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Pirelli Track Day - Superbike Racing Academy - 10-11 May 2014 - BIRA Track

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So, round 2 of the racing academy and track day at BIRA is coming.

It will be held on 10th - 11th of May and again they said there will be a good attendance.

Trainers are the same so do the track buddies.

I will be at Graham's group as usual. But normally they put us on beginner course but it looks like we will do the intermediate course this time. Dont know why.

Honda bigwing will have special extra track session for honda owners. Lucky i am again with the correct brand! Last time got extra track time for owning a Dainese suit!

Getting a rearset from rsv racing this week.

Thinking on getting pirelli rosso corsas or supercorsas with my 15 percent discount coupon but might burn the stocks this time too and get them on next track day. Love to get a pipe until the track day but nothing around well designed at this moment. Waiting for the 'devil' to release their full system.

Guys who is coming? Come and join man!

It will be a lot of fun!

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Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be there as well ll2. However, I need to change the tyres on my newly purchased ER but don't have a discount coupon? I will force them to give me the discount in any case as I have bought enough Pirellis from them for all my bikes :)

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Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be there as well ll2. However, I need to change the tyres on my newly purchased ER but don't have a discount coupon? I will force them to give me the discount in any case as I have bought enough Pirellis from them for all my bikes :)

Welcome back gweiloman!

So you finally bought the kawa er you were talking about. Hope you dont miss the power of your 1000 cc but er is better for trashing in the track!

I am sure they will give you the discount. Actually, they called people or sent sms for that coupon but you were not around that days.

It ll be good to see you as always man.

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Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will be there as well ll2. However, I need to change the tyres on my newly purchased ER but don't have a discount coupon? I will force them to give me the discount in any case as I have bought enough Pirellis from them for all my bikes smile.png

Welcome back gweiloman!

So you finally bought the kawa er you were talking about. Hope you dont miss the power of your 1000 cc but er is better for trashing in the track!

I am sure they will give you the discount. Actually, they called people or sent sms for that coupon but you were not around that days.

It ll be good to see you as always man.

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That's what I thought. I reckon the repair bill for a crashed liter bike might even cost more than the er itself :)

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Bought new Pirelli Rosso Corsa front n rear last time at the track day, didnt know about a 15% off coupon.... :( Paid 7600R/5400F for ER6n, free balancing etc. With coupon on this price an additional 15% off? facepalm.gif

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Bought new Pirelli Rosso Corsa front n rear last time at the track day, didnt know about a 15% off coupon.... :( Paid 7600R/5400F for ER6n, free balancing etc. With coupon on this price an additional 15% off? facepalm.gif

You can use the coupo for the next set of tires, no worries.

By the way, i am riding to pattaya around 16.00. Booked a hotel very close to BIRA a couple of kms this time by the lake.

Want to enjoy the pool today!

See you guys there!

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it was a nice track day again. sorry no photos this time as handed my bag to my gf during the days and no time to go around. But i am sure she took some photos so i will ask them from her today.

It was really hot especially Saturday! Sunday was better. I was dripping sweat like a loose tap all the timelaugh.png During Saturday session, drank around 10 liters of water and many other liquid!!! I counted the bottles!

Again same old track buddies there and made some new track buddies as well. Our ranks are growing there. Nice to see you and meet you all guys. You are great company.

New rearset i bought helped a lot. A lot of ground clearance but this time stock tires showed their incompetency! Sliding all the time and killed all my confidence.

Still i was better that last track day and keep building skills up but i need a lot more time. I am still slow around the corners but smooth at least! Tomorrow thinking on going to Nakhon Chai Si circuit not so far away to my home.

Attended the 650 cc limited class race again. There were around 20 racers and i finished 14th or 15th i guess - of course two bikes crashed so that is why 14th - 15thbiggrin.png.

With better tires like pirelli supercorsas, a good Ohlins rear shock and a pipe that can decrease the wight 5 kgs down and give me spirits by sound!, i am sure i can do better. And this 650 cc race, the riders and their bikes was a lot faster than the last one i attended. Next time will go for Beginner class race.

Also, played with stock rear shock a bit before the track day but i think i made it a lot firm. Need to make it softer. Thinking on getting the Ohlins rear shock for 19 k thb as i am getting smoother and better but then you start to feel the stock rear shock and other shitty components in a bad way!

