Road America critique

[Xian_13]

As the weekend was coming to a close, and I was finding more and more speed out there...
I found on the last two laps in the kink, my rear tire was getting unsettled in a scary way.
Trust me I had the thought more then once or twice of what those walls meant, as the bike started sliding the rear more and more.
Can't they more the wall??? instead!

[Super Dave]

Behind the wall is a ravine, I guess, so you do need the wall there to "keep you in the field of play".  

I thought the weekend went well.  Friday and Saturday were pretty good, but Sunday took like seventy hours.  I think Kevin Elliott thought the same thing when I talked to him on Sunday.  Good amount of red flags. etc.  

But really it all went pretty well.

I don't really like RA myself, but I had a good time.  And the weather was great!

As for camping passes, you could camp over night on thursday and buy your pass on Friday...they were ok with that.

[sdiver68]

My opinion on the kink...It's fun at 120...it's scary at 135...unfortunately to be competitive 135 is the speed you need to be at.  I won't miss it, but it was fun...

1st call is almost always done at the riders meeting for race 1 ???  If you are in race 1 you should be suited up and almost ready at the meeting.

Maybe because I have a son I didn't mind and in fact encourage the children running around and having fun...it's just bad parenting to be letting them do that in dangerous areas consistently though.

Siebkens was a cluster...everyone was jockying for position like it was turn 1!  ;D  What do you expect  :)

The announcers weren't perfect...but at least they had them and were generally entertaining for the spectators.  90%+ of the people there didn't know any better some of the factual errors!

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

On the announcers, they were talking about Aprilia RS250s and saying how anyone can go buy one from an Aprilia dealer to ride around on the street. I about fell over laughing. I wish someone told those two that 2 strokes made after 86 are not street legal unless under 100cc's. ;D

[sdiver68]

Actually, Rob, there are quite a few street legal Aprilia RS250's running around.  However, it is not as easy as running down to the Aprilia dealership.

[Super Dave]

Quite a few?  Like 50?  Still a small number, I'm sure.  Probably a lot more RZ350's still running around.

[Eddie#200]

I agree with calls to grid being to close together.  I had to start my first Sunday race from the pit road because the 3rd call was seconds after the second call.  The 4 board came up seconds later.  Still placed 6th!   ;D  

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

Actually, Rob, there are quite a few street legal Aprilia RS250's running around.  However, it is not as easy as running down to the Aprilia dealership.

I didnt say it wasnt possible to get one registered. I've seen a RS on the street. But according to the EPA, 2 stroke streetbikes are not allowed technically. To a DMV worker, RS, NSR, RGV and such are just letters and they have no idea what they are registering for someone.