Docspeed
02-16-2004, 07:35 PM
Wow, it had been so long since the fall, that I had forgotten how great it felt. The day started out cold, 35 degrees, when I arrived at Texas World Speedway at 7:20am. I've raced open wheel cars and shifter karts here and I still get butterflys as I drive through the tunnel. Got unloaded, registered, and teched. Then we just tried to stay warm until the first session at 8:30.
My first session was good. I got some tire warmers over the winter, and got to start with warm tires. I usually go the first 2 laps before I start to wick it up, but starting on warm tires gave me 2 more hot laps each session. They were well worth the investment. I had put heated grips on the superhawk when I rode it on the street. They are epoxied on. So when I converted it to track only use, I left them on. They were really nice today.
Our second session was cut 10 minutes short, they are usually 20 minutes, because some guy went down after the carosel. He took a trip to the hospital in the ambulance so the track was shut down until it got back. We took this opportunity to sample some of TWS's track burgers. They are really pretty decent, with fresh condiments, and the chocolate chip cookies were worth it. Lone star Track Days provided all the water and Gatorade you can drink so you can stay hydrated and not have to pay for a drink at lunch.
During the break I stopped by Uberhawk's Track Leather trailer. He was in morning as he had just sold his motard. He has a really nice selection of leathers, if you do a track day go by and take a look. You can come as a spectator for free, so that would be a good way to try on some different brands of leathers. (not a paid advertisement)
Our first session after lunch was 30 minutes long to make up for the shorter session earlier. After riding 30 minutes, I was ready for a rest. They didn't tell us they were going to do this, but I wasn't coming off the track until the checkered flag, I was in the Zone.
Our next session went about 18 minutes. It was ended by a red flag for somebody off the track, but then somebody went off after the red flag and the ambulance went to the hospital again. Well, that ended my day as I needed to be back around 5pm when my kids were getting back from the long weekend with their mom.
As I was leaving at 4pm, they had just opened the track. They had extended the track time until 6pm instead of 5pm, and they were going to run 15 minute sessions so everyone could get some more track time. Those guys at LSTD really try to treat you decent.
As I was towing home and reliving each session and turn, total euphoria came over me and I was drawn back in as a TRACK DAY JUNKY!!!!!
My first session was good. I got some tire warmers over the winter, and got to start with warm tires. I usually go the first 2 laps before I start to wick it up, but starting on warm tires gave me 2 more hot laps each session. They were well worth the investment. I had put heated grips on the superhawk when I rode it on the street. They are epoxied on. So when I converted it to track only use, I left them on. They were really nice today.
Our second session was cut 10 minutes short, they are usually 20 minutes, because some guy went down after the carosel. He took a trip to the hospital in the ambulance so the track was shut down until it got back. We took this opportunity to sample some of TWS's track burgers. They are really pretty decent, with fresh condiments, and the chocolate chip cookies were worth it. Lone star Track Days provided all the water and Gatorade you can drink so you can stay hydrated and not have to pay for a drink at lunch.
During the break I stopped by Uberhawk's Track Leather trailer. He was in morning as he had just sold his motard. He has a really nice selection of leathers, if you do a track day go by and take a look. You can come as a spectator for free, so that would be a good way to try on some different brands of leathers. (not a paid advertisement)
Our first session after lunch was 30 minutes long to make up for the shorter session earlier. After riding 30 minutes, I was ready for a rest. They didn't tell us they were going to do this, but I wasn't coming off the track until the checkered flag, I was in the Zone.
Our next session went about 18 minutes. It was ended by a red flag for somebody off the track, but then somebody went off after the red flag and the ambulance went to the hospital again. Well, that ended my day as I needed to be back around 5pm when my kids were getting back from the long weekend with their mom.
As I was leaving at 4pm, they had just opened the track. They had extended the track time until 6pm instead of 5pm, and they were going to run 15 minute sessions so everyone could get some more track time. Those guys at LSTD really try to treat you decent.
As I was towing home and reliving each session and turn, total euphoria came over me and I was drawn back in as a TRACK DAY JUNKY!!!!!