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Keith, we met after one of your schools at loudon in the late 80's, i had read your book back then and enjoyed our talk, i was 30 at the time and didnt take your school but did take the expert penguin school with dale quarterly and johnny bettencourt as my instructors... basics is so important, and I would always take the time to show a new rider around the track at a practice session, and that helped me as much as the new rider...the slower pace and the deliberate attempt by me to be on the correct line etc is such a great help for when you pick up the speed again..... have always had a ton of respect for your carreer and your schools...just wanted to drop in and say Hi... Jack expert#327 many many moons ago..

ive turned in with the rear wheel chattering, again not bouncing like a basketball but some pretty good chatter...turn 8 at the old loudon race track was famous for rear wheel chatter, it use to bother me but then you just get use to it and pretend its not even there and turn in when u want......

when it happens like yours, there really is no option . one time at the new loudon track in practice for the first ama nationals there, the track was new and slippery...the bikes were sliding all over the place and in turn 3 i went in hard and both wheels started sliding hard while i was on my knee. halfway through the turn i got the bright idea to try to pick it back up, and it highsided me violently..I think i was the first racer ambulanced out of the new loudon track...so thats why my advice is to just let it go...a low side i would have been able to race in the nationals that weekend on a new track that a lot of national riders hadent even seen yet...instead, i spent a few hours in the trauma center and have had 5 shoulder surgeries to repair the damage....

I would never tell an expert racer what to do when comming down the last lap of a race,your definately on your own , you have paid your dues and have raced enough to know the risks you take....My reply was to a bunch of guys that just do a few track days and do not race. maybe i should have stated that a little better.

Hey all, Im 52 and raced expert at old loudon and new loudon (NHIS) race tracks in the 80's and early 90's......i have been out of racing for a while now, but a discussion ive been having with a so called "fastguy"...is, "when leaning into a corner and your knee is on the pavement, if you start to low side should you attempt to pick the bike back up.." now my position is that you should never try to pick the bike up when its in a low side situation, cause it can and will (been there done that) high side and spit you off a lot worse than if you just threw it away...now this person says he saves lowsides all the time ,which i called BS... what is the concenses of the racers in here about trying to pick the bike up when lowsliding, since ive been out of racing for many years, maybe it has changed...so im here asking... thanks Jack