Summit Main
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beechkingd
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I rode there on Oct 24th and it had started to fall apart again.
its worth going, despite the pavement... a really good chance to work on your lines... I know Drew crashed last year because of it, but that was in a race where he was battling for first... he made the pass and went wide right onto the pavement. For a trackday, you don't have the pressure to win.... You shouldnt be running wide at a track day at all... You'll be fine!
Yep, I'm trying to make it to almost all the summit mains this year... I have alot more vacation to use up this year! It all depends on what happens with work/promotions/changing careers within the next 2 months! .. I'm signed up for NJMP in April.. you should come out!jls223;35622 wrote: I'll be fine as long as you're there to drag me around again.
Drew may have gone down that day but he sure made up for it in Septemeber!
jls223
New Member
I'll see what I can do in April. I do have NJMP on the schedule for September for a track day to coincide with the AMAs. Trying to doing the same with VIR in August too. Want to be at as many AMAs as I can since Kyle is now on the circuit.
Was thinking about doing Main in June and July. Maybe sneak in the "skill enhancement day" at VIR in May. Real close to CMP though.
Are you doing all of the 2009 Pirelli/WERA Sportsman Series Mid Atlantic this year?
3/20-22 Virginia International Raceway, Alton, VA-rs,
4/4-5 Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV-rs,
5/2-3 Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH-rs,
6/6-7 Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV-rs,
7/18-19 Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw, SC-rs,
8/6-9 WERA Cycle Jam at VIR, Alton, VA-
9/5-6 BeaveRun Motorsports Park, Wampum, PA-rs,
9/26-27 Nelson Ledges Road Course, Garrettsville, OH-rs,
9/19-20 Summit Point Raceway, Summit Point, WV-rs,
ridelater
Member
do you really believe that? just like you said your not there to race anyone. your there for the track. So if the track is shit then why are you there. To work on lines how is one going to do that if there is only a 6in safe line around the track. no one does a td to win, but you do go to push youself, and to get better and i would like a buffer zone bigger then that when i make my mistakes. if the track is shit then you shouldn't run it and for the same reason its not a race. your there for speed & fun and if your not having it then why be there.
personally I would wait until people first hit it and then see what kind of condition it is in. then from that makes a informative decision
i was there last year for every single phase of the pavement issue... I never had any issues.. Yeah, it was annoying trying to pass in a race in T5.. but at a track day I would just wait til T7
Yes I go to track days to push myself, but I'm saying that the issue comes when you NEED to pass that person in front of you asap. You DONT need to be doing that at a track day - > waiting the 1-2 turns to pass safely isn't going to kill you like it would in a race...
Yes I go to track days to push myself, but I'm saying that the issue comes when you NEED to pass that person in front of you asap. You DONT need to be doing that at a track day - > waiting the 1-2 turns to pass safely isn't going to kill you like it would in a race...
physicistkev
Control Rider
That track. As "bad" as it was last year is nothing like it was in the early and mid 90's. If you drive around near the track you will see some of the roads have been ground down in the corners to add some traction. Most of the corners on that race track looked the same. From edge to edge it was ground up track. At least now there are some clean lines through the corners. There weren't any back then.
It's not a bad track. It's close and even when the track is having some moments it's still a great place to ride. I plan on being there the day after Easter.
It's not a bad track. It's close and even when the track is having some moments it's still a great place to ride. I plan on being there the day after Easter.
jls223
New Member
Appreciate everyone's input. I'll be there again this year. Heck, it's only 30 minutes from the house!
I kind of have a love / hate relationship with this track. Everytime I go and the track is in great condition (like last April) we end up having monsoons. Then when the track is dry the asphault is lossening up in the turns. I can't win. But that doesn't mean I won't try! :banghead:
That's why I love Jefferson. Never had a bad day there.
Oh crap, just ruined that now! :doh:
I kind of have a love / hate relationship with this track. Everytime I go and the track is in great condition (like last April) we end up having monsoons. Then when the track is dry the asphault is lossening up in the turns. I can't win. But that doesn't mean I won't try! :banghead:
That's why I love Jefferson. Never had a bad day there.
Oh crap, just ruined that now! :doh: