I totally agree with Blue03636 Most of the coaches have been around the track enough times that getting free track time is not the objective. Hell when it gets right down to it I was spending a lot of money and time teaching others. When I had a free moment maybe a rider would ask me a question or want me to follow them around next session. Sometimes I would get ready to go out to have a couple laps of fun and the session would be checkered before I could pull the warmers. At least I was ready for the next novice session lol. So to answer Redkow97's question Is free track time really worth it? For me it was because I enjoyed people coming up to me at the end and thanking me for helping them out. I love talking to people and I have met a lot of great friends. The bonus to this is the days like we had this spring when the weather said rain and nobody really showed. If you watched the video "coaches play time at Mid-Ohio" this was a day when I think we had like 5 advance riders. Hell I think that day control riders actually out numbered customers. The best part about that day was the weather was perfect. Another benefit is it really keeps you in shape turning a lot of laps can really help when doing solo20's down side is I would usually burn through 7-10 gallons of gas. Finally I would like to say I really miss being out there. It was worth all the money I spent in gas tires and everything else I burned through.