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Just so happens that I had an off track adventure there and ended up nailing a nice juicey rock in prime run off. And my fellow racer, no more than a month later was off in the bushes for a full 3 minutes before a fellow racer stopped, the corner workers failed to notice him. Having shattered his body on another set of fine rocks, he was unable to move (nor stand up and wave for help) on his own. The good news... he didn't hit the frig. But that was 3 years ago... maybe things have changed... it was a great track as long as you stayed on it. Please let me know if the rocks and other land mines have been removed. I would love to go back up there, if it has been cleaned up. Heck if it is all taken care of, I would think it would be a good track for the Superbike School to run at.

All is fine until you run off the track and bust yourself into a million pieces and are left for dead.

Another fine report from la miestro

This is me at Fontana a few weeks ago... And I sure as hell wasn't fast.

Good to hear you made it through the weekend in one piece. That was the important part. Though I am still waiting for you to write your book with your energetic writing style.

Any May race reports?

A nice safe way to learn the basics is getting on the school's slide bike!

I did this at Laguna until I worked on body position (level 3 I think). Thanks to Stoney I fixed it. I kept dragging my pegs in 11, turns out I was pushing the bike under me instead of moving one but cheek off (until your crack feels the edge of the seat). By shifting the body over, the bike was able to keep more upright.

I have generally the same issue (without the 1st part). A thing that may help is knowing that unless you push 10/10 in practice and qualifying you won't know the exact braking markers and lines you need to run. As pusing an extra 1/10 in a racing situation isn't good when you don't know what the outside line will be line at that level. On getting pumped for it... can't help you there.

(student talking here) Generally they want you to stick with one bike, so you can focus on the riding and not the bike. There have been several people that I know of that have gone half days on one or the other, or simply ridden their own bike. The big thing is that there are limited students, hence everyone can get a school bike as part of the package. It is the track and instructor ratio that is so much better in a 2-day camp. The instructor and classroom will tell you what to work on. Trust them in that they know what they are doing. There is a method to it all. Stick with the program and you will see the results. The thing to remember is to have an open mind and don't bring any speculation with you. The instructors will pick up on things that you may or may not have been aware of. Passing at the school will be a challenge, the 8 foot rule is the reason for it. But the instructor can work with you when you have a clear track. Though with the CodeRACE school they get, reallllllly close. Good luck!

http://www.superbikeschool.com/us/schedule...g_details.shtml That page has the info on it at the bottom.

The other thing to check would be where your wrist starts from... is it already down or it is more on top when you start to twist it? Also, you don't have to clamp down on it to turn it fast.

Nice front end slide there at Barber. Careful man, that isn't the braking bike.

I used to have this happen pretty frequently, it turned out I was pushing the bike under me. By doing this, I was using the bike angle and not enough of my body's. My simply moving one of my cheeks entirely off the seat through the corner I eliminated the slides. That and good body positioned learned in level 3. Well worth the investment, as it has payed for itself in the lack of new body work being bought.

Your bike or the school bike?

I just switched after 13 years the other way. It took me a month of street and track riding to get to the point that I don't have to worry about going the wrong way. It is so much more comfortable, and the shifts are a lot smoother.

Hit the pedal pusher. Like they say, if you can eat it in one sitting, hit it.

Awesome and scarey at the same time... you can write and ride... you had me on the edge of my seat. How long until you are back on a bike with that arm of yours?

Lonnie's Wedding Dress?

The positive PR of you being in 1st may be worth not having you at the school back east.

Pretty amazing how well the superbike guys (stoney and will) have been doing.... http://venus.13x.com/roadracingworld/scrip...asp?insert=8746

After this week, I have to say the corkscrew. Stupid, stupid, corkscrew.

I'm registered for that school also. Though I don't think I am going to make it, I have been sick for the last six weeks, and can't afford to get worse. I am sure I will be kicking myself after the date goes by.

Laguna is really nice and flows nicely, Sears is tough, as it changes up a lot, and the Streets of Willow will make your legs burn after being on the track a few hours, there are that many turns with no time to rest. If you aren't is great shape and have really strong legs, the Streets will kick your butt. Especially if you try and do back to back days. You typically get one level done per day. At the two day camps because of the amount of track time you get, you may actually get 1.5 levels done per day, but I don't know what the official word from the school is on that. I'm not a CSS employee but... the $595 is for one day on a school bike. The only price quote that includes two days are the ones for two day camps, which also happen to include the bike rental.

Does CCS or WERA run there?