Hi all,
After bouncing emails back and forth a month or so ago and making a call to the office today I am stoked to be signed up for Level 1 at new Jersey Motorsports Park in May of 2009.
I'm doing May 11th and my wife is doing May 12th so we can trade off watching our son.
It's a way off yet but I'm looking forward to it immensely.
So, to my question, but first a protracted explanation of why I am seeking help, especially now.
I rode a 2 day trackday at Barber in May just gone and had a great time and had no confidence issues at all and pushed harder than I've done on the bike before. Then I did a day at Pocono East and was rocking on until I put the rear out in a left hander (yeah what a surprise huh?...seeing as the place is virtually all left turns...lol). After that I felt the rear was constantly losing traction, not by much, but enough to unsettle me and worry me about being able to feed my little boy by the end of the day who was happily playing in our paddock spot at the time .
It may well have been a mental thing, my mind anticipating the point at which I lost traction before (it was a very near highside, the rear left a tidy looking darky and picked me up out of the seat when it regained grip), I dont know.
Since then I've had real issues getting into the groove in left's and my trust in fast turn in's and believing the rubber will stick is not so great.
I did 2 days at Mid O and did okay in right turns but my turn in was so slow that corner speed was poor, then when it came to the few lefts, particularly the one over the off camber rise (T7?) it was pitiful. I never use 'chicken strips' as a guide to my riding as there aren't normally any there for anyone after a day on the track, but after 2 days at Mid O and 1 at NJMP Thunderbolt there is clearly a good 1/4 to 3/8 inch of rubber untouched on the left.
If you're still with me, thank you.
So, my question; are fast/quick turn in's dealt with in Level 1? Is there anything that covers the mental approach in processing feedback from slippy tires and understanding what is okay and what will ultimately toss someone down the road? (I know there are variables that cannot be accounted for like track surface changes, different tires, ambient conditions etc)
I couldn't see any particular curriculum outlined on the website.
I was doing fine at the start of the year and ultimately sabbotaged my own riding the rest of this year by not controlling my demons within, I need to find my MoJo again and I hope CSS can help.
Thanks in advance and see you next year.