Random question here but I figured I would ask. I have yet to get the privilege to meet everyone but I was curious if your significant other does track days? I know most of you guys race Saturday and Sunday, and sometimes there is a trackday the Friday before. Is that correct? Is it just for racers or can anyone do the track day? I was hoping maybe you guys could talk your other half into doing a track day. :thumb: I just think it would be awesome to share the experience. :err: Plus it would be pretty nice for me to have a track buddy. :boink:
In my case it wouldn't work - my wife is not exactly supportive feeling that the money blow on racing should be spent on buying nicer furniture. But in answer to your question, you would have to get a race license -$150, 1 day with learning curves for eg. The racer practice (test & tune) days typically require a license. If it's a straight track day - have at it.
oh ok. gotcha. Well in that case I'll leave that test and tune day to you guys :cheers: I'll just do track days around the race schedule so I can help him in the pits on race day.
Hey, my first post sounded good in my head. hehe :err:
I think it's awesome that you want to do the test and tune days to ride together. If you're a competent track rider, and get your license, go ahead and do the test and tune days. Part of my reason for getting a license was knowing that I wouldn't be able to spend a whole weekend at the track and not ride. Turns out the racing part is actually a lot of fun.
The licensing clinic is a breeze if you've done other trackdays, and you'll probably get a better understanding of everything going on and details of the day in the classroom instruction.
Who knows, maybe you'll end up entering a race here or there as well?
My original reason for getting a license was to be able to do the Test and Tune days. Turns out racing is just too much fun.
I'm new around here and new to the track scene. Still working on a bike to use for track days. Who knows what will develop from there, but.............I don't want my hubby on the track with me. He scares me on the street, I can't imagine what it would be like on a track. And I sure don't want him working on the bike if anything goes wrong. Probably the way most guys feel about their wives.
Where to begin..... I'm gonna have to get back to this one when I'm not at work.
Quote from: funsizeracing on September 07, 2007, 03:26:00 PM
Where to begin..... I'm gonna have to get back to this one when I'm not at work.
:spank: :spank: :lmao:
cant wait to read this one...
By all means, have at it. :thumb:
Track days are a great way for one to brush up on their riding skills and to learn what their bike does and , hopefully not, what it doesn't do and what effect your input has on the bike.
When you feel comfortable doing track days you can bump it up a notch and take a licencing clinic.
After that , if you pass, you can apply for and get a racing licence. However, Just because you now have a licence, it would be a good idea to just do the test and tunes for a while till you get comfortable at speed. After that, Have at it.
Good Luck n Happy Knee Draggin... :cheers:
I never keep anybody long enough to bring them to the track more than a time or two. If by chance i do keep someone around more than a month or two, the track is a perfect way to get away from them.
Quote from: Court Jester on September 07, 2007, 04:34:17 PM
I never keep anybody long enough to bring them to the track more than a time or two. If by chance i do keep someone around more than a month or two, the track is a perfect way to get away from them.
It's no wonder you can't keep 'em around when you keep ridin away... :biggrin:
BTW ladies;
If You want you man to do the chores,
Your gonna have to jump on a bike and chase him back into the pits... :lmao:
Quote from: funsizeracing on September 07, 2007, 03:26:00 PM
Where to begin..... I'm gonna have to get back to this one when I'm not at work.
I hope I didn't offend you by my post. I am not too great with words sometimes :)
I have done 2 track days and it's a blast. I'm no where NEAR as fast as the others. I don't want to race any time soon. Maybe later on down the road. But right now I'm happy just being on the track and away from the streets. Last year I rode Deal's Gap and I had a blast. I got a little over my head and the front end tucked. Away I went and down the mountain to hit a tree then later on to have the bike come down on top of me. You see, that made me realize that the track was a safer place to be instead of being a squid and riding above my head on the streets. There are no trees on the track...well not really :)
I look up to you guys and gals. You both have balls. (Can I say that? hehe) I'll get there eventually. I'm just trying to build my confidence back up. So doing track days here and there is helping me. My boyfriend loved the fact that I wanted to do a track day. He loved it so much that he even signed up with me and he went above and beyond to help me out when I was out there on the track. We did Summit Main together this past Wednesday and it was the best time of my life. Not only because I was back out on the track after my crash but because I had him there with me. So that's all I was asking. Just to maybe find another female or male out there to do the track days with before the races. But now I see it's test and tune sorta thing.
