Superslab > *
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Barber Motorsports Park > *
Fucking heaven on earth.
These were from the morning session, learning the new track, unfortunately it rained all afternoon. It’s ok though, a rainy day at the track > a sunny day almost anywhere else 
You can now resume your regularly scheduled squidlyness
sweet - these are of you?
Yup
http://www.barbermotorsports.com/
Greatest track I’ve been to. Many call it the pinnacle of motorsports in North America. The facility is ABSOLUTELY amazing. You can tell there was tremendous thought put in to it, and not just the track, but spectators, facilities, even the overall complex was built with future growth and expansion in mind. It really blew my mind. You can tell it was built by a true enthusiast.
:tup: that’s pretty neat. Is this for anyone, beginner’s threw advanced?
Yup.
This particular day was through sportbike track time ( www.sportbiketracktime.com ) but there are plenty of orginizations out there for people to get on track.
IMO, STT is one of the best for people new to track riding. In the Novice group you get free class room instruction all day, about a 4-1 instructor to student ratio, and an amazingly well structured and functional learning environment… for free.
They do a great job of getting you comfortoable out there, and by the end of the day you are flying, a great orginization IMO. Very fun and safe. Very easy tech requirements for Novices as well which helps when you are planning on running your street bike.
I had done plenty of track days in cars (big tracks like Mosport) prior to every riding one on my bike and it was pretty damn intimidating the first time around but I learned more in my first track day, than I had in my first 30,000 miles on the street.
And that’s not to mention that the rush you get from running on the track so far exceeds any thing on the street. Plus, there is no dirt, no cars, no deer and no cops to worry about.
I highly recomend it.
how much money are we talking here…
btw looks like a great time :tup:
$100 for most tracks, the popular ones like Road Atlanta, Barber, etc typically cost a bit more $205 I paid for Barber IIRC.
You get more track time than your body can handle if you’re doing it right
hotness :tup:
very cool :tup:
good times… nice pics… i wish i had the money and time to get to a trackday… its the only thing stopping me… and fear or wrecking the bike… btw… i read the title and said bs so i HAD to click… you and i both know sv’s dont do wheelies… (for long) lol without blowing up
looks like a good time… get ur knee down at all?
haha, i did the same thing… i was like nah it’s walter he’s gotta be kidding
which you were 
nice pics :tup:
haha nice title. you didn’t let me down. at first i was like uh, whaaat?
track days are definately a great learning tool on a motorcycle, and for me I enjoyed it a lot more than riding on the street. When we ride the southtowns you have to go so fast to really get down in the corners, and the element of the unexpected scares the crap out of me. I have been staying away from street riding, just cruising around.
just bought some supercorsas again today, the 208’s are ghost. can’t try them for a few weeks though till the next track day
its wild how much cheaper bike TD’s are than cars. but I’m doing mid ohio next month for like $200 something on the bike, so I guess it goes both ways
nice.
What kind of lap times were you running Walter? Did you get to see the Barber Museum?
why not sweet wheelies.
wheelies are sweet.
I actually didn’t get to go to the muesuem this time. Just drove out and back in one day.
I was running in the 2 minute range which was pretty slow, but I only got 3 sessions and was just learning the track. I’ll be back. I’d hope for low 1:50s next time out which is fairly decent for a SV. The off camber alabama coaster is still taking some getting used to.
friend of mine got an sv650s, swapped for gixxer suspension, and I guess the thing handles like a dream now
I’ve got a gixx1k rear shock and reworked forks. When the bike becomes dedicated track (still does double duty) it’ll probably get a Penske and some custom forks.
Looks like a blast.
Do all the concepts of minimal disturbance of vehicle dynamics (i.e. revmatching, heeltoe, etc.) apply when racing a motorcycle? Obviously it wouldn’t be called “heel and toe” on a motorcycle, but you know what I mean… “heel and wrist?”
Wouldn’t a bike have much more sensitive dynamics than a car on the track since it weighs like 6 times less?