Hi all I posted once before about some of what's been posted here and I would like to try and clear up some of it up. My name is Greg and I am the Shop Foreman at Coleman Powersports in Woodbridge. I am also one of our CR's I ride the # 63 red black and white GSXR I started racing at Summit in 1991.
Yes we brought some CR's to help, 5 on our first day in June and 9 in August . All of them are racers with 100s of wins between us and even a former lap record holder and have been instructors for road racing schools and have been doing it longer than some of them would want to admit. We would never bring unsafe riders to a track day, they were not just some yahoos.
Bob with NESBA was very happy with our guys the first day and asked if we could bring them again or more so we did. The June day I don't feel we had enough CR's and barley had enough in August. The all yellow bike guy was not ours.
No you could not just sign up where you wanted we had just a handful of guys in the I group both days and they all had track time and all but one was already an NESBA I group rider and he did just fine. We have the rule book and even had seminars so we could talk to people away from the track where they could absorb it more.
Yes we had problems with slow riders and way to many people in I group, since I rode almost every group I can say on the august day the B group went faster since we didn't have as many in it with adding the E group.
I know a lot of people didn't like having 4 groups at first but it did help. I don't make the rules but did talk on the phone to Bob and a bunch at the track. I think what we should do for the next one is 2 I groups and just a B group. At least from what I saw at Summit. The I guys are trying to get faster where the others are more just learning the right way to ride. Bob will have to make that call.
I know it shortens the sessions but saves tons of time if you can cut down on crashes.
We are planning on doing a bunch of days next year and want to make it better for everybody, with the economy the way it is sure seems better to try and team up so the days don't get canceled due to attendance. Some of our days won't be with NESBA since we will be sponsored by, Kawasaki , Honda, Suzuki, and Ducati. But our Yamaha days will be with NESBA.
We are there to make it fun and grow the sport not ruin it, anytime you add that many people to a event, we brought 60ish in June and 50ish in Aug. there will have to be adjustments made and I'm sure we can do it.
Thanks, Greg