
Done 7 or 8 others... would like to do more but I'm not sponsored by VISA and Mastercard like so many othres. :eh:

[Moody]

The February LSTD @ The MotorSport Ranch :icon_thumright:

[SBK Pilot]

October 2003
LSTD @ TWS
Done 7 or 8 others... would like to do more but I'm not sponsored by VISA and Mastercard like so many othres.* :eh:


acutally it's discover... but i'm working on my lap times...* :eh:

yeah, it would be easier to count the lstd track days that i have not attended...* b/c i'm pretty much a track HO...* :icon_rr:

been going since feb of this year too...* :icon_thumright:

have you seen how many cops they have on up in the forest these days???...

[arturo3rd]

when was your first time to actually get to hit up a track day?? Im 18 and im hoping to hit one up soon.


TWS on May 30th 2005. ive only twice to the track :eh:

[KiNG $h!T]

and who all in here is sponsored??

[ufo34]

and who all in here is sponsored??


Me ----->Wellsfargo(visa).
The thing is that i have to pay them at the end of the month.


first trackday.... sometime in May of last year at TWS. :icon_thumright:

[KiNG $h!T]

:laughing6: hahaha well my bank of america sponser is stingy its not gunna get me to many trackdays :laughing6: and u of h sure aint helping out either. eating all my damn money away lol

[Moody]

and who all in here is sponsored??


Well, there are a few people cutting checks for me. Whether they know they are sponsoring a race team or not.... :dontknow:

[Steve O Chap]

I make a pretty good living and Katy makes more than the national average family income... I don't see how people throw sooo much money into this whole track/racing thing. Let's say you drop $4k this year into bike prep, repairs, replacements, fuel, trackdays, race fees and whatnot. And that's not a high estimate. Do you guys have any idea how much that $$ is worth in 20 years? You'd be amazed at what compound interest does! :eek3: I drop around $1500-$2000 a year in bike stuff and maybe I'm just cheap but that seems like a buttload to me. I know several folks who have in upwards of $10k on credit cards and know of 1 who has upwards of $20k in credit cards all trying to do this track/racing thing.

Once you guys get married you'll cut your budget down some... I would do more but it's not just my money. It's my and my wifes money. I mean we pay cash for everything but our first new car and our house. So when I go spend $150 on a trackday, $250 on new tires and then have to change the oil and brake fluid I'm looking at around $500 for a trackday. It just seems selfish to me to spend so much of our money on myself.

Ok... I ranted and now I feel better.

Does anyone else have this delimna?

[Capafool]

and who all in here is sponsored??


Me ----->Wellsfargo(visa).
The thing is that i have to pay them at the end of the month.


first trackday.... sometime in May of last year at TWS. :icon_thumright:


Naw man it had to be sooner cuz you went to the track twice before I started going. Maybe I started goin in June or July of last year then, not april... Hell I can't remember! that was last year! :biggrin:




:laughing6: hahaha well my bank of america sponser is stingy its not gunna get me to many trackdays :laughing6: and u of h sure aint helping out either. eating all my damn money away lol


I'm sponsored by UofH :biggrin: . and I get deals on some bike parts at times so I guess u could say that's somewhat of a sponsor. Oh and work sponsors me as well :tongue5: . Not for long though cuz my term there is almost up b4 I go back to school for my last yr of engineering.

[arturo3rd]

spend money on yourself once a month. only costs me about $200 a track day after i got all my stuff together.

[j14]

my fist track day was with arturo3rd on may 30th...
I've only been riding since Jan. of this year, stopped for two months (accident), and started riding again...all together about 6 months of riding time

[KiNG $h!T]

:laughing6: capa are you seriously sponsered by uofh??? :confused1:?

and j14 juss wondering what kinda times are you putting down?

[arturo3rd]

:laughing6: capa are you seriously sponsered by uofh??? :confused1:?*

and j14 juss wondering what kinda times are you putting down?


doesnt matter. got to get the basics and experinece before you can start to push it and time yourself.

[KiNG $h!T]

oh yea i know that i was just wondering though. Kinda see what ppl's average first times out look like.

[ufo34]

oh yea i know that i was just wondering though. Kinda see what ppl's average first times out look like.


