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  1. Ran Q2s a couple of seasons ago all year (did about 8-9 tds that season + all the street riding) with no real issues of grip. Figured if they were good enough for the instructor bikes of CSS and STAR, they were good enough for me....but always had that wonder in the back of my mind how good street tires REALLY were. Made the change to 211 GP-A DOTs (non-slicks) last season (got my race license in June) and never ever questioned grip, of course except in the wet where it was non-existant, lol. Made the decision to head out to CSS next month at Willow with Q3s on the bike instead of wearing a fresh set of GP-As. Mainly because at the pace that I should be riding at to learn/process the material and what I'm doing out there, there is no way I'll be outriding those tires.
  2. Same goals as every year: 1) Keep it fun 2) Visit at least one new track per season--going to be 2 this year. Streets of Willow w/ CSS next month and CotA w/ RideSmart in June. 3) Continue to make small & intelligent changes for steady improvement, not irrational huge leaps of faith for "Hail Mary" gains in speed. The additional goal I made at the end of last season was to get my legs (hammys 'n thighs) in better shape endurance-wise. Bought a crossbike for outdoor riding and an indoor trainer to put it on when it's being Minnesota outside during these months of torture. I'll be ready for Lvls 3 & 4 come April. :-) -Christian
  3. Another way of asking this can fall along what another school touches on "How fast is the SLOWEST point in the corner?" Figuring out how slow you are traveling at that moment when you are 100% off the brakes and transitioning into maintenance throttle or roll-on will ultimately give you an accurate idea of just how fast that corner can be taken. With that said, it should be as simple as watching a GPS layout of the lap record holder to see what their lowest speed is for a given corner and there ya go!! However, it's what leads up to and after that point that is the tricky part, lol.
  4. Kicking off the season with Levels 3 & 4 @ Streets of Willow in mid-April. Nervous because it'll be my first time back on a bike since our season ended in Sept, but excited as I'll be on my own bike this time with a new chassis setup which supposedly makes a world of difference on the 848. For trackdays, I'll be doing the normal ZARS big track schedule: 2day at Road America for Memorial Day, 2day at BIR featuring both the DonnyBrooke AND Competition Course, separate day at Road America, and season finale @ BIR. Hopefully can make a couple of other dates at BIR thru trackdays hosted by Ducati Minneapolis. And I also plan on trying out Blackhawk Farms thru MotoVid...with potentially doing the 1-on-1 with Jason Ferrell. Only planning to do 3 of the 5 CRA race weekends this season. Sadly no NESBA Barber trip planned this season, as I'm working towards a 4 wheeled goal for next year, so needing to save my pennies thruout the year with triple-save time once moto season winds down. -Christian
  5. It took me nearly all of this past season to get back the mental confidence that I completely lost from a crash the previous Aug. started the year off with two 2days (Barber & Road America), and had about one and a quarter of those 4 days in the dry, so that didn't help. Next time on track was at BIR for my New Rider race weekend....first time back at that track since the crash, and not really back in tune with the bike yet. So you can guess how that went. Took until the final 2 trackdays to gain and build up my confidence to where most people had been telling me I was already at skill-wise. 1) My personal belief in my abilities and decision making skills 2) I can't put a number on it 3) Never stop learning. Training, reading, watching, learning. -Christian
  6. Pretty short list for me. Started riding in 2010, and living in MN doesn't allow us a year-round riding season the majority of years. So, not much time to acquire a bunch, and I'm pretty happy with the current one. '09 Ninja 250R: ~1100 miles & 2 ARC's @ DCTC '08 GSX-R600: ~3400 miles, 1 ARC @ DCTC, & 1 trackschool/day @ BIR '03 CBR600RR: 2 trackdays @ Barber '08 848: ~18k miles and counting, 2 ARCs @ DCTC, 15+ trackdays @ BIR, Road America, Barber, & MPH, & 1 CRA race weekend @ BIR -Christian
  7. Maybe so, but cycling will also build cardio endurance. There's gotta be something to it when we see a lot of AMA/BSB/WSBK/GP/etc riders posting pics of them road cycling for training. Heck, even a lot of our local racers bike so they can do their 8+ races per race weekend or run double-time (running in both Nov & Int or Int & Adv) @ trackdays. Plus, I'm just not self-motivated enough to do gym exercises....especially if doing them at home. If I can find something enjoyable that gets me more "riding @ 95+ %" for a longer period of time, I'll keep doing it. Cycling looks like it'll fit that need for me. YMMV. -Christian
  8. Just picked up a '13 Bianchi Zurigo cross bike for offseason training as well as mid-season workouts. Getting tired of my legs running out of steam towards the end of sessions/races. Comes with slightly wider knobby tires for use on grass/gravel in addition to road cycling. Excited for next season!
