OFFICIAL So. Cal Noobie Track Day #2 - September 20th - Page 3

Jiggles · September 10th, 2013, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

i donno... when you are completely drenched in sweat after getting off, a fan in the shade can be nice

Sounds like you don't go fast enough

Nemesis · September 10th, 2013, 10:40 AM

Yeah, I agree...you don't need a generator.

If you don't have a RV/Toyhauler the following is the best damn alternative:

I kid you not, fill this puppy with ice cold water it does wonders.

krolinked · September 12th, 2013, 04:02 PM

It's all about the shower stalls. Walk in, Walk out, Go ride

alex.s · September 12th, 2013, 04:51 PM

i keep forgetting they have showers now!

the_little_one · September 12th, 2013, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Generators are so expensive, princess! Besides... Then you're just pushing hot air at yourself.

The best way to stay cool is shade (some kind of pop up canopy), and water.

While you're doing both of those I also recommend accepting the inevitable...... you're going to sweat like crazy and re-discover crevices that you haven't thought of in years

I'm not that much of a princess...., at least I don't think so.... =)

But yeah, I started looking into the cost of those generators and even RV rentals. Unfortunately, I think I may just have to tough out the 102 degrees with that little battery operated mister @Nemesis suggested.

I'll have a canopy, so will have some shade. And will have plenty of water. And am trying to mentally prepare for the heat and sweat... (How do you guys do it??? haha!)

Looking forward to meeting some of you next week!

the_little_one · September 12th, 2013, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alex.s

i keep forgetting they have showers now!

They've got showers? Coooooool!

alex.s · September 12th, 2013, 06:42 PM

For a long while, your only toilet options was to bring your own or use the portapotty. Those portapottys were ****ing terrifying like death.

Trailerboy531 · September 12th, 2013, 07:00 PM

Especially when wearing a suit.....

Trailerboy531 · September 12th, 2013, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_little_one

They've got showers? Coooooool!

I was planning on suggesting to all of you what we often do... Before your session you walk in to the shower in full gear and soak yourself. Sometimes it helps.

krolinked · September 12th, 2013, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

I was planning on suggesting to all of you what we often do... Before your session you walk in to the shower in full gear and soak yourself. Sometimes it helps.

Sometimes? Always!! As long as you don't mind your boots making splish splosh sounds. Or becoming 7lbs heavier all of a sudden.

Trailerboy531 · September 13th, 2013, 04:15 PM

ONE WEEK ONE WEEK ONE WEEK

*screaming like a little girl*

Yep. I'm excited. Let's go over what everybody needs so that we make sure nothing is forgotten.

First... read post one in this thread. Bring gear (suit, boots, gloves, back protector and helmet with visors). Make sure that your tires are good to go!

Something to wear under your suit like Under Armor. The sweat that you will inevitably be pouring makes the suit stick to you and become hard to peel off/is generally uncomfortable. Bringing a hat is also a fantastic idea for the pits.

Read post #3 regarding bike prep. I will be available to help you at the track if you need it but it's fairly simple so why not do it before hand?

Is your transportation plan all set? Do you have tie downs to safely secure your motorcycle? What time will you be arriving at the track? I will be PMing my cell phone number out to everybody so that you can contact me to find our pit. I will be there Thursday afternoon and probably quite drunk by Thursday night

BRING CASH The gate fee (to get in to the race track, everybody must pay it) is $10 for the day. On your way in to the race track stop at the club house just inside the gate to pay your gate fee and sign the waiver. If you want pictures of your track day you can pre pay at the beginning of the day for $40 for your whole days of pics. They tend to take more pictures of you if you have pre-paid. I have not prepaid and had 8 pictures of myself from the day and pre-paid and had 90+ pictures for the day. Keep that in mind.

Food/Drank. BRING. WATER. It's going to be hot and you will need it. Bring yourself something to snack on, maybe sandwiches for lunch. There is also a snack bar at the track (they are changing things, I am not 100% positive it will be open by noobie day) where you can buy food.

