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mmain62
4/7/2017 8:26am
4/7/2017 8:26am
I want to hear your guys' stories about showing up to a new track and having locals/parkies think there is chum in the water and try to attack. This happens to me every time I go to a new track or snowboard in the winter. People don't know you so they go out and test you as soon as you head out.
My last experience with this goes like this. I show up to an unknown track, I have a nice bike but I brought super vintage fox gear that's beat and mismatched to boot. I can see the local, over the boot pant crew (no offense) staring me down. As soon as I throw my helmet on and get my bike off the stand I see them all hurry up and get on their bikes. When I say all, I mean like 7-8 dudes if not more. Once again I have never been here so I am going to play it smart and take more than a few sight laps. Every sight lap I did a different person tried to punt me in the corners and they would throw what they thought was a whip and look back at me. HAHA The greatest part was when I turned the grease meter and started lapping these idiots I found myself riding alone lol.
Anyone else have stories like this?
My last experience with this goes like this. I show up to an unknown track, I have a nice bike but I brought super vintage fox gear that's beat and mismatched to boot. I can see the local, over the boot pant crew (no offense) staring me down. As soon as I throw my helmet on and get my bike off the stand I see them all hurry up and get on their bikes. When I say all, I mean like 7-8 dudes if not more. Once again I have never been here so I am going to play it smart and take more than a few sight laps. Every sight lap I did a different person tried to punt me in the corners and they would throw what they thought was a whip and look back at me. HAHA The greatest part was when I turned the grease meter and started lapping these idiots I found myself riding alone lol.
Anyone else have stories like this?
The fun part is when I try to go around the outside and they think its a smart idea to block pass me. I've knocked a couple guys down who tried to run it in. Hard to feel bad about it when they ride like that.
The Shop
What’s even worse is once the pecking order has been decided, the ass hat who waits until you are 7 laps into a hard practice moto and THEN decides to pull out behind you.
Usually attempts, or makes a sketchy pass, then immediately pulls off.
Happens almost every weekend !!!
Are these the guys ? They use to pick on my friend Daniel all the time.
Now, I keep my bikes clean and new still, but I don't keep numbers on my bike for practice. I run the number I was assigned for the one Big 6 GP I did on just the front number plate and that's it. People see an offroad number and their mindset changes
-Alan Iverson
Pit Row
The best part of the ones who think they are fast cause they do decent at a local level is going out and schooling them from the get go. There is always someone who will wax your ass
I never wear current stuff to a track. I keep that for just family outtings and stuff where we take the huge 3 axle fifth wheel and I'm not getting roosted by spodes.
We are heading out now with 4 other families for the weekend.
...great thread to read through before doing that.
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