Everything Captain Obvious said is true. The biggest thing I noticed about riding on a track was I could learn more about cornering in one afternoon than in a year of street riding. Years ago, there were occasional times when I'd be on a public road and enter a turn faster than I was comfortable with, and I'd stiffen up and try to brake, and be scared the whole time. After a little track practice, that just doesn't happen any more. If a turn is a little tighter than I expected, I just think "wheeeee" and go around it.
