View Full Version : is NESBA a race org?
avizpls
07-22-2009, 11:45 AM
thought you might get a kick out of this.
When I tell people I have my trackday this weekend, they look at me confused. At first I tried to explain what NESBA is: a bunch of people that want a safe outlet to push the limits of themselves and thier bike. And people say: is it a race?
no
but its on a race track?
yes
is there a finish line?
well, yes but it doesnt matter who crosses it first. theres no winner
so...its just a bunch of losers on the track then?
exactly! haha
Fastguy
07-22-2009, 11:56 AM
I don't know about you but I get a checkered flag at the end of most sessions! :first:
Jiggy
07-22-2009, 12:02 PM
does the person you were explaining this to:
1. Wear cutoff shorts when they ride?
2. append y'all to every sentence?
3. have a 75 tooth sprocket on their harley?
4. think full face helmets hide their inner beauty?
5. drive their mom's accord with a triple-fin carbon fiber wing on it?
6. ever been to a NESBA day and stood at a turn?
If you answered no to all of the questions: please ask them to sign up for an Intro day and reflect on their 'Losers' statement. I believe they would have a different outlook on our addiction. :poorguy:
Vitamin_J
07-22-2009, 02:17 PM
I know that guy. He works at the 'stealership' and told me that a 600 is a wimps bike.
NoBull
07-22-2009, 03:13 PM
If you go home with yourself and your bike in the same condition you arrived in you win trackday so there are plenty of winners every trackday. Also some losers every trackday.
Jiggy
07-22-2009, 03:19 PM
Ask Revvin' Evan who won the NESBA Trackday 2008 Championship with a superb performance in Round 12- NJMP Oct. 6, 2008. He fudged the S's on the last lap and I ended up taking the trophy home for the holidays. :first:
ninjamansc
07-22-2009, 09:05 PM
I've become so sick of trying to explain what a track day is, that when people ask if I race, I just say "yes."
Emerson
07-22-2009, 10:03 PM
i just say its practice...
justariot66
07-22-2009, 11:40 PM
better not be or my health ins. might cost more and life wont pay out the money my family gets in case i die.
FaceRace98
07-23-2009, 02:01 AM
I've become so sick of trying to explain what a track day is, that when people ask if I race, I just say "yes."
I do the same...plus it makes me sound cool.
Until the next time these people see me and ask if i won the "race".
i just say its practice...
I do the same thing. I do not want people to confuse me doing a track day with racing. Even though they are similar they are different at the same time.
1literduceater
07-23-2009, 05:54 AM
I do the same...plus it makes me sound cool.
Until the next time these people see me and ask if i won the "race".
Been there done that. I answer no mainly cause I am fat and slow! That usually ends the potential followup questions.
stephenjpauls
07-23-2009, 07:12 AM
thought you might get a kick out of this.
When I tell people I have my trackday this weekend, they look at me confused. At first I tried to explain what NESBA is: a bunch of people that want a safe outlet to push the limits of themselves and thier bike. And people say: is it a race?
no
but its on a race track?
yes
is there a finish line?
well, yes but it doesnt matter who crosses it first. theres no winner
so...its just a bunch of losers on the track then?
exactly! haha
This had me laughing for 10 min. Great Post avizpls!
As for what I tell people, I just tell them that I'm going to a racing school where they help me to improve my ability to ride.
avizpls
07-23-2009, 07:31 AM
I like the practice idea. I think I'll start using that.
brn6604
07-23-2009, 11:15 PM
I tell everyone I'm a pro practicer, both sportbikes and mx.
Bubba Zanetti
07-24-2009, 06:12 AM
I think the pics of bikes with numbers on the front and knees down are what confuse the non-track rider its not a race.
I just explain the numbers are for the CR's and corner workers to keep track of who's who in case someone is breaking the rules.
This seems to make people more at ease when I say NESBA has passing rules. I don't have to explain them, I just have to say it.
BZ
JVance
07-24-2009, 09:54 AM
I go with the practice day or that it is ran like a practice day.
John
#607
I say "practice" as well. I don't hold a racing license with any organization for insurance purposes.
if people question why I do it, I ask, "do you like roller coasters?" most answer yes. "ok, now think of how much more fun it would be if you got to go around for 20 minutes at a time, and YOU controlled how fast or slow the roller coaster went."
msanna
07-26-2009, 07:25 AM
i just tell people i'm hanging out at the track with some friends....usually they get the hint when they haven't been invited lol
honestly though, its always been a great place to hang out with great friends...the great equalizer you might say
milo818
07-26-2009, 09:24 AM
yeah, i go through the same thing. i showed somebody a pic of me at the track that had like 3 or 4 bikes in it. when they asked which one i was i pointed it out and said that i'm the one in the front. so i hear "wow, so you won the race". some folks just don't get it. :dunno:
i've told people that it's a controlled environment for skills enhancement opportunity and there are folks there to help you out if you want. otherwise, you pretty much ride your own ride and it's just for fun. it's funny cuz they think it's cool and seem interested as long as they think that you race, then when they find out you aren't actually racing they just give you that look. :haha:
msanna
07-26-2009, 09:40 AM
kinda like the same look when i show up to a group ride with a bunch of street "racers" on my DRZ sumo... haha
machdw69
07-26-2009, 05:09 PM
I do the same...plus it makes me sound cool.
Until the next time these people see me and ask if i won the "race".
WOW! i'm glad i'm not the only one who is approached with the whole trackday/winning /slash confusion thing. i've come to the realization that if your not doing it then you just don't get it.
beechkingd
07-27-2009, 02:27 AM
My best explanation of a trackday is to just say what it is. I just tell them that I belong to a club that rents a race track to have fun on all day long. Even the little old ladies at church seems to understand what I'm talking about when I explain it like that.
Olde English
07-27-2009, 09:09 AM
When I told my boss that I was going to ride my bike at a track day, he asked questions that made me believe that he thought I was going to be doing this:
http://cdn.mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2008/03/31/2008%20UCI%20Track%20Cycling%20World%20Championshi ps%20Day%203%20evening%20003-480-90-480-70.jpg
Now I just tell people that I ride my motorcycle around a race track for fun.
Peter Faulkner
07-27-2009, 09:27 AM
does the person you were explaining this to:
1. Wear cutoff shorts when they ride?
2. append y'all to every sentence?
3. have a 75 tooth sprocket on their harley?
4. think full face helmets hide their inner beauty?
5. drive their mom's accord with a triple-fin carbon fiber wing on it?
6. ever been to a NESBA day and stood at a turn?
If you answered no to all of the questions: please ask them to sign up for an Intro day and reflect on their 'Losers' statement. I believe they would have a different outlook on our addiction. :poorguy:
Easy tiger......we got some FAST mf's down south.....:)
Easy tiger......we got some FAST mf's down south.....:)
with a longer riding season, you better! :D
(don't mind me, i'm just jealous)