| On behalf of Catherine and myself I would like to thank everybody for the support we received, and for all the positive comment and the constructive criticism, it was fantastic seeing and hearing all the Dukes lining up in the pit lane and it felt a really friendly atmosphere.
We are getting a big pointy hat made with “I am a Tw*t” for all those fast group riders who throw their bike in the kitty litter on the first two laps on cold tyres. I am constantly amazed that this group is the most experienced, yet they make the most basic error in the book. I am really at a loss what can be done. The first lap no overtaking rule is there for a reason and I did boll*ck three riders who flouted the instruction, I spent quite a lot of time in the control room at the start of each session watching the 20 monitors that showed what you were all up to, so we don’t just rely on instructor feedback.
In all 27 riders changed groups throughout the day
Five riders were warned about poor riding standards, one was forcibly moved to the fast group because he was intimidating rider in the novice group
8 people dropped their bikes
0 in the novice group
0 in the slow inters (yellow)
2 in the fast inters (blue)
6 in the fast group (of which 3 were first lap incidents and one was lap2)
Interesting how the groups who receive instruction and classroom session seem to be the groups who crash the least, maybe we should open it up for fast riders too, (yes I am aware the fast group ride nearer their limits so a few offs are expected, but 60% of the novice group had never been on any track before)
Sadly the guy who went down on the last corner on the last lap of the last session, broke his hip which slightly dampened the day for us.
Thanx again to everybody  |