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Started by Monsterlover, August 28, 2015, 06:19:14 PM

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Monsterlover

August 28, 2015, 06:19:14 PM
Last weekend I traded 2 days of corner working at New York Safety Track for 2 free track days.

I learned a lot and the best thing, I think, was that I got to see fast guys and the lines they took through corners I'm not great at.

I hope I can do this again. . .













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ducpainter

#1
August 28, 2015, 07:16:26 PM
I've been cornerworking at NHMS for 15 years in exchange for track time. It's kind of an on par deal, but we ride and work the same day.

It's awesome. [thumbsup]
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Monsterlover

#2
August 28, 2015, 07:50:29 PM
Next time I will try to work Saturday and ride Sunday.

It's nice being immersed in the racetrack environment all weekend :)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speeddog

#3
August 28, 2015, 08:01:56 PM
They've got you stationed on the outside of the turn?
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ducpainter

#4
August 28, 2015, 08:01:56 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on August 28, 2015, 07:50:29 PM
Next time I will try to work Saturday and ride Sunday.

It's nice being immersed in the racetrack environment all weekend :)
We don't get many back to back days anymore, and never on weekends.

Usually Mondays after a race weekend when the track is already set up for the road course.
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#5
August 28, 2015, 08:12:37 PM
Quote from: Speeddog on August 28, 2015, 08:01:56 PM
They've got you stationed on the outside of the turn?

Yes, turn 3 at least is like that. The corner station is way off the track out of the race line. Look at the aerial of the track I posted....  Runs ccw. 3&4 are the rights (double aprx really) after 1&2, lefts (at the end of the straight)

2 into three is down hill and everyone is breaking or at least rolling off. I would guess the stand was 100' off the pavement.

I had one guy low side in three and his bike ended up of to my left and only managed to get 25' off the pavement.

It's safe.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Speeddog

#6
August 28, 2015, 08:36:36 PM
Hard to tell distance from the pics, glad it's not sketchy.
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Monsterlover

#7
August 29, 2015, 03:32:13 AM
Quote from: Speeddog on August 28, 2015, 08:36:36 PM
Hard to tell distance from the pics, glad it's not sketchy.

It is the New York Safety Track after all ;)
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

thought

#8
August 30, 2015, 04:15:17 PM
NYST is hands down the best track in the area imo.  Greg and the other guys there are great.
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Monsterlover

#9
August 30, 2015, 06:01:55 PM
Quote from: thought on August 30, 2015, 04:15:17 PM
NYST is hands down the best track in the area imo.  Greg and the other guys there are great.

Agreed. They're all good people as far as I can tell. The coaches are good, the riders that show up seem to be nice and everyone is happy to be there.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#10
August 30, 2015, 06:10:29 PM
Who is the track day organizer?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#11
August 30, 2015, 06:12:13 PM
Quote from: ducpainter on August 30, 2015, 06:10:29 PM
Who is the track day organizer?

The one time I rode last year I just called the track, booked and showed up. I think you don't necessarily have to be with a track day org.

TPM is there a lot as well I think.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#12
August 30, 2015, 06:15:38 PM
Quote from: Monsterlover on August 30, 2015, 06:12:13 PM
The one time I rode last year I just called the track, booked and showed up. I think you don't necessarily have to be with a track day org.

TPM is there a lot as well I think.
Who owes you the track time?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


Monsterlover

#13
August 30, 2015, 06:27:14 PM
NYST
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

ducpainter

#14
August 30, 2015, 06:29:42 PM
Interesting.,..

so they run their own track days?
"Once you accept that a child on the autistic spectrum experiences the world in
a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
 perspective
    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent.”


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