Track day's for peeps with 33bhp full licence...........

[retrofly]

hi
whats the deal ok heres my situation

Currently riding a de-restriced honda VFR ona restricted 33bhp full licence

Can i do track day's without the need for a racing licence. My mate sez you do cause 33bhp bikes arnt allowed to do track days and seeing as im spose to have a 33bhp they wont let me on. The way round it is to get a racing licence???

So do i need a racing license or can i blag it without one????????/

Luke
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[Stew]

Well, I cant help you, but I know that Ryan has done a track day at Croft on his (non restricted) RVF and he has a restricted licence. Dunno if he has a racing licence, we will have to wait for his answer.

Sorry for this pointless reply, it was actually no use at all
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[JimboJ]

well, as i was looking before after ur predicament (which i was wondering also) i scouted around and unless its a beginners course day(and sometimes not even the beginners) then it says 250cc licences and above. i think they mean 33bhp but its still the same. i have no idea how u get a racing licence. can u tell me?
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[kev]

you dont need any thype of licence to do a track day on some tracks you wouldnt need a racing licence at all and as far as restricted bikes go your fine to race on them
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[Ste]

its private land, so as long as they dont care, your legal to have the restrictor plate out anyway

[TiN]

It's probably best to take a look at the website of the track that you intend to go on...you definately don't need a racing license, but I'm pretty sure that you need a road license, but I doubt that it'll make a difference if it's restricted or not.

And Ste - it's not about being legal for the road, but about insurance liability etc...sorta like Santa Pod.
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[Annabella]

I don't think it's a problem. When I passed my test the shop I did it at invited me on a track day. Said I could take my NSR, OR one of their 400s.....

Dunno, I think it is all down to insurance, and depends on the track, and who's on it.
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[Ryan]

As mentioned by stew i did one on my RVF, the company (trackday promotions) didn't ask me about licences/insurence or anything, but i did check when i phoned up, i think as long as ur bike is road worthy, u wear full leathers/gloves and a gold stamped helmet ur ok, on their website it mentions something about licences on 'octogon' race tracks which i think are some of the major ones (such as donnington) and that u have to meet noise (exhaust) restrictions, but it all seemed pretty laid back to me on the day, cos they didn't do any of the above but gave us all a warning on track rules such as flags, overtaking and no wheeling (i think his words were if u wheely on the track make sure it's a good stand up one down the length of the start/fin straight, cos u'll b going home after!! ). If ur worried about being on a slow bike (compared to the usual track nutters) i wudn't cos u get all sorts!! ppl were telling me that on the day before i went there were RS125's kicking ass, and there were bandits and RF900's on the day i went there.

I would seriously recommend a trackday to anyone!!! it's one of the best times ive had on a bike ever, i'll probly b at croft early april when there's another trackday there (weather permitting) and well worth £100

[G]

As Ryan siad, they allow road 125 2 strokes on so there no reason why a 33hp 4stroke wouldn't be allowed.

There may well be people taking it a lot slower than you anyway, so it's nothing to worry about.

[retrofly]

hi
sweet track days here i come

luke
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[TiN]

It does depend on the track...Castle Coombe, for example, don't allow race cans, and have very strict noise restrictions, although they do allow the odd GP-spec smokers. and AFAIK, they don't allow 125s of any sort...
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[G]

Yea... but they're generally dodgy.... a 'race' track that doesn't allow race equipent on it's track days

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[sammarc]

luke, at brands, thruxton, donny and all the decent trracks near us they do not allow anything less then 250's on the track. And as in sure u know 250's have bout 50-60 bhp. We can do them on our 400's no problem. But the problem lies in the fact that we shouldn't have 400!!!!!!!! they check your licence at the start of every track day, to make sure you can ride a bike and arent some nobby trying to pull a fast1. And they will not let you on if you should be ridding a 33bhp or 125 type bike. For insurence purposes. I dont know bout the other smaller tracks but the big ones wont let u on with a restricted licience, but the way round it is to apply to the AMA and get a race licence so you can ride wot the fuck u want on the track regardless of wot road licence u have, or if u have 1. i emailed donny and called brands just to settle it 4 u, and thats wot they said!!!!!!!!!!!! so u can wait two yrs to do a track day on a decent track, or u could do one on a shitty track that will let u do it, but u will be hard peshed to find one cos rules are tightening up soon. Or get a race licence to enable u to do a track day now!
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[Guest]

thats bollocks you can use 125`s at donnington thruxdon stopped doing track days about 2 years ang and do you call track like cadwell park and mallory shit and small

[Kris]

I would have thought the small and twisty circuits would be more likely to allow 125's etc as it suits these better A young person on a 125 bike is probably less dangerous than a 60 yr old born-again on an R1 on tight tracks.
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[jay2]

hi, does any1 know how i would go about getting a racing license, what i would have to do any roughly how much it would cost. thanks, jay.

[jay2]

hi, does any1 know how i would go about getting a racing license, what i would have to do any roughly how much it would cost. thanks, jay.

[rs125]

[WildGoose]

sounds like a bloody expensive thing to get into
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[McJamweasel]

It is. There are cheaper ways tho. Theres a race series called early stocks for old (80's only I think) twin shock, air cooled bikes. There are quite strict limits to the mods that can be done.

Check Top Banana Racing
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[kev]

yes but that doesnt chance the price of the licence
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[rs125]

The bad news is racing is still going to be expensive what ever you race.