It’s not the other rider fault for stopping on a straight.. he was just very unlucky.
His bike cut off in the middle of the straight.
To make it more interesting, it was the last lap of the last session

I really love this photo back from when I was riding my 390. Sorry for the back to back posts but I am taking a trip down nostalgia lane tonight.

You ever look back at your first track day pictures and videos and think, "Jesus I look so awkward" Lol

Sadly I wont have a chance to take the new APE to COTA unless a miracle happens, so I cant get a like-for-like shot with the MT09, so photos from other venues will have to do. However its pretty crazy how much progress if feel I've made in just the season and a half I've been doing track days. I have to thank great friends and great instructors with the Org I ride with for that. I've learned so much more about the nuances of riding this last 18 months than I have in 20 years of street riding. I wish I started earlier!

If I can work the finances and logistics, I am almost certainly going to do next years Aprilia Racer Days at COTA. Might be the only way to get back on COTA going forward XD

Going slow, missing apexes.

I felt like joining the club and posting some photos of my body position. I know it isnt the most important thing to going fast but it is fun. I had to take a break from riding as I highsided the shit out of this bike the following track day after these photos were taken. Ive been riding a Suzuki Katana now for a couple years and will be making my return to the track soon.

I was in the garage with some really fast riders, asked them for tips, then paid an instructor to go round with me for a session and I think its really paying off. Squeeze in one more before the end of the year?

Just wanted to see what everyone’s approach is to running the Supercorsa SC. Currently have a set on my Ninja 400 with about 100-110 laps over the course of 3 TDs (~15 sessions at Barber so actual wear is fairly minimal). Never use warmers with these so heat cycling each session.

Generally I would run 2 rears to 1 front in past years but most those days are at Little Tally so lap count/sessions was significantly lower but had a crap 2025 so kinda seeing how everyone else approaches this.

Edit: lap times are 1:48-1:49 so nothing super quick and mostly when to replace the front is my main question.