Proper Paddock/Pit Behavior

[ALANRIDER7]

When you're at a trackday, please use your noggin and remember that there are other people around in the paddock and pit areas. Coming in off the track after a decent session feels great, but don't allow your enthusiasm to overwhelm common sense. Slow it down on your way back to your pit. Hitting a pedestrian, child, spectator or whatever is going to set us all back quite a ways. It can make trackday providers a lot less willing to deal with all the legal ramifications, insurance, aggravation and other stuff required to put on one of these deals.

When you exit the track, remember that there are other riders RIGHT BEHIND YOU. You don't have brake lights or signals. Expecting someone to mindread as to which path you will take is a recipe for disaster. Stopping out of the blue is asking for trouble. You can get asspacked very easily. This type of collision is totallly preventable. I saw one happen today right in front of me in the hot pits after a session.

It's called the hot pits for a reason.

[purluv420]

Originally posted by ALANRIDER7
When you exit the track, remember that there are other riders RIGHT BEHIND YOU.

The truth is NO ONE should be right behind anyone in the pits no matter where your going or where you've been. If I have to stop all of the sudden in the pits and someone asspacks me because there dumbass was following to closely, trust me, we'll be having a heated chat.

[}Dragon{]

Originally posted by ALANRIDER7
You can get asspacked very easily.

:laughing

[Eric in Davis]

I have to agree with what purluv said. As soon as you're out of the hot pit, you should be going like 10 mph/idle and be able to stop within a few feet. If you asspack someone you're going way too fast and/or you're a dumbass for following less than 3 feet behind someone. Of course, I still look behind me before turning in the pits and/or throw my arm to the left when turning left. My 0.02

[ALANRIDER7]

In a perfect world, riders would give each other the proper space and margin for error, signaling as they go. I've seen enough of the opposite to never assume anything in the pits/paddock and I don't let my guard down until my bike is on the stand.

[Crankshaft]

I have seen mistakes when I ride the A-Group..It happens..

[Yody]

Damn, your the budbandit of trackdays LMAO

[Setwayz]

I would like to see something about sharing the shade or overhangs. People only use about 10' X 15' and then use the other 15' X 30' to park their vehicles and trailers. Wouldn't it be great if they didn't allow vehicles or trailers to park under these canopies. Then more riders would be able to pit in the shade so it would reduce being dehydrated which might affect their riding. It sucks when you go to a place like Thunderhill and the majority of the canopy shade is being used to shade vehicles.

[NorCalBusa]

No kidding. Ever watch the Blue Angels? They rip up the sky faster than we'll ever imagine and when they land; the taxi in is crisp, controled and measured. It's all about being a pro or a knob.

[purluv420]

Originally posted by yody
Damn, your the budbandit of trackdays LMAO

+1

Then again he should know all the proper procedures considering he had to do NRS 2 times!!:laughing

[afm199]

This happened to me. I had waved a rider off the track for "questionable riding" and motioned him into the hot pits. He turned into the hot pits from the exit lane, seemed to take off, and then slammed the brakes on right in the middle of the hot pits about 15 feet past the entry. I did not expect this and hit his muffler with my fairing and went down at about 2 mph.

He should not have slammed the brakes on, I should not have followed so close. I offered to pay for the muffler.

Good lesson. Never expect rational behavior, or consistency or anything else on the track. i expected him to pull over, slow down gradually at the side and talk. Not stop suddenly. So I learned a good lesson and my part in the incident. Expectations can kill you on the track or off.

[Crankshaft]

Originally posted by purluv420
+1

Then again he should know all the proper procedures considering he had to do NRS 2 times!!:laughing


:wow

Really? When I raced AFM then eventually getting my pro-license, I thought everyone passed the school the first time out..

[Hammer 4]

Sorta OT I guess, but most of the time, pit speed limit is 5 MPH...:teeth

And one othet thing...turn down that hip hop rap music on your boom box, Not everyone wants their ears bleeding while they aren't out riding..:hand

Carry on...:cool

[jmg893]

same can be said of any music. last trackday for us, some lifted yellow diesel truck TWO pits over had this deathmetal crap screeching out of every orifice for wayyy too long. did not enjoy the "ambiance".

[Dar25]

This happened to me many years ago at Sears Point. I was following another guy exiting the track and rolling along the garages when the guy in front of me slows down and pulls to the right (closer to the garages). So i start to pass him on the left and all of a sudden he makes really sharp left turn (into his pit area) and i end up t-boning him at about 10 MPH, which sends me over the handlebars sliding on the asphalt while he is lucky to save it.... :wow :cry

2 lessons out of that:

1) Do not pass ppl in the pits if there is a chance they may turn suddenly in front of you.

2) Always signal turning intentions with your hand.

[Hammer 4]

Originally posted by jmg893
same can be said of any music. last trackday for us, some lifted yellow diesel truck TWO pits over had this deathmetal crap screeching out of every orifice for wayyy too long. did not enjoy the "ambiance".

Agreed, I only used rap / hip hop cuzz that's what the jerks next to me were playing..