MotorPacing Details

Everyone,

Our new moto training sessions start Saturday. Friday we’ll be posting a training handbook that covers the obnoxious rules we have to live by to do this. It’s a brief read, and we’ll update it as the bureaucratic impulse hits us.

One aspect of the handbook will be the moto inspection we need to have for any moto used at the track. We spoke to I-90 Motosports in Issaquah and they will do a QC review on your bike that accomplishes pretty much what we need to see. They are close and they come highly recommended by Tom Gentry, who should know.

First good news: It’s only 48 hours til the first session, so we’ll do a brief inspection on Saturday at the velodrome before training starts. Please have your motos inspected before the next session.

Second good news: Bring Amara the report from I-90 Motosports (which you need to do anyway) and MVA will reimburse you for the inspection. This is with the proviso that you are running a moto regularly, and that you regularly make it available so riders without motos can also train. (The training event manager will manage a reasonable amount of use of motos for riders without one, and if you are a moto owner you should talk to the event manager about the other training you’ll be doing, any concerns you have about any particular training protocols, concerns about any riders, etc. Your being a safe driver is correlated very directly to how comfortable you are with the riders and the training protocols you are involved with.)

In short, MVA is underwriting the insurance, management, permitting, and the safety inspections so that if you go on the track to motor pace, you can be sure you’re safe. This is a relatively big expense for MVA, but it’s a commitment to our riders and a commitment to solve a problem that has bedeviled us for a couple years.

We’re not able to house your motos at the track. We may have an opportunity to use a storage locker just outside the park, and issue keys to any drivers or owners so your motos can all be stored within a couple minutes’ drive from the velodrome. If you are interested, please let Lane know.

That’s about it. Any questions, Amara at amara@velodrome.org or Lane at lanedecamp@gmail.com.

Thanks all!