just a few pics of me from donington

motorcycle track day at donington

I'm a track day junkie... there i've admited it.. It all started in march 2008 when i thought it about time i tried a 1 of these track days all my mates were raving about.. I got an 2006 fire blade which is my pride and joy so i made the option of bike hire for the day.. Cost about £160 for bike hire pus £150 for track.. Alot of money for 1 day but i thought its only gonna be once so well worth it.. The bike i hired was a R6 track ready..The chap running the bike hire was spot on making sure the is running perfect all day, like tyre pressures, warmers and fuel ect..

You get 20mins on the track every hour. Dont seem like alot but believe me you sweat your **** off and the forty min break comes round faster than you think...

So i'm flying round donnington with the biggest smile on my face i;ve ever had. It takes a good day to learn the track if not longer but by the end of the first day you should be dragging your knees round every bend... what a buzz...

I got home that evening and got straight on the net looking for a track bike... Took a couple weeks to find the right one and there it was an 06 R1 track bike.... I paid £4000.00 for this bike which was a steel at the time.. Road registered R1 were fetching over £5300.00 so i thought it was a good buy..

So i got my track bike then had to get all the extras, tyre warmers, spare wheels with wet tyres, paddock stands, good tool kit and share's in relentless energy drinks....

We done track days about every 4 weeks last year and loved every 1 of them.. If you havent done one then get a move on, its the biggest buzz ever..

Ryan