MD VA WV summit point trackday

Old Lemon · November 27th, 2012, 11:51 PM

I really want to go to the next track day at summit point on march 26th. I have never been .

Anyone else in the area interested?

Jiggles · November 28th, 2012, 12:19 AM

I'm in

Old Lemon · November 29th, 2012, 02:46 PM

dont get my hopes up of you coming all the way to west virginia

Jiggles · November 29th, 2012, 02:47 PM

bitch u don no me

tnr4 · November 29th, 2012, 05:07 PM

Which org is it with? I was thinking to try out Summit Point when NESBA is there next season, and I just chatted with a 675 buddy who I will probably go with when TPM is there. But if you have a trailer with an extra spot, I'd be interested in an early season day.

PS: Why not do the Shenendoah circuit? It seems like the more technical the track, the better it is for us small-displacement guys. Just a thought.

Old Lemon · November 29th, 2012, 06:14 PM

i do not have a trailer but u-haul has motorcycle specific ones. I dont know which org will be there, this will be my first track day so idk what the difference between them is. I have talked to a few people that have done both tracks and all of them said that summit point was more fun

Old Lemon · November 30th, 2012, 12:24 AM

already have like 8 people interested on the zx6r forum cmon guys

ryan.chin · November 30th, 2012, 06:29 AM

I'd be down. Might be buying Gregs ZX10R from ECMS.

csmith12 · November 30th, 2012, 07:58 AM

I was chatting with da wife about this and then she asked when....... Then I told her it was the day after her bday I got

and she said I should spend that kinda $$ on her.

tnr4 · November 30th, 2012, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by csmith12

I was chatting with da wife about this and then she asked when....... Then I told her it was the day after her bday I got

and she said I should spend that kinda $$ on her.

Haha.

Another thing to consider is that this date is VERY early, esp for WV. Not that it's likely, but it's totally possible to get a snow there in March. I wouldn't want to do my first track day in temps where my tires never really got warm, so I probably won't be willing to sign up for this one way in advance. More like, week of, 'oh hey the weather looks great this weekend, I'll call and see if they have a beginner slot open' sort of thing.

I checked it out -- that weekend is with Motorcycle Xcitement -- Roger Lyle's group. Just FYI.

Jiggles · November 30th, 2012, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan.chin

I'd be down. Might be buying Gregs ZX10R from ECMS.

Well now I have to go if only to rape Ryan on the track

And off the track

ryan.chin · November 30th, 2012, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Well now I have to go if only to rape Ryan on the track

And off the track

Off the track first plz

alex.s · November 30th, 2012, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Well now I have to go if only to rape Ryan on the track

And off the track

csmith12 · November 30th, 2012, 12:39 PM

alex omg hahahahahaha

Old Lemon · November 30th, 2012, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan.chin

I'd be down. Might be buying Gregs ZX10R from ECMS.

fur srsly?

csmith12 · November 30th, 2012, 03:33 PM

Do et Ryan!

csmith12 · November 30th, 2012, 03:33 PM

Don't be afraid of a bit of cool air, 42 is warm enough to drag a knee.

jaesun · November 30th, 2012, 05:26 PM

I didn't do trackday, but I went out there a few weeks ago on November 11. It's a great excuse to enjoy the ride out there and get a feel of how a track day is run. I don't remember paying any admission to enter the grounds. An interesting mix of riders and bikes in the novice group. I saw mostly supersports and more Ducatis than at the dealer. I don't remember seeing any Ninja 250s. Well, not any pregens.

Best reason to go visit: They open the track for street bikes between sessions. Well, you're speed limited to about 30 mph and follow one of the instructors in a large group. Definitely not fast enough to stay up on the Karussell. But you get a good feel of the track layout. If you really want to go at speed, bring full leathers and ride tandem with one of the instructors.

And old WV Route 9 right before Charles Town is one of my favorite roads. And should be even better since the car traffic should be a lot lower with the new WV Route 9 bypass.

ryan.chin · November 30th, 2012, 08:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

fur srsly?

Maybezzzzzzzzzz.

thomason2wheels · November 30th, 2012, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

i do not have a trailer but u-haul has motorcycle specific ones. I dont know which org will be there, this will be my first track day so idk what the difference between them is. I have talked to a few people that have done both tracks and all of them said that summit point was more fun

I have done summit many times in a few different cars, if ever there was a place to bring your A game, that is truly one of em...probably on par with laguna seca for technical skill required. I'd love to make it but funds are far too scarce. You willhave fun. Long straight stretch downhill to turn one. Should be able to top the ninja out there. Wheeeeeeee

Old Lemon · December 1st, 2012, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryan.chin

Maybezzzzzzzzzz.

well just make sure you save enough for a suit, they have rentals for 75$ but there is a 600$ security deposit for it

BlueHairSar · December 1st, 2012, 07:48 AM

ahem, if someone wanted to pay for me, I'd totally be down ;0)

Old Lemon · February 14th, 2013, 10:00 AM

bumpin, got people from zx6r.com interested and aiming for April 7th and 8th with NESBA

tnr4 · February 14th, 2013, 10:18 AM

If the weather is looking good come closer to time, I may ride out there early morning one of the days and sign up for their free trial if they have a spot.

