Hello all, I am one of the early SSA riders, Blue 2002 Triumph Daytona 955i (back when Katz used to ride) but have been out of the Country for about 8 years but headed back in a few weeks. What are some good schools to get back into the swing of things, since I will be going from a 400cc honda track bike to a 193+hp bike. Don't worry, I have already stocked up on "depends"
I mostly want to sharpen my corner set up, speed judgement, lean position type stuff! I read awhile back about one of the schools that have an instructor just ahead of you to show you when to brake and where your lines should be etc., but I don't remember which one.
I hope all is well!
Well welcome back, I hear Jason Prigmore school is one of the best.
Quote from: 1960apache on September 06, 2010, 12:59:52 PM...I mostly want to sharpen my corner set up, speed judgment, lean position type stuff! I read awhile back about one of the schools that have an instructor just ahead of you to show you when to brake and where your lines should be etc., but I don't remember which one.
I hope all is well!
Forgive me if you already know this, but what you're describing is a typical RFR Track Day. There are always instructors on the track willing and wanting to show you around. On my first day I had Andy Allen (http://www.sierrasportbike.com/smf/index.php?topic=3037.0) show me around, you know the guy who's the greeter at SSA Track Days or so I thought. It was a little hard to concentrate on lines when all I could see was him laying down rubber in front of me, but I got a better idea of where I should be pointing the bike around corners. :D It wasn't until later that I found out how well he knows this track and the expert that he is. :bowdown
Heck, for the price of a school you could just buy a season of Track Days and tires and have a ball.
Thanks Green Machine for the props. :)
But let me say this, there are many different types of schools out there for different needs and skill levels. For an intro level school and even the advanced school for track riding, I would recommend Lance Keigwin's two day schools. He even has a pretty good racer's school. Check it out here. http://keigwin.com/ (http://keigwin.com/)
Jason Pridmore's school is definitely a great school but it's also a bit more money than Lance's and I believe more focused on an aspiring racer. I've never taken the Pridmore School, but have heard very good things about it. You can check that out here. http://www.starmotorcycle.com/ (http://www.starmotorcycle.com/)
I have heard great things about this school too. Yes, I realize it's dirt, but a lot of really fast guys say it really helped them a lot on the road courses. Not to mention, Rich is a former road racing Champion, so if you mention to him your a road racer he has that in mind when teaching you. http://www.richoliver.net/FunCampMain.html (http://www.richoliver.net/FunCampMain.html)
If your just looking to brush up on your skills you could just do a trackday and have an instructor help with some tips on what they are seeing from your riding that may need work. If you decide to do that, and you choose an SSA day, I would be more than happy to show you around and work with you. The SSA days can be found here. http://www.sierrasportbike.com/trackdays.html (http://www.sierrasportbike.com/trackdays.html)
Hope that helps. :)
Thanks for the info Adiggity! ;D
:agree
Me too Andy