tmckeen

Hi and welcome to the forums Tyler

I'm not a regular at the Vegas Schools, so I'm not as familiar with what the lap times are like there, but I think a 2:11 is pretty good, my best is a 2:10 for Counter Clockwise which I'm guessing that was. IMO it comes down to if you're comfortable with more "intense" environment that racing is going to provide. I'd recommend at least doing level 3 first , cause theres a lot of good technique in level 3 that will come in handy as your speeds increase, and you can always ask your on track coach if they think you're ready for the R.A.C.E. school, I'm sure they can oblige you a few close passes to see if your going to flinch They have one, His name is Joe ..... but no one really catches him

Dylan, what kind of Peg's / Rearsets are those ?? , they look almost like motocross pegs in the video

What kind of lap times were you doing out at Las Vegas ? Which group do you normally ride in at a normal track day ? Have you ridden Streets of Willow and if so whats your normal lap time there ? The pace at a Code R.A.C.E. school is a good bit faster than a normal school day, and there are basically no ontrack rules, no 6 ft passing rule , no blue flags for "creative riding technique". I haven't personally attended the R.A.C.E. school, but I've watched quite a few from my post as a corner worker. From what I've seen the weekend is pretty much like signing up for a 2 day race weekend, with some personal coaching and specific drills between practice and qualifying sessions. Tyler

While I definitely agree that some drills and techniques are best left to the track environment, what is it about the "Quick Flick" technique that you consider unsafe for public road ?

I always kinda assumed the difference in protection between a 60$ helmet and a 250$ helmet was pretty substantial, but the difference between the 250$ and 600$ ones less so I have absolutely no hard information to back that up whatsoever, just my opinion

Brad The safety clip sets over at Kurvygirl.com are your friend http://www.kurveygirl.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=24&products_id=109

good luck with the waiting list, I ask cause I believe the corner workers are short a few people on the 19th, works better if you have your own bike tho Tyler

The Honda RCV1000R .... need I explain why .....

On a semi related note, there's a teaser on the school's twitter feed that perhaps they will be changing their brand of helmet sponsor in the near future

I'm assuming since your from New York that you'll be using a school bike and riding gear ?

If its truly a track only bike, you will most likely have removed all the road going bits for the added weight savings, headlights, turn signals, tail lights etc. and replaced the easy to damage stock plastics with more suitable track bodywork so its not road legal, that can however make resale of the bike less profitable. Either way there is no need to register and plate a vehicle that is not going to be used on public roadways. I have read that its still a good idea to at least have the bike titled in your name in case you should be pulled over while transporting it by a zealous officer who wants to run the VIN# and make sure its not stolen. Tyler

Big thumbs up to the pitbull restraint system, I have one in my van for the R6 and its super awesome, Let me know how the Polar Cub install goes, I've had my eye on one for a few years now, its always just a tad out of my spending range. I'm curious just how well it cools in the summer heat. Tyler

My mistake, last time I looked at their product line they had more helmets in it and were only Importing one of them here, they have only been available in the US for a few years now.

The biggest thing I look for in a helmet is the built in sun visor, it might not be a big deal for a track only helmet, but if you commute or do a lot of street riding its really awesome to have. Its one of those things that once you get used to having it, the idea of not having it becomes unacceptable. It used to be hard to find, but its becoming more common with most brands incorporating it into their lineup I've have a few Scorpion helmets, most recently a EXO-500 which I was pretty happy with, still use one for track riding, I have a new Shoei GT-Air helmet which I like very much, it came with a pin lock system which is also a very nice feature. Schuberth has a much larger helmet lineup for sale in Europe, but their import line in the USA is very limited

Nic, I believe you logic is flawed, if your goal is to win a race, your best chance will be at a club racing weekend with other novice racers, the skill and experience level of the attendees at a Code R.A.C.E. camp will vary from novice racers to highly skilled experts, you might even have a few riders with AMA Pro race licenses there. While you goal of winning a race is admirable, you really should attend a track day, and have a slightly more open mind about what track riding is about. No matter how fast you may be on the street, in the windy roads around your house, it doesn't translate to the racetrack. Taking the school levels and doing the Code R.A.C.E. program will assuredly give you the skills and confidence to ride at your best on a race track, it is without a doubt the best place to start.

I don't really see anything in that article that jumps out as being wrong or incorrect, but he's defiantly glossing over a lot and perhaps emphasizing some stuff more than it should be. He spent a couple of paragraphs talking about cornering without lean angle. I think its important to look at the point of the article itself, its not titled "How To Corner Like Mark Marquez", so its not trying to really teach you anything about cornering. Too me it reads more like a puffed up explanation of just how insane top levels racers are to the less initiated that don't quite grasp how impressive their riding ability truly is. My advice, any time someone starts breaking out physics equations and math to talk about riding technique it's best to take it with a grain of salt as those equations only really work in simplified physics world where all sorts of outside influences and additional factors are negated. Motorcycles are far too complex to be summed up in a neat little formula. Tyler

Awesome stuff man, Glad you enjoyed the experience Tyler

I have looked into something similar for the roof of my van, Google "Coleman Polar Cub", its a 9200 BTU low profile roof AC that will run on the smaller 2000 series of Inverter's, so yours should be able to easily handle that and a coffee maker etc. You can also get a heating element as a added accessory for the internal vent. The cost is comparable to the spot cooler you linked, but wont take up floor space in the trailer or need setting up and ductwork to operate every weekend.

If you were unable to catch the Live Streaming coverage from Daytona, Superbike Race 1 & 2 , and the Full Daytona 200 are up for viewing here http://www.amaprolive.com/rr/dvr/

At the time I didn't have warmers or a generator to power them, I believe that Q3's don't respond well to warmers, but don't quote me on that

It all comes down to what you expect out of your racing, If your hoping to challenge for podiums and wins, your going to need the better rubber, If your just looking for a fun experience thats a step up from normal track days and are happy to mix it up mid pack then Q3's will do just fine. While Q3's have plenty of grip, more than enough to drag hard parts with proper technique you will lose out someone with Slicks on corner exit. In my very limited racing experience, 6 races entirely on Q3's, I've already run into a situation where I was behind someone that was slower into the corners, and slower mid corner, but was able to put down more power out of the corners and trying to match his exit would result in spinning up the back tire. My next race weekend, whenever that is, I will be moving up to GPA's. Also while the one lap warm up time on Q3's might not seem like much, its 15% of a 6 Lap race, and giving up 3 or 4 places to slower riders on the first lap cause your tires were still warming up makes it much harder to chase down the riders who are slightly faster that you. Tyler

yeah thats correct, I think I was looking at the results after session 1 only whoops

It might have something to do with living about 10 miles away from the RRW offices ,,,,, this bit of Info however came from their website, I check their new's page once a day to keep myself apprised of whats going on with all the various motorcycle road racing series in the world as for the current state of AMA Pro Road Racing, I think it all goes back to FOX killing off SPEED to make Fox Sports 1, the AMA lost its television coverage, which makes bringing in the sponsor money kinda hard with no TV coverage, I don't think the coverage on CBS Sports played out as well as they were hoping which resulted in a weak season this year with very few rounds. I'm confident its just a transition phase and it will rebound tho.

Most Recent Update shows Gerloff on provisional pole and Joe sitting in 20th, it also list's Joe as having crashed