Chairs. You'll probably want to sit down so cover yourself! I don't know how many I will have.

@sjc88 @Raider24 @the_little_one @Darling Ninja

Are you all ready? Do you have any questions before go time? ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS I AM?!

krolinked · September 13th, 2013, 04:30 PM

Why isn't my name on that little list of yours?

Trailerboy531 · September 13th, 2013, 04:43 PM

You're not a noob. If you don't know this **** you get banned from our pit

tooblekain · September 13th, 2013, 04:46 PM

I'll be there this weekend also. I'll be sure to hang with you guys when I can

Gurk · September 16th, 2013, 12:29 AM

**** i kinda wanna go now. lol. F*CK my bank account.

Nemesis · September 16th, 2013, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_little_one

I'm not that much of a princess...., at least I don't think so.... =)

But yeah, I started looking into the cost of those generators and even RV rentals. Unfortunately, I think I may just have to tough out the 102 degrees with that little battery operated mister @Nemesis suggested.

I'll have a canopy, so will have some shade. And will have plenty of water. And am trying to mentally prepare for the heat and sweat... (How do you guys do it??? haha!)

Looking forward to meeting some of you next week!

Or you could chill in my toyhauler (I haz A/C). But be warned, it gets so cold in there we may have to cuddle.

csmith12 · September 16th, 2013, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gurk

lol. F*CK my bank account.

I feel that...

Trailerboy531 · September 16th, 2013, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Or you could chill in my toyhauler (I haz A/C). But be warned, it gets so cold in there we may have to cuddle.

Does this mean you're coming out?

Nemesis · September 16th, 2013, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Does this mean you're coming out?

Trackday? Yes.

Then to the banquet to collect my hardware and then I'm heading home.

cynicalkit · September 16th, 2013, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Trackday? Yes.

Then to the banquet to collect my hardware and then I'm heading home.

Damn your skipping this round too? Grid is looking pretty light.

the_little_one · September 17th, 2013, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Or you could chill in my toyhauler (I haz A/C). But be warned, it gets so cold in there we may have to cuddle.

Would you be down for a threesome? My BF might want in on that A/C action. Lol! It's gonna be a cool 100 degrees out there!

Nemesis · September 18th, 2013, 07:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_little_one

Would you be down for a threesome? My BF might want in on that A/C action. Lol! It's gonna be a cool 100 degrees out there!

Sorry...I'm an old fashion kinda guy. Your BF and I will take the AC and cuddle.

Jiggles · September 20th, 2013, 05:25 AM

Have fun bitches

sjc88 · September 20th, 2013, 10:52 PM

First track day was a success besides a minor hiccup first session. Hope everyone had fun! Thanks Max for setting this up!!! I'm ready to go back again!

Gurk · September 20th, 2013, 11:24 PM

photos, videos, stories or it didn't happen.

sjc88 · September 21st, 2013, 12:05 PM

Here's one of Max admiring his bike..Man, crash mountain is for reals! First session, I turned into 9 too early and went off road coming down turn 10, thank goodness I stayed calm and used the rear carefully to stop the bike. After that first session, I decided to follow an instructor (helps ALOT) to get a better idea and the ride was so much smoother and fun the rest of the day.
20130920_091132.jpg

Gurk · September 22nd, 2013, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjc88

Here's one of Max admiring his bike..Man, crash mountain is for reals! First session, I turned into 9 too early and went off road coming down turn 10, thank goodness I stayed calm and used the rear carefully to stop the bike. After that first session, I decided to follow an instructor (helps ALOT) to get a better idea and the ride was so much smoother and fun the rest of the day.
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Yeah 8-9-10 can be tricky. I personally make a straight line from apex of 8 to 9 and keep it all the way on the inside. A few feet wider entry into 9 and you're dealing with a decreasing off-camber. And you gotta make it back to left on time so you don't screw up 10.

the_little_one · September 22nd, 2013, 07:52 PM

This track day was awesome! It was really nice to meet people and get to put actual faces to folks. And I thought the way Trackdaz organized everything was great! We even got to see a mock race by the new rider school students - that was pretty cool.

