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HondaGalToo · 10-21-2005, 6:39 PM

Ephrata! I haven't been there in years. Where is it held now? Nov 5th? One of these days I'll get back out there.

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rotorblade · 10-21-2005, 8:08 PM

man you're only a couple blocks away! go figger. id like to start next year off with a school of some sort, and then try couple track days too. you going to pocono?

wolley · 10-22-2005, 9:09 AM

Nope headed to Summit Point, WV. Riding with Nesba. Unfortunately it' s the last track day of the year. If I were you, I'd probably start with the track day and then do a school. I'm thinking of doing one in the spring to get a race license, but haven't fully committed to spending the money on racing yet.

rotorblade · 10-22-2005, 2:57 PM

why the track day first? i thought it would be better to get some instruction first then go tear ass around a track. either way im jealous, hope you get some decent weather, enjoy!

wolley · 10-22-2005, 8:53 PM

Your first day on the track makes a lot of guys nervous. I figure it's better to get that out of the way first and then you can focus more on learning at a school. Plus a lot of the track orgs use control riders and they set the pace and show you the lines on the track. You can definitely learn alot from them. Of course I could be totally wrong, but that's my opinion. We should defintiely get together at Ephrata. Maybe we could meet at the Hess station in town

HondaGalToo · 10-22-2005, 9:05 PM

The club I ride with has a morning instructional session for riders who have never been on the track. I think most of the orgs do something like that, or at least keep you with a control rider your first time out. Personally, I took instruction for my first track day. I'd rather have instruction first, otherwise you have no idea where you belong on the track as far as lines, etc.

rotorblade · 10-23-2005, 2:43 AM

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Originally Posted by wolley

Your first day on the track makes a lot of guys nervous. I figure it's better to get that out of the way first and then you can focus more on learning at a school. Plus a lot of the track orgs use control riders and they set the pace and show you the lines on the track. You can definitely learn alot from them. Of course I could be totally wrong, but that's my opinion. We should defintiely get together at Ephrata. Maybe we could meet at the Hess station in town

which hess? are you talking about the third sunda of november?

wolley · 10-23-2005, 8:42 AM

First Sunday of the month is Ephrata. That would be two more weeks. The Hess across from Manheim Chrysler

rotorblade · 10-23-2005, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by HondaGalToo

The club I ride with has a morning instructional session for riders who have never been on the track. I think most of the orgs do something like that, or at least keep you with a control rider your first time out. Personally, I took instruction for my first track day. I'd rather have instruction first, otherwise you have no idea where you belong on the track as far as lines, etc.

makes sense to me.

i was thinking Ephrata might be done for the year, or i might be getting that confused with the one in Lawn. But yea, if the weathers good we could defidently meet up.

rotorblade · 11-03-2005, 10:18 PM

i believe this is the last weekend for the ephrata run. weather looks a little sketchy right now but i may be planning on running up to 125 on sun. this sat morning i may also be heading up that way on some roads ive never been on, 147, 339, etc.

2wheel-er · 04-07-2006, 9:44 AM

hey all local rider from Northeast PA,

2K1/Erion · 04-17-2006, 3:07 PM

I live in Philadelphia but go to school in northeast PA. the roads are absolutely amazing up here. Like the other guy said though, gotta pre-ride because there are tons of pot holes and cinders after winter. The poconos are a good time...even some parts of 309. 437, 115, the list goes on and on. Anyone that is in the Wilkes barre area MUST RIDE the "Giant's Despair." It's an insanely curvy road that the SCCA closes down every year to do a hill climb. From downtown wilkes-barre, take northhampton st. east until it turns into laurel run road....and you're there. Don't go balls out at first because it gets pretty crazy. PM me if you want a video of me going up the road or for better directions.

vertical954rr · 09-03-2006, 11:33 PM

rt144 to renovo or rt333 in lewisburg are good roads up my way.. rt125 in shamokin is an excellent road when we can make it there.

lvnglrg · 07-04-2008, 1:11 AM

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Originally Posted by rotorblade

hard to find any decent roads around here...i'm from the manheim area.

hey rotorblade, hit me up, i'm in mt joy...