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Not to threadjack but, informal is the key word here. And to use the word "school" is grossly misleading. I am really not trying to come down hard one anyone, especially not Daytona, (who only had the unenviable task of coordinating the track rental and the collection of money) but I feel the format at the CSC SCR trackday elevated the risk factor of a trackday to an unacceptable level.
I am over being bitter about the fact that I spent 3 days in ICU after a rider with no track experience broadsided me on a straightaway, but the HUGE difference in skill levels led to many crashes that day.....some that could could have been avoided had there been any real instruction at the "school." For those that don't know, I was involved in a crash first thing in the A.M. during the second CSC event.
If more events like this are to come, personally, I feel uncomfortable recommending them to anyone unless there are changes made to the format.
I do feel a bit compelled to lay out another perspective on this...
1) We had a half dozen instructors there at that second event. Only a couple riders actually took advantage of that, even after we offered our time repeatedly. If people claim experience and that they don't need the help, what are we supposed to do? We aren't psychic, nor do we run riders through a lie detector to see if they're just trying to pretend they actually know how to ride.
2) Your crash was very unfortunate, however it was just a case of "wrong place at the wrong time". Both of you were on lines that just didn't work together, and while rider skill could have prevented it by recognizing this ahead of time and taking action, the witness reports I've heard suggest the two of you just came together.
3) We did attempt to split into slow and fast sessions -- again, it's up to the riders to make that distinction for themselves, and not try to show off.
Believe me, if I'm a part of one of these happening again, there will be format changes; any rider in over their head will be "bumped down" no questions asked. However all of what didn't go right on that day is as much the fault of the riders as anyone else (including the crash which put you in the ICU).