Getting ready for trackday scrutineering...
Discussion
Firstly I feel safer already having just bought this... 
Anyway my question... I'm going to my first track day and wonder how strict are they are scrutineers about bodywork being tight? Only over the years my bike is sans a number of fasteners.
I also have a smashed out section next to my indicator, I've repaired it with fibreglass on the reverse but he repair isn't visible. The front mudguard is only held in by 1 (and a half) of two bolts at the moment as well.
I'm confident nothing will move anyway, but given its the track I was going to be extra sure and use duct tape. Will this be acceptable to scrutineers? Or am I going to have a long night
Circuit is Knockhill.
Anyway my question... I'm going to my first track day and wonder how strict are they are scrutineers about bodywork being tight? Only over the years my bike is sans a number of fasteners.
I also have a smashed out section next to my indicator, I've repaired it with fibreglass on the reverse but he repair isn't visible. The front mudguard is only held in by 1 (and a half) of two bolts at the moment as well.
I'm confident nothing will move anyway, but given its the track I was going to be extra sure and use duct tape. Will this be acceptable to scrutineers? Or am I going to have a long night
Circuit is Knockhill.
The only scrutineering is noise testing and that's hit & miss as to whether they bother or not. It's not a race or a race practice day, its a trackday. As long as nothing is falling off / flapping / leaking from the bike, then there is nothing to worry about.
My trackbike has scars all over it with a few bits of gaffa tape securing the odd bit too.
Nothing to worry about.
My trackbike has scars all over it with a few bits of gaffa tape securing the odd bit too.
Nothing to worry about.
Never had anyone look at my bike or my lid at track-days. I guess the only time they have a chance to look is when, and if, you line at to go out on the track (some people wait for the queue to go then ride straight out from the garage). As long as you are not obviously leaking fluids and your bike hasn't got parts flapping around everywhere then you'll be fine.
Fleegle said:
So what helmet will you be wearing?
Just remeber, that is the one thing that stands between you becoming a spaccy cabbage in the event of a crash
No. Not smashing my head is the one thing that stands between me becoming a cabbage. In the absence of real data everything else is just speculation. Just remeber, that is the one thing that stands between you becoming a spaccy cabbage in the event of a crash
I appreciate you mean well though. To reassure you its a quality branded Caberg helmet. I trust my life to it every other day on the road where I believe the risk is far higher and I will be getting something better still when funds allow.
Prof Prolapse said:
In the absence of real data everything else is just speculation.
I appreciate you mean well though.
Yep, that's where I was coming from. Data means jack sI appreciate you mean well though.
t to me...real life is where it is at. I have seen enough accidents on the track to know whats worth wearing and whats not. The 5 star Sharp bollix meant nothing when my team mates helmet nearly evaporated into dust when he had a bad one, so much so, nearly all of the class that were wearing Nitro's turned up in alternatives at the next meetingEnjoy the trackday bud.
knockhill dont do noise testing or scrutineering, so all the stuff you need to do is what you need to do to make sure your happy with the bike.
I'd be checking you have the right amount of oil in the engine, the right amount of air in the tyres (this will be lower than road pressures, you need to drop them after a few laps once they've warmed up, or guess at a lower pressure to start with) and enough tread on your tyres to last the day, plus no flats spots etc etc.
Enjoy it, go easy, have fun, dont let the red mist decend.
When are you on track??
I'd be checking you have the right amount of oil in the engine, the right amount of air in the tyres (this will be lower than road pressures, you need to drop them after a few laps once they've warmed up, or guess at a lower pressure to start with) and enough tread on your tyres to last the day, plus no flats spots etc etc.
Enjoy it, go easy, have fun, dont let the red mist decend.
When are you on track??
mckeann said:
knockhill dont do noise testing or scrutineering, so all the stuff you need to do is what you need to do to make sure your happy with the bike.
I'd be checking you have the right amount of oil in the engine, the right amount of air in the tyres (this will be lower than road pressures, you need to drop them after a few laps once they've warmed up, or guess at a lower pressure to start with) and enough tread on your tyres to last the day, plus no flats spots etc etc.
Enjoy it, go easy, have fun, dont let the red mist decend.
When are you on track??
Cheers mate. I was just going off the website. I'd be checking you have the right amount of oil in the engine, the right amount of air in the tyres (this will be lower than road pressures, you need to drop them after a few laps once they've warmed up, or guess at a lower pressure to start with) and enough tread on your tyres to last the day, plus no flats spots etc etc.
Enjoy it, go easy, have fun, dont let the red mist decend.
When are you on track??
Well I was going to try for Monday or Thursday this week but Thursday would be my first choice as its an "intro" night apparently and less likely to be pissing down.
Failing that I'm just going whatever night I can make it and its dry. I promised myself I'd get at least one track day in this year before the season is out.
If you are missing fasteners I would use cable ties. You really don't want mudguards and body panels jamming or going under wheels at track speeds. If the bike doesn't normally go at go at borderline jailable speeds on the road, then the panels missing fasteners may react to the air pressure at 130+mph.
TBH though, if maintenance doesn't extend to fixing these easy bits, I'd be worrying about riding it on the track, full stop.
TBH though, if maintenance doesn't extend to fixing these easy bits, I'd be worrying about riding it on the track, full stop.
Biker's Nemesis said:
LoonR1 said:
Welcome to the addiction, get ready to live life on skid row, sell your kids into white slavery and put the wife on the game just to make ends meet.
....And when that fails, bend over and lube up.Prof Prolapse said:
3doorPete said:
TBH though, if maintenance doesn't extend to fixing these easy bits, I'd be worrying about riding it on the track, full stop.
Reducing the number of fasteners is all part of my weight saving program for the track. 
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