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Originally posted by Iconic944ss
1) Can we please NOT openly name and shame any organiser as there might well be legal implications for the club, even if you are expressing an opinion - I think complaints of this type need to be taken up directly with the organisers concerned. |
Sorry Frank but I'd have to disagree. If a customer of any product or service likely to be used by other club members is justifiably dissatisfied then this is exactly the place to bring it up.
Track days are especially important as there is potential injury/loss of life involved and many of the club members use them regularly. If a member has been battered on track, and the organiser has chosen to do nothing despite a complaint, then they should be bought to the attention of the members.
I agree completely that the best way to enjoy track time is with the DSC, but the reality is that the dates/price/location don't always suit all members at that time, so folk are always going to use other organisers, and the club has an obligation to warn them of those other members have suffered with.
The trend from road bikes to track/race bikes is worrying but to be expected as we get taxed/hunted off the road. More and more people are chosing to only ride on TDs, so it's ever more important that people do use this forum to give an opinion or relate an experience.
As loverobot says, the law is there to promote fairness, not to provide a big stick for TD organisers to hit disgruntled punters with. If you've been knocked off your bike on a TD and the organiser has done bugger all about it then shout it from the roof tops before another member gets similar treatment. If, however, you were the victim of close pass or some paint swapping and didn't say anything to the organiser then there's not much they could've done about it so don't come on here and say they're rubbish!
Unfortunately it sounds like Ryan was hit before he could of said anything to the organiser, but some sympathy from the organiser and the banning of the offending rider (as commercially as insane as that might seem) would have gone a long way. In a few years time these companies will only have their reputation to trade on, mostly because they all offer a near-identical service, and those with a reputation for recklessness will suffer in much the same was as you'd think twice about booking a flight with aeroflot!
Cheers,
Ali