I'll say it again - shut up Smith
This guy sinks his heart & soul into something (for years).....and here you are.
Tough little section - sure
But.....a downhill. WAY Too steep. What?
How about.........maybe slowing down? Ya got brakes?
The little hill (yes, it's little) got super rough & bumpy = BIG FUN
And...it only got bumpy on the right side -(because everybody wanted to set up for the turn) yet the left side was smooth like a baby's butt.
What I said was, I almost ate it there because I forgot where I was on the track. (Spode mistake)
Certainty not because (like you believe) it was WAY too steep.
I came up on the hill, was going too fast and had to pin it. I ended up jumping down the whole thing (and still had time to grab the brakes after landing with plenty of room to veer off the track)
The track is AWESOME -!
Rock on Tim
So you are going to be rude simply because your opinion is different than mine? Did I bash any one? Did I call any one names? Your comment telling me to shut up and your need to call a young man ( who is a very good rider ) you dont know a spode shows that you believe any one who has a differing opinion than your own is inferior to you. How DARE anybody not think the same as YOU.
What makes your opinion have more value than mine, or anybody else? So lets put this into perspective....YOUR feelings were hurt by my opinion. Nobody from OIR, Tim included, has responded as though their feelings were hurt. As a matter of fact, they took the time to knock the hill down a bit that day. That would tell me they believed it was an area in need of attention too.
Since when does the amount of effort and or time a person puts into something make anything perfect? You mean to tell me that simply because I have poured my heart and soul into my business means I cant make any improvements to how we do our job or treat our customers? Im sure your company runs perfect and has no room for improvement? If your customers tell you they feel you could improve on your goods or services do you call them names??
If I remember correctly the young man said he hit a kicker just before the top of the hill and he couldnt get on the brakes. It wasnt his first lap by any means at all. Part of a track owners job, again IMO, is to weigh the dangers we face between rider error and possibilities for injury on the track. We all know the risk and its almost 100% rider. But as a track owner I would think if an obstacle or section poses a much higher risk for problems or injury they would be more likely to address it. And that was my only point. If not, I wouldnt have talked about what a great time we had and that we would be back for sure.
Your opinion and others like kawi330 and shaffstall above is that its fine. And thats perfectly acceptable, better yet, they are emotionally stable and didnt feel the need to call people names or degrade them. Get off your mile high horse Sharc. Your far worse than any "expert" on here that you love to call out any time your precious little feelings are hurt.
You are right, the track is awesome. And again I will thank the track crew for all the work.