MTC this week - Page 2

efward · 03-21-2005, 09:25 AM

Some of us that work are only going one day.
Had to choose between Wed and Thur and the big track won out again.
Trying to convince myself that outside only passing will be ok...

efward · 03-23-2005, 10:29 AM

Looks like rain on Thur now.
:thumbdown

vyshtia · 03-23-2005, 11:29 AM

Duty calls - I won't be making it to the track now. :thumbdown :thumbdown

SPEED · 03-23-2005, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by vyshtia

Duty calls - I won't be making it to the track now. :thumbdown :thumbdown

:dunno

efward · 03-24-2005, 11:56 PM

Today was great.
Small crowd. No rain. Sunshine. 1 crash all day I think.
Sweet.
Hope those that missed it didn't opt out due to rain.
Eyespy, was the 'something new' one of those cool 125's I saw today?
101, I doubt you were trailing everyone. I brought the newbie today on the 999 that was parked on the track.
Good show MTC. Didn't even mind the Draconian 'no inside passing' rule and the '2 more than necessary' riders meetings.

Eyespy · 03-25-2005, 10:05 PM

Here we go.....once again. The no inside passing rule is there for a reason, and serves its purpose. Our stats bear this out. BTW, anyone can do an inside pass. No fun in that. Learn how to pass cleanly on the outside. More skill and more fun. And safer on balance. The riders meetings also serve a purpose, both of them. Sorry you felt the NIP rule to be "draconian", and the two rider's meetings to be useless.

Both days turned out much better than anticipated. Weather was chilly on Wednesday, with a couple brief slight sprinkles, mixed with a few warm sunny spells. The weather on Thursay for the big track was fantastic. Sunny, cool but not cold, and dry. The bikes were making sick HP because of the cool denser air, despite the 2500' elevation. Most everyone rode very well and very considerately. I only had to pull one rider off, and that was only because the brake light needed to be taped over. (Not sure how this get through tech, but it was only a minor issue that was corrected quickly). Very few incidences. One rider went in a little too hot into T4 on the big track and went down on a Ducati in T4b, getting the wind knocked out of him. He was laying still for a few moments, so we ran the Ambulance out on the track, but fortunately, it was unecessary, as the rider was able to get up under his own power and was not seriously injured. Bike was primarily cosmetic damage, plastics, lever, stuff like that. One of our instructors, who is also an experienced club racer, and a very good rider, had a problem in T2 on the big track, and went down. It is unclear if he lost the front or the rear, there are differing accounts of what was seen and felt. But he was ok, the bike was ok, and he was able to ride more.

At streets on Wednesday, a friend of Kelly's was riding one of Kelly's track bikes that started life as a GS500 (if I remember correctly), and had a minor mishap in T4, loosing a slight amount of oil at the outside of the turn, which we quickly got cleaned up. We were met with mudslides on Streets in the turn4/5 transition area, that took a couple of hours for the WSIR maintenance crew to clean up with some heavy equipment. During this time, we ran the short track config (1 mile), as that was a lot better than waiting around doing nothing. The riders were understanding of the adverse track condition that was outside our control and were all appreciative of the decision to run the short config until the crew had the track back in good shape, at which point we opened up the Bowl. One rider ran off the track in the slow section approaching turn 12 and hd it not been for all the moisture in the runoff area and resulting mud, would have been able to ride it out. But the mud caused a messy but soft off road landing.

Thanks to everyone who came out and helped to make the season opener go so smooth, it was a very good time, and we got decent weather in spite of all the reports predicting lots of rain. Looking forward to April! My little "surprise" was, surprisingly, not ready, but should be on the track for April....

efward · 03-26-2005, 07:37 AM

The Draconian thing was facetious man. Ease up. I think you guys do take it too seriously though. I got 'talked to' for passing people between 4 and 5. That's not a corner.
I was attempting to pay your group a compliment on a well run day. I have no problems with outside only at the big track. It's wide enough that it's never a problem. At the streets or another "thinner" track it would irk me.
As far as the riders meetings go, I just feel it unnecessary to hear somebody describe every turn on the track again, and remind me that tires just might be cold, or the critically vague reminder to be safe and have fun. Then to call another one after lunch to let me know that things were going alright.
You might want to consider that there are a few people in your audience that have been there more times than they can count mixed in with the first timers.
Just a thought. But then again maybe I'm just an impatient ahole.

Eyespy · 03-26-2005, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by efward

The Draconian thing was facetious man. Ease up. I think you guys do take it too seriously though. I got 'talked to' for passing people between 4 and 5. That's not a corner.
I was attempting to pay your group a compliment on a well run day. I have no problems with outside only at the big track. It's wide enough that it's never a problem. At the streets or another "thinner" track it would irk me.
As far as the riders meetings go, I just feel it unnecessary to hear somebody describe every turn on the track again, and remind me that tires just might be cold, or the critically vague reminder to be safe and have fun. Then to call another one after lunch to let me know that things were going alright.
You might want to consider that there are a few people in your audience that have been there more times than they can count mixed in with the first timers.
Just a thought. But then again maybe I'm just an impatient ahole.

