Liability at trackdays?

[White trash]

I has an interesting one at a recent KiwiTrackday at Puke.

Approaching the right hander over the hill myself and a black Suzuki wearing a number 2 plate gained on a group of three fairly quick road bikes. As we crested the hill I went to round all three of them up in one move on the outside. Unfortunately the chap on the black R1 had a moment or for whatever reason stood his machine up momentarily, causing me to either hit him or also stand the bike up. Obviously I chose the latter, putting me on the grass at close to 200 and ending in a quite spectacular get off in the worst turn in New Zealand racing. Had it been a fellow racer however, I probably would have held my line and allowed the bikes to "kiss" in the hope he had his shit together and maybe both stayed up.

Do I hold the R1 rider accountable? He obviously caused the accident and mant people had to rebuild a wrecked bike the following day.

Of course I don't. Poor bugger doesn't need the stress of thinking he caused something that I probably could have done all by myself the next turn anyway. Dunno if he even knows there was an incident.

It's also nice to be able to say you were in front of Stroud for three laps untill ya crashed too

[ArcherWC]

I donwanna bin at 200+ kph........

hahahahahahaha you do 200 hahahahahahaha

[cowboyz]

i understand where you are coming from but quite frankly we are no where near the same league. If trackdays are going to be promoted (at least the slower 2 groups) as a fun day to circulate the track and officals enforcing rules about how to ride then it really becomes a road ride on the track - not a bad thing for the likes of people like me. On the other hand it would make sense (to only me it would seem) that if someone makes a mistake in the slower (read cruiser, just experience the track, not the racing) then they should be paying for that mistake.

As it stands, apparently, I have been signing a waiver saying that if someone else fucks up and takes me out then it is my problem to deal with my bike. If them the rules then them the rules, I am not going to bitch about it - just wanted to understand it.

[MadDuck]

As it stands, apparently, I have been signing a waiver saying that if someone else fucks up and takes me out then it is my problem to deal with my bike.

In a nut shell I think you have it. Proving that someone else made an error on a track would be an intersting proposition anyways. I mean to say as novice riders on a track...whose line is right or wrong?

Consider the huge variety of bike types and speeds out there all taking different lines etc. The indemnity forms are all pretty standard and are not kept secret. Maybe take the time to read them so you know exactly where you stand perhaps?

[roogazza]

so are you saying you would expect someone elses insurance to pay for your bike if they hit you and you not pay your excess?

Still unclear on it.

I wouldn't ! Trackdays are trackdays. If people are worried about that shit stay at home ! G.

[cowboyz]

way to quote something from 100 years ago. It is 2008 now. try to keep up with the evolving thread.