Dominion Raceway in VA!

M42 · April 7th, 2016, 04:45 PM

Well, I've just registered for the first track weekend at dominion raceway in thornburg VA, which is a brand new track built over an old one (dominion speedway iirc). It looks really fun! Like in between summit main and shenny turns-wise.

I'm gonna be there 4/23. Anyone else coming by? It's a TPM trackday.

The weekend before that (17th) I'm doing a trackday at jenningsgp. RIP money, we hardly knew ye.

Sirref · April 7th, 2016, 07:17 PM

I'm there both days, It's going to be a lot of fun

Jennings in not the middle of winter!? blasphemy hahaha

This track reminds me a lot of NCBIKE based on the layout

VaFish · April 8th, 2016, 05:36 AM

Do they allow spectators? My daughter and I might ride down for the day and watch you all. Not ready for a track day yet.

csmith12 · April 8th, 2016, 07:07 AM

I have never seen a track day org that doesn't allow spectators Tom.

I am jelly of you all getting ride on fresh new pavement.

Sirref · April 8th, 2016, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

Do they allow spectators? My daughter and I might ride down for the day and watch you all. Not ready for a track day yet.

Yes, spectators are encouraged. Head down and find my pit and you'll be welcome to whatever food/drink I have on me for the day. I'll be running #714 black and green ninja 300.

Also, Glen (president of TPM) may be doing his 2up rides. I think it's $25 and you get to ride on the back of his superbike to experience the track as it's meant to be experienced without all the risk/money/time it takes to gain the skills to ride as smoothly and quickly as he does, just a thought that your daughter might enjoy the experience

RacinNinja · April 8th, 2016, 11:02 AM

Track looks like fun!

Might have to tour the East Coast tracks some day.

toEleven · April 8th, 2016, 01:50 PM

The old Dominion was in a totally different location.

I had planned to be there on Saturday, but I'm still short one water pump cover and not inclined to bring the CBR. Barring some other unforeseen misfortune, I'll be at SoCal Supermoto on the 17th. It would've (and still may be) cool to do track days on both coasts to start and end my week. Ditto on the 'goodbye money' thing.

M42 · April 8th, 2016, 05:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toEleven

The old Dominion was in a totally different location.

My bad! Don't know the area too well. Should still come by and spectate! If my riding's not total garbage (white group), I'll upload a video so people can see the new track.

toEleven · April 8th, 2016, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M42

My bad! Don't know the area too well. Should still come by and spectate! If my riding's not total garbage (white group), I'll upload a video so people can see the new track.

No worries. For those anxious to see a video immediately, allow me to quote myself from the D/M/V thread a while back:

Quote:

Originally Posted by toEleven

Dominion Raceway was on a few track orgs' schedules last year, but they failed miserably at that whole 'finishing construction of the track' thing. On a more positive note, this video gives the impression that they're much further along. It's roughly the same distance from me as Summit Pt, but it's a straight shot down I95. Convenient.

Link to original page on YouTube.
Too bad they didn't opt for a whole lap onboard though. @2:11 for an entire corner of motorcycle action

Sirref · April 8th, 2016, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RacinNinja

Track looks like fun!

Might have to tour the East Coast tracks some day.

I want to tour the west coast tracks someday myself, the pacific north west looks like it has a lot of great tracks. The Ridge looks like the most fun to me from video

VaFish · April 9th, 2016, 03:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

Yes, spectators are encouraged. Head down and find my pit and you'll be welcome to whatever food/drink I have on me for the day. I'll be running #714 black and green ninja 300.

Also, Glen (president of TPM) may be doing his 2up rides. I think it's $25 and you get to ride on the back of his superbike to experience the track as it's meant to be experienced without all the risk/money/time it takes to gain the skills to ride as smoothly and quickly as he does, just a thought that your daughter might enjoy the experience

Daughter enjoy the experience? Heck with that, I'd enjoy it.

Sirref · April 9th, 2016, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

Daughter enjoy the experience? Heck with that, I'd enjoy it.

You might get to pass me if you do it. He's passed professional racers with passengers before (it was not that passengers first time)

snot · April 9th, 2016, 06:04 PM

I will be putting this track on our list to ride ( @Hellmutt )

VaFish · April 9th, 2016, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

You might get to pass me if you do it. He's passed professional racers with passengers before (it was not that passengers first time)

Do you need to have full leathers to ride?

M42 · April 9th, 2016, 08:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

Do you need to have full leathers to ride?

