Julio Caliente
Member
You know, you never realize how good some things are until they are gone. I have been in Utah now for one month and have done 3 track days. I have done 1 day at Miller and 2 days at Reno-Fernley Raceway, and do I miss NESBA oh so much. Here are some examples of things I have seen…
Miller
-Trackday that started at 5:30pm and went to 8:30pm. Doing 2 groups (A plus fast I, and slow I plus B) and rotating 20 min sessions. This was a cool concept and allowed for five 20 min sessions. Downside was that the last session they allowed ALL people were on track and that was nuts. Think putting people on Putnam that run 1:50’s and people that run 1:15’s (try to navigate that one), and there was very little “rest time”.
-Trackday where there were NO “control riders” or anything…. A free for all and people having no idea where the line is.
-People putting their hand up and rolling off ON THE STRAIGHT because they saw a yellow flag being displayed. I passed them (I know you’re not supposed to pass under yellow but that is ridiculous and dangerous to roll off on the straight away especially when they “fan out”)
-No track marshal that put you out on the track. You went though about 200-300 ft of Armco and then looked down the straight to make sure nobody was coming after some guys in riding boots waved you by.
-Open passing as long as you gave a 6ft buffer in every group.
-Very nice people there and the hosts were nice. I just would have liked to see things run a little “tighter”.
Reno
-Under red flag we were instructed to stop on the track at the CW station and wait for instructions on a red flag (from track marshal himself). I asked if I heard him right and he said “It’s a 3 mile track and we need to roll as fast as possible for an incident if needed”.
-People allowed to ride more than one group (for example an A rider could ride in A and then ride in B with his buddies if he wanted).
-People riding 2 up in every group (some of them were the “Control Riders” and their significant others)
-AFM champion was there pimping his track school and doing free lessons (Cory Call)…. This was pretty sweet, but to me seemed very similar to NESBA CR’s.
-Track Marshal saying no wheelies were allowed anywhere on the track (makes sense and is like every track I have been to). Then he said “Unless your Cory Call then you can do wheelies wherever you want”, and sure as hell Call liked to do wheelies (down the front stretch, up the hill in the S turns, pretty much wherever I saw him).
-Saw a “Control Rider” take out somebody trying to pass them and watched the street bodywork shatter into a million pieces.
-The hosting group was very nice, and was making sure everybody had a good time. Watched video at the end of the day from camera’s and photo’s to help people improve.
-Don’t think I will make the 8 hour drive to go back this track anytime soon.
Miller
-Trackday that started at 5:30pm and went to 8:30pm. Doing 2 groups (A plus fast I, and slow I plus B) and rotating 20 min sessions. This was a cool concept and allowed for five 20 min sessions. Downside was that the last session they allowed ALL people were on track and that was nuts. Think putting people on Putnam that run 1:50’s and people that run 1:15’s (try to navigate that one), and there was very little “rest time”.
-Trackday where there were NO “control riders” or anything…. A free for all and people having no idea where the line is.
-People putting their hand up and rolling off ON THE STRAIGHT because they saw a yellow flag being displayed. I passed them (I know you’re not supposed to pass under yellow but that is ridiculous and dangerous to roll off on the straight away especially when they “fan out”)
-No track marshal that put you out on the track. You went though about 200-300 ft of Armco and then looked down the straight to make sure nobody was coming after some guys in riding boots waved you by.
-Open passing as long as you gave a 6ft buffer in every group.
-Very nice people there and the hosts were nice. I just would have liked to see things run a little “tighter”.
Reno
-Under red flag we were instructed to stop on the track at the CW station and wait for instructions on a red flag (from track marshal himself). I asked if I heard him right and he said “It’s a 3 mile track and we need to roll as fast as possible for an incident if needed”.
-People allowed to ride more than one group (for example an A rider could ride in A and then ride in B with his buddies if he wanted).
-People riding 2 up in every group (some of them were the “Control Riders” and their significant others)
-AFM champion was there pimping his track school and doing free lessons (Cory Call)…. This was pretty sweet, but to me seemed very similar to NESBA CR’s.
-Track Marshal saying no wheelies were allowed anywhere on the track (makes sense and is like every track I have been to). Then he said “Unless your Cory Call then you can do wheelies wherever you want”, and sure as hell Call liked to do wheelies (down the front stretch, up the hill in the S turns, pretty much wherever I saw him).
-Saw a “Control Rider” take out somebody trying to pass them and watched the street bodywork shatter into a million pieces.
-The hosting group was very nice, and was making sure everybody had a good time. Watched video at the end of the day from camera’s and photo’s to help people improve.
-Don’t think I will make the 8 hour drive to go back this track anytime soon.