For the next track day, want to buy an old van Toyota Hiace or Nissan Urvan so going track days and carrying tires and stuff will be easier. Dont want to buy supercorsas for 15 k and waste them on the roads of Bangkok and let them get burned within 2000 kms so want to use the same set only for track days so a vehicle is needed for me. Of course i will still ride my bike to track from Bangkok and my gf possibly drives the van or maybe a driver. I dont like carrying bikes. They are for riding and road to Pattaya after Chon Buri is a fast road which i like.

Again lots of accidents but all riders just walked away. BIRA track is safe.

Man, great bikes again there. Really tempted to get a track only bike and modify it to the moon but at this stage, i am still learning so a more powerful bike will just make it harder to learn and make me slower i am sure.

Lots of BMW s1000rr s again. They are getting more each track day. A great bike really.

Not many stands this time as it was really really hot!

But Yamaha stand was there and finally tested Yamaha mt 09. What a blast man! Really nice bike to ride but suspensions are a lot soft, softer that cbr650f really and it does not feel like a 190 kg bike, feel like a bit heavier maybe bc it is higher. Still, a good bike to ride around paddock and sure in a big city liker Bangkok. No ABS though.

Also, Bigwing was there and lots of honda cbr650f and cbr1000rr riders. They had a special area with food and drinks. They of course wanted me to be with them but promised my buddies before so kindly refused. Of course got my drinks and Honda towel for my sweaty face:) Nice guys these Honda guys. They got a special track session as well and had a chance to join them too as extra but was too hot and did not want to deplete my energy on two track session back to back and focused on one only.

Next track day will be in August as rainy season is coming. We are so lucky not having any rain this track day as it was all cloudy and actually it rained during the night but mornings was dry.

Besides, i think they announced - in Thai - a track day soon in Chiang Rai if i dont get it wrong.

Overall, thanks for Pirelli and Superbike magazine and whoever contributed to these organizations again for arranging these events. They are really helpful for track newbies like me and many others and they are a lot fun. A bike porn fest!

They said, after rainy season, they might do track days every month or every one and a half month which is good news! Go on guys!

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It was a great week-end. I have some video that I will try and make into a clip ... to post later ...

Those guys in the 650cc class race were fast ... they are actually quite good ... Graham our instructor passed me like I was standing still ... I had to check to see if the kick stand was down ... :)

That said I did manage to get my knee down a couple of times, almost gave me a heart attack, so I am also improving.

A lot of it has to do with consistency, sometimes I get a good corner here but then mess up the next corner ... it just takes time and practice.

I also would like a bike with more power than the Green ER6F that I have, but as everyone knows ... the ER6F is cheap ... :) and you can beat it all day long ...

Pirelli and Superbike magazine and any other who helped set up the track day did a good job ... thx

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It was a great week-end. I have some video that I will try and make into a clip ... to post later ... Those guys in the 650cc class race were fast ... they are actually quite good ... Graham our instructor passed me like I was standing still ... I had to check to see if the kick stand was down ... smile.png That said I did manage to get my knee down a couple of times, almost gave me a heart attack, so I am also improving. A lot of it has to do with consistency, sometimes I get a good corner here but then mess up the next corner ... it just takes time and practice. I also would like a bike with more power than the Green ER6F that I have, but as everyone knows ... the ER6F is cheap ... smile.png and you can beat it all day long ... Pirelli and Superbike magazine and any other who helped set up the track day did a good job ... thx

man, nice to hear from you! I think er6f is a good bike for short and tight tracks of Thailand. Enough torque and you guys sometime pull uch more easier than my inline four.

It was a fun but hot day really. We are all improving there and i am sure a couple of more track days, we will not hesitate in the cornersbiggrin.png

Also a couple of us might go to Nakhon Chai Si track in Bangkok for a weekend. That track is open during weekends and we can practice more all day long!

What do you think?

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It was a great week-end. I have some video that I will try and make into a clip ... to post later ... Those guys in the 650cc class race were fast ... they are actually quite good ... Graham our instructor passed me like I was standing still ... I had to check to see if the kick stand was down ... smile.png That said I did manage to get my knee down a couple of times, almost gave me a heart attack, so I am also improving. A lot of it has to do with consistency, sometimes I get a good corner here but then mess up the next corner ... it just takes time and practice. I also would like a bike with more power than the Green ER6F that I have, but as everyone knows ... the ER6F is cheap ... smile.png and you can beat it all day long ... Pirelli and Superbike magazine and any other who helped set up the track day did a good job ... thx

man, nice to hear from you! I think er6f is a good bike for short and tight tracks of Thailand. Enough torque and you guys sometime pull uch more easier than my inline four.