Yep.

toEleven · April 9th, 2016, 08:35 PM

Not sure about the specifics on the two-up rides, but for regular trackday shenanigans zip-together two piece leathers were acceptable last time I was out with TPM. Perhaps worth mentioning on the off chance anyone reads "full leathers" and only pictures one piece suits.

Sirref · April 9th, 2016, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VaFish

Do you need to have full leathers to ride?

they have some on hand they provide for the 2up riding, you do need a full faced helmet for that

if you want to ride the day you need full leathers either one or two piece are acceptable

VaFish · April 10th, 2016, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

they have some on hand they provide for the 2up riding, you do need a full faced helmet for that

if you want to ride the day you need full leathers either one or two piece are acceptable

Good to know, not planning on riding the track day I don't think me or the bike are up to it, but would probably do a demo passenger ride.

Mike K · April 11th, 2016, 09:57 AM

I'm registered for this one too.

RacinNinja · April 11th, 2016, 10:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirref

I want to tour the west coast tracks someday myself, the pacific north west looks like it has a lot of great tracks. The Ridge looks like the most fun to me from video

It is! The Ridge is fantastic. It's also the newest at 3 years old.

Pacific Raceways in Seatle needs some pavement in places but it's still fun also.

I have not ridden ORP (Oregon Raceway Park) so I can't comment on that one but the people I talk to that have been there enjoy it a lot.

toEleven · April 13th, 2016, 08:36 PM

Ugh. Did the rest of you get the unfortunate emails that include:

Quote:

Dominion Event April 23-24 Postponed to May 7-8

TPM has elected to postpone this up and coming event due to one, the track not being ready and two, safety concerns that are in question and are being addressed.

...it also mentions being sold out, which sucks too (but may not be 100% accurate). The pump cover I'm waiting for might be here Friday, so things were very briefly looking up. That'll teach me to deviate from my realism/pessimism.

Sirref · April 13th, 2016, 09:28 PM

Yeah, I'd rather wait a few weeks and ride a safer track than one that isn't ready so this is fair

if it gets delayed again I'll be annoyed though

VaFish · April 14th, 2016, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toEleven

Ugh. Did the rest of you get the unfortunate emails that include:

...it also mentions being sold out, which sucks too (but may not be 100% accurate). The pump cover I'm waiting for might be here Friday, so things were very briefly looking up. That'll teach me to deviate from my realism/pessimism.

Mothers day?

That might be tougher to make, at least on Sunday.

toEleven · April 14th, 2016, 08:24 AM

I certainly agree with their reasoning, but this has been the story for 6+ months. They had this track on the schedule last year; at what point does it make more sense to just wait for it to be finished and then start taking money/reservations/etc?

I'll readily admit that the bulk of my frustration is sourced elsewhere, but I'm definitely frustrated.

M42 · April 14th, 2016, 12:02 PM

Gahhh, I was so excited. I think I'm gonna get a refund and then hit summit on 5/7. Now that my ride's fallen through, anyone have trailer space for that weekend?

toEleven · April 24th, 2016, 06:59 PM

Not about TPM, but following the thread title ("Dominion Raceway in VA!" for those unwilling to scroll): at the riders meeting this morning, Roger Lyle said that following his visit to Dominion and the poor response he received regarding his concerns, he's dropping all Dominion dates for the year. He specifically cited walls on both sides of the track (zero runoff) and the surface itself.

TPM was less dramatic in their cancellation e-mail, but I'm still freshly worried/disappointed.

Mike K · April 24th, 2016, 07:25 PM

Does this refer to a new email from TPM? I still see DR on the master track schedule.

Sirref · April 24th, 2016, 07:40 PM

No, he's referring to rodger lyle's group that is dropping dominion entirely and TPM's email about this weekend being dropped. I personally can see TPM dropping dominion entirely this year as well at this point for safety concerns since I've seen the track and there are legitimate safety concerns to be had

toEleven · April 25th, 2016, 08:11 AM

Exactly as Sirref said. Apologies if I was unclear.

Roger Lyle's Motorcycle Excitement - dropping Dominion for the year. He said he doesn't plan to publish new calendars or anything, and he doesn't expect to replace the days with something else (because other tracks are already booked by other orgs).
Team Pro Motion - rescheduled the April 23/24 Dominion date. I have zero information about their plan for the rest of the year. Glen Goldman and Roger apparently inspected the track at the same time. Hopefully they'll keep some dates. My membership and plan for the season were kinda based on it

M42 · April 25th, 2016, 02:36 PM

I have a very tentative plan of going with N2 on 6/18. We'll see what people say after the 5/7 TD.