I wish I coulda stayed to watch Max and some others race over the weekend. (How did you all do???)

I was really nervous about getting out there, but Max was great about calming my nerves and making sure to check on me and my lines throughout the day. Thanks again for organizing all of it Max!!! I'm definitely going to try to save my pennies and try to get back out there again.

Sorry, no pics...! We actually brought a camera but was too excited through the day and forgot to take pics...

cookiebug79 · September 22nd, 2013, 08:33 PM

Glad it went well and everyone had fun!

Nemesis · September 23rd, 2013, 08:06 AM

It was really nice to meet y'all.

Can't believe Chris' girl came all the way out there just to hang in the heat. And if Chris can get a girl that cute then it gives the rest of us all hope.

Nemesis · September 23rd, 2013, 09:53 AM

BTW, you can view pics here: You may have to register/sign-up

http://www.caliphotography.com/photo...09#page=thumbs

Trailerboy531 · September 23rd, 2013, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

It was really nice to meet y'all.

Can't believe Chris' girl came all the way out there just to hang in the heat. And if Chris can get a girl that cute then it gives the rest of us all hope.

That was Annette, not Chris' girl. And yes, I just put you on e-blast

Trailerboy531 · September 23rd, 2013, 11:58 AM

Thanks to everybody for coming out - I had a really fun time! Next time we'll do it in a cooler month so that it's a little easier on us and I'll get better set up so that we can cycle through some video info

I'm still really bad about getting that all organized...

Hope to see you all out there soon, hit me up if you want to know the next time I'll be out there!

To answer your question Bonnie I came in second in every race!

Second to last

I told you I'm actually really slow!

Nemesis · September 23rd, 2013, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

That was Annette, not Chris' girl. And yes, I just put you on e-blast

What?!!! That was Annette?!!!

Well, there goes the hope for the rest of us. LOL!

Max did great in the races (he didn't crash

). Slow is where all the action's at!!!

JBinSD · September 23rd, 2013, 12:43 PM

Was good hangin' with you guys, but whats with the fookin' times? Errey1 was slooow this weekend, (me especially). Bummed I missed Sun races, but gotta save some pennies to try to get to Round 2 (and keep wifey happy). Looked like a pretty small grid on Sun, those are fun but hopefully we don't have too many of them. . .

Already looking forward to Oct. Round. . . .

Nemesis · September 23rd, 2013, 12:48 PM

I think it's normal to be off your times considering we haven't ridden the track since April.

krolinked · September 23rd, 2013, 12:55 PM

Hey are you calling me ugly?

Nemesis · September 23rd, 2013, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krolinked

Hey are you calling me ugly?

Ninja puhleezzz...you'll always be beautiful to us no matter how ugly you are.

Trailerboy531 · September 23rd, 2013, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krolinked

Hey are you calling me ugly?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Ninja puhleezzz...you'll always be beautiful to us no matter how ugly you are.

To Hong any hole is a beautiful hole.

sjc88 · September 23rd, 2013, 07:47 PM

hahahha! yeah Annette was riding the 300 SE. Good **** Max, not crashing is winning? lol

September 10th, 2013, 10:40 AM	#82
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	Yeah, I agree...you don't need a generator. If you don't have a RV/Toyhauler the following is the best damn alternative: I kid you not, fill this puppy with ice cold water it does wonders. __________________________________________________
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

September 12th, 2013, 04:02 PM	#83
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	It's all about the shower stalls. Walk in, Walk out, Go ride __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...
	1 out of 1 members found this post helpful.

