THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT GATES: Saturday 7:00AM Sunday 7:00AM Michelin Tire Service Available Sat and Sun Sportbike Track Gear Store: Sat & Sun. We will have a full selection of leathers, hard parts, tire warmers, Held gloves, Oxtar and Gaerne boots, Vemar and Scorpion helmets, Pit Bull products and much much more at low STT Member Prices CAMPING: YES.. Saturday night in the paddock and STT has pre-paid for it. NO DOGS ALLOWED AT POCONO Electricity: YES.. $25 per day payable to Pocono. WARNING.... WARNING: If you jump the fence and "pirate" electricity from the NASCAR RV area you will be ejected!
Wow - in all of the years attending track days there I have only been charged once ($20) by the old dude in the huge Red 'official' PIR truck. I have no problem paying - how do we sign-up for this? If we have to wait around for the old guy to plug people in, it will be a real PITA.... Seems silly to eject people who are completely willing to pay yet plug themselves in as a convenience. I get there early & really need to plug in my coffee pot :roll:
I suggest a Nissan Stainless Thermos... it will keep coffee piping hot 24 hours. I got mine from the Riders Warehouse catalog. Unfortunately this has become a chronic problem and recently some asshat juming the fence fell, got hurt and you can guess the rest..... POCONO also stressed that gates will be opening at 7:00AM (no earlier) for all participants. This too, they say has gotten out of hand.
Agree - lately people have been 'RV camping' in the entrance and that causes some problems when other people drive up later, wanting to queque up before the gates open. Any idea as to how they will hook people up to the power and collect the $25?
We've been jumping the fence of death for as long as I remember. Wasn't till last May when they decided to enforce this unwritten rule. The thing that really sucked is that they came around and unplugged everyone without notice and didn't tell anyone where we could pay for it!!!!! I think it wasn't till noon when we found an 'authority' who would take our money. The thing that REALLY sucked was that you paid $20 a day for electricity and STILL had to climb the fence of death :shock: They never left a gate open for anyone to walk through. I'm hoping that it's difference this year. By the way, the fence is over 8 feet high and has no top bar. This means you need to climb near a post and carefully swing a leg over while the whole fence flexes a few feet :shock: :shock: And the top is VERY sharp, very close to old barbed wire. Most people had to through a mat over the top. Let's just say the reproductive abilities of Reduc attendies has fallen dramatically from that experience.
Anyone bringing a small child this weekend? Two of us could circus toss a kid over the fence and for $5 they could run around plugging everyone in. .
Two methods: 1) two ramps - climb up one side and place the other ramp on the back side... climb up & down easily... 2) have a buddy pull up the bottom of the fence & scoot under it... easiest method there is! They started locking the gate at the far end (by the playground area) last year... that sucks but then again, I have virtually no expectations at Pocono... Let's hope that the new track in Sothern NJ is ready soon!
Judy, The cafeteria has generally been open for breakfast and lunch...at the standard overpriced racetrack cafeteria amounts...it's a no-brainer option, but if you're not into cafeteria burgers/dogs/fries diet, I would suggest bringing your own cooler of stuff. See you this weekend! Kath
Last month was the first time I ever ate at the cafeteria, stimulated but the nice $7 coupon that Monte issued us. I was pretty shocked to see $12.25 on the register for a bowl of Chili, Meatball Sandwich and bottle of water!!! Even more shocking was taking that first bite! :x
Thanks, Kath and Rich! I know STT provides lunch, but I had a feeling Pocono would make them use their cafeteria. A $7 coupon doesn't buy much, huh? Figures. Thanks for the heads-up, the cooler it is! See you guys on Saturday! Judy
Well, it looks like weather.com and accuweather.com have two different predictions for Long Pond, PA. I think this weekend will be the determining factor on who I trust for my online weather. Walt has been a fan of Accuweather, and he's got more science degrees than me. Let's hope he's right.
Just remember.. the more wet weather gear you bring, the less you'll need it! :wink: The one person who doesn't bring any wet gear will be lynched. :twisted:
2 things, 1st: The new camp at Pocono has opened up which has complete hook up for a small price, so the camping part shouldn,t be a big issue its only 2/10ths a mile from the track. 2nd, this will be my first time in the rain on the track. Other than my all purpose riding gear for the street I don't have anything for the track. any suggestions???
I've found it's good to put your feet in plastic grocery store bags, then put your boots on over that. This helps water-proof your feet and the plastic does a great job of keeping your feet warmer too. And often times you can pick up really cheap rain suits at Walmart for something like $20-30. Get an XL and you can put it on over your leathers. I'm sure it'll be completely dry this weekend... but for use later in the season, elsewhere, here's some tips for wet-weather riding that I wrote up for someone on CF. Body positioning is the same, no matter if it's wet or dry. Race lines are still the same. Braking is is very close to the same. While the bike is upright you can ride almost the same as you would if it were dry. Just don't try trail braking into the turn. Throttle is similar. You can still open the throttle all the way coming out of the turns, you just have to open it a bit slower and be very smooth about it. No ham-fisting the throttle. Roll on very smoothly, but still roll on to full throttle by the time the bike is upright (cause just like the brakes, if the bike's straight up and down you can ride almost the same as if it were dry). Smoothness is key. Smooth onto the brakes (a gentle squeeze, not a grab). Smooth off the brakes (let the lever out as smoothly as you pulled it in). Smooth initially turning on the gas. Smooth rolling on the gas. Smooth lines around the track (better to take a wrong line through a turn too wide than to make lots of mid-turn corrections to get back on the line). Also be sure you break every move down into individual moves. Don't overlap things. Body positioning, braking, turning, throttle - never overlap them. On a dry track you can change your body positioning while braking, or you can finish braking while already starting your turn. On a wet track don't do something else until you're done whatever you were already doing. And have fun! If you're trying to go so fast that you're a nervous wreck, then A) you're having no fun and B) you're probably not learning anything in that nervous state. Back it down a few seconds.
Forget the rain--bring your fog tires. Thanks, Mary--those are good tips. Bobby B always pointed out that despite deteriorating conditions, rainy Reduc track days always saw the fewest red flags (usually zero) due to a reduced "stupid factor". And Judy, what kind of sammich did you say you were bringing me? :wink:
That's my new favorite quote! PIR east is actually pretty grippy wet, I go around there on DOT race and really don't have too much trouble. Summit Point wet is a whole 'nother story.... Oh, and Harry Dugan showed me his super secret method to sneak past the fence w/out risking neutering. I'll show you for a nickel! See ya Sunday.