Anyway, rambling again. Gotta hit the road. Headed back to Summit for this weekends races. Good luck to everyone out there :)
No no no, you didn't offend me. See it's a really looonnngggg story about a guy, a girl and a pink race bike.
I'm going to skip the relationship story and just mention that if you're racing in the GP region, the format is different. Really nice for couples who both do track days and one races. The weekends are set up as trackday on Saturday thats open to anyone and racing on Sunday.
Quote from: 23sLady on September 07, 2007, 09:20:33 AM
Random question here ...
Plus it would be pretty nice for me to have a track buddy. :boink:
Truckstop and I do trackdays and racing together.
There are many good and bad sides to this venture.
One key point here, is both people have got to have the desire to do this.
If one pushes the other, then it can build up to and beyond resentment.
Another point is, some people use this "hobby" as a getaway, like bowling or "guy/girls night out".
Putting yourself in to this may make for a hostile situation.
Plus there is the added pressure of one person having the added responsibilities of taking care of themselves and the other person.
If you can find a balance with all of that, Great!
I feel Truckstop and I have a pretty good balance.
Given the opportunity, I think everyone should have our balance.
Be careful though, not everyone works the same way.
XIII
My wife insists I go racing to get me out of the house...and I'm just fine with that. :biggrin:
:spank: LOL, I Love IT , SO does me wifey but only in the dirt! She's up for a little bi action if you/yours' can handle a CR125R :cheers: J/K But really I get the track time and until she gets proficient( Check Spelling )on the MX then we'd love to get together. If your other likes dirt let me know, we ride MX in and around branford white springs area (her parents or my inlaws) then I get to play on the ass fault.
Buy a simple bike and don't spend a fortune on mods .
The mods are what cost so much .most racers spend alot of money on fancy shit that does not make them any faster, if your 10 lbs over weight it's alot cheaper to lose the weight then spend money on lighter parts.
Quote from: resurrection on September 08, 2007, 02:06:58 AM
if your 10 lbs over weight it's alot cheaper to lose the weight then spend money on lighter parts.
:biggrin:
my wife started doing trackdays this year and loves it.
Quote from: Xian_13 on September 07, 2007, 07:19:43 PMGiven the opportunity, I think everyone should have our balance.
Be careful though, not everyone works the same way.
Yeah, I forget sometimes that how things work with us, is completely disastrous for other couples, whether it's just fear for safety of the S.O. or just self sufficiency and focus. We know pretty well when to push and when not to push and leave each other alone so we do pretty ok.
Sounds like 23sLady and her dude are mutually supportive for trackdays though, and the dynamic seems right. Test and tune days are a little different from trackdays as it's racer practice and if you're inexperienced on the track, off pace, and nervous about close passing, it might be wise to wait. There's no passing rules like most trackday orgs, and it's a pretty broad range of experience out there. I still think you might enjoy doing the licensing clinic. I'm not sure what it's like in your region, but in the midwest the on-track stuff was really laid back with a huge range in ability. You can read about my experience here (http://www.trackdaymag.com/i?a=61).
As for racing, I was about as scared before my first race as I was before my first trackday. In both cases, they were really nothing to be afraid of, and I still think both are serious fun. (But in different ways.)
Quote from: Xian_13 on September 07, 2007, 07:19:43 PM
Truckstop and I do trackdays and racing together.
There are many good and bad sides to this venture.
