actually it is wrong its a track day for fun not a race to many people timing themselves and bragging about lap timesduke63 wrote:Trackdays are not what they used to be, IMHO. Riders used to rock up on their road bike and rode relatively safely as they needed to ride home too.
The advent of cheap track bikes means riders turn up like they are competing in a race with all the gear to go with it.
Its not right or wrong but it has changed from being a fun day out with mates to being a much more serious operation, and that just isn't for me.
Its why I have only done the Ducati days in recent years.
I spoke to Dave Woods and his lads who all race or have raced at a very high level and they agree its been ruined for the reasons above