Another season of track riding kicks off in a big way at Putnam Park Road Course. Sponsored by Commonwealth Motorcycles and Carr Moto, the day couldn’t have been better. The weather Friday and Saturday was disgusting! Rain, 20+ mph wind, etc… made us worry a bit, but Monday was amazing. Started out slightly cool in the morning which was probably good as it kept people a little slower and for the first sessions of the season that can’t be a bad thing. Around the third session the track started getting some heat in it as the sun was out full blast. It was upper 60s in the afternoon and I don’t think I’ve had better weather for a track day.

It took me a while to get up to speed as this was my first time riding my new Triumph Daytona 675! I wasn’t too comfortable at first, but slowly got better as the day progressed and I felt pretty good at the end of the day. I wasn’t totally up to speed, but Greg got me at a high 1:22 which was much better than the start of the day. The bike ran great even with the stock suspension (which is really stiff on the back). I was also using the Bitubo steering damper I just installed and it was great. I couldn’t even tell it was there - which is what you want out of a damper, IMO.

I also grabbed some new leathers at the store right before the track day. This is the first set of leathers that actually fit me really well right off the shelf. I didn’t realize how bad my Alpinestars suit fit. I knew it wasn’t good, but man, it is nice to have a proper fitting suit. I also used my new Puma boots, but am not as positive about them. They are really narrow and were killing my right foot at the end of the day. Hannah liked the way they looked though…