Chennai xBhp Track Day - 22 Feb '09 - The Discussion and Pics thread

[yuv_biKING]

lol bro... its ok if you take someone on the outside if you feel you can maintain a safe distance from him and not danger anyone around you brother... as long as you are ok with it, everyone is fine.....
Rules are for your safety.... cheers to your attitude bro....

@Varun
yup... it was not dangerous ... i was maintaining some distance there...

@voodoo & others...
bro i was one among them riding without a knee protector and a jacket without protectors.... before hitting the track i was not too sure about riding & i don wan to shed some 5-6ks jus for this event (coz i am leaving india end of March)... only on the 22nd morning i was thinking let me ride safe at a slower speed wit zero errors so that i am safe on the track...

And i did it very safe.. i was too slow than my actual pace in most of the places from the start of the event... i apologize if i have been a wrong example on the track... prolly i wish i could hit the track again after 3-4 yrs.. but at tat time i assure to be on full suit...

[yuv_biKING]

@ Yuv... I dont remember anyone overtaking me (before the crash ie.,)

Obviously before the crash bro.. i think i did it in C5 or C6... & u zip passed me again before C8... Actually i was close to u when u got slipped in C8... you were too fast there.. i was thinking "what this guy is doin at this speed" before your fall... you were too fast than a pro there...finally i managed to get myself into the grass avoiding a fall.. remember i was the first one to ask you "Are you Okay"... after your fall... & i called the fellow XBhiaps(Saicheeco) & asked them for first aid kit since you were bleeding in your knee and there came anant and Insidious in a TB.... Hope you ll remember now...

[wonderboy_tm]

Great angles there Sajiv... Nice thoughts...
by the way i am busted in a pic.. caught overtaking Karthick in a outrun... Sorry varun bro.. tat is the only place where i forgot your golden words.. will never do that again...

lol bro... its ok if you take someone on the outside if you feel you can maintain a safe distance from him and not danger anyone around you brother... as long as you are ok with it, everyone is fine.....
Rules are for your safety.... cheers to your attitude bro....

@ Yuv... I dont remember anyone overtaking me (before the crash ie.,)

ahem ahem

This is the First Time in Track.. Ive Really Enjoyed it.. More than that ive learned somewhat how to control the Ride.. Rather than making it Control Us .... Thanks to all of you guys.. Varun.. Praful..El Loco.. Madhu.. Manoj.. Surbhit.. and rest of fellas who made this meet a great... i realised pulsars are not meant for track.. even though ive booked a 220... Will be getting by march 6th.. But im happy with it.. Waiting for another track day.. Keep Rockinggg...

Dude... Congrats for your new bike... Although you would look very skinny and disproportionate , all the best with your ride.... the next track day might be in the month of march..... or in the first week of April... according to everyones convenience....

[karthik_R]

%caught overtaking Karthick in a outrun%

@ Yuv... I dont remember anyone overtaking me (before the crash ie.,)

[karthik_R]

additional pics from my side....
Karthick, I got some pics of u

sajiv: Thanks a ton bro....

[yuv_biKING]

This is the First Time in Track.. Ive Really Enjoyed it.. More than that ive learned somewhat how to control the Ride.. Rather than making it Control Us .... Thanks to all of you guys.. Varun.. Praful..El Loco.. Madhu.. Manoj.. Surbhit.. and rest of fellas who made this meet a great... i realised pulsars are not meant for track.. even though ive booked a 220... Will be getting by march 6th.. But im happy with it.. Waiting for another track day.. Keep Rockinggg...

Congrats dude.... Mar 6th is a special day for me.... i too booked my 220 on tat day last year....
though it's not meant for track... its a street king...Believe me you will love this stead more than anything in your life...

[yuv_biKING]

additional pics from my side....
Karthick, I got some pics of u

Picasa Web Albums - Sajiv - Track Day Feb...

Great angles there Sajiv... Nice thoughts...
by the way i am busted in a pic.. caught overtaking Karthick in a outrun... Sorry varun bro.. tat is the only place where i forgot your golden words.. will never do that again...

[rpmboy]

lucky u guys u hav track there !!!!!!! superb pics man !!!

[wonderboy_tm]

additional pics from my side....
Karthick, I got some pics of u

Picasa Web Albums - Sajiv - Track Day Feb...

Dude... awesome pics....

[sajiv]

additional pics from my side....
Karthick, I got some pics of u

http://picasaweb.google.com/sajiv.selvaraj/TrackDayFeb2009

[chicane1879]

That RTR Fi rider in the pics by Sajiv is me

See, Good riders never go unnoticed!!

@All
Please upload the unposted pics out here.Would be of great help!!

[punisher]

This is the First Time in Track.. Ive Really Enjoyed it.. More than that ive learned somewhat how to control the Ride.. Rather than making it Control Us .... Thanks to all of you guys.. Varun.. Praful..El Loco.. Madhu.. Manoj.. Surbhit.. and rest of fellas who made this meet a great... i realised pulsars are not meant for track.. even though ive booked a 220... Will be getting by march 6th.. But im happy with it.. Waiting for another track day.. Keep Rockinggg...

