A few changes;
Newcomers
There will be an official to greet you as you cross the track to the pit area, he/she will advise of the best areas for you to set up, where the limited power is if required and indicate where the various activities are located (sign on, machine scrutineering area, helmet check etc). The plan is to take the stress out of the beginning of the day; we all still remember our first day at the track!
Groups 1, 2, & 3
Easily identifiable areas will be set up along the grass behind the Jennian homes building. Each group will have an ‘easy up’ identified with your group number. Your briefing will take place in each of these areas after the main riders briefing (that you must also attend). It is these areas you are encouraged to ‘pit’ and attend at the end of each of your sessions for question and answer periods and feedback. The plan is to have three or more instructors in each group and you are encouraged to work with one for the whole day. There will be a track walk offered for those that wish to attend. This takes the form of one circulation of the track very slowly identifying pit entry and exit points then stopping at each corner or area of interest and an explanation of the idiosyncrasies of that particular corner/area, identify the marshalling posts and gain an understanding of how that particular corner should be ridden.
Group 4 Fast/Racers.
As well as being the group we all love to watch we are taking your group a little further.
You will be given an option in the second session to have ‘on the start line’ practice starts.
This will involve you forming up on the dummy grid as normal prior to the start of you session. At the start of your session you will leave the dummy grid, do one lap and be red flagged (stopped) at the start line. A maximum of 3 (three) riders abreast will form on the start line and ‘started’ with a wave of the flag. Once you have negotiated Jennian homes (the 1st corner) the start practice is over and you will proceed to the start finish line and line up for the second start practice. The red flag will be shown at the top of the hill (last corner) to indicate to you to stop, there will only be 2 (two) start practices of the line in this session. The session will then run as normal to the chequered flag.
Further opportunities will exist in other sessions. This will be facilitated by you forming at the back of the dummy grid prior to your session starting. Once your session is waved off the dummy grid you can (one at a time) form up at the dummy grid line and be ‘started’ with a wave of a hand by the official.
You are also included in the training aspect of the day; we plan to have prominent guest ‘Chief Instructors’ for the day and the onus is on you to pick their brains at will.
This process will be trialled for the first time on the 15th, feed back from group 4 participants would be appreciated either on the day, via e-mail or PM’d to me.
All
‘Timing is everything’ We ask that you give yourself plenty of time to arrive and set up (gates open at 7am) sign on will be open from 7:30, bike and helmet check will be open from 8:00-9:00, track walk will commence at 8:45, riders briefing (all to attend) is at 9:45 and the first session for group 4 will begin at 10:15. Groups 1, 2, & 3 your briefing will take place in your designated areas immediately after the riders briefing.
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Originally Posted by Kiwi Graham
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