If anyone else wasn't interested or able to pay for a day yet, we could make it a group ride, do the intro sessions in the morning, and then hit some twisties in the afternoon. Sounds like a good day to me!

Info on NESBA's trial: http://www.nesba.com/riding-classifications/

gogoKawi · February 22nd, 2013, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

bumpin, got people from zx6r.com interested and aiming for April 7th and 8th with NESBA

I knew I recognized your name... I'll probably be rolling with on one of those days. I just picked up another 250. So I'll have that on the track too with the 6r.

CC Cowboy · February 23rd, 2013, 09:02 AM

Which track at the track are you going to track?

Old Lemon · February 23rd, 2013, 08:22 PM

@CC Cowboy the summit point circut (main i guess)

Link to original page on YouTube.

Dont mind the slow cagers . I figured since it will be my first trackday i should do the less technical one, the other one has what like 18 corners?

@gogoKawi happen to have spot for another bike hmmmmm?

sk1l1ne · February 24th, 2013, 01:10 PM

summit point has three tracks:
Main
Shenandoah
Jefferson

i rode shenandoah a few years ago on the cbr (rip)
tech track. loved it.
probably get some better rubber for the 250 and track it this year. only an hour from summit!

gogoKawi · February 24th, 2013, 01:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old Lemon

@CC Cowboy the summit point circut (main i guess)

Dont mind the slow cagers

. I figured since it will be my first trackday i should do the less technical one, the other one has what like 18 corners?

@gogoKawi happen to have spot for another bike hmmmmm?

Nesba runs on the Main track. It's a fast track. On the 250, you are going to get blown by on the straights. But it's fine. Just ride your ride.

Shenandoah is made for the 250. All turns with a short back straight. I thought the 7th and 8th were for the Shenandoah. So, I guess I won't be rolling. I prefer that track over Main.

Old Lemon · February 24th, 2013, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gogoKawi

Nesba runs on the Main track. It's a fast track. On the 250, you are going to get blown by on the straights. But it's fine. Just ride your ride.

Shenandoah is made for the 250. All turns with a short back straight. I thought the 7th and 8th were for the Shenandoah. So, I guess I won't be rolling. I prefer that track over Main.

nesba isnt even doing shanandoah.

from what ive heard, nesba and tpm are the orgs to go with and tpm isnt doing shanandoah until may

gogoKawi · February 24th, 2013, 08:09 PM

Motorcycle Excitement is the other org that goes to Summit Point. http://www.motorcyclexcitement.com/ It only does track days at Summit at least twice a month. I think the org is fine. It's just not as polished as Nesba or TPM.

sk1l1ne · March 7th, 2013, 04:25 PM

im looking forward to running shenandoah at summit point and the new york safety track in davenport, ny with tpm this year.

shizblam · March 12th, 2013, 09:29 PM

I prefer riding with Roger Lyle (MotocycleXcitement) to TPM. Although I do like riding with TPM. There's just something you gotta love about Roger. I've never ridden with NESBA - a few of my track buddies have and don't enjoy it at as much.

I may be at Main on the 25th on the GSXR. Wadded myself up at the end of the season out there and must redeem myself. (Actually - I gotta make sure my bike rides straight at speed lol)

Hope to see you out there!

November 27th, 2012, 11:51 PM	#1
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	MD VA WV summit point trackday I really want to go to the next track day at summit point on march 26th. I have never been . Anyone else in the area interested?

November 28th, 2012, 12:19 AM	#2
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	I'm in __________________________________________________ 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

November 29th, 2012, 02:47 PM	#4
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	bitch u don no me __________________________________________________ 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

November 30th, 2012, 06:29 AM	#8
ryan.chin ninjette.org sage Name: Ryan Location: Columbia, MD Join Date: Jul 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2007 R6 Posts: 605	I'd be down. Might be buying Gregs ZX10R from ECMS. __________________________________________________ I UPGRADED to a YZF-R6 Mods: Shermoto LF7 Levers / Proton Flushmounts / Puig Smoked DB / Woodcraft Sliders / Tech Spec C3 Tank Grips / Rizoma Grips / Jardine

November 30th, 2012, 07:58 AM	#9
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	I was chatting with da wife about this and then she asked when....... Then I told her it was the day after her bday I got and she said I should spend that kinda $$ on her. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

November 29th, 2012, 02:46 PM	#3
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	dont get my hopes up of you coming all the way to west virginia

November 29th, 2012, 05:07 PM	#5
tnr4 ninjette.org sage Name: Travis Location: Washington, DC Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664	Which org is it with? I was thinking to try out Summit Point when NESBA is there next season, and I just chatted with a 675 buddy who I will probably go with when TPM is there. But if you have a trailer with an extra spot, I'd be interested in an early season day. PS: Why not do the Shenendoah circuit? It seems like the more technical the track, the better it is for us small-displacement guys. Just a thought.

