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Quinnx

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  • Have you attended a California Superbike School school?
    yes - level 2 Barber 9/2/04

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  1. This is for the newbies and folks on the fence about CSS. I have limited experience, only been through Levels I & II, but have to say this stuff really works. It may not be apparent when you first go through the classes and you don't use brakes, gears, etc., but after a few track days the light bulb really goes on. Confidence levels rise as you will be able to approach a corner and know what to do...even if you come in too hot/scared. You will actually look forward to pushing yourself to get there faster the next time and know that you can do it, under control. Keith & his team are pretty low keyed, they let you follow a path of self discovery that is well worth the time. Good luck & enjoy
  2. Stuman, obvioulsy it took time for me to think about this & two more track days at Jennings. I think the answer you are directing me to is actually both the Two Step and Wide View. Since Jennings is so flat I was forced to look more forward and out to determine where the turns were & which way I was & going. After taking the leap of faith I became confident I would not run out of track and could actually plan more effectively. Also the ability to start tringing diffenrent lines with seeing the results became more apparent.
  3. To contineue my last response. Gary my instructor was following me through this corner durning the pick-up dril and said I was doing fine. Problem was it felt like sh*t and I was lost with the impending sense of doom, but kept it rolling on. Thats the key issue.
  4. So the game begins! Apex and then to the exit. Yes, I did sneak a look at the cones on the edge, but that was after (at least it seemed) I felt I was running wide. Barber 5A-5C is actually an increasing radius though decpetive, so I felt I was running out of space. That's the bottom line to my question. Is the answer that no matter how wide or tight, as long as you look at the exit/vanishing point/whatever it's called you will be ok and not end up on the grass?
  5. Yep, you got it...a vacum feeling with a lot of prayers. Lack of confidence yes, but still enough faith to continuosly roll on. We had already done the ride three parts of the track drill so I knew it was wide, but....
  6. I understand the concept of knowing where I am in a corner, but still have difficulty really applying it. For instance, corner 5A - 5C at Barber. I turned as quickly as I felt comfortable on that great little yellow "X" and rolled on, but I always felt like I was heading for the grass/cones. Never did, but always seemed like I would. How do I tell that I'm "OK" to turn in faster, use more of the track without hitting the grass to know it? I never did hit the grass, but the pucker marks on the seat made me feel like I would. I understand the SR's are at work here, so I just kept the faith in rolling on. Same thing with North VIR turn 1 (I belive), harder I turn in, light on the bar, the more track I seem to be using w/increased pucker rating. Level 2 so no video to help out. Thanks Quinnx
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