How many states have you raced or ridden in?

Tarz483 wrote:

This thread would be a lot more interesting if you all would add in a little bit about it. How about some comparisons Which place was...

This thread would be a lot more interesting if you all would add in a little bit about it. How about some comparisons
Which place was the best , the worst
How where the turn outs ?
Something more than state state state

don'tknowwhy wrote:

Adding to my initial post in response to Tarz483's suggestion: Colorado..1989 I had just joined the USAF and was in Colorado for over a year of...

Adding to my initial post in response to Tarz483's suggestion:

Colorado..1989 I had just joined the USAF and was in Colorado for over a year of Tech. training to become an F15 Avionics tech. Raced the Colorado State SX series put on by the SRAC (Sport Riders Association of Colorado). Back then it was a 5 or 6 race series with a couple rounds in Greely and others in Boulder, Casper, WY and Colorado Springs. Ricky Johnson even raced the Colorado Springs round as he was rehabbing his wrist injury at the Olympic Training Center there.

To this day the SRAC was by a long mile the best sanctioning body/promoter I've ever encountered. At least for the SX races they put on they split the day into 2 parts with beginners & slower classes in the morning and faster classes in the evening. This meant way less time waiting around and gave you the chance to pack up after your races and be back home by the early afternoon or to load up, change clothes and stick around to watch the faster guys if you desired. This also gave them the chance of offering a little less challenging track that was safer for the slower guys while giving them the chance to freshen up the track and increase its difficulty for the faster guys if they so desired. And finally.....get this.....they had clear class progression rules that they followed. If that meant getting bumped up mid-season then that's what it meant.

If you want a good laugh take a look at the short video from that series. As the description says....my goon level was off the charts...my riding ability was abysmal...and its a wonder I made it through the series without injuring myself or any of the other riders it seemed like I was taking out left and right.

backinthesaddleagain wrote:

Dirt:
RI - ridden only (practice and trails)
MX races:

ME
MA
NH
CT
FL

Road Bike Track Days:
CT
NH
NY
MA

don'tknowwhy wrote:

Adding to my initial post in response to Tarz483's suggestion: Colorado..1989 I had just joined the USAF and was in Colorado for over a year of...

Adding to my initial post in response to Tarz483's suggestion:

Colorado..1989 I had just joined the USAF and was in Colorado for over a year of Tech. training to become an F15 Avionics tech. Raced the Colorado State SX series put on by the SRAC (Sport Riders Association of Colorado). Back then it was a 5 or 6 race series with a couple rounds in Greely and others in Boulder, Casper, WY and Colorado Springs. Ricky Johnson even raced the Colorado Springs round as he was rehabbing his wrist injury at the Olympic Training Center there.

To this day the SRAC was by a long mile the best sanctioning body/promoter I've ever encountered. At least for the SX races they put on they split the day into 2 parts with beginners & slower classes in the morning and faster classes in the evening. This meant way less time waiting around and gave you the chance to pack up after your races and be back home by the early afternoon or to load up, change clothes and stick around to watch the faster guys if you desired. This also gave them the chance of offering a little less challenging track that was safer for the slower guys while giving them the chance to freshen up the track and increase its difficulty for the faster guys if they so desired. And finally.....get this.....they had clear class progression rules that they followed. If that meant getting bumped up mid-season then that's what it meant.

If you want a good laugh take a look at the short video from that series. As the description says....my goon level was off the charts...my riding ability was abysmal...and its a wonder I made it through the series without injuring myself or any of the other riders it seemed like I was taking out left and right.

Sir Roostsalot wrote:

You're giving Brandon a run for his money with that video!:lol:

You're giving Brandon a run for his money with that video!