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BTW....you can rent a Uhaul trailer for $15-$30/day depending on size.

i should give some detail on that session. We were playing a common track day game called leap frog. the control rider leads a lap, and then you lead a lap, and then the control rider will lead another lap, and show you your problem areas, and what to do to fix it. If you noticed at one point, the CR points at a spot on the track. He was telling me my bike should be there, not where I was at the previous lap. In novice, there is no passing, unless the pass is negotiated by the CR which you can also see happen in my video.

While mid ohio is a fantastic track, I like to suggest putnam for a first track day. I have no idea what your riding level is, but for some people having a direct line of sight makes learning the track game little easier at first. Mid ohio doesn't have near the line of sight putnam does, and mid ohio also has some pretty good elevation change. Mid ohio is an absolute hoot IMO though. They have a wonderful novice program. As far as getting to the track, I use a truck, and trailer. I have a honda elcamino ( errr I mean ridgeline) and I pull a 6x10 open trailer. As everyone said, go with someone the first time. Novice class. I don't care if you've ridden on the street for 50 years and old the world record at deals gap. water cooler bananas water light snacks tools well rested leave your ego parked on the back porch at home. enjoy. On the topic of learning the track at your own pace. Novice. Put yourself in the slowest group. It will be painfully slow, but you will learn the lines. As you feel more comfortable, you can move up in the groups(novice has sub groups). My first time ( and only time) at mid ohio. I wanted to learn the track, so I stuck myself in group 6 out of 9 total groups. By the end of the day, I had my own control rider, and we were going out in front of the "Fast" group. Probably the most fun track day to date.

I'll gladly help you with MidO when you pick a day. I work there.

First, glad you said used to. Second, I fixed it.

I (used to) get there in a '97 Ford Aerostar Cargo Van. Chicks dig it, dudes envy it, and you can sleep in it. It's a beautiful machine, to say the least.

First rule of outbuilding planning: If you think you need 12x14 of floor space, build it 24x28. And it'll still be too small. Seriously, a 12x14 area is pretty small once you get tools, bikes, a stand, and all the other stuff you'll move in. Make it as big as the available ground and your budget will allow. Trust me on this one….

Wow, must be getting cold outside and winter months already

My dad puts cardboard under his bike in the winter. It's a Harley though and I think it's just to soak up the dripping oil.

If you really believe increasing voting restrictions are about voter fraud, and not about voter suppression, You're the one on kool aid.

Gerrymandering is bad, regardless of who does it. Maybe you like it when your 'team' uses it to advantage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections,_2012 Democrats got more votes in 2012 and lost the house of reps by a decent margin. Now it's your turn to show that we don't prosecute in America. FYI, most Republicans take government handouts too. So your comments about needing ID to get 'guberment' checks is just silly. Does any of the O'Keefe items get fixed by having showing ID at the polls? Would anyone consider it a coincidence that the Republican controlled state legislatures are the vast majority of the ones implementing voter ID laws? Coincidence that the people most affected are the young, old and poor?

It is important that you RSVP once you know for sure you're going. If you have a +1 or whatnot that isn't a member here, send me a PM so I can keep track of anyone coming that isn't a member. I can't tell you why yet, but it might be super cool (disclaimer: it might not be).