Psycho in the pits at MAM

[sdiver68]

So there we were, working on our bikes around 6:30 on Friday at MAM when a guy from the pit over comes and asks us to turn our generator off since they "like quiet time" after being on the track all day.  WTF  ::)...well we moved a truck in between the generator and their pit and it reduced the noise by about 1/2.  By large generator standards it was already pretty quiet, it's new with a fully in-tact and working muffler.

A few minutes later some old guy from their pits all of 5'5 120lbs wet comes yelling at us about how rude it was to keep our generator running.  Called us a few names and threatened to sabotage the generator.  We told him we would gladly shut ours down if he would get everyone else to shut their's down  ::) ;D, and pointed towards Larry
Pegram's pit.  He walks over there, sizes up the huge semi-trailer he has, then turns right back around and starts stuff up with us again when we laughed at him.

So after 45 minutes of him walking back and forth to cuss at us I walk over and make a point of noting the race number on the bike, his son.  Well now the mom is going crazy thinking they just made an on-track aggressor with their son, and goes and reports us to security.  Security comes over, asks us about it, we explain the situation, and the guy says "you have to be kidding me this is generator city at night", and walks over to them and warns them if they start any more trouble, out the gates they go.

The sad thing here is the racer son was actually pretty cool, but he needs to control his dad.  I'm not naming names on purpose, but several board posters know who I'm talking about.  The real sad thing is one of the best things about going to the track is how nice everyone is, but this incident pretty much killed that vibe for the night.

[CRA_Fizzer]

That suks man.  Christ, EVERYONE knows that MAM is a friggin generator town.  This can't be their first time at a race track.......dude needs to get a grip on the reality of racing!!

[Woofentino Pugrossi]

I have yet to be at a track where there are no generators running. I trust you told security thet threatened to sabotage your generator.

[Baltobuell]

 People are what makes race weekends worthwhile. Characters and laughing at ourselves for the stupid stuff we all do.
 Occasionally there are going to be people that are uptight and hostile, or macho and threatining, but it is rare. This Dad was probably uptight about his boy on track and didn't know how to vent the energy so everthing got on his nerves. Sorry your night got to be a downer, but it's best to forgive the guy and forget about it. By the next time, he may have a better grasp how to deal with his tension and be the one laughing at himself about that night.

[quicktoy]

THIS STORY IS ZERO FUN WITHOUT ANY NAMES

[GSXR RACER MIKE]

     MAM is like insult to injury in this area, no power available thru-out the pits, and a very questionable PA system. So not only do you have to have the generators running if you require power, but then you can't hardly hear the calls during the day as it is (even without the generators).

     I have always wondered why it is so difficult for the tracks to have adaquate PA systems and even a moderate supply of power distribution points (which they make money off of anyways). These 2 things are the relatively inexpensive investments by the tracks that can make or break an otherwise awesome race weekend. This is yet another example of this. ??? :-/

[DanO966]

Ahhh
Sounds like I missed a good weekend.  I spoke w/ Hall on the phone...he said it was a good time!  Lots of fast guys out there!
Too bad I missed it steve...but it's all good; next time!
Steve you coming up to black hawk in a couple of weeks?  also, how's the arm?

[StumpysWife]

It was a good time! We had a blast and made it through 16 races unscathed.  I think we really threw the dice there.  

About the generator incident...alcohol was a factor, I'm sure of it.  His son is a nice guy.  I'm sorry it happened between you guys. SDiver, did we meet?  Or did you meet Stumpy?  

Now that damn jet car, that will keep you up at night! How cool was that!!!!

Overall, it was a fun weekend despite the hard work!

Heather

[Jeff]

LOL...  I'd have handed him a set of ear-plugs and said "here, these are on me...  now STFU.."

I'll sometimes sleep with my genset running through the night.  I had two complaint in 3 years.  The line of "I can't sleep because of your generator" is usually met with a "no, you can't sleep because it's 20 degrees out and you're in a TENT.  wanna come inside?"

[Protein Filled]

Hey, at least it was entertaining to watch. Actually,
let's put it this way:

1 - 1 running Generator... $550.00
2 - A bottle of rum .... $14.95
3 - The look on Stumpy's face as we sat there watching the whole episode unfold..."priceless"

 ;)

[TZDeSioux]

so who was it? anyone care to spill the beans?  ;)

Oh! and hey steve.. glad to hear that you're out racing again!  :) You're one hard mofo man!  :)

[tigerblade]

I think MAM should also invest in a ferry to get us from the paddock to pit out.  Methinks they have a *slight* drainage problem...