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Originally Posted by cheekybeast
Good idea on the takeoffs, where do you get yours? at the track? on Craigslist?
Thanks for the cost breakdown, you brought up a lot of things I did not even think of. I think I can get away with a bit less because I'll just do w/o luxuries such as hotel rooms, tents, and food ;)
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I get mine from a buddy that rides at Arroyo Seco. also a few people local are racers and sell their take offs they have or get from a few rounds of racing.. Most take offs have about 1-3 trackdays left on them.
I am running Bridgestones right now 003r's and like them but i may be switching to Michelin tires for 2009 race season.
If you want to ride your Bike on the street best thing to do is get some track plastics
here is my trackday breakdown
Bike street forum--
1 week before a track day i take all the street plastics off, remove kick stand, install rims with the track day tires or have the tires swapped out, change the oil and filter if it is time. and make sure the gearing i need is on the bike for the track we are running
Install all the track plastics, front fairing, belly pan, Lap timer, Tail section. set tire PSI to the PSI i run hot( its easier to take air out them it is to ut it back in) get tools cleaned up. get the generator filled of gas. fill both 5 gallon jugs of gas. fine the chairs and tent for shade. find the ice chest.
get trailer. load it up with all thats needed by thursday. our trackdays are 90% on a sunday. so saturday night i load my truck with my gear. go to sleep. wake up. connect trailer. drive to gas station. get Ice off to the track i go..
I tend to let people that ride to the track share my shade and water i bring and some times gas. so i spend a little more on water to help other riders out. Plus for those who ride there have a chance of not making it home if they wreak.
i have no clue what the 2009 Race season will be. I am trying to enter in 1 or 2 races which will be 1 class is 90 2 is $160 bucks. plus tires. aeound 300-400 depending what brand i go with.
good luck. i am trying to find a street bike so i can take my 600 back off the street which was my 1st goal with it. but gas prices when i had it track only were WAY high for my 12MPH truck ><