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Originally Posted by DannoXYZ
Something similar happened to me at end of season 2-yrs ago @ Buttonwillow. Idiot on litrebike passes me on inside at end of straight and slams on brakes 100m before my marker. Which is fine, I usually just keep on going full-speed and pass them up. Except this guy moves over while he’s braking and slams into me! I rear-end him at 100mph+ and land on his back!
Seems lots of TDPs have been getting more lax about safety. PTT seems to be worse. Idiot took out my friend in Rainey Curve @ Laguna Seca last year. Another got taken out from behind by someone exiting track way, way too fast @ Sonoma couple months ago.
If you have video, upload to YouTube/Facebook and post everywhere. Be sure to include organizer’s name too. Someone’s gonna get killed if this trend keeps up.
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That kind of garbage is part of what made me move to the 450 R6. The necessary closure rate on corner entry for a 300 to make a pass on a big bike is super sketchy when the rider in front does the mid-track swoop out. Normally, if I have ridden with the organizer before, I'll bring up problematic riders doing this at the end of the day over beers in the paddock with a coach.
This weekend will be my first time riding with PTT, and this makes it sound like the Thunderdome.... Haha.
For this one specific reason, I do appreciate how East Coast organizers do things. Everyone has to start in Novice and you have to get a coach to bump you up to the next level. This whole "select your own group" thing is part of the problem, imo. There are a lot of "I know what I'm doing" types who sign up for Advanced or even Intermediate when they need a talking to about maintaining their line.