Okay, so I finally rode Shenny this past Sunday (with another org). It WAS FUN. It's like autocross but on a closed course without a lot of cones. My legs got a workout and the tires are worn on both sides. I'm liking the even wear pattern Shenny dishes out.
I had 63 miles on the odometer when done (but it's a small track) and didn't use a full tank of gas. See 'downer' note below.
I'm glad I had an uneventful day and STILL look forward to riding there again.
Was anyone else there?
Downer note:
Not to sound negative (because I did have fun), but on the downside, there were a LOT of red flags thrown in every group, two ambulances and many trips onto the track by the crash truck. Being conservative in my estimate, there were probably 10 red flags thrown in the intermediate group ALONE. And a few sessions where two red flags were thrown (and our sessions cut short).
In the intermediate group, we managed just two full sessions with no red flags thrown the entire day. :O
Incidents:
- Riders bunched up in 'trains' in the N and I groups. The N group was red flagged several times in an attempt to break up the trains.
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- Runoffs and crashes. A lot of bikes got wadded.
- Riders being too aggressive in traffic and unsuccessfully occupying the same piece of asphalt as the overtaken rider. Twice, multiple bike crashes occurred.
- There were 3 'I' riders who truly were truly shouldn't have been in that group, so closing speed differences were huge when lapping them.
I'm still thinking about how N2 will do things differently. Shenny IS technical and separated the men from the boys (and ladies from the girls).
Last, I should mention that there were not many CRs (or coaches, as they're called in that org) on the track.
Comments are welcomed.
