Corner Working

[Jiggles]

I have the opportunity to be a corner worker at willow springs. What this means is that I volunteer to corner work and get to ride the track for free, 40 mins as corner worker, 20 mins riding each hour.

What do you guys think, is this worth doing? The only requirement I really didn't like was that your tires need to be at 80% at the start of the day.

Track would be willow springs and the corner work would be for California Superbike School.

Think they will laugh at my 250?

[csmith12]

Do et!

And they will not laugh at 250's. They said they used to have a few for the coaches.

[cuong-nutz]

I love corner working when the weather is nice and favorable. Get to see the riders up close screwing up or just plain out hauling ass! No one laughs when people go out and ride since everyone is out to have fun.

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by Jiggles

The only requirement I really didn't like was that your tires need to be at 80% at the start of the day.

Nearly all track day orgs have this requirement. It's nothing new but how it is truly enforced may be more strict for CSS.

[choneofakind]

Do it!!!!!! No second thoughts.

[Jiggles]

Originally Posted by csmith12

Nearly all track day orgs have this requirement. It's nothing new but how it is truly enforced may be more strict for CSS.

They approved my tires at buttonwillow and I'd guess they are around 50% so idk. Not sure if they are more strict or not on this rule

[alex.s]

come work my corner, jiglet. i'll give you a 20 minute ride afterward.

[tooblekain]

Its worth it. You would be rotating corners also. It's a good way to watch how good riders are taking certain corners that you can try. And its free track time

[rojoracing53]

80% is just a number they throw out there so it's on the books. As long as your tire doesn't look toasted like mine you should be OK. If its big willow I'd pass because the course just to open, you'll "Literally" have the throttle pinned the whole time and maybe use the brakes lightly in turn 3 but that's it.

If its at the streets of willow then go for it

[Jiggles]

Ah, it just says willow springs... I guess if its big willow I could take the liter

[rojoracing53]

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Ah, it just says willow springs... I guess if its big willow I could take the liter

oh yeah do that

or maybe both

[alex.s]

yeah! crash your 10r at bigwillow! highsides are for cool guys

[Jiggles]

I don't have a 10r you tard

[mgentz]

totally corner work. It's like giving back to the sport...but you get something

also, it's cool to watch people faster than you...

[Nemesis]

I corner worked and really didn't care for it. Being out there in the summer sucked--suffered a minor heat stroke. But watching the AMA guys do their flying laps was a cool experience.

Corner working is not all fun games. It's serious bizz because you are responsible for those. I've seen corner workers miss crashes, not do their jobs, etc. and I would not hesitate for a moment to speak up if a corner worker wasn't doing their job. There weren't one moment when I just sat back and watched during open session. It was constantly moving your head left, right, left, right, left, right. Aaaahhh, I'm tired just from thinking about it. LOL

With that said, it's a great way to get free track time. I think every track rider should at least do corner working once just to get an idea what it's like.

[Rexbo]

Done it, wasnt bad at all. You can definitely tell the good from the bad and really think about what you as a rider do wrong on track!

Bring water, a big hat, some snacks and a folding chair. Its not babad at all

[Jiggles]

Originally Posted by Rexbo

Done it, wasnt bad at all. You can definitely tell the good from the bad and really think about what you as a rider do wrong on track!

Bring water, a big hat, some snacks and a folding chair. Its not babad at all

It says we would get to drive our cars out to the stations so amenities would be easy to come by

[BlueHairSar]

As someone who's never been to a track... what exactly is a courner worker?

Originally Posted by alex.s

come work my corner, jiglet. i'll give you a 20 minute ride afterward.

[Trailerboy531]

Trackside prostitute for any rider that is tired and needs a break. Free to all people who pay the extra fee before the track day. $20/worker the day of.

[csmith12]

Originally Posted by BlueHairSar

As someone who's never been to a track... what exactly is a courner worker?

A corner worker is a person who sits and watches riders as they go through the curve of a track where they are stationed.

Their job includes relaying information about possible track issues, safety concerns and flagging the session. It's not uncommon for a corner worker to help load a crashed bike on the crash truck or help a rider over the wall. Corner workers are your friends and it pays to know where they are.

lol Trailerboy531

[BlueHairSar]

Originally Posted by Trailerboy531

Trackside prostitute for any rider that is tired and needs a break. Free to all people who pay the extra fee before the track day. $20/worker the day of.

So... jigs should get used to bending over?


And thanks, Chris!

[BlueHairSar]

Originally Posted by BlueHairSar

So... jigs should get used to bending over?

Oh wait, it's Jigs...

[choneofakind]

You're alright Sarah

[Jiggles]

Sarah is my new favorite person on this forum. The rest of you are all gay

[psych0hans]

Originally Posted by alex.s

come work my corner, jiglet. i'll give you a 20 minute ride afterward.

Are we still talking about the track?

[Trailerboy531]

I like this girl, she can stay.

