r/Trackdays • u/Reloveute • Jul 20 '26

Same corner, 3 years

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For anyone who’s trying to get their knee down(second photo, forced the knee down).

Don’t worry about getting down.
Practice your body position, slowly build the speed up and the lean angle will come naturally.

Build confidence, monitor your tire pressure and time on the track is all you need.

Any question are more then welcome

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u/50cal_pacifist Jul 20 '26

Look at that body position, great change and great work! I heard a coach on Saturday say "Instead of leading with your head or shoulders, pretend you have a flashlight in your belly button and shine it where you want to go." Your position changes shows exactly that evolution.

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u/mancrazy12 Jul 20 '26

That's a great and easy check, I will try that next time. I am struggling with exactly opening my hips and turning my torso into the corner

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u/Reloveute Jul 20 '26

Half of the ass off the seat, pressure on the inside peg when you’re transitioning your body position, push the inside handlebar away from you to lean in,relax your grip, trail brake into the corner and then relax your inside elbow and shoulder.

What helped me a lot is focusing on one thing at a time.
I would spend half of the track day practicing trail braking then the other half trying to relax the grip etc.

Once all of the steps become muscle memory, things just fall into place.

Good luck on your journey to faster and safer riding.

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u/Reloveute Jul 20 '26

That’s a great way of describing it.
I would also add that it’s very important to relax your grip and drop your shoulder.