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Old 05-09-14, 10:46 AM   #40
Wideboy
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Default Re: Track crash - my fault?

It's not all like that. Weekdays are less crowded than weekends, the track width and amount of straight lining will have a hand in it also as the less passing places then the more desperate people will get.

Unfortunately d1ck heads will be at every track, despite them telling you not to in the briefing, I usually have a little cheeky glance to the side before I drop into a corner after a straight and it usually has kept me out of trouble. People diving down the inside and slamming on the anchors is usual behaviour but I must say I've never witnessed a black flag waved

What you have said about it being a cash cow is interesting. No limits put forward a proposal to put in a second intermediate group in and knock sessions down to 15mins. Everyone said it was a terrible idea as most sessions get red flagged at the start so you'll loose out more. The last TD I did seemed to have very high numbers which made me think they'd increased numbers instead but I'm not sure the track owners would allow this on a health and safety basis.

Anyway I only say what I see. It can't be easy organising and running a track day. I got ****ed off at the last TD mainly because the bike fell over in the van that morning (my fault) and I'd come off in the morning aswell. I kept getting cut up all day, I got carved up by 3 people on the last corner before the straight (one of which was my friend) and it was the third session from the end of the day. I pretty much csme to a stop on the outside of the corner as I was pushed out so wide and when I signaled to the marshal nothing was done. So I pulled in the pits and packed up.
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