Track day at Mosport
Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 11:39PM Having bought a bike specifically for use on the track last year, Cess and I spent Canada Day at Mosport where I was doing my first track day on the ZX-6R. For the unitiated, a track day is organized is organized as follows...
You arrive at the track bright and early in the morning with your bike. You register, the bike goes through a technical inspection, and a rider's meeting follows where all the rules and regulations that must be followed are reviewed. All the attending riders are divided into several groups (generally 3) based on experience and skill level. Each of those groups enters the track and spends 15 minutes or so riding, after which the other 2 groups get the chance to do so. This sequence continues throughout the day.
After being off the track for some time I was glad to see that which each successive on-track session everything I had learned previously about riding on the track was slowly coming back. By my 6th session I felt that I had improved a great amount compared to my 1st session. My lines were improved, my lean angles and corner speeds got better. Having said that, I definitely need to continue to work on my body positioning.
Midway through turn 1:
Exiting one turn and preparing for the next one:
Our group of friends at the pits:
My Kawasaki ZX-6R resting after the last session:
