Reviewer: Danny Chaves

06/07/2009 01:16pm

Well I finally did it, after preparing for almost a year (needed gear and pirelli tires) I did my first trackday. I will say this, I was NOT out there to be a racer i just wanted to learn the right way to ride in a controlled enviroment and boy did I ever get my learn on.

I needed some new tires on my bike (DCIIIs) and Degsy helped me installing them and I cant thank him enuff he even nice enuff to come to my house, if he was willing to go the extra mile to do that I KNEW that my first trackday was going to be awesome.

I wanted to make sure I was going to get the absolute most out of this experience so I did the "Intro To Trackday" program. I was very nervous about all the particulars involved in doing a trackday but with this program everything is done for you. When I arrived everyone was very friendly and introduced themselves and helped me unload my bike (thank you) and unload my gear. I was very nervous having no idea what to expect but the fact everyone was so easy to talk to deffinatly helped me get situated.

Because I did the into to TD there was one control rider/instructor to 2 bikes but because the other rider faster that left me alone with Degsy for the day which was great. We had a riders metting then the faster guys left to get geared up while we stayed back for further instruction. They asked us what we wanted to work on my main goal was being comfortable in the corners and learning the correct way to ride. They sent us to get ready now let me say this once the gear went on holy s*** was I wired!! Our first time on the track was an amazing experience I cant describe the feeling but someone said it best it is fear excitement and joy balled up into one emotion and that was just going over pitting in and out!!

Once we finished that out on track we went with follow the leader to learn the track. Now I have to be honest i was completly overwhealmed there was so much going on but having everyone so willing to help deffinatly got me going in the right direction. I basically followed Degsy around the track trying to look through the turns and learn the line, I liked that everything was done in stages once I got the hang of one thing another was introduced. The sessions went very fast I cant believe I was out there for 20 minutes. Once we got off the track me and Degsy went over some things to work for the next session.

Each session things where slowing down for me I was able to understand everything that was going on around me with all the help I was getting from everyone it all started to make sense. Chris was nice enuff to follow my slow ass around the track and noticed my vulcan death grip on the bars and showed me some tricks to help me relax and that is when things became more interesting. I never knew that was bad so I now had to try and learn the right way. I have to be honest I was not confident enuff to ride alone I felt better following Degsy and using him as a gauge to where I needed to work on things. Before I knew it, it was lunch which was proivided in the intro program. A few classroom sessions in between where we worked on body postioning by sitting on a bike to help with muscle memory and the day was almost over. I knew I was mentally and physically drained so i sat out sessions but I knew if I went out there in a fog I might hurt myself and my main goal was not to extend myself and risk injury.

I learned so much I cant thank everyone enuff, I gotta be honest I cant remember everyone's names but I remember all the advice and help I recieved. I know I am better rider now and feel more confident on the street. My new DCIIs worked awesome and never missed a beat. I am SO glad I did the intro to TD cause I cant imagine not having the help I recieved.

If anyone wants to do a TD do the intro program it takes the guess work out of it. All you have to do is listen and ride they do the rest!

Reviewer: Nicholas Prew

06/07/2009 01:14pm

Boston Moto, I can't thank everyone enough! I did the Intro to Track days and added a Diablo Trackday Experience.(Set of Pirelli DC3's) The high level of service started weeks before I even signed up with the guys answering questions and making suggestions to get me going in the right direction.

After signing up I was contacted by Denno and he offered to swap my tires for me in advance so that we would not have that hanging over our heads at the track. What level of service are we talking about? Denno would not even let me carry my wheels from my truck to his, he insisted he take care of it! This level of service and attention continued all the way through track day untill all the bikes were loaded up and everyone was tired and happy on their way home.

At the track the whole crew did a great job of making sure we all recieved a warm welcome and introduction to the staff and the other riders. Coffee, donuts, lunch, water, everything was provided such that we only had to focus on riding and learning.

As a control rider/coach for the day I was with DucDave, who I can't say enough about. Dave is just one of those old time good people! He had a genuine concern for my enjoyment of the day, made sure that I stayed safe riding and that I was meeting my personal goals for the day. Dave actually gets a kick out of watching people progress and better their riding and he does an amazing job of breaking the complexities down to one step at a time so new people can make huge progress every lap! I noticed a lot of the same from the other riders and coaches, these guys are always talking about ridding it seems.

There is too much good to say about my first day on the track, how much I learned, how much fun I had, and the whole team at Boston Moto, I will for sure be out there with them agian, and definatly recomend the Intro to Track Days program to any rookie, as it is only a few extra bucks and goes a very long way!