Sirref · April 25th, 2016, 05:16 PM

If we ride there I'll keep everyone posted with a full and very detailed report of the track and its conditions, along with what it feels like to ride it

Mechanikrazy · April 25th, 2016, 06:34 PM

After the little speech by Roger, I am pretty much expecting Dominion will not happen this year. I am signed up for May 7, but am expecting I'll be headed to Summit Main with MXC that weekend instead.

toEleven · April 30th, 2016, 06:09 PM

April 7th, 2016, 04:45 PM	#1
M42 Wrench wench Name: The Stigette Location: DC/MD/VA Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT CUBIC CENTIMETERS (R.I.P.), SIX HUNDRED FORTY FIVE CUBIC CENTIMETERS Posts: 415	Dominion Raceway in VA! Well, I've just registered for the first track weekend at dominion raceway in thornburg VA, which is a brand new track built over an old one (dominion speedway iirc). It looks really fun! Like in between summit main and shenny turns-wise. I'm gonna be there 4/23. Anyone else coming by? It's a TPM trackday. The weekend before that (17th) I'm doing a trackday at jenningsgp. RIP money, we hardly knew ye. __________________________________________________
	2 out of 2 members found this post helpful.

April 7th, 2016, 07:17 PM	#2
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	I'm there both days, It's going to be a lot of fun Jennings in not the middle of winter!? blasphemy hahaha This track reminds me a lot of NCBIKE based on the layout __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

April 8th, 2016, 07:07 AM	#4
csmith12 The Corner Whisperer Name: Chris (aka Reactor) Location: Northern KY Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250 (track), 1992 250, 2006 R6 (street/track), 2008 R6 (track) Posts: Too much. MOTY 2015, MOTM - Nov '12, Nov '13	I have never seen a track day org that doesn't allow spectators Tom. I am jelly of you all getting ride on fresh new pavement. __________________________________________________ Goal: Shake A Million Hands \| Look through the corners \| Track Day Prep \| Closest track? \| The Mid-Ohio School

April 8th, 2016, 11:02 AM	#6
RacinNinja Vintage Screwball Name: B Location: Washington Join Date: Feb 2016 Motorcycle(s): 2011 Ninja 250, 2008 Ninja 250, 2019 KTM 1290SDR, 2017 FZ10 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '16	Track looks like fun! Might have to tour the East Coast tracks some day. __________________________________________________ Goin' fast on slow bikes!

April 9th, 2016, 06:04 PM	#13
snot sammich maker Name: snot Location: West Ohio - in the kitchen Join Date: Feb 2012 Motorcycle(s): 2013 white 300, 09 KLX 250 SF, 09 thunder blue 250(traded) Posts: A lot. MOTM - Apr '15	I will be putting this track on our list to ride ( @Hellmutt ) __________________________________________________ https://www.brocksperformance.com/VZ...0035+C450.aspx

April 8th, 2016, 05:36 AM	#3
VaFish ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: Tom Location: Northern Virginia Join Date: Jul 2015 Motorcycle(s): 2001 Ninja 250, 2019 Harley Ultra Classic, 2001 Suzuki SV650 Posts: A lot. MOTM - Jan '16	Do they allow spectators? My daughter and I might ride down for the day and watch you all. Not ready for a track day yet.

April 8th, 2016, 01:50 PM	#7
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	The old Dominion was in a totally different location. I had planned to be there on Saturday, but I'm still short one water pump cover and not inclined to bring the CBR. Barring some other unforeseen misfortune, I'll be at SoCal Supermoto on the 17th. It would've (and still may be) cool to do track days on both coasts to start and end my week. Ditto on the 'goodbye money' thing. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

April 9th, 2016, 08:35 PM	#16
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	Not sure about the specifics on the two-up rides, but for regular trackday shenanigans zip-together two piece leathers were acceptable last time I was out with TPM. Perhaps worth mentioning on the off chance anyone reads "full leathers" and only pictures one piece suits. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

April 11th, 2016, 09:57 AM	#19
Mike K ninjette.org guru Name: Mike Location: NJ Join Date: Jul 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 track bike, 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 track bike, 2002 Yamaha R6, 1995 CBR600RR f3 track bike Posts: 304	I'm registered for this one too. __________________________________________________ Track, track, track

April 13th, 2016, 09:28 PM	#22
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	Yeah, I'd rather wait a few weeks and ride a safer track than one that isn't ready so this is fair if it gets delayed again I'll be annoyed though __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

