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that didn't help me at all. It actually made it worse. I'm supposed to go to my first track day next season in oklahoma. Anyone ever been there? Is it a good track?

Josh - I assume you're going to Hallett. I did my first track-day there 1.5yrs ago and really enjoyed it. It's a great track. I recommend you find an onboard video of the track and study any and all maps before you go. Even a video from a car would be more beneficial than no video at all. Never hurts to be prepared!

thanks for the advice and any other advice would be good since this will be my first track day. Any ideas of where to search for vids from there?

Josh - Try this thread for good info on trackdays: http://gsxr.com/showthread.php?t=8615 "you da man" has a great post of the things to remember. The only item I would add is: - Don't hand-fist it down the straights and then hold everyone up in the corners. You're at the track-day to learn how to corner and handle the bike, not learn how to go fast in a straight line - anyone can do that!!! Focus on your lines... entry, middle and exit. Concerning a Hallett video - go to Hallett's home page (http://www.hallettracing.net/trackmap.html) they have some decent in-car videos. Good luck!

thanks for the advice and any other advice would be good since this will be my first track day. Any ideas of where to search for vids from there? Treat your first few sessions the same as you would a ride down an unfamilier road. Keep your pace within your comfort zone. It is so easy to get the idea "I'm on a race track, I can go as fast as I want!" then when you get to the first turn suffer the infamous "Oh Shit" moment. Take it easy and learn the track layout, find the lines through the corners and as the day(s) go on speed will come. I haven't been to Hallet but most track day orginazations have a beginer group and control riders/instructors. Learn from them and don't feel rushed to go fast. Speed comes with skill and skill takes time and effort to learn. You will have fun as long as you use your head.

Hardest part of your first trackday is to remember to relax. I remember my first trackday and I thought I put knuckle impressions on my clip-ons I was squeezing so hard. Took me until lunch break to relax. Shit, I don't even remember breathing those first couple of sessions :D . Control riders are great to learn from and I haven't met one that will not help you if you ask. At Hallet, your first couple of sessions just try to use two gears so you can learn the track and the lines. If you are too busy trying to shift and staying in the powerband (which you shouldn't be since it's your first trackday) you will be blowing the lines and messing up people behind you. Just stay smooth, controlled, and predictable. There will be faster riders than you and they will find a way around you. Don't look behind you if you hear a bike on your ass...the track is in front of you. Oh, the one thing that kind of intimidates first trackday riders before their first session is watching and especially listening to the "race group" guys go out first. DO NOT try to memick them and you don't have to bounce off the rev limiter before you shift. You are there to learn and have fun...not to wad up your bike. After a few trackdays you'll be out there like the veterans doing 120-125mph in 3rd gear pinging off the rev limiter :D

I rode the vir track . Thanks that brought back some fun memories. I rode a wheelie right under that bridge.