My first track day

[MikenOH]

Originally Posted by san rensho

True. One thing I liked about racing motorcycles is there are no mirrors. Only have to worry about whats in front of you.

If everyone is following the rules, the guy closing behind you can't go anywhere till you point him over. If he's in your group with an instructor, the instructor should be able to keep him from doing something stupid--the operative word is should.
This is especially important in the novice group where the drivers don't have a lot of experience and are reacting to a lot of stimuli for the first time. The last thing you want to do is get on somebody's tail going into a turn in the novice group and spook them into making a mistake.