Air Fence for Summit?

[bmfgsxr]

please use the airfence ccs.. the scariest turn is 4 in my book, but there are several that could use it.

[Chris_s]

so im assuming it will def be up? ???

[SVbadguy]

Being a MARRC cornerworker myself, I doubt other corner workers would have any problem with assisting with airfence.  I remember putting up airfence in T8 during a WERA event several years. Not a BFD.  MARRC has a leafblower or two.

I will be at the track midday on Friday.  I don't see why we couldn't set it up at the end of the MARRC trackday .

[Gixxerblade]

Did you meet that tire wall too?  :)

No just bad dreams of meeting it one day. But I guess you have to be fast to meet things like that.  ;D

[Eric Kelcher]

Yes it will be there. I drive the truck and it is loaded and I am headed that way about 3 tonight. I won't be in till about 5-6 Thursday night (stopping in Mephis to see the Guggenhiem Art of the Motorcycle show)and if there are people to set it up we can do it when the track allows (thursday night/ friday morning)

[Old808]

No just bad dreams of meeting it one day. But I guess you have to be fast to meet things like that.  ;D

I found out the hard way that you don't need to be that fast to hit there.  If I hadn't done it, I wouldn't believe it myself.  I'd love to provide details but any memories of the event were wiped out.

[Chris_s]

woohoo thanks eric.  always nice to have that extra "peace of mind".  idk what the norm is but if you need help to set it up i'll be there thursday night and on. ;)

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[Bernie]

I'd love to provide details but any memories of the event were wiped out.

I would have never asked, but I have always wondered what the details of your crash were.  I enjoyed racing you and B-Mac in 2001 in Supertwins and was so saddened by the news of your injury.

Oh, you were plenty fast from my perspective. I think the only time I was in a position to beat you at Summit in 2001 was in July when you had a mechanical and were parked in the grass in the carosel.  That race was red-flagged for an unrelated crash.  Following a delay and complete restart, you soundly kicked my a$$.

[fightinflames]

eric,
 there will be a few people around thursday night and around early friday morning i will be more than happy to help you early fri morning before the track day if time allows. you might want to get in touch with rick beggs about the best time to set it up you can find his contact info under the post summit gates open thursday. if you want to set it up friday after the track day come by the cafe and ask some of the corner workers i'm sure the will help.

Allen Cox
MARRC coenerworker

[Old808]

I would have never asked, but I have always wondered what the details of your crash were.  I enjoyed racing you and B-Mac in 2001 in Supertwins and was so saddened by the news of your injury.

Oh, you were plenty fast from my perspective. I think the only time I was in a position to beat you at Summit in 2001 was in July when you had a mechanical and were parked in the grass in the carosel.  That race was red-flagged for an unrelated crash.  Following a delay and complete restart, you soundly kicked my a$$.

"Mechanical."  I like that.  But the truth is I outbraked myself trying to win the race into T1 (it wasn't the caroussel) and needed an extra 3 feet of asphalt to make the turn.  So I ran off.  My good friend Pat was kind enough to plow into the last rider in the expert wave going into T5 and brought out the red flag.  It would have been terribly rude of me not to win the restarted race after all his efforts.  Of course, with my luck, I highsided spectacularly out of T2 at a track day the following day.  I rode scared the rest of the season.

Regarding my T3 crash the next year, I only know what the cornerworker told me:  I slid back first into the tire wall.  He didn't see what cause my fall in the first place.  I had always thought I was too slow through 3 to ever crash there.  Let alone hit the tires.  Heck, the bike wasn't even hurt badly.

[kentlars]

eric,
 there will be a few people around thursday night and around early friday morning i will be more than happy to help you early fri morning before the track day if time allows. you might want to get in touch with rick beggs about the best time to set it up you can find his contact info under the post summit gates open thursday. if you want to set it up friday after the track day come by the cafe and ask some of the corner workers i'm sure the will help.

Allen Cox
MARRC coenerworker

Watch out for this Allen Cox dude?  Also his partner in crime Chris!


Hey guys I will see you this weekend, and yes I will have some beer for you!

Kent

[SVbadguy]

Somebody has already tested the airfence in T8.  I don't know how the bike or rider fared.  But it wasn't long before practice resumed.