BIG IMPROVEMENTS AT BLACKHAWK FARMS

[Super Dave]

Ok, so the inside of the track has been grated off?  That's nice for cars that spin often to the inside, but that won't help a rider that falls down or has to stand up a bike following a larger radius or even a tangent from their previous radius.  In one second, a rider will easily cover about 150 feet heading toward the barriers.  Seems to be the location of more and more issues as years go on as the technology in bikes continues to increase while the technology of the rider is still the same.

The sun is nice, yes.  And I know what it costs to move the barriers, in addition to upgrading them to various SCCA standards.  Not a cheap deal.  Sucks.

[TommyG]

this thread is useless without photos............. real ones

Nothing useless about improvements at BHF

[KTG]

Ok, so the inside of the track has been grated off?  That's nice for cars that spin often to the inside, but that won't help a rider that falls down or has to stand up a bike following a larger radius or even a tangent from their previous radius.  In one second, a rider will easily cover about 150 feet heading toward the barriers.  Seems to be the location of more and more issues as years go on as the technology in bikes continues to increase while the technology of the rider is still the same.

The sun is nice, yes.  And I know what it costs to move the barriers, in addition to upgrading them to various SCCA standards.  Not a cheap deal.  Sucks.

The grating was done to the outside of 1,7 and I believe 5...obviously 2 is on the inside...

[mdr14]

I might have to come out of unofficial retirement ro see this...

[thepro8]

Rode there a week ago. Track is looking good!