codeblue69
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Monticello, NY...i have a feeling they r working out a deal with them for next year.i hope im right.this will bring me back from jumping the border to ride with pro6 at calibogie
:agree: opcorn:opcorn:GriffinD;261489 wrote: I hope there is some truth to this....
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Agreed. NESBA checked it out when it first opened, and unlike the other clubs, they deemed it unsafe to ride. So, unless the've addressed the armco issue, I'd be surprised if NESBA runs there.mike574;261497 wrote: didn't this track have lots of armco? I think that would have to change to get NESBA to run there.
They also have the entire midwest listed...wana guess how many days will be at those tracks?codeblue69;261486 wrote: It's a hunch. 1 talked to a friend that knows that track and the peeps who run it. And he said they need money. Also if u go to nesba web page and click on tracks they go to they have Monticello on it. Why? They just redesign the page and nesba has never done a day there so why put it up?
As many have said, NESBA lists tracks they have never even been to on that page (i.e. Bluegrass). Monti is a no-go for bikes and NESBA because of the safety hazards. NYST on the other hand is a VERY different story. 16 days!!! Let's get that schedule out!codeblue69;261477 wrote: Monticello, NY...i have a feeling they r working out a deal with them for next year.i hope im right.this will bring me back from jumping the border to ride with pro6 at calibogie
I rode there once and found there were a couple of corners where I seemed a bit slower than some of the other traffic that I was beating around much of the rest of the track. I didn't figure out what was happening until I watched the video after getting home. Those were the corners with the barriers close by. Apparently my self preservation instincts were better than I thought.jfmgsxr750;266375 wrote: I have ridden at Shenny and those barriers are CLOSE!!! NESBA doesn't go there either.
Many people love Shenny and orgs still go there.
NESBA was beating that drum about NCBIKE the past few years, look what happened.......... NESBA is running there 4 times this year. I would venture to say, anything is possible concerning "tracks that have been deemed unsafe"Poper;261506 wrote: As many have said, NESBA lists tracks they have never even been to on that page (i.e. Bluegrass). Monti is a no-go for bikes and NESBA because of the safety hazards. NYST on the other hand is a VERY different story. 16 days!!! Let's get that schedule out!
:agree: I ran there many times over the two seasons open to bikes without major incident. In fact, I had one day there with no red or yellow flags for an entire day. Not a single rider went off track. That's the only time that ever has happened in my personal trackday experience. I think riders were so paranoid about the Armco it forced them to turn on their brains. I'm closer to NYST, but also close enough to Monticello that I'd enjoy returning.jfmgsxr750;266375 wrote: I rode at Monti the 2 seasons it was open and I LOVED every minute!!! Well except for
that last full Monti day, it was a crashfest. STT lost contol of the day for sure. BUT all
the other days I rode there with them the days were very smooth. Any ORG can have
a bad day depending on the knuckleheads who show up. I rode all the configurations at
Monti. My favorite was the 66. The elevation changes were awesome. It makes NJMP look
flat, LOL. NYST is supposed to have some wicked elevation changes as well. Can't wait to try
this track. TPM and STT had many days at Monti and I rode with both orgs at most of these days.
While I was there no one ran off into one of the armcos nor have I heard of anyone hitting one.
I have ridden at Shenny and those barriers are CLOSE!!! NESBA doesn't go there either.
Many people love Shenny and orgs still go there. Monti is less than 1 hour from my house. WE
ride by there on sun mornings and see like 4 cars going around the southern track. I am not surprised
that they are having money problems again. IF they were to let bikes back in, I would be there
in a heart beat. I am sure Monti will have no problem getting orgs to come back!!!
I've never seen the track and all I know is what I have heard from people I trust. Based on that there are some pretty serious safety concerns at Monticello. If you have other options that are known to be safer why take the increased risk? This sport is dangerous enough with tracks that are considered far safer. God forbid that you ever lose a friend at a track day, but if you do your whole perspective on track safety will likely change.Aprilia 417;267263 wrote: :agree: I ran there many times over the two seasons open to bikes without major incident. In fact, I had one day there with no red or yellow flags for an entire day. Not a single rider went off track. That's the only time that ever has happened in my personal trackday experience. I think riders were so paranoid about the Armco it forced them to turn on their brains. I'm closer to NYST, but also close enough to Monticello that I'd enjoy returning.