  9. I actually got my local club racing license this past June on my street bike. That weekend go as well as I'd hoped due to mental barriers keeping me from being the rider I was before a crash at the same track the previous August. Mentally was completely out of it and it almost made me give up bikes altogether. Made huge gains and smashed those barriers at a trackday 2 weeks later and then unknowingly found some decent speed at the last td on Labor Day. Was pretty bummed work caused me to miss the final race weekend of the year, because basically I was no longer that rider from my June New Rider weekend. Looking forward to next season as I picked up a cyclocross bike to train my legs from wearing out, DucShop 28mm triples are going on the bike over winter, and hopefully can nab spots for the March dates of Lvl 3 & CodeRACE once the '14 schedule comes out.
  10. Awesome to hear, Lyle. Any skills to help become more efficient on & with the bike is definitely valuable! See ya in March!
  11. Thanks for the response, Cobie! I figured the L3 + CR would be the right choice, especially considering how rusty I'll be after Sept 2 being my last time on a track until then. Very much appreciate the heads up on the schedule release timeframe. I'll make sure to be ready with the school deposit by that time. :-)
  12. Hi, all. Wanted to get some opinions/constructive criticism on my riding. Currently trying to figure out how to begin my 2014 season, as I got my CRA (MN) novice race license in June. Didn't really have the greatest time being it was my first time back at BIR since a T7 off last August, so I had some mental demons to conquer. Got past it at a following trackday (got bumped to Adv) and really found some decent speed at the last td of the year on Labor Day. I want to start next season off with more instruction. I took Lvls 1 & 2 at Infineon in April '12 and it helped me tremendously over the past 2 seasons. I know Lvl 3 focuses more on body positioning, but I feel like I pretty much have it dialed in (some tweaks needed, but should be minor). My biggest issue is when I come up on a rider that I'm slightly quicker than, yet I can't get myself to commit to a pass. I never attempt to pass on the outside at the exit, so I'm usually trying to line them up to shoot past on the inside @ exit. I need to work on setting proper entry speeds so I'm not relying so much on torque to get me past at exit...or else I stay stuck behind the rider for 2 or more laps to get a good run on the corner coming onto the fastest section of track. So my question for you all is do you think I'd be better served to do Lvls 3 & 4 of CSS, or is the CODE Race program the better fit for my need in skill development? Maybe a combo of both (Level 3 day before attending the 2day race school)? Thanks in advance! -Christian
  13. From right to left: -Brainerd Int'l Raceway-Competition Course (Brainerd, MN) -Infineon/Sears Point/Sonoma Raceway (Sonoma, CA) -Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI) -Barber Motorsports Park (Birmingham. AL) -Motorsports Park Hastings (Hastings, NE).
  14. Good morning! Wondering if there is a possibility of having the back-to-back single days at Laguna? Reason I ask is I've taken Lv1 & 2 at Infineon/Sonoma/Sears Point early last year and need to come back to further my training. I did both single days and used the school S1kRR and had an awesome experience. Learned a metric ton which immediately enhanced my riding once our MN track riding season kicked off. This season I've finally started to gel back with my bike after an off @ BIR last Aug, and actually got my CRA race license on the same bike....which I still street as well. With the 2 & 3day camps, I know you must use the school bikes. I'm wondering if the possibility is there for the school to offer single dates at Laguna Seca. I obviously REALLY would like to get the opportunity to ride that track...no matter what bike. But, the main reason is with Lv3 focusing more on BP, and Lv4 being more of a custom tuned training program, I'd like to imagine I'd make greater strides towards grasping and properly executing the material on the bike that I'm on all the time. Especially if the coaches see I'm doing something out of sorts. Great if I'm on the school bike and they catch and correct it, but I can't have Gerry at every trackday or race weekend helping to sort out my mess of riding on my own bike once I'm away from CSS, lol. And yes, I've gotten the "just get a bike that's easier to ride" speeches, lol. Making forward progress with what I have is more satisfying for me. :-) Thanks for any input! -Christian
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