haha nvm, I definitly do!

It was on a bent/cut peice of steel rod with a hole drilled in each end to mount on the front fairing stay bolt. hope that was a clear explenation!!

Thanks so much VulGarretty! My riding has come a long way since this but I still have a long ways to go!! I started racing in the AFM and all those guys are showing me I have a lot to learn lol!! instagram.com/hanibracing/

Raucous R6 thanks for responding! Ah that is my dream dude. Congrats and keep working to improve! Most of all, have a ton of fun.

Thanks man, its pretty insane how fun it is and how cool the community is. you should get out on the track! Looks like you have a ZX, and that's perfect! Ride safe and I hope to see you in the pits or better yet, on the track one day!!!! Ride safe and keep up the motologs man, good stuff!!

I'm in my second year racing with the AFM but I've only hit the rounds at Sonoma so far. Round 4 this weekend will be my first time at T-hill, so I'm studying all the on-board footage i can find: holy hell you've gotten faster in the last two years. Any pointers for a first timer at this track?

Thanks yzfBrandon! I decided to start racing in the AFM this year so we will see how that goes!!!

This was a C group. Does not matter which bike. You should see seasoned A group riders in action....

Hey Thanks very much!!

Hi Paul! the speedo should be pretty accurate and is in MPH, the gearing on the bike was/is stock. Its a BLAST and is addicting! i was having so much fun that i took the leap to start racing in the AFM! But if you want to stick to track days its an absolutely amazing time and the community is so cool!

Raucous R6 thanks I'm getting my R6 sometime next month. I'm 16 about to be 17. But don't worry because i ride a yz250 two stroke right now and I ride my friends 250 ninja. 250 isn't enough power for me

Right on man, a yz250 is plenty of bike! you will love the R6, it has peaky power similar to that of a two stroke in the sense that it is a dog at anything less than 10,000 RPM! Ride safe and have fun, that 600 will be a very different animal compared to the ninja 250 especially on the street, they pile on the speed alarmingly fast by comparison!! You will have a big leg up coming from a yz250 though!!

Thanks kdz666, the AFM grids the riders by the points they have made during the season. I jumped into the middle of the season so I had to start at the rear or near the back of the pack. I get to carry those points to the 2017 season so that means better starting positions and I will hopefully be running a full season!!! Lets get some wins!!! :)

thank you mike beck, much much appreciated!

Thank you Brent!

Thank you! I definitely have a lot of learning to do though! :)

Awesome man, there is no pressure to be riding at any level except the pressure you put on yourself! (unless you try and ride A group your first time out lol). What kind of track bike are you going to get? I would just ride out to 49 often, and would ride the Auburn to Placerville route or vice versa, its a nice road!

Well I know for sure my first few laps and probably not till end of day will i try to push it harder. For 1 I got a new bike ive never rode and it is set up for track with 1/4 turn gas. Ill be putting new C3 Dunlaps on it. And the ohlins suspension was set up for 140 pound guy so i have to put on new springs. The track bike is a 2005 GSXR1000, has every Mod available, supersport engine build, everything i know of it has. was a AFM instructors B bike. Ive been riding R1 for many years....Its gonna be a Fkn blast to finally get out there and let loose from corner to corner without concern of road debris, other cars, and cops!!!!!

That's jumping in with both feet for sure! sounds like you have experience on liter bikes and that GSXR will, no doubt, be a handful! But it sounds like its pretty well hooked up and you are doing right thing by getting it set up for you. Enjoy man, its honestly the most fun you can have with your pants on lol Ride safe and I hope you have a great first track day!!!!

I went last weekend to west track, was a fkn blast, rode C on sat and bumped to A on Sun. heading back out on the 19th for east track....Im hooked now lol

Dude that's RAD! C to A in one weekend is pretty baller! I'm happy to hear you had a safe weekend and had fun first track day. I went to a "Fun Track Dayz" Thill east day on Monday and it was awesome, that's another great organization. You will love east, its fast fast fast, 8 is bumpy, 9 is blind and 11 is slow so ease into throttle on that big liter bike! Enjoy and ride safe!

