Dave Moss at Barber after Thanksgiving

[CaseyAlbert]

Yeah, I know that is your opinion. That is why I asked why you think he is a wizard. I don't think he is anything special and would rather work with someone local that very fast racers can vouch for. Like someone that shows up to N2 trackdays and WERA races.

What kind of lap times are you doing?

At Pitt, My PB is in the 1:53.5x I believe. I am still trying to get faster, and ask questions as often as I can.

I haven’ met Dave personally, so I don’t know why he doesn’t show up at N2 or WERA races. I do know that he lives near Sacramento, CA, and goes to “Track Day” events just about every weekend during the season and was going to Australia in the winter for more of the same. I do know that he was diagnosed with Prostate cancer last year which has impacted his schedule somewhat.

 

[CaseyAlbert]

I applaud the spirit and intent of your efforts but I’m not convinced DMT is all that his self-promotion cracks him up to be. I see an unhealthy trend of “engineered dependency” that he fosters.

Who in the MotoAmerica or WERA paddock looks to DMT for help? He’s not flying in to consult any of them. If he were, that would indicate to me his relevancy and expertise.

Case in point, one of our own CRs (a seasoned veteran in American motorsports) had to clean up a DMT mess for a racer. While I’m strongly skeptical of DMT, that CR is passionately against DMT because he assessed that DMT carelessly endangered the racer.

Honestly, our own Dave Malizia from Pit Lane Moto could run a suspension day and truly educate riders. Now, Dave may not want to run an N2 suspension clinic but my point is we have a lot of talent in N2. DMT’s approach is to make riders think his touch is indispensable and given our club’s focus on training and enabling, I just don’t see DMT as a good fit.

I’m not trying to sabotage your effort but rather simply provide candid feedback that you may not get a lot of enthusiastic support.

I’m not privy to how/why DM got into doing what he does, and don’t know anything about the “mess” you are referring to.
Does Dave self-promote himself? I guess he does. That’s how he makes his living.
In his videos, we only see a snippet of what is actually occurring. I disagree that he is trying to become “indispensable.”
I haven’t met Dave Malizia(I primarily ride at PittRace, Summit, and Barber after Thanksgiving. My Boss(wife) keeps me too busy!), but would definitely attend a clinic if possible. I like learning the how’s and why’s of all this stuff. And, just love the “physics” of motorcycles On the track. Just wish I got into this sport a long time ago!

 

[CaseyAlbert]

Why would we want someone at our track day that promotes things like this?

23K views · 1K reactions | A random video that a rider asked me about “What is it like picking a bike up?” So, here you go….. Track days here do not have marshals or staff in each corner to take care of the bike and rider. Most corners have one per

A random video that a rider asked me about “What is it like picking a bike up?” So, here you go….. Track days here do not have marshals or staff in each corner to take care of the bike and rider....

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At the most recent PittRace weekend there was a contingent of Canadian riders. They said that when a “red flag” is shown, they all stop asap, next to the track. I recently saw a video where several riders stopped to help. I can only assume that is how they do it at some places.
We don’t do that here.

 

[CaseyAlbert]

“Glop” may have been an exaggeration, but there was more “fine” material in there than I expected. At that time, my bike had about 5000 total miles on it, of which about 4200(after initial break-in) were track miles.
Disclaimer. I was a motocrosser when I was young. I had not been riding motorcycles actively for several years until my first “track day” weekend was November 2018 at Barber at 62 years of age. I had a pretty bad wreck on my second day while wearing a textile suit when I touched the curbing going up the hill, and the curbing was damp. I spent the next 16 months out of work. When my wife showed up at the hospital, I told her that if I got better, I was going to get ”back on the horse.” I was on a rental R6 at the time of the incident, and was like a kid in a candy store.
I had bought the BMW that I continue to ride to do a cross country “windy rode” motorcycle trip that got cancelled.
I got back on the track in the spring of 2020 and have been hooked ever since.

Sorry, “winding road.”

 

[Dmal81]

Dave's not here. No man I am Dave.

Dave is here now, well kinda...

 

[TimTheAsian]

They said that when a “red flag” is shown, they all stop asap, next to the track. I recently saw a video where several riders stopped to help. I can only assume that is how they do it at some places.

Sounds like some real Trudeau type shit.