smorourke
Member
Okay - so I took advantage of some time off yesterday and hit Summit Main with another riding group (I am sure you can figure out who...). Anyway, every time I ride with another group, my appreciation and respect for NESBA and their operation and program grows.
Let's go through the list:
1. This other group's rider meeting in the morning was about half as long which meant half as much information was shared. They did not show any of the flags and did a very poor job of explaining Pit-In and Pit-Out procedures - two of the most important aspects of riding safely on a track in my opinion.
1a. During the rider's meeting they told to pass on the left down the straight!!! WTF? The left is the racing line. If I pass on the left, I will be in the grass. They also failed to discuss any other other straights and how to overtake in those areas. Crazy. Needless to say, I did NOT pass on the left on the front straight and was VERY careful making quick passes in other areas.
2. You can pretty much choice which level you want to be in...I started riding in Intermediate which was packed with all levels of riders and asked if I could be switched to Advanced at the lunch break (talk about that in a minute). No Control Rider or coach rode with me, they just gave me a new A sticker. Now the A group with this riding group is identical to NESBA's I group. Passing on outside in turns only - but still pretty crazy that anyone cal walk up and "bump" themselves.
3. They did not run the times tight so they had to cancel the A, I and B groups before the lunch break which meant those groups only ran 2 sessions before lunch. The A group (luckily before I was bumped) got all geared up and went to pit-out only to be directed back to the pits for the lunch break - on a 90 degree + day = not cool (no pun intended)
Other than that - it was just overall controlled chaos the entire day....
Thanks NESBA! Keep up the great work!
Also - thanks to Scott (NESBA Control Rider who was pitted by me) who suggested I ask to get into A group - you made my last session of the day WAY more fun!
Let's go through the list:
1. This other group's rider meeting in the morning was about half as long which meant half as much information was shared. They did not show any of the flags and did a very poor job of explaining Pit-In and Pit-Out procedures - two of the most important aspects of riding safely on a track in my opinion.
1a. During the rider's meeting they told to pass on the left down the straight!!! WTF? The left is the racing line. If I pass on the left, I will be in the grass. They also failed to discuss any other other straights and how to overtake in those areas. Crazy. Needless to say, I did NOT pass on the left on the front straight and was VERY careful making quick passes in other areas.
2. You can pretty much choice which level you want to be in...I started riding in Intermediate which was packed with all levels of riders and asked if I could be switched to Advanced at the lunch break (talk about that in a minute). No Control Rider or coach rode with me, they just gave me a new A sticker. Now the A group with this riding group is identical to NESBA's I group. Passing on outside in turns only - but still pretty crazy that anyone cal walk up and "bump" themselves.
3. They did not run the times tight so they had to cancel the A, I and B groups before the lunch break which meant those groups only ran 2 sessions before lunch. The A group (luckily before I was bumped) got all geared up and went to pit-out only to be directed back to the pits for the lunch break - on a 90 degree + day = not cool (no pun intended)
Other than that - it was just overall controlled chaos the entire day....
Thanks NESBA! Keep up the great work!
Also - thanks to Scott (NESBA Control Rider who was pitted by me) who suggested I ask to get into A group - you made my last session of the day WAY more fun!
