Open Training Sessions
- Tuesday and
Thursday morning training
sessions are for Advanced
rider and motorpaced
training. These morning
sessions and all other
training sessions are
open to Category
3 and higher.
- Category 4
and 5 riders may
participate in open
sessions after participating
in three Saturday morning
sessions and at
the discretion of the
supervisor.
- Open track sessions
are not organized session.
The assumption is that
the attendees are fairly
experienced track racers.
It is essential that
proper track etiquette
be followed to insure
that we have no unsafe
situations. If you are
not experienced at this
type of workout, the
best thing to do is tag
along with someone who
is a regular. The group
does ride together at
times but you are free
to do pretty much what
you want providing it
is compatible with what
others are doing. If
there are only around
6 riders, restrictions
are minimal. Workout
compatibility is at the
discretion of the Supervisor. A
typical workout starts
with a 40-lap warm-up
with the motor leading.
This starts slow and
speeds up gradually.
Riders rotate off the
motor each lap. You must
be able to follow closely
and safely to do this.
After the warm-up, everyone
is free to do his/her
own thing. A number of
riders begin with 100
meter jumps starting
at the 200 meter line.
Then, we will do some
longer efforts such as
motorpaced 200's or flying
one-lap efforts. Being
aware of what is happening
is really critical at
this point. In general,
you need to know where
the motor is at all times.
When the motorcycle blows
his horn you either stay
on the stayer's line
or preferably get onto
the apron. Motor paced
efforts are often done
at over 40 mph. You can
be caught very quickly
and neither the motor
nor the rider following
it can maneuver quickly
or stop if you swerve
in front of them. Making
sure that the riders
on the track understand
the safety issues is
our best way to keep
it safe.