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Rider and Motorcycle Requirements
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| Note: For a more complete look at what you'll need at the track, read through our Track Day Prep blurbs in the Fishtail (fre)E Press issues on our website. |
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Personal Gear:
Full coverage protective gear. Leathers or textile, one or two piece is okay. If 2-piece, the top and bottom must zip together, although 360 zipper not required. See Fishtail (fre)E Press issue 2 for more details.
Full face helmet (Snell, DOT or equivalent approval)
Gauntlet type gloves
Over the ankle footwear, not including sneakers
Optional (but recommended)
Change of clothes
Hat
Beach/lawn chair
Sun Screen
Spare gas can
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Bike Requirements
50% tire tread and brake pad remaining
No binding in the throttle twist grip
Properly adjusted chain (Okay, we cut the BMW guys some slack here)
No fluid leaks (safety wire and coolant drain NOT required)
All glass and plastic (except tachometer/speedo/faceshield) taped over
Mirrors removed or taped over
Brake light deactivated
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A Typical Day with Fishtail |
7:00 - TRACK OFFICE OPENS
7:30 - TRACK INFIELD OPENS. No riders allowed into the track until 7:30. This is a change from last year.
7:30 - 8:00 Prep your bike for Tech Inspection. We will have people to answer your questions, but bike preparation is primarily the responsibility of the rider. If you have any questions about how to prepare your bike for the day, check with your dealer in the weeks before our event.
A NOTE ABOUT FUEL - please arrive with a full tank of fuel or with your own fuel containers. The race fuel tanks will only be open during the lunch break. Race fuel is VERY expensive and is not appropriate for anything short of a fully prepped race bike.
7:30 - 8:30 TECHNICAL INSPECTION - We'll be checking bikes while riders are settling in. If there is an issue, we'll let you know with a note on your bike.
8:30 - 8:50 GREETING AND SAFETY ORIENTATION IN MEDIA CENTER.
9:00 – Track opens for A Group.
9:00 to 12:30 Alternating classroom and riding sessions
12:30 to 1:15 Catered lunch provided by Fratello's of Laconia followed by stories of exaggerated track prowess with your buddies (no one believes the stories, but they're fun to tell anyway)
1:15 Post-lunch safety brief and nap time for those of you that ate too much pasta at lunch.
1:30 Track reopens, academics resume
5:00 track closes
5:00 to Whenever – More exaggerated stories in the pits, pack up, go back to the real world.
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