Just pointing out that the NIP rule and rider meetings have a useful purpose and beneficial effect that is reflected in MTC's stats. They work to everyone's advantage, even the audience members that already know it all.

Thanks for coming out with us, hope to see you again.

Jay fooey · 03-26-2005, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyespy

Just pointing out that the NIP rule and rider meetings have a useful purpose and beneficial effect that is reflected in MTC's stats. They work to everyone's advantage, even the audience members that already know it all.

Thanks for coming out with us, hope to see you again.

Better safe then sorry ! :thumbup

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03-21-2005, 09:25 AM	#11
efward Know It All Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 385 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (10)	Some of us that work are only going one day. Had to choose between Wed and Thur and the big track won out again. Trying to convince myself that outside only passing will be ok...

03-23-2005, 10:29 AM	#12
efward Know It All Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 385 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (10)	Looks like rain on Thur now. :thumbdown

03-24-2005, 11:56 PM	#15
efward Know It All Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 385 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (10)	Today was great. Small crowd. No rain. Sunshine. 1 crash all day I think. Sweet. Hope those that missed it didn't opt out due to rain. Eyespy, was the 'something new' one of those cool 125's I saw today? 101, I doubt you were trailing everyone. I brought the newbie today on the 999 that was parked on the track. Good show MTC. Didn't even mind the Draconian 'no inside passing' rule and the '2 more than necessary' riders meetings.

03-25-2005, 10:05 PM	#16
Eyespy Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 33 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 0 (10)	Here we go.....once again. The no inside passing rule is there for a reason, and serves its purpose. Our stats bear this out. BTW, anyone can do an inside pass. No fun in that. Learn how to pass cleanly on the outside. More skill and more fun. And safer on balance. The riders meetings also serve a purpose, both of them. Sorry you felt the NIP rule to be "draconian", and the two rider's meetings to be useless. Both days turned out much better than anticipated. Weather was chilly on Wednesday, with a couple brief slight sprinkles, mixed with a few warm sunny spells. The weather on Thursay for the big track was fantastic. Sunny, cool but not cold, and dry. The bikes were making sick HP because of the cool denser air, despite the 2500' elevation. Most everyone rode very well and very considerately. I only had to pull one rider off, and that was only because the brake light needed to be taped over. (Not sure how this get through tech, but it was only a minor issue that was corrected quickly). Very few incidences. One rider went in a little too hot into T4 on the big track and went down on a Ducati in T4b, getting the wind knocked out of him. He was laying still for a few moments, so we ran the Ambulance out on the track, but fortunately, it was unecessary, as the rider was able to get up under his own power and was not seriously injured. Bike was primarily cosmetic damage, plastics, lever, stuff like that. One of our instructors, who is also an experienced club racer, and a very good rider, had a problem in T2 on the big track, and went down. It is unclear if he lost the front or the rear, there are differing accounts of what was seen and felt. But he was ok, the bike was ok, and he was able to ride more. At streets on Wednesday, a friend of Kelly's was riding one of Kelly's track bikes that started life as a GS500 (if I remember correctly), and had a minor mishap in T4, loosing a slight amount of oil at the outside of the turn, which we quickly got cleaned up. We were met with mudslides on Streets in the turn4/5 transition area, that took a couple of hours for the WSIR maintenance crew to clean up with some heavy equipment. During this time, we ran the short track config (1 mile), as that was a lot better than waiting around doing nothing. The riders were understanding of the adverse track condition that was outside our control and were all appreciative of the decision to run the short config until the crew had the track back in good shape, at which point we opened up the Bowl. One rider ran off the track in the slow section approaching turn 12 and hd it not been for all the moisture in the runoff area and resulting mud, would have been able to ride it out. But the mud caused a messy but soft off road landing. Thanks to everyone who came out and helped to make the season opener go so smooth, it was a very good time, and we got decent weather in spite of all the reports predicting lots of rain. Looking forward to April! My little "surprise" was, surprisingly, not ready, but should be on the track for April....

03-26-2005, 07:37 AM	#17
efward Know It All Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 385 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (10)	The Draconian thing was facetious man. Ease up. I think you guys do take it too seriously though. I got 'talked to' for passing people between 4 and 5. That's not a corner. I was attempting to pay your group a compliment on a well run day. I have no problems with outside only at the big track. It's wide enough that it's never a problem. At the streets or another "thinner" track it would irk me. As far as the riders meetings go, I just feel it unnecessary to hear somebody describe every turn on the track again, and remind me that tires just might be cold, or the critically vague reminder to be safe and have fun. Then to call another one after lunch to let me know that things were going alright. You might want to consider that there are a few people in your audience that have been there more times than they can count mixed in with the first timers. Just a thought. But then again maybe I'm just an impatient ahole.