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Started by cbr600_mj, January 02, 2007, 03:26:14 PM

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cbr600_mj

Hello there and Happy New Year to you all!

I was going to ask some  noobie question to you all.

On race days do you all have a checklist that you go over before you head to the track?

What extra parts would you recomend one to carry?

Do you snack light during race days? What do you bring to eat and snack?

Do any of you camp at the track?

I'd love any advise that you have.

Thanks in advance!

Mike

Court Jester

i made a list out formyself. bring all your tools. i have an enclosed trailer and just keep a full set in there with lots of power tools, aswell as tire warmers, extention cords, gen., canopy, all the normal stuff. always make sure you have the key to your bike too.
extra stuff: anything you can fit is well worth packing. better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it. i keep an extra set of forks, clip ons, rear sets, plastic, a few bottles of engine ice, whatever is most likely to break if you go down.
and i always eat real light through out the day. a banana here or there. just little healthy things that are full of what you need.
and always bring jugs of water. lots and lots of water. i've put down over a gallon in one day and not peed till that night when i started on the rum and coke. always have lots of water on hand.
camping is way less $$$ money than hotels. but an enclosed trailer beats the hell out of a tent in a storm with 20mph winds. so if you're pitching a tent, be ready to seach for a hotel if needed. 
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cbr600_mj


K3 Chris Onwiler

These Days I'm so well organized and experienced that a checklist is unnecessary, but here's a quick list for you.
Bike
helmet
leathers
gloves
boots
stands
gas can

Pretty much anything else can be mooched. But here's more stuff you'll hate to live without.

Spares:
bars
levers
spare set of rearsets
set of grips
spare throttle tube
any extra gearing you may have

chemicals  (oil, chain lube, something for your visor, wax, RainX, hand cleaner, carb cleaner WD40

Folding chairs and a canopy
Tools
Gatorade, energy drinks, snack bars, water, water, water....

Now if you have an enclosed trailer, most of this stuff can stay in ther all the time so you don't have to worry about forgetting it.  Over time you'll acquire much more stuff than I just mentioned, but that much makes for a good start.  Keeping it all in plastic crates helps you find your stuff and load it quickly when you are heading for the track.
The frame was snapped, the #3 rod was dangling from a hole in the cases, and what was left had been consumed by fire.  I said, "Hey, we've got all night!"
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cbr600_mj


dylanfan53

Don Cook
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Court Jester

that's a must for sure there. i leave the little grill in the trailer year round.
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Quote from: cbr600_mj on January 02, 2007, 08:49:25 PM
Mr. K3!

Thank you Sir!

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r1owner

I also bought some of those big plastic boxes and labeled them to keep all like things together.  i.e. spare parts, fluids, tent, etc...

251am

  There's an actual list that Learning Curves hands out with your licensing packet- it's more of a machine checklist though. Duct tape, don't forget the duct tape, safety wire, spare alternator for your tow vehicle, extra drive belt, stool, water, water, water, tire guy, suspension guy, chain, tires, tires, tires,  :whine:  , flip flops for the showers, rubber brats for the moochers   :biggrin:  , enthusiasm.... 

r1owner

Flip flops for the showers.... good one.  That reminds me, if you're going to BHF, bring your own shower,

tstruyk

shop towels, trash bags, batteries (for lap timers, flash lights etc...) the list goes on
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