SMP Long - 18th of September, 2014. Hosted by Rider's Choice.

Another great day at the track, despite the freezing morning temperatures, it turned out to be a fantastic day! I skipped the first two sessions as the track was still cold and didn't want to take any unnecessary risks. By 11 am, the sun was shinning, the track was warm and the anticipation was at it's peak.

I gear up and get ready for my first session. I  take the tire warmers off and I remove the front stand, I put the kickstand down, remove the rear stand and as I rest the bike on the kickstand it just flops over due to uneven/broken pavement. No real damage except a couple of small stone chips on the tail. Nothing that a little touch up paint can't fix, I was planning on getting a new paint job/scheme over the winter anyways. No biggie, it did however tick me off a bit. I'll post a picture of the damage some time later today or tomorrow.

Did some good laps, managed to knock off another 2.5 and got down to 2:12.17. It's not fast, but I'm getting there. At this point I need to focus on my braking markers, there are a couple of areas where I let off the throttle/brake earlier than I should. I'm not sure if I'll get out any more this year as the weather is starting to take a turn for the worst and work commitments are also preventing me from taking any more days off.

There was a photographer taking pictures from different areas at the track, hoping to get some decent shots and I'll definitely post them when I have them. Here's a photo from a different photographer:

 Here's a video of my buddy and I, he's riding a Ducati 1098:

I'll have more videos and pictures later on, I'll get around to posting them as I get them.