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If you plan to run A/C and/or heat, go ahead and do the insulation in the walls and ceiling before installing anything else. Also use 12v lighting on the inside and get an inverter to provide the 12v while plugged into 120v at the track. Be sure to plan to distribute your weight evenly in the trailer. Go for the ramp door with spring assist. Dual axle with electric brakes and brake controller in the truck is the only way to go. Windows are very nice to have if you plan to stay in the trailer at the track.

I would say the most important aspect of fitness for riding would be the following: -Endurance -Core Strength (abs, back, etc) -Leg Strength

One of the best things that I got out of level 1 and 2. I physically tried to man handle the bike around the track and is probably the main reason I try to stay in shape. I was wearing myself out every session at trackdays, but not anymore. Shane

What level of fitness is required to ride a bike at an Advanced trackday pace versus MotoGP? I would say they are very similar as far as fitness goes. I believe most of the training the MotoGP guys are doing is geared towards weight loss and endurance. I could be way off, but fitness will never make up for bad technique. There is a an instructor at the Corner Speed School at VIR named Steve Broadstreet. He is a big guy and absolutely screams around the track. I am pretty sure that on a fitness level I am better off than him by far, but there was no way that I can keep up with him on the race track. He is just a better rider. With that said I run 3 miles 5-days a week for cardio and lift weights 4-days a week to maintain strength. I find that it really helps me maintain my energy level at the track, but it hasn't made me any faster. Shane

Don't read too much in to the crash. It happens and it may happen again. Learn what you can from it and move on. The one thing that a crash will do is destroy your confidence. So the next time out just work up slowly to your normal pace and don't be too discouraged if it takes a while to get back up to speed. Read Twist of the Wrist II and see if it helps you understand your riding and what you can do to improve. And I highly recommend taking the school when you get a chance. Also we were not at the track when you crashed so we may be way off base or the information you are giving us may be off based on your memory. You could have easily hit some water/oil from another bike or just had crappy tires on the rental bike. At this point no one really knows. Good Luck, Shane

From my experience the front letting go usually causes the bars to go very light on the inside bar and not really wobble, but I guess if it lets go and catches and you have too much pressure on the bars it could feel like a wobble. If you did indeed start to loose the front and you rolled of the throttle slightly you definitely asked for more traction than the tire was capable of providing.

Ok so you were tightening up the second apex which requires more lean angle; did you adjust your throttle input accordingly? If you added more lean angle and throttle at the same time that could result in the rear breaking loose and luckily causing the low-side. What tires were you running and what condition were they in? Also was the suspension stock or aftermarket? What type of lap times were you running (novice, intermediate, or advanced)?

You stated this was a double apex, was the crash after the first apex or second apex?

Were you on or off of the throttle?

Body position on a bike is definitely a personnel feeling. If you are not dragging hard parts then don't worry too much about your body position. Yeah, you may not look as cool as Ben Spies, but it really doesn't matter until you run out of ground clearance, Just stay relaxed and comfortable. Now with that said, I used to hang way off the bike and twist around the tank. The CSS coaches fixed my body position so that I could be more relaxed and in control of the bike. Here are a few things to keep in mind. - Outside knee and thigh should be pressed into the outside of the tank. - Lock the outside knee into the tank by pushing against the outside peg. - Do not twist around the tank. - Try to rotate the inside knee out as far as you comfortably can. - Your upper body should follow your inside knee so that you are leaning low and to the inside. - Rest a portion of your torso on the tank and rest your outside arm on the tank. - Use the balls of your feet on the pegs. Everybody is slightly different and doesn't do this exactly the same, so just work on it and see how it goes. The object is to get the weight low and to the inside. Good luck, Shane

Hello Darryl, Glad to hear that Level 3 and 4 worked well for you. I will definitely take them next year. Yeah it is amazing how some simple ideas make a huge difference. I won't be back on the track until October at Barber with NESBA. Good luck next weekend and hopefully we can hook up in October or November. Shane

I think you got the whole throttle thing under control and know what to do now. I am still baffled, I am trying to figure out what the trackday instructor actually meant. Maybe he was trying to convey that you needed to be at neutral throttle and not completely off of the throttle. But I think being off throttle during the turn in and getting back on the throttle as soon as possible is the right procedure and that is what I remember from the school. Luckily I don't have a left versus right issue. But I think you are on the right track with your resolution. At the last school I was having problems with 3 turns, and during the relaxation drill I realized I just couldn't relax in those turns. So I turned the problem around and determined what I was doing differently in the other turns that allowed me to relax. I found I tensed up so much in the 3 turns that I was having issues with that my body position was completely different when making the turn in versus the other turns. It really helped me out a great deal when I finally figured this out. Good luck, Shane

Welcome aboard. The board has a lot of great information. Enjoy.

I am pretty sure you don't want to add throttle while adding lean angle. Obviously this really depends on the amount off lean angle and speed you are carrying. At slower speeds you can break all of the rules. But in general you want to make your steering input and get to the lean angle needed for the turn and speed and then get back on the throttle. Adding lean angle and throttle at the same time will put you on your head eventually and I am not sure why anyone would tell you to do that.

CSS Riding Coach Josh Galster crashed at Road Atlanta during the AMA Supersport race. Here is a link to more information on the WERA board. Info on Josh Get well soon. Shane