September 12th, 2013, 04:51 PM	#84
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i keep forgetting they have showers now! __________________________________________________

September 12th, 2013, 06:42 PM	#87
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	For a long while, your only toilet options was to bring your own or use the portapotty. Those portapottys were ****ing terrifying like death. __________________________________________________

September 12th, 2013, 07:00 PM	#88
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	Especially when wearing a suit..... __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

September 13th, 2013, 04:15 PM	#91
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	ONE WEEK ONE WEEK ONE WEEK screaming like a little girl Yep. I'm excited. Let's go over what everybody needs so that we make sure nothing is forgotten. First... read post one in this thread. Bring gear (suit, boots, gloves, back protector and helmet with visors). Make sure that your tires are good to go! Something to wear under your suit like Under Armor. The sweat that you will inevitably be pouring makes the suit stick to you and become hard to peel off/is generally uncomfortable. Bringing a hat is also a fantastic idea for the pits. Read post #3 regarding bike prep. I will be available to help you at the track if you need it but it's fairly simple so why not do it before hand? Is your transportation plan all set? Do you have tie downs to safely secure your motorcycle? What time will you be arriving at the track? I will be PMing my cell phone number out to everybody so that you can contact me to find our pit. I will be there Thursday afternoon and probably quite drunk by Thursday night BRING CASH The gate fee (to get in to the race track, everybody must pay it) is $10 for the day. On your way in to the race track stop at the club house just inside the gate to pay your gate fee and sign the waiver. If you want pictures of your track day you can pre pay at the beginning of the day for $40 for your whole days of pics. They tend to take more pictures of you if you have pre-paid. I have not prepaid and had 8 pictures of myself from the day and pre-paid and had 90+ pictures for the day. Keep that in mind. Food/Drank. BRING. WATER. It's going to be hot and you will need it. Bring yourself something to snack on, maybe sandwiches for lunch. There is also a snack bar at the track (they are changing things, I am not 100% positive it will be open by noobie day) where you can buy food. Chairs. You'll probably want to sit down so cover yourself! I don't know how many I will have. @sjc88 @Raider24 @the_little_one @Darling Ninja Are you all ready? Do you have any questions before go time? ARE YOU AS EXCITED AS I AM?! __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

September 13th, 2013, 04:30 PM	#92
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	Why isn't my name on that little list of yours? __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...

September 13th, 2013, 04:43 PM	#93
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	You're not a noob. If you don't know this **** you get banned from our pit __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

September 13th, 2013, 04:46 PM	#94
tooblekain ninjette.org sage Name: Matt Location: San Diego, CA Join Date: May 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Triumph Bonneville; 2008 Ninja 250r (trackbike) Posts: 748	I'll be there this weekend also. I'll be sure to hang with you guys when I can __________________________________________________ CVMA #312SoCal TrackdaysBigHeadz RacingMotion ProFactory EffexLeatt Brace* Racetech Bell Woodcraft CFMVortexHotbodiesSurface Sun SystemsBrakingLiveWire EnergyFreegun Underwear

September 16th, 2013, 12:29 AM	#95
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	**** i kinda wanna go now. lol. F*CK my bank account.

September 20th, 2013, 05:25 AM	#103
Jiggles Jigglin' your Jiglets Name: Sean Location: San Jose, Ca Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2009 K1300S, 2013 Ninja 300, 2011 Ninja 250R, Faster than Unregistered's ninjette Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 1 MOTM - Apr '13	Have fun bitches __________________________________________________ If the Ninja 250 doesn't have enough power for you, then you don't know how to ride it. AFM #676 Supersports are for n00bs

September 20th, 2013, 10:52 PM	#104
sjc88 ninjette.org member Name: Sung Location: Torrance, CA Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 77	First track day was a success besides a minor hiccup first session. Hope everyone had fun! Thanks Max for setting this up!!! I'm ready to go back again!

September 20th, 2013, 11:24 PM	#105
Gurk Done here. Name: - Location: Track Join Date: Jul 2011 Motorcycle(s): - Posts: A lot.	photos, videos, stories or it didn't happen.

