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Title: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: EX#996 on July 01, 2007, 06:02:58 PM
I know the rules have changed over the years....

What's the latest at Road A?

Thanks!

Dawn   :thumb:
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Woofentino Pugrossi on July 01, 2007, 07:04:31 PM
Think only crew and competitors can use unlicensed pit vehicles. Spectators have to have licensed vehicles.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Super Dave on July 01, 2007, 07:28:35 PM
Do competitors have to register them as they do at Blackhawk and Road Atlanta?  I know that time will come too where the insurance companies push that into happening.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: xb9racer on July 01, 2007, 08:33:04 PM
Dave. YES!
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: SnacktimeKC on July 01, 2007, 08:34:52 PM
Register them????
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Super Dave on July 01, 2007, 08:38:33 PM
Yeah, I believe they have a policy in place.  What the cost is, I don't know.  Those kind of things kill my budget, so I'll be using the short bus as my pit bike... :biggrin:
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Eric Kelcher on July 01, 2007, 09:07:53 PM
Sorry we just got this info up http://www.ccsracing.us/venues/rdamerica.html



In March :banghead:
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Super Dave on July 01, 2007, 09:15:18 PM
Eric, the link off the link for pit bike registration doesn't work on my end.

http://www.ccsracing.us/venues/2007/Rd%20Am%20Pit%20Vehicle%20Rules.pdf
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: BrianC636 on July 01, 2007, 09:20:17 PM
The wife just said it's $25.00 for pit vehicles.  She checked into before I chose not to head to RA.

Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Spooner on July 01, 2007, 09:37:29 PM
so the what that sounds like to me is if the scooter is tagged then no registration fee?  anyone have a link that works for their rules?
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: zeroice on July 01, 2007, 09:38:11 PM
what about bicycles?
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Eric Kelcher on July 01, 2007, 09:53:07 PM
Not sure when the link died as I just read it before going to VIR anyway here is another link for it. http://www.roadamerica.com/documents/PitVehicleRegis.andAgree..doc
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: EX#996 on July 01, 2007, 09:57:16 PM
Thanks, everyone.

Dawn   :thumb:
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Burt Munro on July 02, 2007, 12:00:10 AM
from http://www.roadamerica.com/track_faq.htm

Can I bring in my own golf car, ATV, dirt bike, etc.?

Spectators are NOT allowed to bring off-road vehicles onto the property. In other words, the vehicle needs to be street licensed in order to use it on our property. Bicycles or street-licensed mopeds are acceptable modes of transportation around the facility. Roller skates, roller blades, scooters (motorized or nonmotorized), personal golf cars are NOT allowed.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Eric Kelcher on July 02, 2007, 12:20:45 AM
Rick, Krishna is a competitor I have been digging through what I have and do not see anything preventing competitors from using a bicycle in the paddock but I have also not found anything allowing it. So I have to give you best answer/guess which is it was allowed in the past (but also in the past you did not have register pit vehcilces)

Glad you didn't quote that typo'd nightmare.  Geez time to go to bed, sigining off most likely no internet til I am at RA.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Burt Munro on July 02, 2007, 12:37:54 AM
Got it Eric. 

That was the only thing I found regarding bicycles.  Figured if it applied to spectators it would apply to competitors.

I thought I remembered a couple of years ago that RA was cracking down on bicycles.  Either they backed off on that or I remembered it wrong.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Woofentino Pugrossi on July 02, 2007, 02:07:46 AM
Anyone catch this part of the pit registration form?

"Acknowledges and agrees that all operators of said vehicles shall be at least 16 years old, have a valid state required driving license, and carry a minimum of one million dollars general liability insurance applicable to the operation of their pit vehicles and that all operators shall provide such license, proof of insurance, and other applicable credentials upon request of Road America or an event official."

Exactly how many people have any insurance on a pit vehicle such as a home made 5hp minibike?
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: xb9racer on July 02, 2007, 04:31:05 PM
Looks like I better pull the pit bike out of the trailer.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Ducmarc on July 02, 2007, 07:19:33 PM
You guys race RA all the time is this normal?at Daytona if you trailer your pit machine in you don't need a sticker if you park out side like in the camping aera you can't go through the tunnel without a sticker which you have to get at the old tunnel 4 miles away .I know I came out then had to hitchhike  back and lost half my practice . sounds like RA ,daytona and roebling are all a pain in the ass.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: xb9racer on July 02, 2007, 09:39:36 PM
I think I will call the track tomorrow and ask straight out exactly how serious they take the $1,000,000 insurance bit. That is one of the dumbest things I've seen yet!
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Woofentino Pugrossi on July 02, 2007, 10:10:58 PM
Quote from: Ducmarc on July 02, 2007, 07:19:33 PM
You guys race RA all the time is this normal?at Daytona if you trailer your pit machine in you don't need a sticker if you park out side like in the camping aera you can't go through the tunnel without a sticker which you have to get at the old tunnel 4 miles away .I know I came out then had to hitchhike  back and lost half my practice . sounds like RA ,daytona and roebling are all a pain in the ass.

Well between insurance companies starting to "request", err require tracks to do this, some of it has to do with the number of retards that ride pit vehicles like complete asshats. They are just covering their asses. Last time I was at RA racing (2004) we didnt have to register them at all. Just had to have the comp # on them as per CCS rules. I took my XL80S all over the place.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: superspud on July 02, 2007, 10:34:35 PM
Quote from: xb9racer on July 02, 2007, 09:39:36 PM
I think I will call the track tomorrow and ask straight out exactly how serious they take the $1,000,000 insurance bit. That is one of the dumbest things I've seen yet!
you could always pay the $25 as if it were an unregistered pit vehicle. 
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: xb9racer on July 03, 2007, 05:57:54 AM
The $25 is no big deal. Sounds like in conjunction with the $25, they also want proof of insurance? On a 80cc kids dirt bike!!??
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: superspud on July 03, 2007, 06:52:33 AM
The girl said nothing about insurance when I called and asked.  She just said if it's not a registered bike, you have to pay the fee. 
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: Burt Munro on July 03, 2007, 02:54:11 PM
Just an FYI....

In past years they have at times had an 'Officer' patroling the paddock on a pit bike with a radar gun.  Not sure if anyone got a ticket but there were warnings issued.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: xb9racer on July 03, 2007, 03:27:08 PM
Well I'm bringing it. Just hope I can use it.
Title: Re: Road America Pit Bike Policy....
Post by: EX_#76 on July 03, 2007, 04:09:39 PM
Here is the RA pit bike registration form.  The million dollar requirement is in there (Line 3).  I can not believe it myself.  The insurance itself is not that expensive.  I pay $198.00 per year for the additional coverage.  It is a "rider on my home owners insurance policy".  It seems like you had better be carrying a copy of your policy with you because if you read all of line 3, an official could ask you for proof of insurance.