April 14th, 2016, 08:24 AM	#24
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	I certainly agree with their reasoning, but this has been the story for 6+ months. They had this track on the schedule last year; at what point does it make more sense to just wait for it to be finished and then start taking money/reservations/etc? I'll readily admit that the bulk of my frustration is sourced elsewhere, but I'm definitely frustrated. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

April 14th, 2016, 12:02 PM	#25
M42 Wrench wench Name: The Stigette Location: DC/MD/VA Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT CUBIC CENTIMETERS (R.I.P.), SIX HUNDRED FORTY FIVE CUBIC CENTIMETERS Posts: 415	Gahhh, I was so excited. I think I'm gonna get a refund and then hit summit on 5/7. Now that my ride's fallen through, anyone have trailer space for that weekend? __________________________________________________

April 24th, 2016, 06:59 PM	#26
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	Not about TPM, but following the thread title ("Dominion Raceway in VA!" for those unwilling to scroll): at the riders meeting this morning, Roger Lyle said that following his visit to Dominion and the poor response he received regarding his concerns, he's dropping all Dominion dates for the year. He specifically cited walls on both sides of the track (zero runoff) and the surface itself. TPM was less dramatic in their cancellation e-mail, but I'm still freshly worried/disappointed. __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

April 24th, 2016, 07:25 PM	#27
Mike K ninjette.org guru Name: Mike Location: NJ Join Date: Jul 2014 Motorcycle(s): 2014 Ninja 300 track bike, 2007 Suzuki GSXR 750 track bike, 2002 Yamaha R6, 1995 CBR600RR f3 track bike Posts: 304	Does this refer to a new email from TPM? I still see DR on the master track schedule. __________________________________________________ Track, track, track

April 24th, 2016, 07:40 PM	#28
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	No, he's referring to rodger lyle's group that is dropping dominion entirely and TPM's email about this weekend being dropped. I personally can see TPM dropping dominion entirely this year as well at this point for safety concerns since I've seen the track and there are legitimate safety concerns to be had __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

April 25th, 2016, 08:11 AM	#29
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	Exactly as Sirref said. Apologies if I was unclear. Roger Lyle's Motorcycle Excitement - dropping Dominion for the year. He said he doesn't plan to publish new calendars or anything, and he doesn't expect to replace the days with something else (because other tracks are already booked by other orgs). Team Pro Motion - rescheduled the April 23/24 Dominion date. I have zero information about their plan for the rest of the year. Glen Goldman and Roger apparently inspected the track at the same time. Hopefully they'll keep some dates. My membership and plan for the season were kinda based on it __________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

April 25th, 2016, 02:36 PM	#30
M42 Wrench wench Name: The Stigette Location: DC/MD/VA Join Date: Jun 2014 Motorcycle(s): TWO HUNDRED FORTY EIGHT CUBIC CENTIMETERS (R.I.P.), SIX HUNDRED FORTY FIVE CUBIC CENTIMETERS Posts: 415	I have a very tentative plan of going with N2 on 6/18. We'll see what people say after the 5/7 TD. __________________________________________________

April 25th, 2016, 05:16 PM	#31
Sirref Private Joker Name: Ben Location: Towson, MD Join Date: Nov 2012 Motorcycle(s): '99/'01 Ninja 250 "sketchy", '13 Ninja 300 "yoshi", '03 GSXR 600 "merlin" Posts: A lot. MOTM - Mar '14	If we ride there I'll keep everyone posted with a full and very detailed report of the track and its conditions, along with what it feels like to ride it __________________________________________________ I see you over there seeing me, do you see the me I think you see?

April 25th, 2016, 06:34 PM	#32
Mechanikrazy ninjette.org guru Name: Al Location: Orange County, CA Join Date: Dec 2015 Motorcycle(s): Thruxton R, R6 450 triple, EX300 (sold) Posts: 263	After the little speech by Roger, I am pretty much expecting Dominion will not happen this year. I am signed up for May 7, but am expecting I'll be headed to Summit Main with MXC that weekend instead.

April 30th, 2016, 06:09 PM	#33
toEleven Slower than you. Name: toEleven Location: NoVA Join Date: Oct 2015 Motorcycle(s): CBR600RR, CB750, EX300 (半蔵) Posts: 667 MOTM - May '16	__________________________________________________ DISCLAIMERv1.0: There may be more info on the topic than this forum post. Conduct your own research. If another thread is linked or quoted, go read it yourself.

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