My first track day! Pocono West (8/26)
 

Had my first track day with TPM at Pocono West this past Saturday (8/26). It rainy, miserable, and foggy, but it was an absolutely amazing experience! :)

The TPM coaches and the people at the track day were so friendly. I loved the atmosphere. (Maybe they were just friendly cuz I was there with Shamster's wife, and 2 females at a track day together are just too hard to resist! lol jk) But yea it was a great time. We took ART basic and Bill was really helpful. The other coaches were also extremely helpful and encouraging when it came to individual feedback and constructive criticism. Julie, Mark, Joe, and Bill were great. I love Julie, she is a sweetheart!

I especially liked the fact that the mirrors were taken off and I could focus 100% on riding and the turns and what was ahead of me. The controlled environment was such a different feeling. No worries about anything, just riding. It was great, and definitely addictive.

I also liked that I was able to practice body positioning and turns without feeling stupid. I never did body positioning or shifted off my bike on the street because I felt stupid doing it, especially since I don't go that fast on the street. Lol. So the track was a good chance for me to feel it out.

Anyway here are some pictures, don't laugh at my noob body positioning or at the ugly suit that I rented from TPM! lol...I'm working on both!!

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my baby
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sham's wife and i ride the same bike..look how cute our babies are on the trailer (couldn't take a non-blurry pic from our car)
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Good job, both of you! You girls did great out there for your first time. Hope you learned a lot and had a blast. I know Chialin did for sure. She hates the streets now.

Many thanks to Dennis (aka Scrappy), for lending us the trailer and helping us setup the night before. Because of your help, the day went so much smoother, so much appreciation for that!

And to the a-hole who stuffed it in the inside of Chialin's turn...hahahaha...you got what you deserved! (some guy passed my wife on the inside, which is a big no no in the white group...he tried doing this to someone else later on and crashed). I normally don't like to take pleasure in someone else's misfortunate, but in this case, he got what you deserved.

Here's a pic of Chialin in one of the afternoon sessions...
http://www.rdphoto.fatcow.com/TPM/Au...s/21AU1312.jpg

Again, good job to you both. Based on what I saw and what I heard the coaches telling you, both of you were very precise and really did everything correctly. And just remember, you did all that when it was wet and rainy out. Imagine what you can do if the conditions were better. Hope to see you at more track events in the future!

Damn...great to hear about your first experience on track!!! ;) I'll be out there with ya one of these days when I'm feelin' the itch and feel ready for it. Really lookin' forward to it. Sweet Ninja and good choice, BTW :P
~Shel

we should totally go again together.

your ride isn't bad either!! ;)

LOL...terrible ;) :lol:

It's about time I've seen someone put a K-250 on the track. Given the correct suspension setup, that little bike can move...great job!

Well, hey, not as terrible as what that guy did. At first, I was of course concerned for the person (especially since they red flagged the rest of you and the ambulence went out for him). But after hearing he was ok for the most part, and then finding out who it was, I couldn't help but smile. F that guy!

lol thanks..we brought two identical ninjettes to the track that day. haha. pretty funny. one of the coaches (mark) had a ninja 500, and chialin and i happened to be lined up behind him with our 250s. and someone cracked a joke saying it was like the mother duck leading 2 baby ducklings! LOL. :nod2:

Excellent! Happy you both had positive experienced despite the weather. Bill Sink is a great coach. Welcome to your new addiction :nod2:

yea there were several lowsides that day, i think about 4! and they all happened in the second to last session, I guess it started getting colder and wetter, and people started pushing themselves too hard. thankfully everyone was okay. can't say the same for their bikes though. :doh:

Yeah, that would be great!.....Would be cool to have another female for comraderie and/or maybe even some "mentoring" :) It's gunnew be awhile til I'm ready to get on track though, by then I will most likely have an upgrade...the 250 is definately very easy to manipulate, just hopin' whatever I upgrade to is also the same...guess we'll see.

I'll be goin to watch a trackday though so I'm looking forward to doin that and learning as much as I can until I actually do it....

You two looked good out there all day. You were pitted just down from me (Coach #29). I am glad you had fun and a safe day!

See you all again!

ah! didn't get a chance to meet you bob! maybe next time! :)

Congrats on your first trackday!

you girls are hot... :leghump: lmfao..jk..but that's cool that you guys had a good time..i cant wait to see my girl ripping up the track....i love her..