anybody doing supermoto trackdays?

V_King · Post by **V_King** » Sun Apr 26, 2015 10:33 pm

as am less and less interested in riding offroad due to non existend lanes in UK, thinking of swaping my xt with supermoto wheels and try some supermoto trackdays.

Is anybody involved with sm in midlands and could recommend any tracks and clubs? initial googleing led to dick measuring forums, instead of constructive info.

Wapping · Post by **Wapping** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:42 am

You can take a supermoto (or indeed any motorcycle that'll pass scrutineering) to most or all conventional trackdays held in the UK. Whether there are any dedicated only to the class of bike, I have no idea. If there are, I guess they will be centered on the smaller tracks, like Lyd in the southeast of England and those that host go-cart racing.

I see that the Scots seem to run a reasonably active Scottish supermoto activity / race club. I guess that it might be worthwhile contacting them, not because you might necessarily want to go supermotoing north o'the border but because I assume they woukd know who to contact elsewhere.

A Google of the simple phrase: 'supermoto club' turned up all sorts of sites and threads, many of which might stand a bit of investigation. They might not obviously tell you want to know, but I bet they'll know somebody who does.

Hoggyf · Post by **Hoggyf** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 4:31 pm

Have a look on http://forum.ccmmad.co.uk/index/
There used to be a few guys there that did supermoto days, Rowrah in cumbria do them and I'm fairly sure 3 sisters in Wigan does them too.

600+ · Post by **600+** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 7:19 pm

You are pulling my leg!!!

I was browsing the forum thinking of starting a thread on supermoto racing!!!

I've been googling and there aren't specific sm trackdays apart from any organised through the individual forums.

In fact I'm seriously considering selling the TDM and just doing sm racing in the novice class. I have no time to go on long bike tours these days and racing over a weekend is very appealing

AndyB · Post by **AndyB** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:44 pm

I know it's not Supermoto but CCM used to do short track training days which could lead on to racing in a limited championship and basically you had a day of training and practice on a speedway track then moved on from there.

Take it from me, speedway with 4 starters is a bit of a fright night but stick 8 starters on the line and go for it and you lose control of certain bodily functions :sick:

I did it and finished 2nd in my first race then retired unhurt. I'd have been a lot happier to retire with a record of entered one race, won one race but I was glad to get away unscathed.

dave j · Post by **dave j** » Mon Apr 27, 2015 8:50 pm

Plenty of SM stuff over on the KTM forum.

600+ · Post by **600+** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:18 am

Which KTM forum is that?

Richard Simpson · Post by **Richard Simpson** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:43 am

This one...I'm guessing

http://www.ktmforum.co.uk/content/

My experience is that if you try to join it your application doesn't get processed, so I gave up on it.

Others may know different.

Rob 110 · Post by **Rob 110** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:29 pm

pm admin if you don't get registered/activated on ktm forum. they are aware of the problem. Search Flydfest for the s'moto meet

http://www.kinshamraceway.co.uk/kinsham_racing.php does supermoto track days every weds, but its quite a tight short track. More suited to 450 than 660. But you can at least have a look before paying.

Or pay for trackdays and get beaten by sportsberks on the straights then go round the outside of them in the corners

V_King · Post by **V_King** » Wed Apr 29, 2015 10:24 pm

thanks for al lthe info (thumbs)

kinsham looks promising and very reasonably prised. I prefer kart circuits as there is no fun in straights and have plenty of overtaking of sportsbikes in roundabouts :laugh: