See the illustration on pages (15-22) which provide exact instructions on how to do this. Entering the BIR Donnybrook Track: Pit Zero up ahead 2. Once you get to pit zero, show wristand and official will give you permission when you re able to enter hot pit lane. Hot Pit Lane Pit Zero 1. Ride down the road behind the grandstands to hot pit lane, which parallels the front straight-away. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 17 of 37 Straighta-way
3. Once you ve reached the end of hot pit lane, you will bear to the right towards the straight-away, then a sharp turn left onto a coned track entry lane that will parallel the straight-a-way. 4. Once on the coned entry lane, you must remain to the far left inside the coned lane and NEVER, NEVER, NEVER cross over the white painted line. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 18 of 37 This is the straight-away! Do not cross over, as bikes may be at speeds in excess of 150 MPH to your right. If you enter the hot area of the straight-a-way where bikes are riding, you could cause a serious incident, as the closing speeds are great. Stay high (to the far left).
5. Once you re at the end of the entry lane, you ll enter turn 1. HOWEVER, you MUST stay high (to the very far left) throughout the entire turn while gradually increasing your speed. You must remain high, which can be measured or viewed as the 5 feet of track surface on the left side of the track to the edge of the track. End of the entry lane, you now enter turn 1 and stay high (to the very far left). The far left is all the way over to your left! This rider in this image is NOT staying high. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 19 of 37
6. Stay high and as far over to the left as possible throughout all of turn 1 and 2. Stay high and as far over to the left as possible! Rider pictured here is NOT staying to the left. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 20 of 37 Stay to the far left throughout turn 1 and 2. There is a
7. Here is the exit of turn 1. Remain high and to the left, where the red arrow is. Rider pictured here is NOT staying to the left. 8. Here is the entry to turn 2. Same rule applies, stay high (to the far left) throughout the entire turn. Rider pictured here is NOT staying to the left. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 21 of 37
Exiting the BIR Donnybrook Track: 1. Ride through turn 9 as you normally would. 2. Once through turn 9, ride through the bridge and begin to work your way to the left of the track. Ride through Bridge 3. Once through the bridge, signal your intent to exit by communicating with raising your left hand. Don't chop the throttle or reduce to extremely slow speeds (don t go super slow), rather ease off the throttle as you ride through the bridge and keep a moderate pace as you begin to exit. Keep in mind, there may still be riders still continuing on track. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 22 of 37
4. Stay to the far left side of the track (red arrow) and to the left of the line of orange cones. 5. Please continue at a safe pace and gradually reduce speed. Once you exit the track, you ll be on a road in the paddock that is heavily used, so use extreme caution when entering the paddock road and stay inside the lane of cones until you blend in with traffic on the road. ZARS_Guide_07_17_11_V2.doc Page 23 of 37