First Trackday Question

[bpmull]

I seriously want to do a trackday next season. I already looked through the other threads and I visited the Penguin Racing site. I also looked at the Team Pro-Motion site. Pretty much I need it spelled out for me here.

I want to know how much it would cost to do the school with all the organization's stuff including gear. I really don't want to bring my street ride up there until I have some experience unless I have no choice. I would be going to Loudon.

Also, what is the best way to go about insurance on a borrowed bike? If I remember correctly, you can either leave a deposit of $1000 and then pay for damages on top of that or you could pay $500 and not get the money back at all. What would you do?

[linuxbikr]

If you can afford to drop $1200 for a deposit plus the daily rental fee of $250 for a bike (using Team Pro-Motion as an example), you can afford a used race bike for track days. I would never rent a bike from a track day school unless you are ready to throw that money away. At least if I wreck my bike I get to take it home and fix it. Even a used EX250/EX500/GS500 beater bike for track use is better than renting.

There is no insurance on this. The deposit is the insurance. If you dump the bike, kiss the deposit goodbye.

Now, if you don't mind renting a bike and renting leathers (bring your own helmet and other gear), go for it at whatever school you prefer. I personally would not drop $2K on something that I wasn't going to get to keep afterwards in the event of a wreck.

[bpmull]

Ok so I guess I was right. I kept on thinking around $1500 but I thought I was being stupid and I was missing something. I've seen a couple track-bikes for $1500. I would love to get an fzr400 for the track, too.