Friday (Thursday) Practices?

[imafrogg420]

nesba is a great org. thanks to the people who volunteer their time to keep it alive, it has helped expand the sport like for example me getting my street squid friends on the track. more power to you bro!!!

[Super Dave]

Back in the day

I'm still trying to figure out when back in the day was...

It wasn't so long ago that there wasn't such a thing as a "track day organization".

[RCR_531]

Tom better sell his nice rig than. I think that I heard he is the new NESBA mid west guy.People come to the track how they like, it is not because what they make off of the trackdays. How many people that are racing have nicer hauler than the house they live in.
This wasn't about one trackday or another it was about paying 75.00 dollar to become a member and than paying another 190.00 for a trackday to get pratice for RA. NESBA use to have a non member pricing listed on their site.

[G 97]

I'm still trying to figure out when back in the day was...

It wasn't so long ago that there wasn't such a thing as a "track day organization".

Back in the day when outside of the AMA, CCS NASBA, FUSA, Code you could not get on the track. 

Yeah, and it also was not long ago that Pluto was found not to be a planet.
And it is even sooner that not long ago I changed my clocks to reflect Daylight savings time.

[Super Dave]

Bias ply DOT race tires and slicks. 

[G 97]

Bias ply DOT race tires and slicks. 

Now you are aging yourself.  LOL

[G 97]

Rodney,
The thing you have to remember is that Tom's rig has nothing to do with NESBA.  It is his and Carol's. They purchased it with their own resources outside of NESBA.  NESBA does not have any vested interest or any equity position involved with it.  No different than my van.    My point was and is that NESBA is a not for profit entity and is not driven by a profit motive.    Nothing more – nothing less. 

The reason I brought this up is that you made a prior statement:  " It's not like they don't do this to us every year."    and

" Last year Sportbike Track Time let you ride the events before a race weekend with out buying a membership and the day did not cost anymore."

I took this to mean that you are inferring that NESBA is being unjust or is mis-treating you in some way by having a $75.00 membership fee.  Maybe I took it the wrong way??? Believe it or not a great many racers are grateful towards NESBA for being able to secure these dates.  Like I stated prior, at one time, it was not an option for anyone. 

I don't know what else I can tell you Rodney other than I do the best I can to accommodate.   

Yep, we split the Midwest into separate regions and formed a Mid Central Region that Tom and Carol are heading up.   Which begs the question: "how is it possible for the Mid Central region to be geographically positioned West of the Mid West region?"  LOL

[Super Dave]

Now you are aging yourself.  LOL

I was aged before you started.  LOL!

[G 97]

I was aged before you started.  LOL!

I once heard a great reply from a friend of mine by the name of Derrick.  In fact I heard this reply while in the paddock at a Barber event.  I think it has some merit here.   

[gpz11]

I don't know how this got off track however nobody is bad mouthing NESBA. I'm already a member. I was commenting that it will be a expensive practice day. Sorry, but I'm used to paying like $80 or so for practice, not double that. If the only way to get practice at RA is to do a NESBA track day, then so be it.

It's all part of the fun thing we call racing. I'm also not looking forward to paying $150 for practice courtesy of Trackaddix. However, I've never been to those tracks so I'll pay it.

[RCR_531]

Garth it would be nice if Nesba still had the non-member pricing. If I remember right it wasn't that much more you just did not get the benefits.You and the other CRs might not get paid but you get a lot of track time for free. I know you pay something for parts but you would be doing that anyway. Plus you put that your doing something that you love.
I agree track days have help a lot of racers myself included. It seems that it may have also hurt the Race orgs. with giving people another way to get on the track. My problem is that I don't plan on riding with NESBA this year and I would think that there are others that would like ride this one day. I live close enough that I will just go another day before the event,but for other they may not be able to.

As for haulers some people like BIG houses others like to be a little more comfortable at the track. What I paid for my bike and trailer would have bought my house. I am very happy for Tom and Carol they are great people.

[PaulV]

Some of my favorite people are NESBIANS..........


not that theres anything wrong with that.........


Paul
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