[Murf99]

Hmmm... as usual Malik's post was so well written that it leaves the rest of us little to say.

I'll just emphasize a few of his points that I feel are significant through my own personal experience, and add a few suggestions of my own...

1 - Concentrate on concentrating. Sounds kinda zen like - but it's really easy to just go out and turn laps mindlessly. Concentrate on having a plan to get around each series of corners fast and smooth. Concentrate on executing that plan. Concentrate on evaluating how well you execute your plan. Concentrate on opportunaties for improvement. That's a lot of concentrating and it takes quite a bit of effort.

2 - Have an explicit goal for every session - rather, a plan for the session. Not just "brake later" or "carry more corner speed" - but incorperate both stratigic and tactical improvements in your riding onto your session plan. For example (stratigic) - "I will commit to only one lean angle in every corner." Or (tactical) "I will look at the tuft of grass as my apex refrence point in T4."

3 - I like to allot the last session of the day to turn my 'fast laps'. The track is generally less populated (as people have started going home), you are warmed up, you're used to the track, the day, the enviornment, and you have a day of learning and concentrating under your belt. I'm also usually tired and beat down (which, onestly, helps me ride better). 70% of the trackdays I do, I turn my fastest laps in the last session. It's a great 'summary' to the day - a great take-away that encompases all of your progress for the day.

4 - Stick around for the festivites. Cookout or dinner afterwards... stuff like that.

I will be CR'ing Labor Day weekend, one day for sure. I will make time to ride with you. Hopefully, we can discuss your plan before and after any sessions we do, and discuss modifications that need to be made to that plan. Fundamentally, you're a good rider with an excellent base - we definately have a good foundation to start 'the year' with.