September 21st, 2013, 12:05 PM	#106
sjc88 ninjette.org member Name: Sung Location: Torrance, CA Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 77	Here's one of Max admiring his bike..Man, crash mountain is for reals! First session, I turned into 9 too early and went off road coming down turn 10, thank goodness I stayed calm and used the rear carefully to stop the bike. After that first session, I decided to follow an instructor (helps ALOT) to get a better idea and the ride was so much smoother and fun the rest of the day. 20130920_091132.jpg

September 22nd, 2013, 07:52 PM	#108
the_little_one ninjette.org member Name: Bonnie Location: Rosemead, CA Join Date: Dec 2012 Motorcycle(s): Yoshi 250 Posts: 25	This track day was awesome! It was really nice to meet people and get to put actual faces to folks. And I thought the way Trackdaz organized everything was great! We even got to see a mock race by the new rider school students - that was pretty cool. I wish I coulda stayed to watch Max and some others race over the weekend. (How did you all do???) I was really nervous about getting out there, but Max was great about calming my nerves and making sure to check on me and my lines throughout the day. Thanks again for organizing all of it Max!!! I'm definitely going to try to save my pennies and try to get back out there again. Sorry, no pics...! We actually brought a camera but was too excited through the day and forgot to take pics...

September 22nd, 2013, 08:33 PM	#109
cookiebug79 n00b with the b00bs Name: Jen Location: Southern California Join Date: Jan 2013 Motorcycle(s): 2007 EX250, 2008 EX250, 2001 ZR-7S, 2010 ZX-6R Posts: 470	Glad it went well and everyone had fun!

September 23rd, 2013, 08:06 AM	#110
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	It was really nice to meet y'all. Can't believe Chris' girl came all the way out there just to hang in the heat. And if Chris can get a girl that cute then it gives the rest of us all hope. __________________________________________________

September 23rd, 2013, 09:53 AM	#111
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	BTW, you can view pics here: You may have to register/sign-up http://www.caliphotography.com/photo...09#page=thumbs __________________________________________________

September 23rd, 2013, 11:58 AM	#113
Trailerboy531 Gear crash test dummy Name: Max Location: South Bay (So. Cal) Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 Ninja 250 race bike, 2014 ZX-636r Posts: A lot.	Thanks to everybody for coming out - I had a really fun time! Next time we'll do it in a cooler month so that it's a little easier on us and I'll get better set up so that we can cycle through some video info I'm still really bad about getting that all organized... Hope to see you all out there soon, hit me up if you want to know the next time I'll be out there! To answer your question Bonnie I came in second in every race! Second to last I told you I'm actually really slow! __________________________________________________ CVMA #531

September 23rd, 2013, 12:43 PM	#115
JBinSD ninjette.org guru Name: Joel Location: Sandy Eggo north Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300, '99 SV650 tracked Posts: 378	Was good hangin' with you guys, but whats with the fookin' times? Errey1 was slooow this weekend, (me especially). Bummed I missed Sun races, but gotta save some pennies to try to get to Round 2 (and keep wifey happy). Looked like a pretty small grid on Sun, those are fun but hopefully we don't have too many of them. . . Already looking forward to Oct. Round. . . .

September 23rd, 2013, 12:48 PM	#116
Nemesis CVMA #74 WSMC #750 Name: Nemesis Location: On the track Join Date: Oct 2009 Motorcycle(s): All of them Posts: A lot.	I think it's normal to be off your times considering we haven't ridden the track since April. __________________________________________________

September 23rd, 2013, 12:55 PM	#117
krolinked Nerd Name: Chris Location: Tujunga Join Date: Mar 2012 Motorcycle(s): Ducati Hyperstrada Posts: 672	Hey are you calling me ugly? __________________________________________________ It doesn't LOOK that steep. But you can go first...

September 23rd, 2013, 07:47 PM	#120
sjc88 ninjette.org member Name: Sung Location: Torrance, CA Join Date: Sep 2011 Motorcycle(s): 08 Ninja 250 Posts: 77	hahahha! yeah Annette was riding the 300 SE. Good **** Max, not crashing is winning? lol

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