On The Pegs May 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 5 | Page 67

On The Pegs
Vol. 4 Issue 5 - May 2019
67
ALEX MEYER
3) ARRIVING AT THE NATIONAL EVENTS
However you decide to get to the national events, there are a couple different
options on timeframe: The least favorite is to arrive friday night and do sign up and
tech inspection Saturday morning (not recommended). My preference for people
who have the luxury of taking extra time off work is to arrive Thursday night or Fri-
day morning and be able to get in a little practice on Friday morning to acclimate
to the environment/altitude/weather. I usually arrive Wednesday night as I like to
have an extra long practice thursday during the day with only a light practice and
bike prep on Friday before tech inspection. Tech inspection on friday is 3-5 PM and
allows plenty of time for you to get through. When you arrive on site, regardless if
you’re camping there or at a hotel, there will be two different paddock areas: One
for campers, cars, and general parking while the other paddock area will be the
team pits where all the manufacturers park along with sign up and tech