It was a fun but hot day really. We are all improving there and i am sure a couple of more track days, we will not hesitate in the cornersbiggrin.png

Also a couple of us might go to Nakhon Chai Si track in Bangkok for a weekend. That track is open during weekends and we can practice more all day long!

What do you think?

I think that would be a great idea ... where is this Nakhon Chai Si track?? GPS coordinates are 13.911111 x 100.167778 according to http://www.gdecarli.it/php/circuit.php?var1=754&var2=2

Let me know when you are planning on going ... I have a lot of free time ... so I can make any week end ... :)

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It was a great week-end. I have some video that I will try and make into a clip ... to post later ... Those guys in the 650cc class race were fast ... they are actually quite good ... Graham our instructor passed me like I was standing still ... I had to check to see if the kick stand was down ... smile.png That said I did manage to get my knee down a couple of times, almost gave me a heart attack, so I am also improving. A lot of it has to do with consistency, sometimes I get a good corner here but then mess up the next corner ... it just takes time and practice. I also would like a bike with more power than the Green ER6F that I have, but as everyone knows ... the ER6F is cheap ... smile.png and you can beat it all day long ... Pirelli and Superbike magazine and any other who helped set up the track day did a good job ... thx

man, nice to hear from you! I think er6f is a good bike for short and tight tracks of Thailand. Enough torque and you guys sometime pull uch more easier than my inline four.

It was a fun but hot day really. We are all improving there and i am sure a couple of more track days, we will not hesitate in the cornersbiggrin.png

Also a couple of us might go to Nakhon Chai Si track in Bangkok for a weekend. That track is open during weekends and we can practice more all day long!

What do you think?

I think that would be a great idea ... where is this Nakhon Chai Si track?? GPS coordinates are 13.911111 x 100.167778 according to http://www.gdecarli.it/php/circuit.php?var1=754&var2=2

Let me know when you are planning on going ... I have a lot of free time ... so I can make any week end ... smile.png

yes, exactly that one. I might be out of Bangkok this weekend but for the next one, we can do it 100 percent! We need more time on the track and they say this track is nice and close to Bangkok.

I will inform a couple of more guys too so lets do it on 25th of May which is a sunday! pm sent.

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guys, photos of this track day. 800 photos. This time i am lucky i guess, seen 6 photos of mine. Last time, it was only one!

I am still having difficulties of convincing myself on throwing my head to the corner. After 25 years of defensive riding with a major aim of not killing myself, it takes time to break the concrete like defensive riding from my head on the track!

things take time but still a lot of fun!

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Video ... a sequel to the last track day ... 8 minutes long ... took me nearly 20 hours to edit ... the music and sound is a lot harder than you think ... music is all home made (sounds like it too) ... no copy right infringements ... :)

I went down to the Triumph shop, Brit Bike, checked out the Daytona 675r ... the way those other 650cc bikes took off at the start ... the Kawasaki ER6F makes around 72 hp I believe ... the Yamaha R6 makes over 100 ... no wonder they got away so quick ... there that's my excuse ... :)

Never mind that Graham Knight managed to lap me during the race ... he rides a Kawasaki ER6N ... same engine as mine ... me thinks he has made a pact with the devil to go so fast around the corners ... :)

Enjoy ... Later

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Video ... a sequel to the last track day ... 8 minutes long ... took me nearly 20 hours to edit ... the music and sound is a lot harder than you think ... music is all home made (sounds like it too) ... no copy right infringements ... smile.png

I went down to the Triumph shop, Brit Bike, checked out the Daytona 675r ... the way those other 650cc bikes took off at the start ... the Kawasaki ER6F makes around 72 hp I believe ... the Yamaha R6 makes over 100 ... no wonder they got away so quick ... there that's my excuse ... smile.png

Never mind that Graham Knight managed to lap me during the race ... he rides a Kawasaki ER6N ... same engine as mine ... me thinks he has made a pact with the devil to go so fast around the corners ... smile.png

Enjoy ... Later

Great video! Agree with you about the music too .... :)

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So I got bored ... decided to look back at some GoPro vids I'd taken

and this is what I came up with ... yes I know that 1:22 sec is still painfully slow but it's an improvement

What really disturbs me is that back in March I was thinking I was really going like a bugger ... as in move aside Valentino Rossi cause I'm a comin through ... yee haw ... :)

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