DESMO Track Day Seminar

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DESMO Track Day Seminar

• Presented by
• Martin Schmidt

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Agenda

1. Introduction to the day
2. What to Bring
3. When to get there
4. How to get there
5. What to do when you get there
6. General advice
7. Typical Schedule
8. Track walk
9. On bike video
10. Track diagram
11. Track day dos and donts
12. Bike prep
13. Trailer/Pickup advice

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Intro What to bring

1. Motorcycle w/ keys
2. Gear
3. Helmet
4. Full leathers/textiles
5. Boots/Gloves/Back protector
6. Tools
7. Tape
8. Tire pressure gauge
9. Zip-ties

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Intro -

• When to get there
• Office opens at 7am
• Gates open at 730am
• How to get there
• To the Red Roof
• From the Red Roof to the track

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Intro Once at the Track

• Sign in at the gate
• starting at 7am
• Entry into infield at 730
• Drive through the tunnel to the garages
• Left fork in the road
• Park, but dont unload anything because you MUST
• Find where you are pitted on the pit poster/board
• Listen to announcements and get a waiver form
• Walk to your pit to survey the scene

• Park your vehicle close to your pit
• Start unloading
• Move bike into pit area
• Start prepping your bike
• Prepping the bike the night before or sooner is
  best!
• Introduce yourself to your instructor
• Relax and have FUN!

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Intro Susie and Tim

• Susie and Tim are in charge of the day
• Pay attention for various announcements
  throughout the day
• Attend the classroom sessions between the
  on-track sessions
• Participate in the track walk (if offered)
• Be sure to speak with your instructor throughout
  the day
• They want to know what you want to work on!

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Fishtails Typical Schedule -

• 700 - TRACK OFFICE OPENS730 - TRACK INFIELD
  OPENS.  No riders allowed into the track until
  730.730 - 800 Have your Bike Ready for Tech
  Inspection. We will have people to answer your
  questions, but bike preparation is primarily the
  responsibility of the rider.
• 730 - 830 TECHNICAL INSPECTION - We'll be
  checking bikes while riders are settling in.  If
  there is an issue, we'll let you know with a note
  on your bike. 830 - 850 GREETING AND SAFETY
  ORIENTATION IN MEDIA CENTER (Next to the
  Bathrooms). 900 Track opens for A Group.
  900 to 1230 Alternating classroom and riding
  sessions
• 1230 to 115 Catered lunch provided by
  Fratello's of Laconia followed by stories of
  exaggerated track prowess with your buddies (no
  one believes the stories, but they're fun to tell
  anyway)115 Post-lunch safety brief and nap
  time for those of you that ate too much pasta at
  lunch.130 Track reopens, academics
  resume500 track closes500 to Whenever
  More exaggerated stories in the pits, pack up, go
  back to the real world.

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Track Layout -
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Track Day Dos -

• Listen to Susie/instructors/cornerworkers
• Pay attention to the flags at the cornerworker
  stations
• Have fun
• Relax
• Prepare in advance
• Drink water/Gatorade
• Only travel on track counter-clockwise
• Only travel in the paddock clockwise
• BE CAREFUL

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Track Day Don'ts

• Stop on the track
• Never stop and wait for your friend
• Never stand up after a crash
• Ride in the opposite direction
• Ride over your comfort zone
• Feel the need to ride every session

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Bike Preparation

• General prep
• Minimum Requirements
• Age of helmet
• Age of tire/belts/chair
• Throttle Snap
• Brake pads
• Safety Wiring
• Having enough FUEL!
• Check your fuel level between sessions
• You dont want to run out of gas on turn 6!

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Trailering Advice -

• Tie downs
• What types to use
• Good places to tie down your bike
• Ramp usage
• How to tie it down
• Chocks
• Different Types
• Trailer maintenance and safety
• Tighten your LUG NUTS!
• Check your bike a few times during the trip

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Thanks!!

• Any Questions?