I think First timer average are between 2'10's and 20's.
just an average, i know There few out there that would say i did 2.00 on my firt time. :laughing6:

[Capafool]

oh yea i know that i was just wondering though. Kinda see what ppl's average first times out look like.


I think First timer average are between 2'10's and 20's.
just an average, i know There few out there that would say i did 2.00 on my firt time. :laughing6:



yeah or 1:54 my second... :laughing6: :keke:

[Capafool]

:laughing6: capa are you seriously sponsered by uofh??? :confused1:?*


Yes i'm really sponsored by UofH.* Engineering sponsors me.* no joke. :biggrin:

[KiNG $h!T]

damn thats pimp maybe after i get in good and hopefully put down some nice times i can get pharmcy to sponcer me. :biggthumpup:

[Moody]

I make a pretty good living and Katy makes more than the national average family income... I don't see how people throw sooo much money into this whole track/racing thing. Let's say you drop $4k this year into bike prep, repairs, replacements, fuel, trackdays, race fees and whatnot. And that's not a high estimate. Do you guys have any idea how much that $$ is worth in 20 years? You'd be amazed at what compound interest does!* *:eek3: I drop around $1500-$2000 a year in bike stuff and maybe I'm just cheap but that seems like a buttload to me. I know several folks who have in upwards of $10k on credit cards and know of 1 who has upwards of $20k in credit cards all trying to do this track/racing thing.

Once you guys get married you'll cut your budget down some... I would do more but it's not just my money. It's my and my wifes money. I mean we pay cash for everything but our first new car and our house. So when I go spend $150 on a trackday, $250 on new tires and then have to change the oil and brake fluid I'm looking at around $500 for a trackday. It just seems selfish to me to spend so much of our money on myself.

Ok... I ranted and now I feel better.

Does anyone else have this delimna?


Did you earn the money? Then why not spend a little on your self. :icon_thumright:

The issue is you are worried about the future, which is good but, if you are not having fun now while yo are young.... are you really going to care how great your life is when you can't do crap because you are old. Seriously though.... it is about balance. I could invest alot more then I do but, (and I do invest) sanity comes with a price as well. And, that is about $150 for a track day. The final issue is you probably are just getting into this phase in your life and well, you will hopefully be earning a little more in a few years and be able to play a little more. :icon_thumright:

If today was the last day of your life... what would you do?

[j14]

:laughing6: capa are you seriously sponsered by uofh??? :confused1:?*

and j14 juss wondering what kinda times are you putting down?


honestly don't know, I'm not concerned abou that right now...I'm trying to work on my body positioning; however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there. Mostly instructors are the one's that pass me and a couple of riders, I'm just trying to get comfortable out there. I'm not worrying about times because if I go and push without basics, I'll be in a whole lot of mess.

[Capafool]

however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there...


:bs: :keke:

[ufo34]

however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there...


:bs:* * :keke:




I predict this thread will go above 7 pages........ :laughing6:

[BubbaRRay]

Mine was on Aug. 9 at TWS with LSTD. It's really funny to look back at some pictures. To me, it's one of those things that you get a lot better at without trying all that hard to. Anyways, now I'm sponsored by Worth Hydrochem of Houston, and I only run a 2:03

[j14]

however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there...


:bs:* * :keke:


:thefinger: lol not the slowest...I think? lol

[OutlawDCustoMs]

however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there...


:bs:* * :keke:


:thefinger:* lol* not the slowest...I think? lol


nah i am, cause i gota push my bike =b

[Moody]

however, I can tell you I'm not the slowest out there...


:bs:* * :keke:


:thefinger:* lol* not the slowest...I think? lol


nah i am, cause i gota push my bike =b


I bet I could tow you behind me and we could still pass a few people in level 1. :tongue5:

So you need help getting that thing together for 9/5 or what? PM me if you do. :icon_thumright:

[j14]

oh true true, how's that bike syd?

[Stephen Porter]

About 1997/1998 started racing YSR's. Did some Califorina Superbike School, Jason Pridmore's STAR before the idea of trackdays came around.

-sp

[OutlawDCustoMs]

haven't even touched it yet