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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Quote Originally Posted by dougie View Post
    Where do you grab the transponder first weekend, at tech ?
    Media center as part of registration. You can buy one outright from Miles at S&C, or he has 'flex' units that are essentially a lease with built in insurance for a bit less. You'll need one eventually so I'd make a point of pricing them out. They tend to go fast when offered up used too BTW.

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    do the penguin class now and get your license, but dont race.
    use your license to get Friday practice for the last round at $135.

    then start racing in April after you've thoroughly gone over the bike in the winter.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kurlon View Post
    Media center as part of registration. You can buy one outright from Miles at S&C, or he has 'flex' units that are essentially a lease with built in insurance for a bit less. You'll need one eventually so I'd make a point of pricing them out. They tend to go fast when offered up used too BTW.
    No incentive to buy this year, use the free one for the last 2 rounds.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
    do the penguin class now and get your license, but dont race.
    use your license to get Friday practice for the last round at $135.

    then start racing in April after you've thoroughly gone over the bike in the winter.
    Someone stop me from doing this (and buying TrackRat's SV to do it with).

    On a more serious note, how much track time do you get on a practice day? Enough time for 5 laps, 50, 500? Assuming you have gas/tires to run, that is.

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    Friday practice is a 15 minutes session every hour, starting at 10:00 for racers, 5 sessions iirc. How many laps can you do in 15 minutes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pinned View Post
    Friday practice is a 15 minutes session every hour, starting at 10:00 for racers, 5 sessions iirc. How many laps can you do in 15 minutes?
    I dunno, what's 15 divided by 5?

    Thanks for the info. Out of curiosity, what do they do with the other 45 minutes?

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    Quote Originally Posted by number9 View Post
    I dunno, what's 15 divided by 5?
    Damn, you're faster than me.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Other 45 minutes they are running classes. Penguin runs Advanced, Basics, and Track Experience class as well as race practice on Friday.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Example Schedule
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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Quote Originally Posted by Petorius View Post
    I'm trying to put together a budget for Sep-Oct. More of a forecast than a budget, in reality. What other costs should I build into a race weekend besides typical trackday costs, basic school, and races? I have plenty of tires, dont have a transponder.
    there is no september round of racing! this weekends racing is the September round. there were event scheduling conflicts when the LRRS schedule was made up and we got 2 Aug rounds and no sept round.

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    Race practice is six 15 minute sessions. Cheapest laps you can get at NHMS.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Quote Originally Posted by GingahNinjah View Post
    there is no september round of racing! this weekends racing is the September round. there were event scheduling conflicts when the LRRS schedule was made up and we got 2 Aug rounds and no sept round.
    Ya, I mean September TDs then October LRRS. I am going to be broke after this season, licking my financial wounds all winter.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
    Race practice is six 15 minute sessions. Cheapest laps you can get at NHMS.
    If half the sessions aren't red flagged, delayed, of scrapped all together. LOL

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    Quote Originally Posted by Paul_E_D View Post
    If half the sessions aren't red flagged, delayed, of scrapped all together. LOL
    True, the novice sessions are a crap shoot. Been a while since I've done one.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    Quote Originally Posted by Jim View Post
    True, the novice sessions are a crap shoot. Been a while since I've done one.
    Oddly the last two penguin practices that I have done the red flags came from the AM/EX practice groups and the NV ran every session. Not that I don't agree that the novice sessions are a crap shoot. Holy strange what people call "lines"!

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    Re: When to start LRRS

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    do the penguin class now and get your license, but dont race.
    use your license to get Friday practice for the last round at $135.

    then start racing in April after you've thoroughly gone over the bike in the winter.
    This is what I wanted to do in July but there must have been some confusion on my part because I didn't think it was possible. Thouht you had to do your rookie race on Saturday then you could do the practice sessions. If Jim's quote is true then that's what I'll be doing in April or May.

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    I did Penguin in the last round of the year. did rookie race and novice races in april of the next season. You're allowed 1 year to do your rookie race after completing the Penguin course

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    But could you do the Thursday/Friday practice sessions before you did your rookie race?

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    I don't know what they hell I'm talking about.

    Based on rumor, myth and legend, for some reason I believe that you fill out all of the license paperwork before hand (i.e. during the basics course), but that your not officially licensed until after you have competed in the rookie race.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tas View Post
    But could you do the Thursday/Friday practice sessions before you did your rookie race?
    I would imagine you absolutely could but someone correct me if I am wrong.

    Usually this is a non issue because you are participating in the penguin school during the practice session but I don't see why you couldn't sign up for racer practice if you are anticipating on racing.

    Also I just noticed Jim recommended it so...

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    Thursday practice - no license needed
    Friday practice - unlicensed and novices are in the same group.

    so whether you've received your license or just waiting to complete it, you're in the same group for friday practice.
    it'll expose you to some of the riders you'll be competing against.

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    Re: When to start LRRS

    As I said, I know nothing, so assume Jim knows more than me, but... http://www.nhms.com/events/schedule/

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    nope, i stand corrected. thought you didnt need a license, but they may let it slide if you're registered for penguin.

    i'm sure they'd let you ride if you completed penguin, and havent done the rookie race yet. Thursday practice gets like 8 riders all day. so they'll take your money.

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    So does my turkey pan need to come off for tech?

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    You comming this weekend? I'd they can see your oil filter and plug wired then it doesn't have to come off.

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