fireyrob wrote:On the track day, you get heaps of time on the track and on the 250 you'd be in white group (slow). Plenty of time to practice and if others are faster than you, they give you heaps of room and pass you when its safe to do so! But make sure you budget on new tyres after the day

Wot he said!!
.....Fark me you lot!!!! --- you have the opportunity to go to track days and vastly improve your riding skills, bike control / generally be able to ride out a hell of a lot more 'situations' on the road let alone have one hell of a lot of fun with some mates!!!
Over here we have either Barbagello or Collie and THAT'S IT for WA!!! - Both of which are about 700km from here!!
Living on the East coast and Not attending as many track days as you could afford??
--Thats like spending 10 years living on the coast and never going to the beach!!!!
Track days will teach you to ride

's Anyone can punch a 2 fiddy down a 400m straight!!
[Try running with a Nos fed turbo ZX12donk /locker clutch and air shift override cogbox in say a ZZR250 frame!!! It might then actually require a degree of skill!!]