Southwick Open Practice!Pro Riders Free

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Edited Date/Time 1/25/2012 4:56am
Mx 338 will have an open practice for all riders sun. August 9th 9-5 . All Current AMA pro riders are invited to practice free of all fees. All others $35 .AMA members and Southwick residents recieve a $5 discount. More info at www.moto338.com (only chance to ride the track before the National) Thanks Ralph
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Chris_ONeal 7/22/2009 4:41pm
7/22/2009 4:41pm
I'll be there taking pics all day!
knowitallnovice 7/22/2009 4:52pm
7/22/2009 4:52pm
gonna be over crowded as per usual......pro's will probably hit the sand pits for free anyway.
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mx338 7/22/2009 4:59pm
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knowitallnovice wrote:
gonna be over crowded as per usual......pro's will probably hit the sand pits for free anyway.
haven't hit 200 riders yet this year.....
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4-ERA 7/22/2009 5:23pm
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The reason it hasn't hit 200 riders this year is because of the fiasco that went on last year. 700 hundred bikes showed up and you promised us all we could ride. I waited in staging packed in with hundreds of other bikes, unable to move for 2 and a half hours to ride a 10-15 min. moto. Then sat for 4 more hours waiting for my group to go back out before finally demanding a refund as did most of the people there that day. We all swore we'd never go back. n top of it, you got on the megaphone and screamed at US all for not being organized.
I don't mean to be negative here, but I just want to say to all the Northeastern riders who are on this forum, be aware if you're driving hours to get there you won't get much seat time.

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Sonny 7/22/2009 6:55pm
7/22/2009 6:55pm
Ralphy boy, this is great news. We had a great time during the Manchester Honda's ride day last year and for the rider overkill earlier when the guy nearly killed an EMT worker.
Let me help out Ralph

Northeast Riders,
If you want to ride at the worlds roughest track, be at the Wick on August 9th. Follow every rule and respect the track, the people on it, and the good people of Southwick Mass on your way there. Ralph works very hard on this track and the intent is to give a full MX experience to anyone who rides it. Diane Peebles-Pittello is the greatest track manager ever and has run this place since I ran 80cc's. She's a real sweetheart but she will put your bitch ass on the street if you don't follow the rules. Oh and JS7, if your looking to ride with your fans from the Northeast, here's your chance. Show us all how it's done, but I don't think you will. So I'll do the 250 2-stroke for you.
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Chris_ONeal 7/22/2009 7:18pm
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4-ERA wrote:
The reason it hasn't hit 200 riders this year is because of the fiasco that went on last year. 700 hundred bikes showed up and you...
The reason it hasn't hit 200 riders this year is because of the fiasco that went on last year. 700 hundred bikes showed up and you promised us all we could ride. I waited in staging packed in with hundreds of other bikes, unable to move for 2 and a half hours to ride a 10-15 min. moto. Then sat for 4 more hours waiting for my group to go back out before finally demanding a refund as did most of the people there that day. We all swore we'd never go back. n top of it, you got on the megaphone and screamed at US all for not being organized.
I don't mean to be negative here, but I just want to say to all the Northeastern riders who are on this forum, be aware if you're driving hours to get there you won't get much seat time.
I heard horror stories about that and a couple of my friends said the same exact thing.

But, I doubt it will be like that again. They had practice for the manchester Honda thing last week and it was really good. Everyone got to ride until they were spent.

It shouldn't be that bad since it is halfway through the season.
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mx338 7/23/2009 4:15pm
7/23/2009 4:15pm

"I don't mean to be negative here, but I just want to say to all the Northeastern riders who are on this forum, be aware if you're driving hours to get there you won't get much seat time. "

Yes that was a mess .... we learned from the mistakes and now set a limit so that all get enough ride time...more than any race day in N.E. at a better price...
Gates open all night.. sign-up at 7am..AMA express window will be open for members...
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Sonny 7/23/2009 7:26pm
7/23/2009 7:26pm
Hey Ralph isn't 350 riders the cap Diane put on?

That would be great!
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mx338 7/24/2009 4:49am
7/24/2009 4:49am
Sonny, Yes that cap has been made to ensure that all riders get there ride time they paid for and your not sitting around all day waiting to go back out.The last practice had 105 riders most of them ran out of gas! at 4pm no one wanted to go out!
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catatonic 7/24/2009 5:25am
7/24/2009 5:25am
That was a mess last year.......nobody's fault though.
It was just too many people for one track.
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mx338 7/25/2009 4:20am
7/25/2009 4:20am
catatonic wrote:
That was a mess last year.......nobody's fault though.
It was just too many people for one track.
....1200 riders might have been too many for "two" tracks..

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