Two days at NJMP

[tnr4]

Did a two day event with triumph675.net -- first day at Lightening, and second at Thunderbolt. What a blast. Lightening is a good time, because it's an easy track to learn. But Thunderbolt -- WOW. Technical and challenging, it's so rewarding when you get it right.

My buddy followed me to get a few laps on his gopro. I'm on my GSX650F, and he's on his Daytona 675. First lap is our out lap, so we're chilling a bit, but then we pick up the pace. Awesome track, great couple of days.

Link to original page on YouTube.

[CC Cowboy]

Looked like fun! The music was great too.

[tnr4]

Originally Posted by CC Cowboy

Looked like fun! The music was great too.

Yeah, I like instrumentals.

[tnr4]

That first vid was Thunderbolt. Here's a session from Lightening, again shot by my buddy on the Daytona. I'm in front of him for several laps at the beginning.

Link to original page on YouTube.

[burningscooter]

@tnr4 I like how you dipset on your pal. LOL. MONIIICA!!!

[tnr4]

Originally Posted by burningscooter

@tnr4 I like how you dipset on your pal. LOL. MONIIICA!!!

Haha, well it's not like I was looking back to see how close he was, lol.

But yeah, especially on Thunderbolt, the crazy right into that long-ass left (the lightbulb) are REALLY hard, and working with the coaches, I finally found a great line through it, which my buddy didn't. And when you find the line, it basically starts your straightaway 3 'turns' early, because you can go WOT through them. So even though he's got 30hp on me (and minus 100lbs!), when I started hitting that line, he didn't have enough straightaway to catch me.

I was having a freaking blast, though. And it was actually a great lesson, for both of us, on the importance of having a good line.

[Sirref]

what organization did you go with?
I'm looking into going to thunderbolt next season and can't seem to find an organization that does track days there O.o

[burningscooter]

Originally Posted by Sirref

what organization did you go with?
I'm looking into going to thunderbolt next season and can't seem to find an organization that does track days there O.o

N2, ACE and TPM all do trackdays there.

[tnr4]

Originally Posted by burningscooter

N2, ACE and TPM all do trackdays there.

Yup. I was there for a triumph675.net day, but it was jointly sponsored by TPM. And I can't say anything bad about them. Man, compared to N2/Nesba (who I do, in fact, like), TPM is a well-oiled machine. Every session went out on time. After the rare crash, they got us right back on schedule. Those guys were awesome. And the coaches were fantastic. I think I learned almost as much from Omar in two or three sessions as I did in my previous two or three track days.

[Sirref]

^ you sir have sold me on going with TPM

conveniently they also do shenandoah so I can probably get a bundle of 4-5 days or something and ride those tracks a ton w/solid coaching

[tnr4]

Originally Posted by Sirref

^ you sir have sold me on going with TPM

conveniently they also do shenandoah so I can probably get a bundle of 4-5 days or something and ride those tracks a ton w/solid coaching

Hmmm. Let me know when you pick out your Shenny days. My buddy and I are planning one more track day for the year, and it will probably be Shenny. We're N2 members, but would maybe look at TPM if the price wasn't too bad...

Edit: Oops, strike that. Just saw you were talking about next season. We'll probably just hit up one of the Shenny days with N2 at the end of September.

[burningscooter]

Originally Posted by tnr4

Hmmm. Let me know when you pick out your Shenny days. My buddy and I are planning one more track day for the year, and it will probably be Shenny. We're N2 members, but would maybe look at TPM if the price wasn't too bad...

Edit: Oops, strike that. Just saw you were talking about next season. We'll probably just hit up one of the Shenny days with N2 at the end of September.

I rolled my NESBA elite member to TPM Full Throttle Membership. The perks are pretty good. Every track day is essentially 150$. If you do consecutive track days, you get 20$ off. So a track weekend at Summit, NCBIKE, NJMP, Barber, Road Atlanta, etc., is 280$.

The only thing that N2 has on TPM is thier cancellation policy with the elite membership, which is you can cancel at anytime before 9AM. That is badass. Right now, due to the financial mishaps of last year, they cant really offer any good prices for track days, but I have a feeling they will be back.

That being said. TPM paddock> N2 paddock.

Also, Im riding NJMP Lightning this weekend. Paid 200$. Paid 99$ for Saturday at Shenny.

See yall out there.

[Sirref]

Originally Posted by tnr4

Edit: Oops, strike that. Just saw you were talking about next season. We'll probably just hit up one of the Shenny days with N2 at the end of September.

I could totally do a day at the end of september, just hit me up when you decide on which day (and which org) and I'll see if I can make it out or not. Otherwise I'll be waiting for next season

[Sirref]

Originally Posted by burningscooter

Also, Im riding NJMP Lightning this weekend. Paid 200$. Paid 99$ for Saturday at Shenny.

that is a crazy good deal

that's with tpm right? how's the coaching in novice at tpm?

[burningscooter]

Originally Posted by Sirref

that is a crazy good deal

that's with tpm right? how's the coaching in novice at tpm?

Yes its with TPM. I cant answer how the coaching is though. I honestly dont know.

As for N2 though, their coaching is great, assuming you can get time with someone. N2 guys are fast, across the board. If you wait to get a legitimate bump from one of the CRs to intermediate, you'll easily be one of the fastest guys within intermediate and be riding front pack intermediate in a lot of different orgs.

[Sirref]

that sounds like exactly the type of coaching I want

looking into it I may do the N2 track days at shenandoah on the 27th-28th
depends on how my wallet is feeling and if I'm itching for it enough by mid september though