Vagabound

Good on you! Always smart to go with friends in case you need help.

Cowards...

I'm up for a possible lunch and ride of the over priced, unreliable, economical disaster brand.

I feel your pain. A drunk driver re-ended me and pushed me into a unmarked sheriff SUV before leaving for Texas. Big fiasco, little Mexican was not a licensed driver. Another hit on my insurance. As for a replacement SUV, don't rule out used. Honda and Toyota really make an excellent product. Strongly suggest a Pilot with 50k or so miles. Most banks won't blink a eye at financing them.

Yes, awesome idea. Of course demand a discount. Everyone rides Novice! Have a free for all after lunch like all the other track day organizations do across the country!

Odd

Glitch again.

This! Mid-Ohio seriously needs to evaluate. For Christ sake, there was only ten riders in Novice to five control riders. I understand the lead follow for a few sessions, but for the whole day? I'm seeing a trend of "bored". This should never be used to describe a track day. Hope some key people are reading this.

@330racing

I was moving pretty good in the 1st session! Was a minor miscommunication. Apparently some instructors got butthurt. Oh I kid I kid.

Not exactly...

Lock? Hmm, not sure if I seen any forum rule violations.

Is Tom Asian and ride a bad ass Ducatti? Sorry, no excuses for anyone being a asshole at a track. The organization needs to make money. I'd say there was 1/4 of the instructors being assholes. If your in the sport it's because you have done well at other things in life. No one needs belittled. And no one goes to the track to hurt anyone or crash. Sorry you got your ass reamed about looking back. Many people do the same thing all the time. Ever see qualifying practice? Hopefully you weren't on the race line when doing such? I was counseled about lifting my visor one turn before pitting in on a red flag. Almost lost my biscuits, but calmly walked away. Mid-Ohio needs to do some serious evaluation on Coaches. Again my opinion.

My evaluation happened when the rain came. Bikes started to go down. I did get the bump, but seeing THE most expensive bike on the track go down soured me going another session. I still had a good time. Ran into Mark,surprised he remembered me from the endurance days. Met some great people whom I introduced them to Ohio Riders. Plus riding arguably the most storied road course on the east coast was an awesome experience.

Good point, the instructors were pushing lines only. No talk about body position. And they definitely didn't want you going fast! Snoooooze! Luckily I had a instructor who was laid back and understood. He picked up the pace as much as he could before running into groups. We only passed others after the key hole. Again, this was my experience of one day only. Unfortunately I have this thing called integrity. If you never rode at Mid-Ohio you must be put in Novice. I could of lied and been in Internediate from the beginning.

Nope! Was very frustrating. I like to feel and figure things out. Get some rhythm. Then go ask for help on corners I can't figure out. I felt micro managed and couldnt get a comfortable. Basically I'd get one lap then drop behind other students. Get another lap then drop behind other students. Frustrating

Pay to play! But it is a "rider improvement course! Wink wink

This is how my day went in Novice last Monday. Tech inspection bike: They checked front brake pads, made sure oil plugs stick had silicone or safety wired, checked tired for tread, checked throttle returned to close after full open. Take anti-freeze out and use water wetter. All items taped up, fusses pulled for lights Tech inspection PPE: My helmet did not have a Snell rating, moduler Schuberth and was accepted. Later I was lectured was not good enough past novice class. Checked boots, leathers, gloves and back protector. Track: Placed into groups if you have ever done track day, and if you done a track day at Mid-Ohio. Or if your brand new. Follow instructor first two sessions. Then instructor would follow students and critique after session. Slowly ramp up. They run different than ANY other track day I've done before. Your always in your group with instructor. So if you get a slow rider it kind of sucks. You don't get any open track time to yourself. I've been around so I found the track day very frustrating. I was literally bored to tears. After I called bullshit, I got bumped for a Intermediate evaluation it started raining. As a customer, I felt like it was not money well spent. But if you have never done a track day and require your hand held, this would be perfect. Also found a few instructors a bit brash and deamening. Have thick skin. Luckily my instructor was very laid back. This is my opinion and experience. I'm sure I'll get flammed. However others shared my thoughts.

Last weekend ride was a burrito!

I'm not a breakfast eater. But I like to sit down for a lunch if possible! Ha

Hey, that's me!

Plan and post a ride for one of these weekends!

Is there a planned lunch stop?

Well I've had my issues with "Religion", but you just threw down the gauntlet. That is some fighting words to the brain washed! Now I'll just sit back to see who can/will match wits with you. I'd say pass the popcorn, but I know you haven't washed your hands...