May 12th 2013, my first track day, and the start to a new chapter in my life.
I found out about this track from some guys I met on Gaijin Riders and Facebook. The guy in the far left is really into this track and invited me to tag along. Thanks to the people in this picture I had a great time and learned a lot.
While at the track I made a Japanese friend, Taisuke (in the right of the picture) who didn't bring his bike that day but came to get his license. I started talking to him because I was confused about some information they needed on the license application. He's a really nice guy and he even stayed the whole day to watch us ride and hang out.
Before getting on the track I was pretty nervous, sitting there in line waiting
I can finally ride faster without worrying about all the dangers of the road. Dogs, bicycles, and gravel were always in the back of my mind preventing me from going faster, but I was able to go and ride safer and faster.
It might be an expensive hobby but I definitely want to keep it up. And I hope that someday soon I'll be able to enter into my first race.
On the last lap of my first 30 minute session a guy on a CBR comes flying past me on the long double corner, one of the fastest corners on the track. He then goes off into the grass, flies back onto the track and high-sides in front of me... scary to say the least (・_・)
It looked very scary since it was a high-side but the aftermath wasn't that bad. The guy was okay, but the bike was all jacked up. I think he came there on the bike (had a license plate on it), so I he had a fun time getting home.