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Lots of good advice above.

Andl just remember, you are going to have FUN!!

Aside from that,
Good tires, lower the tire pressure to the 30 psi range, front and rear

HYDRATE!! You don't realize you need water until it has effected your mental capacity, DRINK a lot.

RELAX, before you head out, close your eyes and take a couple of deep breaths and drop your shoulders to remove the tension. This is good to do in the straights too (except for the closing eyes part)

Concentrate on loosening your grip on the bars

LOOK WHERE YOU WANT TO GO!! Your eyes should be looking through the corner and into the next corner

And the most important thing DO NOT try to ride fast!!! Try to be SMOOTH, if you are smooth, you will be riding very fast by the end of the day and not even realize it. Smooth means comfortable, comfortable means smoother braking and earlier throttle application, which will make you fast, while doing one of the most fun things you can do on a motorcycle.

Specifically Mid-Ohio does have fuel on site, but I am not sure the pumps are always turned on. If you show up full, you may not even need to fill up, if anything a couple of gallons will be plenty.

Mid-O is one of my favorites, you will get handed your hat down th back straight, but the entire back section through thunder valley is GREAT. And don't be disappointed that turn one kicks your butt, and you can never seem to get it right, it takes a lot of time to figure it out.
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