Motorcycle Xcitement July 27 on Shenandoah

[Roger_Lyle]

Remember that our next track day is Friday, July 27, before the CCS weekend
on the exciting, new Shenandoah Circuit at Summit Point.
18 turns and a banked karussell with smooth new pavement
in 1.6 miles of track. Everyone said how much fun this course was
(with the karussell), so you gotta come out and bring your friends !

Breaking News !!
Roger Lyle's Motorcycle Xcitement Track Days announces a new date
on the legendary Summit Point Main Circuit with Al Wilcox:

Thursday, August 2
Reserve your spot now for the most fun and quality track time.

This day at the track beats any day at work !

Email rogerlyle@erols.com or call 301-933-2599
for registration and more information.

Ride Fast. Ride Safe. With Us.

[plantfall]

Roger, is there a gate fee and if so will it apply to the CCS race weekend? BTW - what is the cost for the track day? Do you know if we can leave our trailers?
Tony

[Roger_Lyle]

The Shenendoah Motorcycle Xcitement Track Day is $150. The date is Friday July 27,
No gate fee for our day, but you can buy your weekend pass for CCS that day.
Everyone is welcome. We will ride the banked Karussell. That is a hoot!

Roger Lyle

[bambam]

 what are the possibilities of riding the ccs layout for at least part of the day? since some of us have never been there it would be nice to at least see the layout before the morning of. 

[RC423]

I'm sure more people would rather run the CCS layout for practice - afterall, it is the day before the races...Just my $.02

[proechel539]

1 more vote for the CCS layout. Only makes sense the day before the races!

[Hollywood]

another vote here for running the same track configuration as the CCS day, as my GUESS is that there won't be a whole lot of other riders there just for the TRACKDAY. Especially as most trackdays preceding race days tend to be filled up with racers trying to get a lay of the land. Boy, it sure would incline me to do another Roger Lyle day in the future if they would take that into account.

disclaimer: then again, what do I know?  8)

[racer911]

spoke to roger today about it.  he says it's the same layout but without the chicane in the middle of the back straight.  i've never been there so i don't know what that means, but it sounds close enough, so i'm there.  can't let the likes of hollywood figure that track out before i do.

[bambam]

  i'm there.  can't let the likes of hollywood figure that track out before i do.

arrrrr bobby kim !!!!!

just remember bobby that Shenandoah is a special track it chews up your tires like none you have ever seen. you will need to run something like 55 or 60 psi in those pirelli's. that and strap your bike to the van for extra braking on those super fast straights.

[racer911]

greg?  arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

i want you to know that i reallly appreciate the advice.  i'm touched to see that you really care.

[Roger_Lyle]

We will be running the CCS configuration w/o the chicane on the back straight before the finish line. Race direction will be clockwise. All CCS racers and sportbike riders are welcome. This is for you and your friends to tune up before the races. Control riders will be on track to show you the fast way around. They are also available for consultation.:thumb:Since our days are all about fun, we will let you experience the banked karussell.  It is exciting and you will be talking about this for a while.

Gates open at 7:30 and you can sign up that day at the track. Only $150 for the day!

[Hollywood]

greg?  arrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

i want you to know that i reallly appreciate the advice.  i'm touched to see that you really care.

Bobby, I checked with the guys at Pirelli for you. Bam was a little off; you'll need less than 15 psi to handle the high speed turns and the banked carousel. I will probably run a little less in my Bridgestones as well. I know it'll take a couple of 140+ mph passes on the front straight to get things up to temp, so we'll both be fine.

See you Fri morning.

Aaaaarrrgh! Bobby Kim!(fist in the air)

[rogers1323]

We will be running the CCS configuration w/o the chicane on the back straight before the finish line. Race direction will be clockwise. All CCS racers and sportbike riders are welcome. This is for you and your friends to tune up before the races. Control riders will be on track to show you the fast way around. They are also available for consultation.:thumb:Since our days are all about fun, we will let you experience the banked karussell.  It is exciting and you will be talking about this for a while.

Gates open at 7:30 and you can sign up that day at the track. Only $150 for the day!

Do you mean that CCS runs without the chicane, and you are doing the same?  Or you're running the CCS layout except for the chicane, which will be different?  Also, will CCS run the banked karussell? 

I signed up for the day with the understanding that you would run the EXACT SAME layout as CCS.  Hoping for a little clarification.

[Garywc]

ccs runs with the chicane on the front strait right before the grid
its not the greatest track but its fun sucks in the rain which looks like 40% chance of rain

[ahastings]

Roger is running without the spongebob chicane because he feels(and I agree) that chicane is unsafe as it points the riders directly at a wall. I think he is going to run a couple sessions with the carosel, but it is still basically the same layout.

[racer911]

so how bad is it in the rain?  now it's looking like 60%.

[keebler]

Got a question since this is my first shenandoah run... Since we are running clockwise, which side is the scoring tower on?  Can I keep my bike set up for main or do I need to switch?  Thanks in advance for your help...

[PJ721]

scoring is the same as it is on Summit Main...on rider's right side - but no tower...

[proechel539]

The chicane is definately the scariest point of that track. Makes it hard to get you're ass off the seat, when you have pucker factor ten going on through there! I vote they get rid of that silly ass chicane!

[keebler]

Thanks Paul...that's a relief...

Just looking at the chicane on aerial photos is puckering enough...guess i'll find out soon enough.

[PJ721]

IMO the chicane is a bad set up...since it's not marked on the pavement or any permanent fixture it's never in the same spot - one weekend last year it was moved from day to day..and was in one spot for practice and moved for the race...a real pain.

Plus the fact it points you right into a wall...best thing would be for a new chicane to be put on the outside of the track in the nice wide open field to rider's left...or not to use it at all....

but then you go full tilt into T1-T2 which doesn't have a hell of a lot of run off.  

now don't get me wrong it's still a fun track..but it's got spots that put the  APF (ass pucker factor) to 10.

Guess that's why we had such low grids last year..a lot of people choose not to run it.

[Garywc]

the chicane is fine. could be marked out better and yes i do recall sponge bob being moved from day to day last year

if you raced all the way to turn one... if you didn't catch air going up the hill you would be going into turn one real fast. which isn't a bad thing because it could be taken a lot faster then the speed you gain from the chicane or the starting grid.
but if there were an incident there it would most likely be much worse then one in the chicane. do to the speed to run off
but run it how ever you want.. I will race it anyway even in the rain
and yes bobby that track sucks in the rain