Heh... and Truckstop and I used to do trackdays together... oh wait, we still do, except now X is the one that has to deal with her the rest of the time! :biggrin:
(for those of you in our viewing audience, I am Truckstop's ex-boyfriend)
All I can say is that this sport is wonderful thing to share with someone you care about... and after having a past girlfriend that I did trackdays with, I can't imagine not trying to get the new s.o. involved as well..... whenever I get around to finding a new girlfriend.
I spent the past weekend at Blackhawk with Truckstop and X (among others) doing a STT trackday and had a wonderful time. I suppose to a lot of people to say "Yea, I hung out with my ex-girlfriend and her boyfriend all weekend and had a blast" they'd look at you funny... but I think that speaks volumes for the quality of people involved in this sport.....
trevor
My girlfriend and I both race - and that's how we met... It worked out great when we both ran the in CCS - but since I have gone to racing with the AMA - things are a bit harder... I can say that I am really glad that she understands the demands of racing - cause I have had girlfriends that didn't have a clue... Man was that hell!!!
If you are able to turn somewhat competitive laptimes and are able to hold a line while on the track - without getting spooked.... I say do it - there is nothing better then spending time with your other at the track.....
*This* is the thread that brings you out of lurking?? :P
Remember we did have to go through a period of time of space and not talking and not liking eachother much before we could work out the being friends part again, which helps with the part where we all have to get along and hang out together... and being able to do that speaks volumes about both you and X as people.
Not everyone can get along with their spouse at the track though. The stress level and concentration some need is something that the S.O. can't deal with. Plenty of couples are better off if the spouse stays home. I don't think that's the case here.
Quote from: truckstop on September 11, 2007, 12:58:42 PM
The stress level and concentration some need is something that the S.O. can't deal with. Plenty of couples are better off if the spouse stays home.
I was just thinking, while it is great that you two( yous? youins? forgive me its how weins in S. IL speak) can make the relationship work...I would have to think there are situations where it just doesn't make sense. And I don't mean those situations where one member of the relationship is trying to get away from "the wife, kids, grown up life".
My wife has been nothing but supportive of the racing thing, but she also has decided ( after this year ) that she can't watch ...too hard on her, so consquently she supports me from home, so when I call and tell her I crashed
again, she can tell me I am still great! ( YES FOR SOME REASON SHE THINKS I AM GREAT :finger:)
neither here nor there..just thinkin'
Quote from: truckstop on September 11, 2007, 12:58:42 PM
*This* is the thread that brings you out of lurking?? :P
Remember we did have to go through a period of time of space and not talking and not liking eachother much before we could work out the being friends part again, which helps with the part where we all have to get along and hang out together... and being able to do that speaks volumes about both you and X as people.
Not everyone can get along with their spouse at the track though. The stress level and concentration some need is something that the S.O. can't deal with. Plenty of couples are better off if the spouse stays home. I don't think that's the case here.
Come back tomorrow for another episode of 'As the Wheel Turns.' :wah:
We're already working on trying to get on the Jerry Springer show. :D
Quote from: truckstop on September 11, 2007, 12:58:42 PM
*This* is the thread that brings you out of lurking?? :P
Heh.... yea... I thought that was kind of funny too.
I've been lurking here mostly just because, well, I'm not a racer... just a track-day junkie... but I am racer-curious.... :D
I may just stop down to Blackhawk this Sunday to check out the happenings.....
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Thanks for all the tips and advice. I have a ways to go before I pick up racing. Plus we can only afford for one of us to race and I will never stand in the way of his dreams. I don't know how far racing with CCS will take him but wherever he goes, I'm behind him 100%. Because I am so supportive, I think that's the main reason we are able to be a great pair at the track. If you ever see us in the pits you would think were were school kids with puppy love. A lot of you guys give us shit for that!!! But I look around and there aren't many other wives/girlfriends there. He tells me all the time how great it is to have me there. So it works out perfect. But what he doesn't know is that I'm watching and taking notes. That way I can pass him on the inside while smacking him on the ass one day. ;)
He's going to smack ME on the ass when he reads this I bet. haha :)
Thanks again everyone.