FJRBluesman
Some call me... The STIG!
Some FJRForum memebers (djbill, Fairlaner, FJRBluesman, jefsantiago, and rmcobb, sorry no pix of rmcobb at the other end of the pits) participated in being AMA Pro Marshalls at the AMA Superbike races in Fontana at the AAA Autoclub Speedway on Friday March 20th. It was a lot of fun. We got a 3-day pass, had pretty much unlimited access to the track, pits, garages, AMA Tech garage, and hot pits, a AMA shirt, they fed us lunch, and we got two additional passes. We were in the sun all day from 8am until 3pm and we were tired. Walking up and down the hot pits looking at numbers and checking the bikes as the went onto the grid. But it was a blast! All the big names and teams were there, Yates, Bostrom, Mladin, Aquino, Yamaha, Suzuki, Jordan, etc. If you love racing and you get a chance to do this, I highly recommend it.
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Local News link with Rick Lozano & Jason Pridmore. FJR members in background getting briefed on their tasks. We're the ones in white LS T-shirts looking lost.
Fox11 News at Fontana.
Here we are just arriving at about 7am at the AAA Autoclub Speedway.
Fairlaner is getting a new bike!
FJRBluesman is doing some bench racing on Fairlaner's future bike.
The AMA Tire Control Crew (from the forum)! From left to right standing: FJRBluesman, djbill, Fairlaner, kneeling jefsantiago.
This is pit row or the "Hot Pits". Our job was basically writing down the numbers of tires, mainly new ones, per the new AMA rules for all three classes, Super Sport, Daytona Superbike, American Superbike. We walked right down this side of the wall always looking over our shoulder to make sure we were safe.
Here we are right at Matt Mladin's pit, which was at the entrance to the hot pits, we were stationed there all day getting the numbers. We also roamed around looking for the teams changing tires to get the new numbers documented. I think djbill was the official stopper; Fairlaner was great at supervising; and FJRBluesman and jefsantiago were roaming the pits, and making sure djbill and fairlaner were working.
Lunch was really good. The wife of an AMA official made home made fajitas and beans with warm tortillas. It was Excellent just ask fairlaner.
The three musketeers, or three stooges or 3 somethun…. With Mladin's pit in the background.
***EDIT***
Local News link with Rick Lozano & Jason Pridmore. FJR members in background getting briefed on their tasks. We're the ones in white LS T-shirts looking lost.
Fox11 News at Fontana.
Here we are just arriving at about 7am at the AAA Autoclub Speedway.
Fairlaner is getting a new bike!
FJRBluesman is doing some bench racing on Fairlaner's future bike.
The AMA Tire Control Crew (from the forum)! From left to right standing: FJRBluesman, djbill, Fairlaner, kneeling jefsantiago.
This is pit row or the "Hot Pits". Our job was basically writing down the numbers of tires, mainly new ones, per the new AMA rules for all three classes, Super Sport, Daytona Superbike, American Superbike. We walked right down this side of the wall always looking over our shoulder to make sure we were safe.
Here we are right at Matt Mladin's pit, which was at the entrance to the hot pits, we were stationed there all day getting the numbers. We also roamed around looking for the teams changing tires to get the new numbers documented. I think djbill was the official stopper; Fairlaner was great at supervising; and FJRBluesman and jefsantiago were roaming the pits, and making sure djbill and fairlaner were working.
Lunch was really good. The wife of an AMA official made home made fajitas and beans with warm tortillas. It was Excellent just ask fairlaner.
The three musketeers, or three stooges or 3 somethun…. With Mladin's pit in the background.
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