just to quickly answer questions posed, in no particular order: -yes, there are control riders -instructors/race school instructors/control riders/other staff will often ride multiple groups. they generally keep an eye on things in any group they go out in. generally, there aren't more than a handful of control riders in a given group, and there are 1.6 to 2.2 miles of track to monitor, so it's possible they dont catch it all, all the time. if you see people riding like assholes, mentally note the bike (number if there is one), leathers, whatever, and report it to staff and they will have a chat with them. -when i say staff, talk to todd, or jeff (the big dude who does pirelli tires for todd), quentin, or really, any of the regulars. -lol @ enforcer instructor. most people generally behave like adults and don't need some weird alpha dog treatment to be more considerate to others. usually, just having a chat with them will suffice... maybe a good suggestion for a cesar milan track day, though? -sometimes, i've heard that race teams will book both intermediate and advanced so each of the riders get more of a chance to go out on the same bike. particularly, SV endurance teams can do this because it's not too much of a lap time difference, depending on the rider. regardless, whoever goes out in intermediate should be passing more gently. if they don't, report their ass. -craigy-poo is so ghey for trash talking and not showing up even if he has a good reason. -kevvy-poo likes dudes