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08-27-2012, 06:17 PM
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| Race Qualifier   | Taste of Racing WMRRA round 7 at The Ridge Motorsports Park. 9.1 & 9.2 of 2012. If you haven't ridden The Ridge yet, and want to at the cheapest rate in town. Here is your last chance. If you haven't done Taste of Racing.....do it. If you've done it...do it again. Info can be found here: http://www.wmrra.com/tor.html If you've got questions...ask them here, pm me or you can email taste of racing at wmrra dot com If I don't asnwer, it's likely because I don't care or I'm too busy with work and getting prepped for the race weekend. Oh, yeah. One little thing to add. If you come out and help out with corner working. Your Taste of Racing session and gate admission is free. If you plan ahead for the whole weekend. We can get you a free hotel room and feed you something, also. Info on that can be found here: ***WMRRA Round 7 (at The Ridge ) Corner Workers Wanted*** Pretty sweet deal, if you ask me. |
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08-28-2012, 08:46 AM
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| Pit Crew  Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears. | Yeah, I'm finally getting to do a TOR this round, m*&$^#f*#ing weather better not piss on us again!! Been down there twice, and haven't gotten two wheels on the track yet. *mutter mutter* |
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08-28-2012, 12:35 PM
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| Shredder  Joined: May 2009 From: sammamish, wa I Ride: 2006 Suzuki GSXR 600; 2007 Yamaha FZ1 (the Mrs.'s bike) | Just got the rectifier/regulator replaced.....in! Praying that the weather doesn't take a shit on us again. |
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08-28-2012, 01:31 PM
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| Licensed  Joined: Feb 2010 From: Poulsbo, WA I Ride: that's right, I #^($* RIDE!!! | did sully day at the ridge last wknd and was wondering where the hell the spectators can watch the races other than along the straightaway where you can hardly see anything??? everyone I asked there didn't have a clue  |
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08-28-2012, 02:07 PM
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| snowshoe kitten... prrr...  | 
if you really want to see the action up close show up early and volunteer to work a corner. great seats and free ToR! what a bargain. | |
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08-29-2012, 06:57 AM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears. | Actually, the front straight, at the bottom of the corkscrew, is a great place to watch the action. The bikes coming down the corkscrew, and through the hairpin...there's a lot of passing there. Once they get some bleachers in, the view up top should be fantastic. If you want to cornerwork (I'll be doing it sunday and monday), I'd recommend turn 7, 11, or 12.  I'll be requesting turn 7 this round, I think. |
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08-29-2012, 07:27 AM
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| Licensed Joined: Feb 2010 From: Poulsbo, WA I Ride: that's right, I #^($* RIDE!!! | Good to know that you can see the action up top! That's worth a 2hr drive. can't do cornerwork due to bad hearing, they don't mention that you have to be able to hear what they're saying over the walkie talkie  ToR, man talk about teasers - my first session felt like it lasted only 5mins. |
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08-29-2012, 12:55 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jun 2012 From: Everett, WA I Ride: Wearing ears. | If you are interested in corner working, you can still be an 'active'. You work with someone else on the radio, help riders when they go down, help clean the track, stuff like that. Hell, most of us who've done corner working don't usually have an active, and we love to have someone to help out! |
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08-29-2012, 04:05 PM
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| Licensed  | Can u camp there? So I looked on the web site and they said u have to follow a instructor but passing on the outside by 6' is ok? Iam just wondering if they let u buzz around , or do u have to go to a track day? Any info would be app. Or first hand experience. |
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08-29-2012, 04:26 PM
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You dont have to follow an instructor, you just can't pass the lead instructor. Hopefully he can stay out of your way. The outside passing rule by 6' is just a general measure. It's meant to be a 20 min fun session to show you what riding on the track can be about. Nobody is racing. You should come out and give a shot. Come talk to me, I'll get you set up. We met on a group ride a couple years ago, that went south right off the bat. So we both went seperate ways. Not sure if you remember, but it was the group ride where one guy ass packed another on a straight road within 10 mins of the ride starting. Hope you come out. | |
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08-29-2012, 04:31 PM
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08-29-2012, 06:19 PM
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| Licensed  Joined: Feb 2012 From: Tukwila I Ride: 2007 Ninja 650R | Hey Donny, how often do they do TOR at the Ridge? I was out there on 8/20 working the pit for my 2 buddies who rode the track that day. I'd love to come out some time for a weekend and help with corner work and get some riding in, this track is insane! |
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08-29-2012, 06:33 PM
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| Race Qualifier | We have ToR every WMRRA round at The Ridge. Weather permitting. Like mentioned before, this is our last round at The Ridge this season. ToR is only affiliated with WMRRA. You do have other options to ride The Ridge before the season is over. Just not as easy or cheap as ToR. 2-Fast OPRT PSSR All still have dates left at The Ridge. There could be others, those are just the ones off the top of my head that I know still have dates before the season is over. |
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08-29-2012, 06:43 PM
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| Licensed Joined: Feb 2012 From: Tukwila I Ride: 2007 Ninja 650R | I was there for the 2Fast track day, but I think TOR is more what I'm looking for at the moment. I'd need to get a different pair of leathers (pants that zip into my jacket), boots (that go higher) and gloves (gauntlet style, only have shorties) to do a normal track day anyway, but I do have a full leather suit (leather pants, jacket, gloves, etc). Thanks for the info man, appreciate it. I'm aware that it's the last TOR of the season, was just asking. Thanks Donny! |
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