Track Day for License

[csmutty]

So I am looking to race in the September USCRA Race at Loudon. I need to obtain my license so I have to attend a track day before the race so I have been told. Is there a certain track day event that I have to attend or can I attend any event? And is one event better for people who have never been on the track before than another? I have looked at the site sponsored track day events and can attend the August 3+4 TTD and none of the Boston Moto days will work. Any input that you guys have would be excellent.

[Jaynnus]

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Penguin

[jcbell1007]

Penguin race school the friday before the LRRS race weekend in August.

[csmutty]

Ok 2 votes is enough for me. I'll sign up for it!

[CMG241]

do a track day before penguin school so you'll at least have a feel for the track. btw they do not teach you to "race". They teach the rules.

[Kurlon]

What are you going to be racing?

[Doc]

You need to do a Race school. Not a trackday.

Penguin is the only one around these parts.

[Johnny B]

Even though it's irrelevant in this guy's case, I think that a BostonMoto track day that Carl MacAllister is involved in might fit the bill as far as a USCRA license. That is, if Carl would be available for a little extra one-on-one. Carl would have to chime in on this one.

[Rambunctous]

do a track day before penguin school so you'll at least have a feel for the track. btw they do not teach you to "race". They teach the rules.

Penquin has "follow the leader" to show you the correct line and in the afternoon they have instructers available who will gladly help your racing technique/answer question/ one on one and Mccalister's school is a accepted way too. More bang though doing a rookie race on saturday and obtaining that. When I went to penquin I had plans to only race uscra and monday morning I was at a dealers door and bought a motard cause I found out vintage was not gonna satify my new found love with only 4 weekends. I am curious about something. On thursday's "test and tune" do you need a lrrs license or any race license? (cheap track time BTW)

[TTD]

Yeah, we definitely don't have anything to do with getting licensed.

We "hook" em on riding the track ... and then send them off to Penguin when they want to go racing.

[csmutty]

What are you going to be racing?

I am going to be racing Formula EX as well as Formula 100.

Even though it's irrelevant in this guy's case, I think that a BostonMoto track day that Carl MacAllister is involved in might fit the bill as far as a USCRA license. That is, if Carl would be available for a little extra one-on-one. Carl would have to chime in on this one.

What date is that on? I didn't even know he had much to do with trackdays anymore because of his other job. I'll ask him next time he is around about some one-on-one.

Penquin has "follow the leader" to show you the correct line and in the afternoon they have instructers available who will gladly help your racing technique/answer question/ one on one and Mccalister's school is a accepted way too. More bang though doing a rookie race on saturday and obtaining that. When I went to penquin I had plans to only race uscra and monday morning I was at a dealers door and bought a motard cause I found out vintage was not gonna satify my new found love with only 4 weekends. I am curious about something. On thursday's "test and tune" do you need a lrrs license or any race license? (cheap track time BTW)

So you are saying stay for the track day on Friday and then for the race also on Saturday? And I am starting off with USCRA because I like the relaxed environment and think it is better suited for my kind of learning style, plus everyone from my shop does USCRA so I don't have to worry about transportation.

[union]

do a track day before penguin school so you'll at least have a feel for the track. btw they do not teach you to "race". They teach the rules.

No real need to do a track day prior. Its not a bad idea but they go slow enough in the follow the leader and stop multiple times on the track to show how things should look.

[Rambunctous]

Yes, thats how to do it. Do the rookie race on Saturday. You will be alright. It is a 3 lap follow the procedure and rules race. You will be fine on a ex500. Come to garage 22 north and I will be pitted with a instructor who will gladly answer any questions. He is there thursday on.

[csmutty]

Yes, thats how to do it. Do the rookie race on Saturday. You will be alright. It is a 3 lap follow the procedure and rules race. You will be fine on a ex500. Come to garage 22 north and I will be pitted with a instructor who will gladly answer any questions. He is there thursday on.

Thanks! Will do.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

Yes, thats how to do it. Do the rookie race on Saturday. You will be alright. It is a 3 lap follow the procedure and rules race. You will be fine on a ex500. Come to garage 22 north and I will be pitted with a instructor who will gladly answer any questions. He is there thursday on.

I did penguin first time ever on the track and was fine. All on an EX.

uh... Rambunctous... who the heck are you? That whole garage 22 north thing sounds familiar for some reason... think I may have been there once before.

[Rambunctous]

I am the guy who starts the shit on the WERA dungeon and got it shut down last November. I love telling Mongo to go to hell in a way that he looks forward to the trip. Johnny B knows.

[Rambunctous]

No real need to do a track day prior. Its not a bad idea but they go slow enough in the follow the leader and stop multiple times on the track to show how things should look.

Sometimes it is a good idea to go in the reverse direction so you can get a feel for a certain corner from different angles.

[Kurlon]

I did penguin first time ever on the track and was fine. All on an EX.

uh... Rambunctous... who the heck are you? That whole garage 22 north thing sounds familiar for some reason... think I may have been there once before.

Think ZTA... then look across the garage to the other side... : )

[CMG241]

Penquin has "follow the leader" to show you the correct line and in the afternoon they have instructers available who will gladly help your racing technique/answer question/ one on one and Mccalister's school is a accepted way too. More bang though doing a rookie race on saturday and obtaining that. When I went to penquin I had plans to only race uscra and monday morning I was at a dealers door and bought a motard cause I found out vintage was not gonna satify my new found love with only 4 weekends. I am curious about something. On thursday's "test and tune" do you need a lrrs license or any race license? (cheap track time BTW)

I did Penguin and race. 1st time he's one of 4 bikes tipping into T1 or T9 he'd be better off knowing whats its like in advance and not turn into "that guy" that parks it into T1 and gets lapped by half the filed in his 1st race. Fair to assume we'd all rather new guys at least made it to fast group at a track day before becoming a potential hazard.

[DucDave]

I am always amazed at folks that do the Penguin Race school and the Rookie race without any Track experience...

...must be youth...

[daviid]

I am the guy who starts the shit on the WERA dungeon and got it shut down last November. I love telling Mongo to go to hell in a way that he looks forward to the trip. Johnny B knows.

[Crash Dummy Denno]

Smutty - you can earn your USCRA liscence at our Trackday Tomorrow. July 22

www.bostonmoto.com

[FireboltEric_MA]

Smutty - you can earn your USCRA liscence at our Trackday Tomorrow. July 22

www.bostonmoto.com

explain???

[Kurlon]

Guessing Carl will/would have been on hand?

[legalspeed]

explain???

Denno helps run Boston Moto, Carl partners with Boston Moto now. USCRA requirements are not equal to CCS Sanctioned events.

I assume Denno spoke with Carl (Carl is also a Penguin instructor and thus can qualify people for USCRA).