6 Track riding tips with John McGuinness MBE | Bike Social track day - Donington Park
Channel: Knox
Date: 2021-09-15

6 Track riding tips with John McGuinness MBE | Bike Social track day - Donington Park.
Last week, we attended a Bennetts Bike Social Track day at the amazing and international race circuit, Donington Park.
We were blessed with incredible weather, a fantastic vibe and some of the best track riding I’ve done.
As part of the Bennetts day, John McGuinness, 23 time Isle of Man TT winner and MBE was on track, riding alongside everyone who attended – wow!  John actually offered to ride out together, following for part of the session and then to show the right way round for the remainder and give some tips at the end. To say it was an incredible experience is an understatement, following a living racing legend around one of your favourite tracks was a “pinch yourself” moment!
We spoke both off and on camera and I’ve summarised below the main points that John gave me. Obviously, these are non-exhaustive tips and were based on my riding in that session, but they are applicable to all riders who either would like/ or do ride on track and are based on 30 years of racing experience and countless track days in all conditions, on a variety of machines, circuits and a few crashes along the way. Read the full written piece here - https://www.planet-knox.com/track-riding-tips-with-john-mcguinness/. Needless to say, Ill be applying them all to my own riding and hopefully they are helpful to you too!

During the day we bumped into Michael Mann, Editor of Bike Social, who was doing an interesting track day test of an Energica electric motorcycle. Make sure you check out the YouTube channel for the upcoming feature. https://www.youtube.com/c/bennettsinsurance

The Bike Social track day was a fantastic and highly recommended, a super chilled and enjoyable day, and highly recommended. To find out how to get on one, please check out the site here - https://www.bennetts.co.uk/landing-pages/bennetts-rewards-events-2021.

As part of the day, Geoff rented a Yamaha R6, while we are having some issues (to put it mildly) with his GSXR1000r. This was an excellent service that was provided during the day from Yamaha Track experience https://www.yamaha-track-experience.co.uk/. In this video, we also discuss initial thoughts on the Yamaha R6 race and why it might just be a fantastic option for track day riders, combining great yet non intimidating power, with rock solid handling and stability to make a machine that riders can really build their confidence and track riding ability!

We really enjoyed our day and hope you enjoyed the video too. Check out the products we wore on test below, and we'll see you on the next one!

Aaron
KNOX

Gear worn on the day:
KNOX Handroid MKIV Gloves - https://www.planet-knox.com/product/h... Knox Aegis Back Protector - https://www.planet-knox.com/product/a... 
KNOX Dry Inside Base Layers - https://www.planet-knox.com/category/... 
Knox Trooper Shorts - https://www.planet-knox.com/product/t...
Knox MicroLock Chest Protector - https://www.planet-knox.com/product/k...

0:00 Introduction
1:56 lap of Donington Park on GSXR 750
3:34 Track tips with John McGuinness MBE
10:41 Electric bike on track day with Michael Mann
15:35 Bike social track day and how to join
20:36 Donington musings and thoughts on Yamaha R6