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Racing Discussion => Racing Discussion => Topic started by: ecumike on March 20, 2002, 09:33:25 AM

Title: Tech and race schedules
Post by: ecumike on March 20, 2002, 09:33:25 AM
Got a silly question...
There's 1 race I would do on Sat. (#7 - mw sportsman)  and it's not until ~3p... Tech opens 7a... so I would make a trip to the track, tech at 7a, and sit around till ~3p, race for 20 min, and go home... so the silly question is, do we HAVE to tech in the morning.. or say.. can I show up after lunch, get teched and race my race.

I'm not trying to sound like a little b*tch, but I'd rather not make a whole day out of it just for one 20 min race (it's my first one)... and no I don't have the $$ to also race the 2 contigency races on Sat.... But I will be there on Sun racing all 3 LW races.

Cut me some slack.. I'm a virgin to this stuff.
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: Arnziffel on March 20, 2002, 01:59:50 PM
Did you forget about practice!
At least two sessions
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: r6_philly on March 20, 2002, 07:17:52 PM
Yes, you forgot your practice sessions.

Tech do open allday, but I think you have to get there before 9am to registration to pick up your papers even if you did pre-enter.

I think most racer get to the track at 7am, even the lazy ones like me :)
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: ecumike on March 21, 2002, 04:30:37 AM
OH yea,.. I'll be there all day Fri. practicing, so I wasn't worried about the ones on Sat.

I guess, I'll quit being a baby, do the AM practices and hang out all day for my race.
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: GStar on March 21, 2002, 05:23:31 AM
You don't have to just sit around all day, watch some races! I'm sure at some point in your life you must have enjoyed watching races as a spectator. And if your new to this stuff it'd be a good idea to walk anround, mingle, and suck in some of the pit life racing atmosphere. You'll probally be more busy than you think.
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: ecumike on March 21, 2002, 05:28:15 AM
yea, I know... it's just now that I DO ride, when I'm at the track I wanna be riding, not watching.  I've got the damn addiction.
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: r6_philly on March 21, 2002, 08:32:01 AM
I found watching the expert races greatly helps my riding. Especially when I see that they blaze through a section I usually back of :)
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: THE_D.O.C. on March 21, 2002, 09:34:53 AM
ecu mike, watch the races. you'll go faster. ;)
Title: Re: Tech and race schedules
Post by: ecumike on March 21, 2002, 10:41:33 AM
Yea, good idea guys, I figure I'll go watch at the turns where I have trouble, and see how and what lines the good guys take.