Hoblick Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Thinking about racing next year.Is there a novice racing class to get my feet wet?Motoseries?What do I need to do to be prepared, what will I'll be looking forward to?All info I can get will be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbot Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 motoseries?not because we're fast or anything, but mostly due to the rampant grab-assing ghey factory.any racing is good racing though.i think you just need gear, money, and a prepped bike and a robust ego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Oh goody, another one to jump on the "train". Hob's is a cutey, this could be a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixxie750 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 We can talk anytime man! I have all the info you need. call me anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJC1000rr Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 PM sent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 25, 2012 Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 Oh goody, another one to jump on the "train". Hob's is a cutey, this could be a lot of fun!You just want someone to finish behind you (on the track too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Do Moto Series. Great starting program and honestly, once you get faster, there is plenty of solid talent to compete against. Plus, the series is the closest and it will save you on fuel. Everything is done in one day ad you'd be home around 7-8pm. Plus, they are at Putnam in three weeks!! Trust me, it won't be a cluster F like MCRA was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiztedRabbit Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 ^ this... i wanna get into it aswell.. ps... brian thanks for the help at mid ohio last monday... the theresa really appreciated it.. as do i... ALSO!!! i still have not recieved my "race license" from MCRA.. AFTER 2 emails and replys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Do Moto Series. Great starting program and honestly, once you get faster, there is plenty of solid talent to compete against. Plus, the series is the closest and it will save you on fuel. Everything is done in one day ad you'd be home around 7-8pm. Plus, they are at Putnam in three weeks!! Trust me, it won't be a cluster F like MCRA was.Yeah Hob's plus there is already 3 of us in Cbus that go to about every round. I will be at more next season, if not every. MS is where it's at! Adding tracks every season, Todd's good people too man, just ask Cox about how he took care of him.Oh and like Redkow said, I just want another snuggle buddy, Craig's getting old, and Brandon is always spooning with Jinu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Yeah Hob's plus there is already 3 of us in Cbus that go to about every round. I will be at more next season, if not every. MS is where it's at! Adding tracks every season, Todd's good people too man, just ask Cox about how he took care of him.Oh and like Redkow said, I just want another snuggle buddy, Craig's getting old, and Brandon is always spooning with Jinu.I should be back next season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 i do wera with no experience with motoseries. if i were still in ohio, i'd be in motoseries in a heartbeat. just some familiarity would be awesome. i haven't been in a race at a track that i already knew, this mostly in part due to my moving recently but it's a big change to learn all these new tracks vs motoseries where i know nelson and can ride it relatively well.i hope to one day wildcard at a nelson event, or the grattan event when motoseries comes to play in michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 i do wera with no experience with motoseries. if i were still in ohio, i'd be in motoseries in a heartbeat. just some familiarity would be awesome. i haven't been in a race at a track that i already knew, this mostly in part due to my moving recently but it's a big change to learn all these new tracks vs motoseries where i know nelson and can ride it relatively well.i hope to one day wildcard at a nelson event, or the grattan event when motoseries comes to play in michigan.We have Grattan Oct 20/21, I know all of us are planning on that event. Come out and re-meet some of us bro! Thats MS for reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natedogg624 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 i'll be there rain or shine. hopefully i can get a trackday before then with the bossman to get some pointers before the MS showdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 hmmm... Putnam round with a flipped rear tire is tempting... Student loan check hits on 8/10/12, and I convinced the wife that one more race weekend is my reward for being frugal all summer unless someone buys my bike before then, I'll see you guys at one of the later rounds. Might "just" be Nelson to keep travel costs in check, but Putnam would be a good excuse to visit some friends too. Decision time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoblick Posted July 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks for all the info guys.Anyone got contacts info on the motoseries race school at putnam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 IMHO"novice" racing is really a ton different now than it was 10, and definitely 20 years ago.Trackdays give people a place to learn and get pretty damn fast before they ever take a race school and go racing. There are still some people who do 1 or 2 trackdays and then immediately go racing, but that's the exception to the rule for sure.All that said, a competent "Intermediate" rider won't be a hazard in a race situation as long as you're not spooked by being lapped by the leaders.There's a wide range of talent in any race, especially if it's a combined Novice/Expert grid with a 2-wave start. In my first race ever, the top 2 Experts lapped me, but not before I had lapped the bottom 5 or 6 novices myself... I would conservatively estimate that on any given track, there will be approximately a 10-12 second PER MILE difference between the expert winner and the last novice. Of course a particularly slow rider can skew that very easily, but at Nelson that means the top guys are in the 1:08 range, and the slowest are in the 1:30 range.I can't remember if BeaveRun is 1.6 or 1.8 miles, but the fastest guys do are all under a minute, and I have seen :57's turned there... That puts slow novices in the neighborhood of 1:17As long as there is 1 other person to race against, it's all fun. I need to go out and swap positions with Brandon (inuendo fully intended) for a few races next time funds allow. Who cares if there are 2 people in front of us, or 20? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcat6183 Posted July 27, 2012 Report Share Posted July 27, 2012 Thanks for all the info guys.Anyone got contacts info on the motoseries race school at putnam?Just jump on their site; http://www.motoseries.com/It's all there for ya bro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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