Roadracing World – April 2019

`A jacket. Even on the warmest days, a jacket
can still come in handy, early in the morning.

Supplies

`Water. Bring one or two gallons of water per
day per person, at a minimum, plus an elec-
trolyte-replacement product like effervescent
H2Pro Hydrate or nuun tablets. Dehydration
can end your day early.

`Food. Some kind of snack that gets along
with your body. I'm a fan of temperature-resis-

tant protein bars. Don't assume that there will

be food at the track. You're going to be work-

ing hard when you put in a session’s worth of

quick laps, and you don't want to try new food

in the middle of that kind of physical exertion.

`More food. Some kind of instant just-add-wa-

ter food in its own container, like Cup Noodles

or a sandwich in a cooler.

`Pain reliever. Some kind of anti-infl ammato-

ry (think Advil) for after the day is over, to ease

any muscle aches for the drive home.

`Medication. Anything that you typically need

during the day.

`Spare glasses or contact lenses. I’ve

watched a fellow rider peel his one set of con-

tact lenses off the inside of his helmet visor,

and it looked like a really crappy way to end a

track day.

`Cell phone charger. Just go buy a spare cord

and car power outlet, and leave them both in

the glove box of your transporter.

`A bath towel. Good to wipe down your face or

towel sweat off your hands..

`Sunscreen. Because sunburn can easily ruin

Day Two of a multi-day track excursion.

Final Thoughts

`Get a gear bag and stick your helmet, gloves,

boots, leathers and body armor in it. Put two

pairs of earplugs and a spare set of knee slid-

ers in the pockets. Or hang up the leathers on

a hook above the gear bag, and keep your hel-

met—with the visor partially open—on a shelf

above the bag so they can dry and air out. I

also stick a pair of exercise tights and a span-

dex long sleeve shirt in the bag, in case I for-

get my undersuit. Makes packing for the track

so much simpler it isn't even funny—grab the

gear bag, throw in the leathers and helmet,

and go. Just be sure that it's restocked every

time you get home from the track.

(Above, Left) A basic pit set-up with STT at Barber Motorsports Park, with a small trailer, bike,
stands, tire warmers, folding chair and water. Photo by John Ulrich. (Above, Right) Having every-
thing packed into one bag can be a huge time-saver when loading to go to a track-day event.

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