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Yeah, I'm a lil disappointed in the turn out after I badgered the USCRA in public to make it happen for people. That said, the USCRA reached out to me letting me know the one entry that did show seemed to work well with the group. The offer is there again to give them a class if they can get 5 pre-entries for the next event.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
Even if I had a race prepped Grom, I doubt I would take another day off work for one race on it. Especially if fast people are doing :55s. Seems like a better idea might be to run a short course on Saturday night after the dash during one or two weekends.
In other news...there were 14 Novice entries on Formula 300 class bikes.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsorfas
I still applaud your willingness to go to bat to help people get racing by using your knowledge of the rules and class configurations. ULGP seems to be a hit!Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurlon
:plusone: I love seeing these new classes fill up. I believe there were ~12 entries to ULGP between EX and AM. Very fun class to watch too!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
Agreed, Expert ULGP was a close one, with Wild Bill, Shawn Spear and Jake Vader all in a pretty tight pack.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMMCBR
The recent grom action made me see this thread for the first time and I had a couple thoughts...
ULGP -> THANK YOU JOSH!! It was fantastic seeing a couple 125's, a Moriwaki, some Hawks, your FZR and I think even a couple other bikes I'm missing out on the grid this past weekend. It appears ~1:19's are *the bar* for this new class and IMO that is right about where it should be for wee bikes (I think Ultralight SBK used to be around there historically).
My goal coming into this year was to get down to 1:20 or better. First weekend for me this year and thanks to you guys in ULGP, I recorded a new PB on the NC30 of 1:22.010.
Looking forward to what I know will be a very hard couple of seconds to get (ahemputdowntheforkfattyahem)
For the rest of yaz, find yourself something small and funky and come have some fun. FWIW, I should have a RVF400 in race trim available at some point this off-season.... ;)
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I'm with all above. Very well done.
Gosh, that's awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
R3's huh..
In LWGP, once I got some free track, I was able to chase you down a bit, and looking at the laptimes after I said to myself "man, if I had gotten clear earlier, I would have been able to get by him!"Quote:
Originally Posted by scottieducati
Then I saw you got back down to 22.0, which is a few tenths faster than I've managed to drag myself this season, and realized if I had gotten by I might have just pushed you to do that sooner. :lol:
...and Ninja 300's, and 250's, and RC390s...but yeah, R3 is the hot ticket it would seem.Quote:
Originally Posted by nhbubba
Dude get off your butt and make the pass then!!! [emoji322]
Hmmm. Maybe another reason to race the Hawk....
So far......Quote:
Originally Posted by jwm2k3
1) Failed
2) Failed
3) Im at LEAST 1.5 sec slower than where I left off......not looking good for #3 either...
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
Woody is the only one who showed up on a Grom.Quote:
Originally Posted by tsorfas
Woody's did pass tech so...Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurlon
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Originally Posted by Paul_E_D
He got a good start, looked like he may have reached T1 in second, but finished mid-pack I believe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurlon
That's what I timed with a stopwatch, but Woody had a lap timer and told me he got down to the 53's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul_E_D
Who the fuck cares what the lap times are if they are all roughly the same!Quote:
Originally Posted by Chippertheripper
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Originally Posted by Mr. Kurtz
Was it publicized enough? Shawn Pigott seemed upset to not know about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kurlon
Next USCRA event is on a weekend, June 11th-12th, the weekend before the classic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Petorius
http://www.nestreetriders.com/forum/...ml#post1453797Quote:
Originally Posted by rolker
Laptimes schmaptimes. All I care about is bang for my racing dollar.Quote:
Originally Posted by rolker
if you think it's the greatest thing ever than go nuts, I'll be pumped for ya.
Here is my thoughts on Grom racing. Groms belong out in the parking lot with cones. Make it tight like a gymkana course and run them one at a time or head to head two at a time. Of course that leads to aggressive mayhem but its what the public enjoys. Then unleash the scooter and mini-moto class. I'd volunteer for help with set up and timing as long as I get a chance to run it myself. Those drift guys seem to have burned in a nice spot to host it. (Talk about making the bowl look like Armageddon on Saturday).
OR we could host a single small mass start parking lot coned race track outside in that area. An old GP start with the bikes off and you need to run from a starting point. Host it after 5pm and I guarantee more than one entry and a large group of spectators envious they aren't riding in that mayhem.
Could probably easily set something up in the opposite end of the track from where the Legends guys race, a mini-moto course in the Turn 10-12 / Nascar 3-4 area could be uh, fairly amazingly epic.
I would contend that small dirtbikes / mini-motos would be a better option than racing a Grom... they would crash much better I presume.
I think you'll find this hard to get organized. Over the years there have been special parkinglot based events. None have survived. I recall a broken neck in a pitbike flat track race...
Wasn't there also that "exhibition of speed" a few years ago also resulting in a ride to Concord for somebody?
You guys are a couplea debbie downers man.... Mike, you used to be fun.... :kix:
Ha! It's true, I am. :mecry:
NEMM (Box Shop Speedway in Maine) was born from a parking lot race so it can happen!Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul_E_D
Ha! Don't misinterpret my post. I seriously couldn't care less how one person chooses to gronsel themselves. I do enough dumb shit to live in a pretty large glass house.Quote:
Originally Posted by scottieducati
NHMS is willing to work with people on this. That side is easy to organize. The challenge will be getting the notoriously cheap and flighty as hell mini community to actually commit and pony up entry fees come race day no matter where on the grounds you do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul_E_D
Since the Groms are underpowered machines perhaps it could be done to use 1-2, the chute of 3 thru the 3-10 split like a chicaine, back onto the nascar back straight, then use the access point on the left before nascar 3 to get to 11 & 12... this would remove putting up the hills but still be a fun courseQuote:
Originally Posted by scottieducati