Trackday Picture Thread

[whippersnapper]

Back on the track after a 15 year absence

[typhon]

if ronald mcdonald rode a duc, this is probably the color scheme he would have picked

[TheNibbler]

Finished my first track day a couple weeks ago at the nashville superspeed way. Totally amazing experience, could be one of the best weekends ever

First and Only Knee slide... a little "wtf?!" moment when I touched the track with the slider.






My outside knee kicks out more than the inside, on the right side esp. My instructor told me about this a couple times... I have to figure this out in the next track day:

[danny408]

[QUOTE=TheNibbler;506135]Finished my first track day a couple weeks ago at the nashville superspeed way. Totally amazing experience, could be one of the best weekends ever

First and Only Knee slide... a little "wtf?!" moment when I touched the track with the slider.



i can tell your leaning angel is not so guud by looking at ur head position.. go watch how those motogp guys do it.
you have to get off the bike, pull ur bike down, then this point stick ur knee out to make sure
you don't go too low and also hold your bike up..

the purpose of dragging your knee for me is to hold up my bike and its a feedback tool to let me know how low im leaning. other then that draggknee is a waste of pucks and slow you down.
\\\look through corner/////

[tye1138]

Track days are good for you...

[TheNibbler]

Originally Posted by danny408

i can tell your leaning angel is not so guud by looking at ur head position.. go watch how those motogp guys do it.
you have to get off the bike, pull ur bike down, then this point stick ur knee out to make sure
you don't go too low and also hold your bike up..

the purpose of dragging your knee for me is to hold up my bike and its a feedback tool to let me know how low im leaning. other then that draggknee is a waste of pucks and slow you down.
\\\look through corner/////

I agree with you... I didn't realize the ugliness of my form until I saw the pictures the next day . I will work on it the next time . Knee sliding has been a taboo since I was a kid It's a feeling of accomplishment although it might not mean anything

oh, btw... I see your outer knee popping out too... Is this normal? My instructor kept on telling me how I should hug the tank with the outer thigh for grip while leaning. He told me that popping the outer knee counter acts the leaning... I did see quite a few people popping the knee out... that's one thing I should work on the next time.

[boostedt0y]

Originally Posted by TheNibbler

I agree with you... I didn't realize the ugliness of my form until I saw the pictures the next day . I will work on it the next time . Knee sliding has been a taboo since I was a kid It's a feeling of accomplishment although it might not mean anything

oh, btw... I see your outer knee popping out too... Is this normal? My instructor kept on telling me how I should hug the tank with the outer thigh for grip while leaning. He told me that popping the outer knee counter acts the leaning... I did see quite a few people popping the knee out... that's one thing I should work on the next time.

IMO the reason the knee pops out is because of the narrowness of the tank on Ducatis. My outside knee looks like it is sticking out also. I believe that on Japanese bikes the tanks are wide and the angle of the tank follows the natural direction of your outside knee as you are hanging off so it doesn't look like it sticks out much.

[tye1138]

You shouldn't use your knee to keep you up, its just a way to judge lean angle. Most of us can't use it properly, I actually judge my lean angle if my boot scrapes the ground, since I'm not really riding on anything OEM. You'll notice most professional road racers, don't continuously drag knee's that much since there lines put there knees right over the rumble strips. They grab knee sure, but its a quick down and up again, gotta put that leg somewhere...

[ian996]

These are little old, Grattan 2004 Sportbiketracktime.com event. The bike has gone through a few changes since then

[oneducs]

Here is one from Jennings.







Here is one from Jennings also but at a Star Trackday.



And one from Little Tally GP.