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June 26th, 2011 | 
Author: June 18-19 I went up to Pacific Raceways (Kent, WA) for their mini track day called “Taste of Racing”.
Introduction of the Taste of Racing.
It’s a brilliant idea in that it is a controlled (more so than a full track day anyway) environment and they have it setup so that you can ride without the full power ranger outfit and it’s only $20.00!!!!
Here is some more Taste of Racing Info
My Experience.
I was only a little nervous (surprisingly) when I had decided to go and try it. I had been invited a week earlier by a business friend of mine (Bob May) who races with his son. I knew I’d be doing a track day or something this year since I had bought my Frank Thomas leathers earlier. Now was the time to put up or shut up.
The Track.
Before heading out there I decided that it would make sense to see, and if possible, learn the track. What better way than to ride around it over and over again. So I jumped on YouTube and spent a bunch of time doing “research” by watching lots of video footage. I learned the track and got a feel for how fast one could/should be going. Here is a good one to check out:
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Well, we got two days on the forecast of dry warm weather, no soccer this weekend so I decided to jump on my GSX 650f and head down to Oregon.
The day started out around 11 from Tacoma and down to Kelso via I-5. Not the best ride you’ve been on so far, but it gets you there in a hurry. I took a long break at McDs to make sure I was fresh for what would come next (well, soon enough).
Through Kelso, into Longview and across the bridge we go and onto Hwy 30 in Oregon toward Clatskanie.
If you get a nice day, do yourself a favor and make a stop and just enjoy the view for a minute.
After a quick break for some snaps, I headed to Clatskanie and onto Hwy 47
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