Thanks for the info! It was just a mess around day and the track is privately owned so all I had to do was tape all my lenses and prove it didn't leak any oil.
Being that this was my first track experience I could spout explatives for pages but I'll try and sum it up as much as possible. First of all, if you've never been on a track and you get the opportunity, GO!!! I was a little intimidated because there were more bikes there than I thought and some were fully prepped race bikes, slicks and all. I figured I would just be in the way. It turns out that once everyone gets spread out on the track (it's about two miles), the traffic is not that heavy. I was also worried about how to let the fast guys through. If any of you are the fast guys you are probably laughing at that one. Turns out all I had to do is do what we were told to do in the riders' meeting, which was just to hold a steady line and the fast guys can easily make a safe pass.
One of the guys I know from in town that races a YZF750 took me out and had me get right on his ass and he showed me the proper line for a few laps and then curiously disappeared giving chase to a guy on an R1 that passed us. I soon grew bored with winding up to 175(indicated) on the straight, which any idiot with a wrist that turns can do, and decided to save the motor and just work on my line through the corners. And boy did that take some getting used to. They take it in wide and a lot deeper than I ever imagined. At first I kept finding myself clear inside early with nowhere to go but wide on the exit. I had to force myself to stay out, stay out, stay out, OK now turn it in. Made all the difference in the world.
I didn't drag anything which on a bike like the bird means I wasn't exactly tearing it up but I did, however, improve greatly in smoothness. By the afternoon the lines were smoother, the downshifts were smoother, the jerk reopening the throttle was smoothed out to a pleasant little exhaust burble as the motor came off idle nice and smooth. The list goes on. I figure I'll just work on being smooth and the speed will come naturally.
All in all I can't think of anything short of an instructed track class that could be more valuable to developing your skills. Especially if you have someone experienced that is willing to take the time and drag you around for a few laps to show you how to do it right.
Also, have someone video tape you if you can. I got quite a bit of footage of my laps and it is very helpfull. I found myself noticing places where I got caught in the wrong gear or put myself out of position, etc. It's extremely instructive to see what it looks like when you're not on the bike.
And finally, there is no place better to see the old addage of 90% rider 10% bike proved than at the track. Jim, another guy from here in town that works at the honda dealer and races some, had a stripped down cbr600f2 as well as his prepped 900RR. About the third time he lapped some other guys on an R1 and a 2000 gixxer 750 on his f2 it became very clear.
I'm sorry for the length of this post. It was just such a great experience I can't wait to go again. Unfortunately, that will probably be next year.