Joao, The R6 is probably one of the most popular choices for a track tool, so don't worry, you are in good hands haha! B group is for experienced riders and people who have been on the track before but not running a VERY fast pace (A group), so don't worry, if your track day organizer is anything like "Z2 track days" they will have a beginner group (C group) so you can learn in a non threatening environment (or they should)!!! At Thunder Hill raceway here in northern California the slowest corner is turn 11 and I think thats a 2nd gear corner for me, don't worry too much about keeping it above 10,000 RPM's, riding on the track, you will naturally want more than the R6 can give below 10,000 RPM's so you will find yourself holding gears longer and generally riding at much higher RPM's than on the street! As for my riding, thank you! I am a LONG ways away from being fast compared to a long long list of local track riders (or any of the AFM guys lol) but I'm learning! Have fun with that 2013 R6, and ride your own pace, no one will/can be mad at you for riding at your comfort level, so long as you hold your line lol!!

+That Knight Nope, you will have a hard time breaking traction while learning, if you do it would most likely be due to choppy mid corner throttle. At least in my experience as a beginner, I don't brake late enough to be in danger of locking up the front, and I am not aggressive enough on the throttle to need a TCS, especially on a 600. that's just what I have experienced and observed of myself tho!

Thank you JIRacing! I have a lot to learn but the lap times are getting better!

Thank you! I'm on day six now and feel like I have only just begun to realize how much I actually need to learn from other riders too!

+Raucous R6 I think a german rider, on youtube " Murtanio", is a good rider as well. I dont know if you care, but he has some good Nürburgring laps on his R6 :)

kirby99 awesome, I'll check him out.

Yeah, the Z2 instructors are pretty watchful and they bumped me up after a few sessions!

It made me feel good to finally be riding around an actual legitimate race track. It was something I wanted to do for a very long time before that day..

Raucous R6 cool shit bro

I did make it out and was pretty bummed it rained so much. Sucks that had to be your first day out there. that was honestly my first time around any track on a bike. That was back when I rode street quite a bit and had miles and miles of hw49, stumpy meadows and Napa roads under my belt. did you at least get the first dry session in yesterday?!

I bring a 5gal can an have never been too close to running out, just be sure you top off your bike before you get there. I would just get there early so you aren't in a rush, and be sure to ride at your own pace. other than that, bring tools, a canopy, and any spare parts you have. and take advantage of the Z2 instructors!

Let's just hope it doesn't rain on the 20th, I'll be there too! Just ride within your comfort level and have fun!

+Raucous R6 I agree. We should prey to the non rain gods for no rain till the late evening. I will be riding a black with silver stripes kawasaki zzr600.

MotoGuy75aaa lol yeah no doubt, I'll be on a primer grey r6 with #27 on the front. If I don't see you, have a safe day out there man!

+Raucous R6 Thanks you too,my kawasaki has an autobot symbol on the windscreen.

+MotoGuy75aaa so Didi u see him?

+BigNSpicy Thats OK as long as you are having the time of your life lol, everyone out there understands we all have our own pace. It's a very welcoming environment for beginners!

Down hear in south Florida its hard to find good riding roads. Also the drivers hear are like mad max on pavement, cagers ;_;

So sorry for the late response, its just a stock 2009 R6 with race fairings and Pirelli supercorsa tires!! tires make all the difference!

+wippy748s It was pretty crowded that day but it was still a blast! Thank you

+wippy748s Thank you! Yeah that was a pretty busy day, well organized though and strict passing rules in C group to keep it safe.

MotoGuy75aaa Thank you! It's a Gopro 4 Black edition on 1080p "Wide" . The mount was one of the sticky Go Pro brand mounts but it was mounted to the plastic tank cover so it shakes a ton. I LOVE the GPR stabilizer, if you ever get an unsteady head shake or tank slappers like I did on the street, the GPR will solve it completely. It did leak its oil out after a summer of riding, but GPR serviced it for free and in a timely manor and it has been trouble free since. Side note, I did try the camera mounted on my chest that day and the video was nice and smooth but it got in the way a little bit when tucked as I'm sure you can imagine. Ride fast... Er, safe!! :P

***** Awesome thanks for the info.

+ElusiveNomad thanks man!

+ElusiveNomad Thank yooouu!! :)