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I was at Newport on Sunday with 28 other Dynamo's having a full day training on the boards with Dave LeGrys and his guys.
I wasn't even remotely aware of the steepness of the banking. When someone says 45degrees it doesn't sound that much. When your 5/6meters up in the air looking down to see the ground far enough away to cause some serious damage to you should you fall it hits you just how steep it is.
I was really impressed how quickly everyone took to the track. Approx 3/4 of the riders there hadn't ridden a track (let alone track bike) before. There was no 'adjustment period' for people to get used to riding fixed, it was straight on the track riding the lines. No one had any problems with this.
As the day progressed we raced a few 30-lap scratch races and some more serious training techniques and not a single crash was had that day. But it was great to see two of our elite riders take to the track and to watch their speed changes was incredible.
Anyway, after managing an astonishing 2nd place in one of the scratches I now am officially an amazing track rider (lol) and am seriously converted. I had no idea how much fun it is.
I will be seeing you on Saturday (for the novice induction).