WARNING: Riding on the street will never be the same!! :thumbup :thumbup It will put all other addictions to shame.

My friends who raced at Nelson Ledges gave it high marks. I attended two track school days at Mid-Ohio last year and had a blast! :thumbup

ChampionR1, you'll have to tell us what you thought of it afterwards.

 

track schools

You will have a great time, and come to appreciate just how good the R-1 is Just work your way up to speed comfortably, and remember that you don't have to outdrag every guy on a 600 you see, just cause 'you're on a litre bike. That can cause big problems if the guys a faster and more experienced rider
I had a Dr. buddy I ride with that used to do EVERYBODIES advanced 3 day $2500 schools. While this obviously helped his riding skills, I was able to convince him that for the amount of $$ he was shelling out, that Club racing in OMRRA would advance his skills more quickly than any " advanced " anything class would. It's turned out great, he was the first guy to put my kid on a rracer, and after that initial shock ( how FAST Jonah was right off ), Dave settled down and 2 years later is the class champion ( 450 ss with a couple of FZR-400's )
Even instructing at what would NOT even be close to competetive class laptimes, the R-1 is a real kick, but remember................. this is your streetride
When you are racing, whatever you bring to the track, you have to be willing to walk away from it, 'cause shit happens Have fun:thumbup

 

Thanks for the advice Olddog !! I only paid 175 bucks. Its a one day class. The reason I am going to take it is so I can ride on the open track days. The school says that My bike will be covered under My insurance because it is not a "racing school". Here is the info check it out see what You think. :thumbup

http://www.fastone.com/FSTX02/fasttraxa02.html

 

where is the nelson ledges track located???. the fast trax info did not say...

 

Its in Ohio :thumbup Not to far from Kent. Here is a different link

http://www.na-motorsports.com/Tracks/Nelson.html

 

Thanks Champion R1. My GF was born in Warren, we will have to go visit som time Hehehe:thumbup

 

ChampionR1,
It has been about 2 years since I have been to Nelson and although the facilites are not all that great, I have heard that they have repaved sections and the surface is pretty good.

With that said I have raced there many time and love that track. I used to live in Western NY and for me it was the closest track at just under 4 hours drive time so I got there often for both track days and wera events.

As MikeB stated, the street will never be the same after getting out there and you will love it. It's a good group of guys that run the fasttrax school and events. Enjoy the time, and I have already sampled the soil for you in turn 1 so no need to test it further

 

a little superstition

You might find this amusing If you are racing and show up with new kit ( leathers, gloves, you look MARVELOUS ) most racers will walk the track, get to the dirt outside a turn, and rub some into their Virgin , pretty leathers Yeah, yeah, it's stupid and superstitious.......................... but most guys do it Have fun

 

Ok ltyson I won't test out the soil on turn 1 :crash I'll just do as Olddog said :thumbup

 

I was at NL two summers ago, and I would not recommend this track. The track was horrendus, about 20 different kinds of pavement. They day before they had a scca car race there and a car blew a motor around turn 1. The oil was not cleaned up by the next day, so we were riding around the slick, and spitting kitty litter all day. I have some more horror stories about the place.

If they repaved, that's one step in the right direction. If it's under new management, I'd consider going back..


Have a look at Cayuga in Canada. Not a very big track, no elevation change, but track days are $75, and the pavement is fresh.

Ryan

 

I was at NL two summers ago, and I would not recommend this track. The track was horrendus, about 20 different kinds of pavement.

Mid-Ohio has patches of concrete on the inside line through part of the keyhole and the carousel. It's very distracting until you get used to it.