Well as of this weekend I've decided to move on from the ZX6R, and into the territories of using my beloved Aprilia RSV Mille for the track as well. I've been apprehensive about using it on the track for the longest time despite its racing heritage, but I couldn't afford to pay full price for a day at the track and not use it. Lucky enough, I manage to pick up an almost complete set of track fairings for use.
A new skin also means
a new number.
Game face.
Tracked out!
Went back to Thunderhill with some folks I knew pretty well from riding street, and we all decided to sign up for C Group, despite two of us running solid B pace. The other two were still new to trackdays, so we wanted to just be out on the track at the same time for the hell of it. Personally, I thought it best since I would have to learn how to ride the Aprilia on the track as most of my track bikes have been 600cc or 750cc inline fours. The Mille is a liter V-twin, which means torque at every powerband!
Our garage.
From l to r: Ducu, Chester, and Ruell
I had to re-train my right wrist to properly handle the Mille on the track, but despite taking practically all of the first half of the day to become comfortable riding her around the track, in the end, it wasn't for naught.
The first few sessions were all about learning to ride a bike
I already know on the street, for the track.
Ruel and I had our session of leap-frogging.
Thunderhill is one of the
fastest tracks in Northern CA.
All the praises for the bike being at home on the track were true, and now that I've proven to myself that I can actually ride the damn thing with no mishaps, I've decided to keep just the Mille for every riding purpose that I require.
I'm pretty excited with this change of pace. I'm starting to actually just enjoy my trackdays now, having now learnt more than the fundamental principles of riding on the track. With the new experience I've had with the Mille, it's like a dawn of a new era for my moto-life.
