PMP Event: Pocono Raceway, June the 19th

On June 19th, another Absolute Cycle event brought us to Pocono, but this time on the North Course (lower right corner of the picture). The Lombardi School (Robert Lombardi, Steven Lombardi, Todd Cuso, Naim Behdzet and myself) had ten students that challenged themselves on the North banking of the raceway and on the famous cement patches that characterize the infield of the North and FUSA courses. They are famous because every time we teach a class we are asked the same question: “ Why there is cement in the middle of the turn” and our typical answer is “ …because in the past the asphalt turned to be rippled because of the cars, so a few years ago Pocono Raceway decided to eliminate those bumps, at that point too severe, with cement to avoid the repetition of the problem…but in doing that they have created another issue because the cement starts 3 feet from the inside of the turn and runs parallel to it, so now we have to make other decisions that go beyond what would be the racing line …".









Anyhow the weather was great, we had a very smooth day with all the students improving substantially from session to session while the rest of the riders enjoyed the high speed of the banking while friendly dicing with others. Later on I was told that in the advanced group our PMP control riders Mario Pires and Alex Berrera along with the well know racer Joe Ribeira put together a nice show with repetitive passings.
A special thank you goes to Mark and Roy from Absolute Cycle Performance for organizing another superb event; Pocono Raceway in the person of Bill Jones; the track Marshall Speedy and his excellent corner workers PA POSSE; Dennis Cuevas from Racedayphoto for the photo coverage and finally our sponsors for their continuous support:
Mario Pires from AJS Autowerks, Diana from JS Typography, Techline Constructions, United Watermains, 666 Cycle, Stucco Antico, SilverLining, Pasticceria Tichetti, MadeinItaly NYC, Strawberry Shakes & Grill, Brooklyn Bike Works, and Lee Miles Transmission in Brooklyn.