What's your 2010 schedule shaping up to look like?

[marko138]

My 'closest' track is Pocono and thats 2 hours away....so, for me, riding just isn't a doable thing.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by marko138

My 'closest' track is Pocono and thats 2 hours away....so, for me, riding just isn't a doable thing.

And its pocono

Nesba has some interesting dates so we may all have to figure something out for a td or 3.

Tom

[marko138]

Originally Posted by tommymac

And its pocono

Nesba has some interesting dates so we may all have to figure something out for a td or 3.

Tom

Yeah, exactly. Really wish that give that infield section a pave job.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by marko138

Yeah, exactly. Really wish that give that infield section a pave job.

I have gone offroading out there a few times and its quite the adventure to say the least. Got thrown over the bars of my bike once when the front tire planted in a crater out there

Tom

[OreoGaborio]

oof, ya, screw that.

[Sean]

GP-As are 190 only IIRC

Vid was just uploaded, it should be GTG now.

Are you limited to where you can get DOT race tires? We can't buy them in shops, only specialized distributors that are passed around like drug dealers. I got my GP-As out of this guy who sells a few sets at a time out of his garage.

[OreoGaborio]

Yeah, I love helping someone out, seeing them improve, then seeing a big smile under the faceshield when I pull up along side & give them a thumbs up

We actually two kinds of staff members out on the track during any given session:
Control riders - who are there to observe everyone, make sure they're following the rules, aren't making any glaring mistakes & show people the racing line if needed
and Instructors - w do the same thing as the CR's, with the added responsibility of doing actual instruction and coaching on & off the track, as well as leading the classroom discussions.

So basically the INSTRUCTORS will focus on helping you improve as a rider, while the CONTROL RIDERS main function is to keep things running smoothly.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

Yeah, I love helping someone out, seeing them improve, then seeing a big smile under the faceshield when I pull up along side & give them a thumbs up

We actually two kinds of staff members out on the track during any given session:
Control riders - they're there to observe everyone, make sure they're following the rules, aren't making any glaring mistakes & show people the racing line if needed
and Instructors - we're there to do the same thing as the CR's, with the added responsibility of doing actual instruction and coaching on & off the track, as well as leading the classroom discussions.

So basically the INSTRUCTORS will focus on helping you improve as a rider, while the CONTROL RIDERS main function is to keep things running smoothly.

TPM started doing that 2 yrs ago also. Seemd to work a little better they would help keep guys online and woul dpull people off the track if they did somethingunsafe/stupid.

Even witnessed it first hand when i guy made an inside pass on me then was offline and almost ran of fthe track. It realy didnt mess me up since it was inside but I wasnt stuffed or anything. But a CR shot past me on the next turn and pulled him in. Seems to me some may jus tneed a lil kick in the butt or a refresher of the rules and I know some def need to be sent home.

[OreoGaborio]

Yeah, something like what you experienced above, where he put both you and him in danger, I probably woulda pulled that dude in as well to ask wtf was going on..

Generally, if I see someone break a rule once I'll keep an eye on them till the end of the session, then remind them of the rules when we get in the garage. I don't wanna pull them in for something minor & kill their track buzz... Twice, depending on the infraction, I might pull them in... Three times, you're definitely coming in & getting spoken to even if it's a minor infraction.


And as with instruction, CR's and Instructors have different responsibilities when it comes to that stuff.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by OreoGaborio

Yeah, something like what you experienced above, where he put both you and him in danger, I probably woulda pulled that dude in as well to ask wtf was going on..

Generally, if I see someone break a rule once I'll keep an eye on them till the end of the session, then remind them of the rules when we get in the garage. I don't wanna pull them in for something minor & kill their track buzz... Twice, depending on the infraction, I might pull them in... Three times, you're definitely coming in & getting spoken to even if it's a minor infraction.


And as with instruction, CR's and Instructors have different responsibilities when it comes to that stuff.

Thats prety fair, a guy could be a good safe rider but make one mistake where he kinda has to make an inside pass or something but saw/acknowledged he made a mistake. I have had guys make a bad pass and i would get the my bad wave but if its a regular thing then they def need a talking too. A lot of it depends on the circumstances as well.