Allenraulet

O.K. I've been watching a lot of racin g on TV over the past 3 days. After a while I took a low stool and stuck it in front of my Widescreen 42 inch plasma, When they did in car cam on the Indy race and the F1 race I could practice (kind of) the 3-step ! It was way cool! I Thought that if you had a tank view video of a track, It would be easier to Learn by sitting close and opening up your vision. Call Me crazy but It kinda worked. Everything slowed down, I stoped looking at the drivers hands and started looking as far down the track as I could. It was HD though. What if you were able to learn the Basic lines of a track before you even turned one lap!!! WHat If you had a video that had a nuematic shair attached to it to show you an average lap lean angle and lean time for a given speed of video. Thats the Video Game I want!!!!! Maybe someone has already thought of this, but wow has it changed the way I "watch racing"

Thanks, Yes Huge improvements. I wanna go back like....now... I'm looking for a bike as we speak. A hand-me-down 600 production. looking to spend 5 or 6K tops. Any suggestions one what years and makes are better than others would be greatly appreciated. I loved the Kawi zx6r by the way. Most sure footed bike I've ever been on. Not once was I concerned about lack of grip, traction or handling. Unfortunately the idea of buying one off the rack and spending more to make it race worthy is beyond what I'd be comfortable in spending. Hmmmm? Any links to other threads concerning this would be hugely appreciated. Thanks , Allen

Its the Monday after 2 days at Miller and I haven't stopped thinking about my experience at the 2 day school riding the 24 Bike in the yellow group. I never would have thought that I would ever be able to control a motorcycle at those speeds with the amount of control I was able to apply. I had never been on a track, had never been on a bike newer than 1988 or with more horspower than, say 50.To say I felt a little nervous turning that zx-6r key for the first time would be an understatement. On the first few laps I felt like monkey, but throughout the day with the help of my riding coach - Mike and the excellent class discussions, I steadily improved throughout the day. By the end of the day I felt like a totally different rider. Mike even mentioned that I looked like a different guy out there. Going to bed that night was tough even though I was exhausted. I kept wondering how much more could I possibly learn? The answer, I would find - is a friggin butt load. The second day was just chocked full of Ah-Ha! moments. After a while you realize that its more about what your eyes are doing than anything else! Go figure. Each class room session built apon the last in an easy and understandable way. Digesting one simple skill every time. It was the middle of the day when I started to feel like was starting to be quick. Using the three step to see down the track giving you the opportunity to make a plan well in advance of executing it. it was working!. By the way, My riding Coach for day 2 was Jim who was working the lean bike the day before. He was fabulous. I felt like he was tuning me like a part of suspension, little tweaks each time. It was the second to last session and he told me that my body position wasn't quite right. I had "Taco Neck" and was a little twisted on the bike. Between sessions He sat me on a bike and showed me what I needed to do_ sit back from the tank and point my dickus 15 or so degrees from the tank using my hips. It worked! I felt really quick. It was that little tweak in my body position that allowed me to open up my field of vision even more! On the second lap I was thinking to myself: You haven't put your knee down and it looks like you won't. But you know, you didn't come here to do that necessarily. Then it happened on the second to last lap. I wasn't really even trying to do it. I was just trying to be quick. The next time around I did it and held it there for a bit. Awesome! At the beginning of the 2 days I was getting passed and lapped by people and by the end only a few of the guys were passing me. My lap times Dropped al the way to 2:06. I think the fastest guy in the group was a 1:55. That made me feel really good about myself. My adrenilene was really pumping and I didn't want to stop. Mike, Jim , Keith and Dylan opened my eyes to what I am capable of on a motorcycle. I've never had so much fun with my body in motion! And am feeling impatient for the next time I can get on a track to learn more. I'm gonna try for the Infineon school later in the year and maybe during the time in the middle talk to some AFM people about doing some Clubman racing as well as finding a new Bike. Truly an experinece of a lifetime. If anyone has any doubts about it. Don't because its the best 2200 bucks you will ever spend. So don't go to Disneyland for your vacation go to superbike school and experience a real thrill ride.

Thanks, I work out fairly regularly so feel pretty decent about my muscle strength. Bench Press 150lbs - 4 sets, Squats 180ish-3 sets.. But will incorporate calf raises. What I'm most worried about is my stamina as I'll be At miller which is at a higher altitude than San Francisco. Maybe I should Switch emphasis to running an cycling for the next few weeks to build some lung capacity If indead that is a possiblility. Nothing is worse than sucking wind at altitude-my main concern. Thanks for the tips Allen

I'm doing the 2 day camp at miller on the 27 and 28. Any hotels around the track area?

Im a 36 yr old dude but have been riding 2 wheeled vehicles since I can Remember. I had a VF500F ( little VFR) with bald tires and worn sprokets but rode it like the world was ending. that was 1995. Bring us to 2005 and I reentered the 2 wheeled cadre with a 88' Honda Hawk. Here's the deal peoples: I weigh 195lbs.s The Hawk would appreciate 20 pounds lighter for sure. Will I feel out of place on a bike that has 60 more hp than whaT I'M USED TO RIDING? No One Talks About this but: IF I WAS TO DO A TRACK DAY OR 2 AT THE AGE OF 36 WHAT ARE GOOD "MOTORCYCLE PROFICIENCY" WORKOUTS????? SQUATS? WRIST CURLS? CALF EXTENSIONS? PUSH UPS? GIVE ME A TRACK DAY WORK OUT PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!! P.S. I signed up for the miller motorsports park 2-day camp on June 2- for hazing purposes only......