Blackhawk airfence

[r1owner]

As for "They don't like it?  WTF cares... lets have them pay the multi thousand dollar repair bills for each bike that hits the wall then.  I'll put up with their curb if they can handle a little gravel.", well SCCA is BHF's bread and butter. Track was built for cars. BHF is a hell of alot safer now than it was when I started racing bikes in 99.

I can guarantee you if your bike hit that wall you would wish there were gravel there instead. 

I for one never complain about the time taken to get started.  I'd much rather have the safest conditions as possible to race in.  If it takes 10 minutes to get the gravel up then so be it.  They don't seem to have problems with it at any of the European tracks where I see riders go down in it.

I just hate hearing "Well, the car guys bring in the money, so lets not change anything to make it safer for riders or the car guys will get butt hurt".... whatever... :rolleyes

I can't believe there are people bitching about possible cleanup of gravel when safety is involved.

[251am]

I'm a contractor, I'm not just shooting from the hip here. The construction is no big deal. If this project was as hard as it gets, I'd have it easy.
Drainage isn't even worth bringing up, it's just not an issue.
The DNR can be a pain in the ass, I deal with them weekly, but you can work with them, just get used to them saying "no" the first time.
I realize the track needs to make money, I don't work for free either. But I think it's a lot easier to make excuses than get things done.

Put in the bid to move the wall back in 4, have the curbing ground down flush, and put down more sand. Look at it over the weekend of 9-22,23 and put in the bid.


  As Gordie mentioned above T2 in his opinion is even simpler with some tree removal and guardrail movement. Would you bid that too?

[JBraun]

Put in the bid to move the wall back in 4, have the curbing ground down flush, and put down more sand. Look at it over the weekend of 9-22,23 and put in the bid.


  As Gordie mentioned above T2 in his opinion is even simpler with some tree removal and guardrail movement. Would you bid that too?

Love to, but I live in Wisconsin, and I don't have an Illinois license.
I guess my point was that this stuff isn't that difficult to do. Getting the permits would be the hardest part.

[251am]

Love to, but I live in Wisconsin, and I don't have an Illinois license.
I guess my point was that this stuff isn't that difficult to do. Getting the permits would be the hardest part.

Oh crap, I thought we mighta been onto something, someone. Anyone know a bike enthusiast contractors in Illinois?