StormShadow2 Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I recently had a chance to attend the bmw experience at the old eastern creek, where i could ride a new bmw s1000rr for a session and 3 sessions on my own bike, its my first ride around sydney motorsport park. I was concentrating on being smooth with correct lines and body position rather than speed. as my wife said, if i crashed, it be a long walk to work. Had the track day at sydney motorsport park on the 8th of march 2016. Ive never ridden on this track before with very little experience. I rate my self as a fairly decent road rider but that accounts for very little on the track. Put new pirelli corsa road track tyres on my vfr800. Took off my panniers and topbox. Left the suspention as is running road psi tyre pressure. As its my only vehicle i wanted to ride sensibility as i cant afford to crash so didnt want to ride as hard or as fast as i could. They tape your mirrors up so you cant see behind you and i just couldnt do head checks. the first session i was a bit overwhelmed by it all. overtaken on the inside a free for all, my lines were over the place coz i was worried people were gona come up the inside if i was cutting across and they did. 2nd session i just practiced my lines, didnt gun it between corners, got pegs down a heep. Wanted to be smooth and focus on the entry points. 3rd session, i practiced the lines, and moved my body position a heep, got the pegs down a heep at higher speeds than session 2 got to about 220 on the straight on the vfr about 250 on the 1000rr. I did chicken out on the straight. I braked too early to a point well below the corner speed under 130 and then accelerated up to 140. Most people time it right roll off the throttle a bit and take the corner at 160+. Corner 2 i constantly stuffed up. Its a double. Take corner 1 wide to set up for corner 2 and then corner 3 is right but ran wide on corner 2 stuffed corner 3. Know this yet did not do this. Its an experience I got about 2.26 seconds around the track, expected times for groups Red should be sub 1.45, green 1.46 to 1.55, yellow 1.55 to 2.05, white everything else. so thats saying i wasnt very fast. it was hot, very hot that day, about 38 degrees in full leathers, very exhausting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nogoslow Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I'm sorry but that's slow I have been around that track in the wet still faster than that and I am 53 years young lol on my vfr800. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 My brother crashed his tuono that day on turn 7 or so around 130kph, just after going uphill under the bridge. He didn't get to ride the RR, but we have both done previous RR ride days. I love the creek. Glad you had fun. The Beemer is a bit differnt to the VFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
checksix Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 If you came home with a smile on your face, then your lap times were perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted March 16, 2016 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Thanks for posting your experience and the photos. In that heat, doing everything possible to preserve your road bike, in an intense workout, while the first time on the track, that certainly is a lot to take in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Switchblade Posted March 16, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 16, 2016 Great videos and I like the control tower . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 I'm sorry but that's slow I have been around that track in the wet still faster than that and I am 53 years young lol on my vfr800. thats a confidence boost My brother crashed his tuono that day on turn 7 or so around 130kph, just after going uphill under the bridge. He didn't get to ride the RR, but we have both done previous RR ride days. I love the creek. Glad you had fun. The Beemer is a bit differnt to the VFR. i saw him with bandages all over his elbows, i didnt see the crash though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 He wore through his leathers, road rash on his elbows, bruised the living shit outta his fingers on one hand ( must have slapped his hand down hard when he came off) and swollen feet from rolling and tumbling along. He's fine now though, nothing actually broken. His bike only wore down the crash knobs and broke the gear shift lever. He was lucky it just slid off down the access road that joins the short and long course, if you know what I mean. The bike didn't flip at all, just slid down the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 He wore through his leathers, road rash on his elbows, bruised the living shit outta his fingers on one hand ( must have slapped his hand down hard when he came off) and swollen feet from rolling and tumbling along. He's fine now though, nothing actually broken. His bike only wore down the crash knobs and broke the gear shift lever. He was lucky it just slid off down the access road that joins the short and long course, if you know what I mean. The bike didn't flip at all, just slid down the road. i gota admit, thats one reason why i was careful and braked early on the main straight, i said red mist isnt going to get me, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer fink Posted March 17, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted March 17, 2016 Glad to hear you had a great day out and enjoyed yourself which is the main thing. you also thought of us and posted a few vids. I would love to go and give that track a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 He wore through his leathers, road rash on his elbows, bruised the living shit outta his fingers on one hand ( must have slapped his hand down hard when he came off) and swollen feet from rolling and tumbling along. He's fine now though, nothing actually broken. His bike only wore down the crash knobs and broke the gear shift lever. He was lucky it just slid off down the access road that joins the short and long course, if you know what I mean. The bike didn't flip at all, just slid down the road. i gota admit, thats one reason why i was careful and braked early on the main straight, i said red mist isnt going to get me, He's pretty quick for a road rider, but i've been riding a lot longer (20yrs vs 8 or so), I'm a bit quicker, but the tuono has 70hp on a vfr. He needs to get his suspension done - hes 110kgs or so, far too big for any stock springs. Bike cranked over, bad body position, soft suspension, too much throttle, elevation changes through that part of the track - the tyre just lost traction and down he went. the vid below is from the last track day we did together, he follows me for a bit then smashes past me on the straight. I'm in black leathers, black and white helmet, and on a black fightered VFR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted March 18, 2016 Author Share Posted March 18, 2016 ive got a rear shock on mine, but the front end is still very soft, feel it a lot under brakes. one day ill get it done. 3rd race i poped a exhaust gasket out, came back and it was all growly, and rattly, the bolts wiggled loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Keef I believe zRoYz had to hit the anchors pretty hard when your brother went down so as to not go with him. Good stuff StormShadow2, great work for first trackday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 My bro is bob goblin on YouTube. He has posted a vid of the crash. It has a lap and a half or so before the crash, and cuts out just as it hits the fan. He wants to do superbike school level 2 with me for my birthday. He's good big brother. I'm glad no one else got caught out. Does zroyz have any video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I'm pretty sure that either he or Kirby has a video of the crash, will check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keef Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 from my bro's point of view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 This is Kirby's run on the BMW. The rider in the hi-vis vest is Cam Donald. He passes zRoYz in this vid but not sure if it's the session your bro went down in - I don't think it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 nar, he went down in the your own bike session, not the bmw session. got my exhaust all fixed, fitted a set of develek headers, cat delete is great. all growly still but in a good way now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca315 Posted March 28, 2016 Share Posted March 28, 2016 Good to see you have a great day and followed the basic rule of ride at your pace and go home sunny side up. Scratching the bike is a big inconvenience, followed by scratching yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted March 29, 2016 Author Share Posted March 29, 2016 as the missus pointed out as were brought a house as we are moving 45 minutes away from work next weeek, which ill be commuting on a bike, id have a long walk to work. it was fun, i didnt die i didnt crash. i didnt beat anybody but i wasnt the slowest person there, which im happy about. got the pegs down a lot, didnt get the knee down though, tore my tires right up to the edge. im happy. doesnt matter what anybody else recons really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 did it again just before my accident, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted October 23, 2016 Author Share Posted October 23, 2016 good track side photos that highlight my body position - this session im in the white helmet, the black helmets from the first time to compare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65matt Posted October 28, 2016 Share Posted October 28, 2016 Great videos and good riding. It looks like your brothers bike was loose and squirrely several times before he slid out sideways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormShadow2 Posted October 29, 2016 Author Share Posted October 29, 2016 11 hours ago, 65matt said: Great videos and good riding. It looks like your brothers bike was loose and squirrely several times before he slid out sideways. pardon, sideways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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