[BlueHairSar]

Originally Posted by Jiggles

Sarah is my new favorite person on this forum. The rest of you are all gay

Well, to be fair, I'm like half gay.

[dino74]

Originally Posted by Jiggles

I have the opportunity to be a <snip>

Track would be willow springs and the corner work would be for California Superbike School.

When I took CSS, it seemed like the corner workers got like 15 minutes of riding time. On the flip side, it was only just the corner workers during that 15 minutes, so lots of open space.

[Jiggles]

Originally Posted by dino74

When I took CSS, it seemed like the corner workers got like 15 minutes of riding time. On the flip side, it was only just the corner workers during that 15 minutes, so lots of open space.

They said we would be riding with the students except during lunch we get 40mins out there

[Jiggles]

Originally Posted by BlueHairSar

Well, to be fair, I'm like half gay.

That's a different kind of gay

[CC Cowboy]

I've never corner worked but I have been on the track enough to understand the importance of the position. Don't do it unless you are going to be very serious about it. Riders lives are on the line.

Make sure you know what to do in any and every situation. Not only watch the bikes go by but make sure everything is safe on their bikes and on the track. Know what flag and how to show it. Know what to do if someone goes down. You could be saving someone's life or causing more harm. Make sure you know how to keep yourself safe. I might hurt getting hit by a 100+MPH missle weighing 400lbs. Your concentration has to be as precise as the riders you are watching.

[Jiggles]

For sure. They do a class to let you know everything to do

[tooblekain]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

I corner worked and really didn't care for it. Being out there in the summer sucked--suffered a minor heat stroke. But watching the AMA guys do their flying laps was a cool experience.

Corner working is not all fun games. It's serious bizz because you are responsible for those. I've seen corner workers miss crashes, not do their jobs, etc. and I would not hesitate for a moment to speak up if a corner worker wasn't doing their job. There weren't one moment when I just sat back and watched during open session. It was constantly moving your head left, right, left, right, left, right. Aaaahhh, I'm tired just from thinking about it. LOL

With that said, it's a great way to get free track time. I think every track rider should at least do corner working once just to get an idea what it's like.

Totally...some people can withstand the weather and some cannot. Cornerworking is not for everyone. And I have seen many come and go. It's a very serious position because you are the eyes, ears, and the sometimes the first hand at an incident. Ive seen orgs get riders to cornerwork that have no track experience...that right there is scary because they do not know what to look for. I good prerequisite to cornerworking is someone that has a decent amount of track experience and is a proficient rider with possibly minimum B Group rider capability. The last you need is to have a cornerworker mimic someone he watched faster and end up hurting themself.

Originally Posted by Rexbo

Done it, wasnt bad at all. You can definitely tell the good from the bad and really think about what you as a rider do wrong on track!

Bring water, a big hat, some snacks and a folding chair. Its not babad at all

It's not bad if you know what it entails and its also not a cakewalk. It pays to be in decent shape to handle the weather (when its hot) and well prepared clothingwise and food and hydration wise. And bring babywipes...sometimes nature calls at the worst times

Originally Posted by csmith12

A corner worker is a person who sits and watches riders as they go through the curve of a track where they are stationed.

Their job includes relaying information about possible track issues, safety concerns and flagging the session. It's not uncommon for a corner worker to help load a crashed bike on the crash truck or help a rider over the wall. Corner workers are your friends and it pays to know where they are.

lol Trailerboy531

Its a serious position where lives are on the line.

[alex.s]

Originally Posted by tooblekain

And bring babywipes...sometimes nature calls at the worst times

........ matt... please tell me you haven't actually taken a **** on the corner of a race track while flagging.......

[tooblekain]

Originally Posted by alex.s

........ matt... please tell me you haven't actually taken a **** on the corner of a race track while flagging.......

...not yet...but know of someone who has. I did however have to at the front gate of a certain track in the dirt when the gates were locked and it was late at night. Luckily I found a stick to help bury it.

[csmith12]

bwahahahhaahhahahaha

[Nemesis]

Originally Posted by tooblekain

I did however have to at the front gate of a certain track in the dirt when the gates were locked and it was late at night. Luckily I found a stick to help bury it.

Was that you next to me by the bush? LOL I did the same thing. Sticks? Nah meng, I buried that thing in sand.

[Jiggles]

Originally Posted by Nemesis

Was that you next to me by the bush? LOL I did the same thing. Sticks? Nah meng, I buried that thing in sand.

[Domagoj]

One of the guys I know corner worked and got smacked by the incoming bike while helping the other guy who crashed. Ended up in a coma for 2 years.

All the crap happened because "workers" on the corners before him did not flag when he radioed a crash. People were coming full speed, not knowing something is wrong.

Poor fellow won't get his 2 years back, but it gives some picture of how serious the stuff can get.
I hate that kind of a job - uneventful almost entire time, but you need to be on full alert constantly to make sure something like that does not happen. And that's hard. Really hard.

I'd say go watch the bikes when you want to, and pay for your trackday when you want to ride. After all the track fee itself is not such a big expense.