[wonderboy_tm]

The brefing session was pretty much useless. Loads of people without saftey gear. Whats the point. no knee pads. jackets without padding. Guys weraing 'Snikers'. (1) I joel was the guy wearing jeans and riding the RTR then at that point in time he did not have ethics. I'm sorry if my crawling pace held u back man... I keep a better eye out for you the next time. (2) Leaving room for pro's is all well and good. But it can't be done explicitly all the time. If i'm slow I'm slow. I can’t back off or look back when I'm in a corner. I don't wanna crash.(3) Track days are more or less free for alls. It will make sence for a faster rider to be catious for inexperienced riders. (4) If I did anything careless please feel free to point it out. Continuing on my slow pace, I kept on the track mostly when it was empty. knew I was slow. I'm sure everyone will agree with you man. Thats how this forum is. Everyone agrees. And why should this move to emails. This is an online forumn and people disagree on forums. why make things personal. (5)

Dude.. Dude ... Dude...

(5) By telling lets take this to e-mails it was not meant to be "taking it personnel". I wanted this thread to head in a constructive manner and that is why i wanted this conversation to be taken to chat or e-mails. For the first time something this big happened, and almost everyone had a smile at the end of the day. As a team the event was a success as everyone learned. I wanted to chat with you to know your view. If i say no offense, i intend the same.

(4) After not racing for a month or so, when a racer comes back to get his rhythm back, it is very difficult to construct that 'perfect lap' with that perfect pace and that perfect rhythm. That is why first timers are told to keep an eye. It is not necessary that you watch back all the time, the conscious effort you take to do so will yield in great results.
It was just a track day for us, it was a very serious practice session for a lot. If you felt the the RTR rider too aggressive, i guess this should tell him to control it a bit more than what he was doing. This should also tell you that you were at a 'VERY' sedate pace.

(3) Don't you think that is everyone’s intention? People who are fast at the track doesn't mean that they dun mind crashing. Everyone cares about their bikes and themselves. However I completely understand your statement.

(2) That would be really nice of you.

(1) I AM ANSWERING THIS ONLY TO SHOW THE TRUTH. NO OFFENSE INTENDED ON ANYONE. Biking is not taken as seriously as many people do. People who were at the track without riding gear this time would defly know that. And for those people to whom biking means a lot would defly come back with better gear. I remember reading someone’s signature, "Why are you staring at my scars, I was once a biker without wearing a lid." or something like that. Makes perfect sense. I am really happy that you were very serious about riding gear and conveyed your message. The guy with sneakers was not Joel. (Sorry JOEL)

@Voodo :I am not a person who was there to satisfy everyone. I did brief the first timers on how to ride at the track. Some people took it very seriously and some did not bother to. I know it for a fact the people who did not take it seriously did not have a good time at the track. Gurumurthy and Yuvraj were amongst the few people who did take it seriously. To the set of people to whom this means a lot will come back with a set of leathers or at least a riding jacket. I am still criticized by a lot of friends for not wearing leathers and riding at pace at which i might be hurt.
Bro, my personnel experience, track days get better and better and never worse. trust me !!


We can still take this conversation to e-mails or chat.
My e-mail id : [email protected]
My Chat id : [email protected]

[karthik_R]

@voodoo..kindly use the "Quote" function when referring to other posts..

[voodoo_god13]

Bro... you weren't there for the briefing session where the safety factors were explained very clearly ....
I couldn't help noticing that you were crawling (NO OFFENSE) around the track.... the xbhpians were given clear instructions to give way to faster riders to avoid any collisions.... so you weren't an exception.... next time though you could as well ride with us, and learn racing ethics from the experienced (NOT ME).....I was really happy to see, none of the xbhpians were sitting ducks, and were actually riding decently..... i cannot accept your point brother.... its a race track and you keep your eyes wide open..... the rider whom you encountered was 'JOEL' who knows a lot of racing ethics.... and i was sitting with a 70-200 after the corner you were talking about...
i do not have to explain myself anymore.... NONE of the riders who came with me were "offensive" or "greedy" or "zealous"... i just see lack of sportsman ship....
i would see everyone agreeing to it ....
if you like to clear your points, i request you to shift it to e-mails....
"[email protected]"... and you could also add me at "[email protected]"...

The brefing session was pretty much useless. Loads of people without saftey gear. Whats the point. no knee pads. jackets without padding. Guys weraing 'Snikers'.

I joel was the guy wearing jeans and riding the RTR then at that point in time he did not have ethics.

I'm sorry if my crawling pace held u back man... I keep a better eye out for you the next time.
Leaving room for pro's is all well and good. But it can't be done explicitly all the time. If i'm slow I'm slow. I cant back off or look back when I'm in a corner. I don't wanna crash.
Track days are more or less free for alls. It will make sence for a faster rider to be catious for inexperienced riders.
If I did anything careless please feel free to point it out.

Continuing on my slow pace, I kept on the track mostly when it was empty. knew I was slow.

I'm sure every one will agree with you man. Thats how this forum is. Every one agrees.

And why should this move to emails. This is an online forumn and people disagree on forums. why make things personal.