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Spent last weekend enjoying some seriously nice weather at Pocono. Rode the 'Inside' track for the first time. This is a 1.37-mile combination of 'south' and 'east' that doesn't make any use of the tri-oval (read: a good thing - no ugly transitions). The verdict? AWESOME!
As I've alluded to recently, Pocono is under new management who took a serious approach to rectifying the existing tracks' deficiencies. The tarmac is brand new with nary a patch or tar snake. The curbing is brand new and run off is pretty good (except for one area on the 'east' course). For anyone in the northeast, you owe it to yourself to get out here. There were no moto track days for a few years there while the track lay in ruins, but they're back better than ever. Of course, this all comes at a cost. Cars bring in the big money and the few year hiatus put a hurtin' on marketing (or lack thereof). As a result, turn out has been low. Bottom line, and speaking very selfishly, we need more people to turn out for these events so Pocono doesn't cater solely to cars. Without us, there are no motorcycle track days. Feel free to sign up via Home » Team Pro-Motion . And no, we are in no way affiliated with TPM...just a great organization to ride with. A SAFE organization to ride with...
There are still a few days left this year to sign up for. I urge you to consider it. For now, here is a little video from Sunday. After multiple Go Pro failures, you're stuck watching only a portion of the last session of the day. I always roll easy during the last session to avoid ruining a good day, but hopefully the video jazzes you up a bit to get out there. The 7/19 track day is on the same course configuration.


As I've alluded to recently, Pocono is under new management who took a serious approach to rectifying the existing tracks' deficiencies. The tarmac is brand new with nary a patch or tar snake. The curbing is brand new and run off is pretty good (except for one area on the 'east' course). For anyone in the northeast, you owe it to yourself to get out here. There were no moto track days for a few years there while the track lay in ruins, but they're back better than ever. Of course, this all comes at a cost. Cars bring in the big money and the few year hiatus put a hurtin' on marketing (or lack thereof). As a result, turn out has been low. Bottom line, and speaking very selfishly, we need more people to turn out for these events so Pocono doesn't cater solely to cars. Without us, there are no motorcycle track days. Feel free to sign up via Home » Team Pro-Motion . And no, we are in no way affiliated with TPM...just a great organization to ride with. A SAFE organization to ride with...
There are still a few days left this year to sign up for. I urge you to consider it. For now, here is a little video from Sunday. After multiple Go Pro failures, you're stuck watching only a portion of the last session of the day. I always roll easy during the last session to avoid ruining a good day, but hopefully the video jazzes you up a bit to get out there. The 7/19 track day is on the same course configuration.