CCS MW at Gateway???????

[h2o_motorsports]

Why does CCS have the midwest riders go all the way out to Topeka KS instead of having us run at Gateway?  Wouldnt it me much more affordable for the majority of MW riders to go to Gateway?  Just curious as to why they dont have us run there.  For me its 10 hours to Topeka and only 6 hours to Gateway.

[racerhall]

i agree thats a good question

[251am]

+2

[LMsports]

Because HPT is closer to me.

Stop whining.

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

Probably because the track owners and CCS had a bird between each other. Thats my guess.

I was down there for the last CCS Gateway event of the year in 2003. I will NEVER ride a motocycle there again. Reason. That damn chicane to get on the main straight. Way too dangerous. Made the old metal marker posts after the start/finish at Sears Point seem safe. Hit that transistion wrong at Gateway and you more than likely get bucked off. I list Gateway as one of the most dangerous tracks I've ever been at. And yet people complain about BHF.

The track layout is OK once you get out of the last turn. Couldnt get that damn decreasing radius carousel down all weekend. Just frustrated me.

[h2o_motorsports]

Thats cool.  I dealt with guardrails in Hawaii and would rather not go back to realy dangerous race tracks.  Just that alone would convince me to drive the extra 4 hours.  I will now go and take my vagisil and stop crying.  LOL.  See you all at Blackhawk

[RCR_531]

I though that they had changed the lay out to get away from that transistion from what I was told last year. I have never been there to know for sure though.

[Jeff]

I was gonna say "walls", but freaking topeka is the worst track I've seen for walls...

Gateway sucks when it comes to safety (IMHO).  The layout is cool, but the walls and transitions onto/off of the banking are miserable.

[racerhall]

danger aside, why dosent our region race there?

[h2o_motorsports]

Yes the main reason I started this post was to see why our region doesnt race there.

[Jeff]

My guess would be poor turnout, and track owner relationships.  But I don't know those for fact.

[sryan296]

Probably the same reason we dont go to putnum anymore.

because CCS and the track got into a pissing contest.