Road Racing School: Pocono Raceway North Course

Yesterday our (Robert Lombardi and Alex Matteucci) Road Racing School was in Pocono Raceway (PA) with the NYSBC. We had great time and a lot of satisfaction with the “students” improving dramatically from one session to the other one in a racetrack made challenging by his famous cement patches coupled by a strong, cold wind.
A few comments posted on the club’s forum:

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“my first track day it was awesome!!!!!!!!! much more track time than i anticipated, very well organized ..and the school with rob and alex out of this world. canbt wait for the next one!!!!!!!
could not believe the kneedragging of those two all the way around the embankment at over 130
just overall a great day thanks guys “
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- great job by you and Rob with the students. I run in the intermediate group but i missed the first session after lunch, i went out with the beginner group and they looked pretty good out there.

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This afternoon I met one of the student, Rick Schwarz. He works for Absolute Cycle Performance in NJ and while commenting his own experience at the school he showed me an amazing video. Rick was the fastest rider in the class, so in the afternoon we decided to let him ride in the Intermediate group. Well, while blasting on the banking at 130mph + he filmed the following crash:



Fortunately nothing happened to the rider on the black Yamaha.
Now if you want to experience the accident from the rider perspective you want to watch this video
During the day I had the opportunity to ride the upper side of the banking: the cocktail of speed, bumps and G-force easily convinced me to abandon the exploration of those lines. I wouldn't be surprised if the bike given the conditions couldn't hold the grip.

Pictures: for more pics covering the event visit Racedayphoto.com