Donington Park, UK - World of Kawasaki 6th July 2014

[dooby]

This was the 2nd World of Kawasaki event I've been to, and I'd got 3x 15 minute track experience sessions booked.

Here's a bit about the track for those that don't know it:

http://www.donington-park.co.uk/contact/circuit-map/

There's on-board footage of the 3 sessions here:

Link to original page on YouTube.

Link to original page on YouTube.

Link to original page on YouTube.

Lots of missed apexes, sub-optimal lines and running wide at the exit when I got spooked mid-corner. Need more practice resisting the SRs...

I think I felt myself improve slightly on that when I remembered in the later session to look through the turn where I wanted to go. I still need to build more trust that the bike will corner at the lean angles I'm at so stop worrying about that and concentrate on where I want to end up.

Track photographer was there, all photos are of the Melbourne Hairpin.

Body position a bit better that last year at Silverstone but still disappointing to see so little evidence when it felt like I was trying harder to do the right thing.



Last year at Silverstone for reference (helper lines added by @Whiskey):



Trying harder to look through the turn:



EDIT I did manage to get a little bit of heat in the tyres, which was nice:



It was fun. I want more... Cheers, Pete

[csmith12]

& nice riding.

Don't sweat the bp too much. It takes time and as long as you feel you improved each time, that is all that matters.