Daytona Storm Question

[kmf600]

When do we find out when/if ROC will be postponed?
By the way, I am tired of these storms.  Can anyone do anything about this?

[Super Dave]

I am tired of these storms.  Can anyone do anything about this?

Yes, back away from the TV.

I think it's on the other side of the coast, so...who knows.

Postponing it might be impossible.  Other organizations have events at Daytona too.

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

The weathers got to be REALLY bad before their going to cancel the event. Wilma, as of now, is expected to go quite a bit south of Daytona so it should just mainly be rain for the ROC. If the huricane turns North then I would think they might just postpone events for the day that the eye is landfalling. The entire event is supposed to be raining with a projected landfall of the eye sometime Saturday, but Monday is expecting no rain at all as of right now. :-/

[AZ-MilleR]

What gets me is that every projection of the hurricane shows major rain for Daytona, but weather.com only shows a 30% chance of precipitation for Sat and Sunday.  I hope they are right.  Maybe I am just in denial.  Those of us that live in the desert don't know much about wet tracks.  The last time I was on a "drying" track here in Phoenix I crashed on the first turn.  I finished the practice session and laughed about it, but still crashed.

[kmf600]

The weathers got to be REALLY bad before their going to cancel the event. Wilma, as of now, is expected to go quite a bit south of Daytona so it should just mainly be rain for the ROC. If the huricane turns North then I would think they might just postpone events for the day that the eye is landfalling. The entire event is supposed to be raining with a projected landfall of the eye sometime Saturday, but Monday is expecting no rain at all as of right now. :-/

I don't know if you have been through a hurricane, but you don't have to get a direct hit, they tend to be a few miles wide.  I have worked through one hurricane this year, and rebuilt after three this year, that were not direct hit, and there was a little damage from all.  I am not trying to be a smart ass, but there is no way people should be expected to show up for a race when there is a possibility of a storm, especially a Cat. 3 hitting anywhere near the area.  Plus I cannot abandon my house to go racing, because everyone who lives in Florida doesn't live in Daytona.
By the way, I did back away from the TV last two months ago, just before the hurricane turned south, and hit my neghborhood, knocking down 10 utility poles, and dumped water up over my knees. And other organizers should be more important than the lives of a few guys who ride motorcycles, right?  Dave, I have seen you on other websights, and I know you are a good guy, but when it comes to peoples lives and property, you can't be too cautious.  

[Super Dave]

I'll agree.  Can't be too cautious.

But where the hurricane goes exactly and how big it gets is pretty much out of anyones control.

So, what do you do?  Cancel an event before something happens?  And now it's Wednesday.  Lots of people are traveling already.  You're not going to get a hold of a lot of people.  Families take off, leave their houses in other places.

If you can't have the race, you can't have it.  But until you're at that point, everything still will go on.  

[kmf600]

I agree with you, but I still don't know how to find out if or when it will be postponed.  Look at what happened over night.  I went to bed and it was barely a Cat 1, I get to work in our morning meeting I hear it has been upgraded to a Cat 5 with the lowest millibar reading in history.  Katrina was supposed to go up to West Palm, but made a turn to the south and flooded my neighborhood.  After rebuilding parts of our electrical system three times this year, I am tired.  I have had enough of all this hurricane crap.  Let me rest.  I am tired of working all the time.  Although it has increased the race budget for the year.

[Suzy]

This is my opinion, the polar ice caps are melting fast. Shorelines will be receiving more water. Move away from the shorelines. I know living in that nice warm sunny weather is nice all year round, but mother earth is challenging us, we should not fight it, just move out of harms way.  ;)

[TommyG]

Postponed!? HAAAA! Unless the infield looks like New Orleans they WILL run that puppy!!! :o

[Suzy]

If you have a super bike that can sustain winds of 100 mph or more, go for it. Even the stickiest tires won't keep you on the track. ;D

[Jeff]

Think of the speeds when the wind is at your back!  :o

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=24307

[gpstar1]

I'm not going to the R.O.C this year but i guess its a good thing the R.O.C is not at Homestead this year.