November 29th, 2012, 06:14 PM	#6
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	i do not have a trailer but u-haul has motorcycle specific ones. I dont know which org will be there, this will be my first track day so idk what the difference between them is. I have talked to a few people that have done both tracks and all of them said that summit point was more fun

November 30th, 2012, 12:24 AM	#7
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	already have like 8 people interested on the zx6r forum cmon guys

November 30th, 2012, 12:39 PM	#14
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	alex omg hahahahahaha __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

November 30th, 2012, 03:33 PM	#16
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	Do et Ryan! __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

November 30th, 2012, 05:26 PM	#18
jaesun ninjette.org member Name: Jason Location: Germantown, MD Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 Ducati Monster 796, 2005 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (sold), and 1985 Kawasaki GPZ900R (multiple winter project) Posts: 177	I didn't do trackday, but I went out there a few weeks ago on November 11. It's a great excuse to enjoy the ride out there and get a feel of how a track day is run. I don't remember paying any admission to enter the grounds. An interesting mix of riders and bikes in the novice group. I saw mostly supersports and more Ducatis than at the dealer. I don't remember seeing any Ninja 250s. Well, not any pregens. Best reason to go visit: They open the track for street bikes between sessions. Well, you're speed limited to about 30 mph and follow one of the instructors in a large group. Definitely not fast enough to stay up on the Karussell. But you get a good feel of the track layout. If you really want to go at speed, bring full leathers and ride tandem with one of the instructors. And old WV Route 9 right before Charles Town is one of my favorite roads. And should be even better since the car traffic should be a lot lower with the new WV Route 9 bypass.

December 1st, 2012, 07:48 AM	#22
BlueHairSar ninjette.org sage Name: Sarah Location: NYC Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): Silver 2005 Ninja 250 - Available for free mustache rides. Posts: 842	ahem, if someone wanted to pay for me, I'd totally be down ;0)

February 14th, 2013, 10:00 AM	#23
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	bumpin, got people from zx6r.com interested and aiming for April 7th and 8th with NESBA

February 14th, 2013, 10:18 AM	#24
tnr4 ninjette.org sage Name: Travis Location: Washington, DC Join Date: Sep 2012 Motorcycle(s): Suzuki GSX650F! Past: Kawasaki Ninja 300 (Sold); Triumph Street Triple (Sold); Kawasaki Ninja 250 (Sold) Posts: 664	If the weather is looking good come closer to time, I may ride out there early morning one of the days and sign up for their free trial if they have a spot. If anyone else wasn't interested or able to pay for a day yet, we could make it a group ride, do the intro sessions in the morning, and then hit some twisties in the afternoon. Sounds like a good day to me! Info on NESBA's trial: http://www.nesba.com/riding-classifications/

February 23rd, 2013, 09:02 AM	#26
CC Cowboy ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Whodat Location: Ware Is.,MA Join Date: Jan 2009 Motorcycle(s): I pass the wind! Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '13, Jun '14	Which track at the track are you going to track? __________________________________________________ If everything seems under control; you're just not going fast enough!

February 23rd, 2013, 08:22 PM	#27
Old Lemon Lays er down Name: Michael Location: Maryland Join Date: Apr 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Lime green Ninja 250R Posts: A lot.	@CC Cowboy the summit point circut (main i guess) Link to original page on YouTube. Dont mind the slow cagers . I figured since it will be my first trackday i should do the less technical one, the other one has what like 18 corners? @gogoKawi happen to have spot for another bike hmmmmm? Last futzed with by Old Lemon; February 24th, 2013 at 01:38 PM.

February 24th, 2013, 01:10 PM	#28
sk1l1ne ninjette.org member Name: sk1l1ne Location: loudoun va Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 2009 cbr600rr (rip) Posts: 31	summit point has three tracks: Main Shenandoah Jefferson i rode shenandoah a few years ago on the cbr (rip) tech track. loved it. probably get some better rubber for the 250 and track it this year. only an hour from summit!

February 24th, 2013, 08:09 PM	#31
gogoKawi ninjette.org sage Name: Dre Location: DMV Join Date: Aug 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300, 2008 ZX6, 2011 Ninja 1000 Posts: 622	Motorcycle Excitement is the other org that goes to Summit Point. http://www.motorcyclexcitement.com/ It only does track days at Summit at least twice a month. I think the org is fine. It's just not as polished as Nesba or TPM.

March 7th, 2013, 04:25 PM	#32
sk1l1ne ninjette.org member Name: sk1l1ne Location: loudoun va Join Date: Oct 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2008 ninja 250 2009 cbr600rr (rip) Posts: 31	im looking forward to running shenandoah at summit point and the new york safety track in davenport, ny with tpm this year.

March 12th, 2013, 09:29 PM	#33
shizblam ninjette.org member Name: Brian Location: Central PA Join Date: Mar 2013 Motorcycle(s): 09 GSXR 1K Posts: 36	I prefer riding with Roger Lyle (MotocycleXcitement) to TPM. Although I do like riding with TPM. There's just something you gotta love about Roger. I've never ridden with NESBA - a few of my track buddies have and don't enjoy it at as much. I may be at Main on the 25th on the GSXR. Wadded myself up at the end of the season out there and must redeem myself. (Actually - I gotta make sure my bike rides straight at speed lol) Hope to see you out there!

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