DHak20
New Member
Last year was my first season going to the track and I got the bug pretty bad. The first Saturday at Pitt led to staying Sunday and 10 track days later I have new pick up and toy hauler along with a new ZX-6R.
I obviously spent a ton of money on my new hobby upfront but want to budget this year. I am choosing dates and tracks now hoping I can stick to to 7 weekends going Sat/Sun. I did Pitt 3-4 weekends last year and loved it, I also went to NJMP for a weekend (I hated it for the first 2 sessions but really warmed up to it). The differences between the two tracks was dramatic to say the least but I felt like going to NJ made me a better rider. The flat and off camber corners (along with the bumps) at NJ made Pitt feel like a roller coaster with tracks, my bike didn't slide around nearly as much or I didn't notice it.
I plan on going back to Pitt (4.5 hours) 4 times and NJ (6.5 hours) twice and was thinking about attending a track day with Evolve GT at Pocono raceway (4 hours) in June since it is the closest track to my house but I figured it would be flat similar to NJ making it redundant. Does anyone have input on Pocono? The new pavement at NJ makes me lean towards NJ but riding a new track....especially Pocono is intriguing.
The main point to the novel I just wrote was how do you pick dates/tracks? Do you go as many weekends as possible to tracks closer or do you prefer 3-4 weekends at 3-4 different tracks? VIR/Pitt/NJ/CMP. I want to progress as a rider and ride as much as possible but also want to try new tracks.
I obviously spent a ton of money on my new hobby upfront but want to budget this year. I am choosing dates and tracks now hoping I can stick to to 7 weekends going Sat/Sun. I did Pitt 3-4 weekends last year and loved it, I also went to NJMP for a weekend (I hated it for the first 2 sessions but really warmed up to it). The differences between the two tracks was dramatic to say the least but I felt like going to NJ made me a better rider. The flat and off camber corners (along with the bumps) at NJ made Pitt feel like a roller coaster with tracks, my bike didn't slide around nearly as much or I didn't notice it.
I plan on going back to Pitt (4.5 hours) 4 times and NJ (6.5 hours) twice and was thinking about attending a track day with Evolve GT at Pocono raceway (4 hours) in June since it is the closest track to my house but I figured it would be flat similar to NJ making it redundant. Does anyone have input on Pocono? The new pavement at NJ makes me lean towards NJ but riding a new track....especially Pocono is intriguing.
The main point to the novel I just wrote was how do you pick dates/tracks? Do you go as many weekends as possible to tracks closer or do you prefer 3-4 weekends at 3-4 different tracks? VIR/Pitt/NJ/CMP. I want to progress as a rider and ride as much as possible but also want to try new tracks.