Cones: turn in, apex and track out, or not?

[Brian Minkin]

Sechsgang wrote:

From the other tracks I have been to, the cones for the first day were really nice...just a bit of help learning the track...

BUT...they acutally get annoying later on because I know every once and awhile I would acutally get caught up in "Oh crap, turn NOW" rather then just taking it a bit earlier or later but smoother...



I dont know if its a possibility, but having a cone at the trackout point all the time could be a nice idea for the B&G groups because from what I have seen (limited experience of course) was people just dont track out as far as they should...simply because they dont know how far is acceptable...also, with just that one cone, I would guess that advanced people wouldnt get too annoyed with just the one cone...

A couple of points to what you wrote.

Taking a turn in later is fine but early turn in leads to running out of track or what I refer to as an Oh SH___ moment. Corners are one continuous precision movement. Where you start affects where you end

So as to only having a track out cone, If you do not turn in at the correct marker then you are not going to be anywhere near the track out cone on exit. If you are falling short of the track out cone its probably because you are turning in too early and have an early apex. As you get faster you will find yourself needing to correct and pinch the exit which could likely lead to a spin if you lift or dropping two wheels off. Cones teach where to be on the track and you need three cones per corner for them to be an instructional aid.